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Yup, it looks like a grape to me! Sorry but that is about all I can say about it. So many people want an ID on a grape variety which is one out of thousands of kinds. Just not enough information to even make a WAG

Best of luck with the new vineyard. The soil looks pretty good to work with.

8 by 10 down to about 6 by 9 will work fine for those varieties depending on the soil fertility and drainage of the area.

Since he is using two canes for growing I assume that his intention is to double trunk since this is Marquette. Double trunks are a common thing with cold hardy grapes and help insure that the vine will survive if one trunk succumbs to cold weather injury. I would let it all grow the first year...

I have seen those type marks from time to time but never been able to tell what causes them. I suspect some type of piercing insect feeding when they are tiny but never been able to verify it.

80 Friday here, 72 yesterday and so sunny both days I needed sunblock and still burned and then this AM it was 34 and cloudy and by 11 it was sleeting. I tried pruning but my hands were frozen so I switched over to starting high tunnel construction. I hope the Marquette pull through but now...

I am hoping that the snow melts quickly there but waits until the next day for you to keep the vines insulated overnight. We are into Sunday morning here now so you will probably be starting to warm up from overnight by the time you read this. I hope this was the last spell of cold weather for...

You have some weird weather there! I thought we were bad here but I think that beats us for this year for strangeness.

That's beer weather Jim!

It is headed for 80 here today Greg but yesterday was only 70. I am pruning and the sap is dripping faster than maple sap runs in the spring.

I liked this picture of late harvested LaCrescent grapes( the first picture). The second picture is of Aromella grapes. Both are aromatic white grapes with LaCrescent being developed in Minnesota and the Aromella from Cornell's breeding program.

But JohnT, aren't those Concords being delivered to Welchs?

You can really use most anything to get the job done. I usually use 5 foot bamboo a foot in the ground. I generally use three wires at 2, 4 and 6 feet so I tie the 2 lower wires to the stake. I then use some sisal twine between the top two wires. That gives you something to guide the vine the...

I can see a waxing tool coming up soon......................... Go for it Steve!

If the vine as planted has so many canes that you have a hard time getting the grow tube, imagine that vine after having the buds open and new shoots growing. The couple times I used grow tubes I pruned the vine back to one or two canes and trimmed those back before planting and putting the...

I must really be under the weather. I hadn't even made that connection yet Jim when I looked at it!

That is good to know ralphie513. I will check into that.

Way to go guys!

New York did this last year. I have seen the TTB but is it in effect yet? My TTB Bond is renewing and I got a bill for it but don't want to cancel if it isn't in effect yet.

Give it a while to see if buds start swelling. Snow is a good thing and helps insulate the buds, but it doesn't look very healthy to me. If the buds swell then I would prune it back to a few of them and let one become the trunk. Also try and upload pictures in an upright position. If they...