Fulchino Vineyard

[AlFulchino]

http://yfrog.com/55vinegallj


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[JWMINNESOTA]

Of all I have read I still dont have a clue, or pretend to.

 

[AlFulchino]

yep thats it! thanks...wonder why i could not load it....

 

[grapeman]

That looks like crown gall which could have been caused by trunk damage via weedeater or the likes. The aerial rooting (or at least it looks like it)is a good indicator of the damage. The swelling midstem is an indicator. Get a stem growing below it and replace the damaged trunk. It usually lives part of a year to two years after that swelling occurs.

 

[AlFulchino]

yep thats what i diagnoses....since i already have two stems minimum on most vines i was all set on that vine ..i did have to remove two of the four very good size cordons and obviously one trunk.


oddly enough one of the remedies is to plant grass (no vines ) for a couple of years and agrobacterium vitis ceases


i am down to three rows to prune, this was the first time coming across this type of injury


from what i read the bacteria inserts some of its dna into the vine and causes it to produce chemicals that help it, the bacterium flourish and repel others....and it causes the vine's cells to get disorganized

 

[OilnH2O]

Gee... you can sure tell the pro's from the amateurs!

(I thought I'd finally seen a real, live computer virus!)

(not to diminish the seriousness of the problem, but I couldn't resist)

 

[AlFulchino]

thats a good one......!

 

[AlFulchino]

middle stage.....some varieties have unfurling leaves..some have very swollen buds...many are in the middle stage just like this third season vine

 

[grapeman]

It's always good to see growth happening in the vineyard! You are definitely a few days ahead of me and I am glad. I am beginning to feel the pressure to get the little vines dug up from the nursery and planted before they open too much. They are perfect right now, but will be farther along soon than I would like.


I hope you do better this year than last and don't have a repeat of Noah's Ark Adventure.

 

[AlFulchino]

....only the buds that were below the snow cover can survive

 

[grapeman]

It's strange Al. A friend of mine who had -22F this winter says his Landot are toast like you are apparently seeing. The ones down at Willsboro seem to be OK, but are late to break, like usual. but most buds survived the -20F there.


How are the vines coming along in general? I would love a few pictures of the whole vineyard to get a general view of it. Also any pictures of the greenhouses? I love those too.

 

[AlFulchino]

its supposed to be a gray few next days...but if i can get my mind, my time, the weather and my work all in sync (fat chance hahahah) i will grap some pics...its a flat out time of year....right now my vineyard chores consist of a few days of rubbing unwanted buds off....some vines are late to bud...some starting...some showing extension and unfurling of leaves


i should be done w that on wednesday....i did an in between the row cultivation a few days ago and intend on taking care of the in row weeds by next week....i also need to get some trellis wire up for some row extensions for 15o vines planted at the end of existing rows last year


the time for the vines being asleep is over...and it wil soon be visible for all the traffic that passes by each day.


its an in between year for me...some vines have well built trunks and cordons(some fruit will be taken on these) and others have a good trunk and one good cordon (some fruit will b taken on these)..and others as far as i am concerned have a good trunk and that is it....so i will build cordons on those this year.....i saw a few vines w vitis agribacterium and a few trunks that i would prefer to be straighter...so i may take corrective action bit by bit over subsequent years

 

[AlFulchino]

one other thing i wanted to mention for anyone who purchasesgrapes from American WineGrape in Everett Ma.....back up and running http://americanwinegrape.com/index.htm

 

[AlFulchino]

http://www.suttonag.com/BirdNetPrices.html



Rich, i think this is the site i was trying to remember concerning bird netting....my only concern about netting will be ripening issues...i am considering cutting a roll in half and only covering the fruiting zone...and EVEN THEN i think there could be a ripening issue






and here is a pic of a new feature i added a couple of weeks ago at the entry way

 

[grapeman]

That's a nice entry feature Al.


The bird netting is the one that is cheaper than others out there. I think the netting is alright from experience, but not as sturdy as other 5-10 year oldused netting I have used elsewhere. Time will tell how it holds up when it starts out on the weak side (tears really easily). I don't think ripening is an issue using it. Just make sure you have summer pruned and leaf pulled before applying it. If you want smaller netting for the fruiting zone of VSP, then the side netting is the way to go.
http://www.spectrellising.com/

 

[Tom]

Hey guys. I have a question from a non vineyard owner.


If you get a ton of grapes how much finished wine can you get ?

 

[grapeman]

Hey guys. I have a question from a non vineyard owner.


If you get a ton of grapes how much finished wine can you get ?

Somewhere around 125-150 plus gallons of wine per ton. 12-15 pounds for white and 10-15 for reds (give or take some).

 

[AlFulchino]

and the vinifer that i bring in usually is in the 13-14 pounds to a bottle

 

[grapeman]

Is that 13-14 pounds per bottle or per gallon Al?

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

BIG bottles

Entry way looks really nice!