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Vines in October? That surprises me because every nursery I looked at would not ship vines till spring. They are just starting to go dormant at the end of October, and will stay that way all winter. I'd plan on putting them in the ground after the last frost has past because you don't want...

What Kind of Grapes? All I know, and I don't know much, is that your trellis needs to go with the grapes that grow in your climate. You don't want a bunched up canopy in GA because it's too steamy there in summer and you'll get fungus issues. So go for a really spread out airy type thing so...

I Love Your Trellis! Wow! Impressive! It took JD days to build ours! Now be sure to post pics when those grapes grow all over it! One thing is missing. You will need a vineyard chair, so you can enjoy coffee in the morning, and a glass of wine in the afternoon! I hope your rain...

Keep it in the Container Mint is a weed here, no doubt! If you put it in the ground, it sends out underground runners, and roots all over the place! It grows in the shade, so it would grow in a house for sure. We made a mistake and put a tiny plant in a planter next to the sidewalk. Now...

Cherokee Town and Country Hey Maestro! That sounds delish! Club Corp member here! Home club is Cherokee Town & Country in Atlanta! Maybe you can cook that for me and JD whenever we're around! Don't worry. That's my home club, but live in California now. Golfing here tomorrow as a...

Trying to get rid of gnats! I have all my cuttings in the house for at least a week or so, and I got the dreaded fungus gnats!! They even got in the butter!! YIKES! Googled how to get rid of them, and per the instructions I found, I made up a cocktail with a little sugar, soap and apple...

I am not qualified to comment because I live where it rarely gets a day of freeze, but I have tasted wine in West Chicago, and that Chamborcin was impressive!! California grown Cabernet is also fine, and I understand that Chardonnay needs cooler temps, and Chardonnay is a beautiful white wine...

Better wine from struggling vines I am sorry, but I disagree. Grapes that are stressed (planted close and struggle) produce better wine than those that have free rein. Did you want a ton of jug wine? So then, space them few and far between. Did you want a few bottles of the best? Make...

UC Davis Lucky us! We can't buy them. They are FREE! Shipping is not free. You will need a FED EX account number (easy to get if you have a credit card they can charge to), and you put that number on the order form. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=12254 It's too late for this...

Took a couple photos last night. The first is the cuttings progress 35 days into the drill. I would say about 50% look like they have roots and are showing vigor. The rest of them might not make it. I'm not giving up yet on those. Here is a shot of the ones I put outside into a shallow...

I had to google Montana Vineyards, and this is what I came up with: http://www.chiff.com/wine/n-america/montana.htm Like grapeman said, if they can grow grapes in NY, then you can too! Let the fun begin! Here is a link for you too! This is the National Grape Registry. All the varietals...

I ordered most of my cuttings from UC Davis last June (First Come First Served). The UC Davis Site is here: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=12254 The cuttings are FREE and they ship in March-April. You pay shipping only. I don't know what they charged, but sticks don't weigh...

Not a chance Racer! I live in the desert. It is HOT here. They will all be under shade cloth and on the drip system, in ground or in pots. ALL my vines are on the drip system and they get frequent water..like 2 times daily for 3 hours. No mildew here. Too dry. Too much wind.

On this day, about 10 days after I put them in the Zipset planting bands, 19 cuttings are leafing out. I now know what those buds do prior to leafing, and I see 50 more about to go!! Do they have roots? No clue! But they will stay in their bands for a long time. I'll fertilize them and keep...

This very night JD says to me, "You really hooked me in there, got me to put in the drip system for 11 vines, and the trellis, dig the holes, and all, and NOW you have 180 more vines possible?" Silly man! He does like the wine. Of my 180 cuttings, 18 are leafing out big time, and I can see...

And for the record, I used zero rooting hormone!!

Here is what you don't first understand when you bleach your hair. It does neutralize your thinking process, so don't do that Racer!! Honestly, I did not expect UC Davis to honor my entire order and to give me 5 cuttings per varietal. Those cuttings were HUGE! I had to snip off two buds...

I have all my UC Davis Cuttings, plus cuttings from my vines, in propagation mode. There are about 200 cuttings, The first half, 3 buds burried, 2 buds showing, in moist mix of 3 parts perlite and 1 part peat, in planting bands punched for air pruning kept in their trays and kept moist...

Well, here's the deal. Starbucks in slang is "Charbucks" They go way beyond char, so they can charge us more! For a while I had a coffee bean roaster, and I bought those green beans from columbia, but yes, the roaster caught on fire. I find Costco beans are just fine with me and he!

Watch that coffee roaster Almost burned my house down with one of those. Since then, I got reall happy with Costco beans!