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Dreams are like free movies! Some are better than others, but all in all , cheap entertainment. You have to love that! :)

I have a big roll of that tape...somewhere.

Exactly! If you do not use the green mesh bag, you will have quite a lot of grape skins and chunks and stuff plugging up your stainless basket slots/holes. I've tried it without using the green bag and it seemed to plug up a lot of the slots, in addition to having a few more areas 'squirting'...

I've been using a Lancman bladder press for 6 or 7 years, now, and it is a really good press! I use the green filter bag on the inside, just like what AJmassa had in one of his photos. I don't use a shield bag on the outside, and I find if I do not apply too much pressure too fast, I won't have...

Why, that has to be The Singing Mailman! ( Angel From Montgomery) Classic Prine...excellent choice.

I agree with increasing your watering. Young plants do not have the root system yet , so they might need a little more water until their roots can find the moisture deep in the ground. You have to baby the babies. :) Also, you WILL need to spray for powdery mildew since these are vinifera...

I'm just wondering if it comes with some gum.

When I first began my small vineyard I wanted to be as organic as possible. I had grown food grapes for years before this, and thought it would not be an issue. Well, winegrapes are an entirely different thing, and I found out that I would HAVE to spray sulphur, and on a schedule of once every...

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It may depend on your climate where you are, but to keep powdery mildew under control is primarily a preventive action. I spray with an organic wettable sulphur spray at least once every two weeks just to keep powdery mildew from taking over my winegrapes. I adhere to this spraying schedule...

Josh, To the best of my knowledge , you should have the rootstock sticking above ground a little bit, maybe a few inches, just so the grafted vine doesn't set roots by itself, which would negate the purpose of having rootstocked vines. As far as cold temperature...

Josh, Judging from the looks of the roots, I think they look fine. Maybe they were just root-bound , which would explain little or no new growth. Grape vines are notoriously resilient, though. I wouldn't peel back the bark to see if it is green, but maybe take a fresh cut off of the end of...

Hi Lando545! As far as the roots being really dark in color, I've transplanted Nebbiolo before and the roots were quite dark, but they were not dead. These transplanted vines took a month or so to 'perk up' and start growing again.These were plants that were about 10 years old to begin with...

After the intial cost of setting up my small 45 vine vineyard, the only costs I have involved are the small amount of wettable sulphur that I spray them with every two weeks. The battery-powered sprayer only cost me about $60 usd , and the 30 pound bag of sulphur should last me a long...

I use a refractometer with a Brix scale on it, not alcohol , and it is VERY handy to have when you need to check the Brix level of your grapes. I grow my own grapes, so it helps me judge just when to harvest. Checking alcohol levels during fermentation is best done with a hydrometer, but never a...

Nope! Bud break has been happening in the Portland area for about a week or so. We had a stretch of 70 degree sunny weather last week that kicked everything into gear.

I have been using a wettable sulphur called "Microthiol Disperss" I believe I bought mine down at OVS in Aurora,OR. for about $45 . Microthiol Disperss (fungicide) | OVS It comes in a 30 pound bag, which for a vineyard of 30-40 plants SHOULD last a long,long time. I mix about half a...

I think you will have to wait a little longer before you see the plants budding, but probably not a lot longer. I grow vinifera ( riesling, sangiovese, and nebbiolo ) just across the river from you , in the Vancouver area. They need to 'set roots' before you really get any kind of growth going...