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Best of luck Norcal. I had to chuckle when you mentioned the high price of wine competitions with something like $20. The invites I get are quite a bit more and require more wine to be sent in. Here is part of an email I got today from one as an example. YOU ARE INVITED! TO ENTER YOUR TOP...

Crimson Pearl is not the same as Verona. They are two different varieties from 1996 and 1997 crosses by Tom Plocher. They are so new that there isn't any information on them yet except from the breeder and a very few select people that have trialed the vines for him. Maybe Greg has a bit of...

Keep us up to date on how these do for you. Be careful, this hobby can be all consuming just like the winemaking!

The only wine ever dumped here because of just plain smelling and tasting nasty was a watermelon wine. Kept that sucker for a couple years hoping it would turn around, but it never did.

For those with home wineries or even small commercial ones, the cross flow technology that is considered cheap by some would never work (unless you are very wealthy). A search of available small units turned up this one for an example. http://www.gwkent.com/crossflow-filter-xf-1.html At almost...

Who is that man with a bag on his head? ROFLMAO. I can't thank you enough John for helping bring it all to completion. I have been taking pictures as I work along as time permits and am trying to figure out the best place to make a thread on the work progression made possible by all of you...

Here are a couple more with the vineyard here and some of the trees covered with a bit of snow. As I was done plowing and parked the tractor and walking away a branch snapped out of the tree next to me and came crashing down near my feet, not to mention my head. It was about 8 inches across and...

Yesterday it snowed here most of the day but was melting as fast as it was snowing most of the day. Overnight though it decided to play a trick on us and give us another 5-6 inches of snow on top of the 12 inches or so left from the last storm. I am getting sick of this and need to get back to...

What you have that looks like a stem is just one seasons growth. Vines will grow several feet a year so they require a lot of pruning back. You will plant the vine this year and let the shoots grow without much pruning this year during growing. The pruning comes next winter after the vine has...

Sounds like fun Jim. I am hoping to try out some new toys I have for all grain soon but I need it to warm up a bit first.

Still lots of snow here! No crocuses..........................

Use a dowel and some double sticky tape and guide it back into the hole. See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWz5NipJxs

Is your ground thawed there? We had another 3 inches of snow here! What a winter wonderland this morning. EVERYTHING was covered in a nice white blanket.

Yes are no longer able to contribute to the loan once it is funded. Once it is paid back the borrower can apply for another loan and then you would be able to contribute to the loan.

Good luck with them. 6 foot snow bank huh? We still have some of them also. Got another 3 inches of sticky snow yesterday and overnight. The vines looked like a winter wonderland but I didn't want to try to get out to them with snow over my knees everywhere.

Haven't used them yet Tony but if my arthritis gets much worse I may need to. The problem I hear about them is they are a positive motion and once triggered don't stop until the complete the cut- be it grape shoots or fingers or wire. That could be a problem.............

The tapener works alright for temporary fastening but won't hold any load to speak of. Tying with it is better for that or I use rubber ties which are quick, stretchy and not too expensive in small amounts. I use the ones that are called trunk-fix because they hold up about 3 years before...

Here's hoping the Serenade does its job for you. I used it once on tomatoes and lost them all to blight! At least that year I only had a hundred or so plants in the home garden.

Hey a big hearty thanks to everyone again. I didn't respond earlier in the day as I took my dear MIL to Lake Placid to see a specialist for her knees. Seems they have pretty good sports injury doctors and bone specialists right literally next to the Olympic Training Center. I wonder why? LOL...

Thanks to Coleman for the golden spike and certainly to all the rest of you. I go an official email from Kiva this time. I will be creating a thread showing the progress you all helped make possible. JohnT time to put the shirt on! There site has been doing weird things this afternoon. Let's...