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I also noticed that my success rate went up when going more to the "hammer" cuttings. Also, I try to select prunings that have the nodules closer together (where the buds come out of) seems to help also. Ironically, I was wanting to increase the size of my cataba vines, and had rather poor...

Hello again Matt. I live in NE Ks, about 30 mi from Ne. I said I heel in the propagated plants for overwintering. I have kept them over winter in a garage (non heated) and has worked just fine. While I have planted some in the fall, I much prefer to plant in the spring. I do not use a...

I guess your asking me, Matt?! like I said, select the prunings carefully. The "hammer" prunings are what take off the best....more stored energy I presume. I just dampen the hammer end, dip in rooting powder, and plant in potting soil. Keep damp and harden off when growing well. I usually...

I started with about 12 norton bare roots 8 years ago. When pruning in the spring, I choose the most promising prunings, and propagate. I've increased the size ov my vineyard to right at 50 vines since then, just by rooting cuttings. I have had best luck with what are called "hammer"...

I had a storm come up a couple years ago (imagine that, it's Kansas) that blew an enclosed trailer through the middle of four rows of vines. I cried! Fast forward a year, I had several vines that were broke off at ground level, and one refused to come back. I had rooted cuttings, and decided...

I've done this for a number of years in my orchard, with no noticible effect. If you were concerned, put it in a can with some holes poked in it to let air flow. Deer have a great nose, so use that against them!

Yes, I'd like to know that also! Here in NE Ks, I'm growing Norton, and while I've made some very good drinking wine from it, I find very little info out there about making wine from Norton grapes. Would like to see more or maybe I'm not looking in the right places. So far, I've made my wine...

Best thing I've found is to hang a partial bar of Irish spring soap around the trees and vines. They don't like the smell of it and leave me alone! Cut a bar into three pieces makes it go farther. Now if it would just work on the wabbits!

Jericurl, to address your question, yes you can steam juice grapes, BUT be prepared for wine that will not clear. I'm probably to late in my reply, but I just saw this, and having steam juiced a lot of fruits, I felt I should respond. Any fruit that has pectin in it should not be steam juiced...

I have been doing this very thing for quite a number of years, without any ill effects. It works well, and I've never got fizzy wine from it. Those of you that say it won't work, have you ever tried it? I agree, argon would be better, but also much more expensive, and co2 works just fine.

Howdy folks. Been making wine for quite a number of years now. Made the move to my "ranchette" about 11 years ago, and the first thing I did was plant a row of vines. Have been enlarging it a little each year, by rooting cuttings, and now have 4 varitys of grapes. It's getting to be a lot of...

I don't think that will help in my vines! The reason I say that, is the wasps (all three varitys we have here) are biting the berrys and open them up. Then the flies move in and all that is left in a matter of hours is seeds and skins! I've searched and killed out all nest I can find, but...

good morninng, as my very first post on this forum, I've been fighting this very thing for three years. Last year, virtually no harvest, they wiped out my crop. Looking for a way to dear with it too. It is worst in the hottest weather, but always have to pick before the brix gets where it...