Marquette veraision

[berrycrush]

This weekend I noticed some of my marquette berries turned purple, does Marquette veraision come this early?

 

[wfournier]

Where are you located? Mine are a bit behind that in western MA.

 

[berrycrush]

Washington DC area

 

[BigH]

does Marquette veraision come this early?

I started seeing signs of veraison in my Marquette on July 12 in each of the past two seasons. West central Iowa.

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[Cynewulf]

Washington DC area

May I ask how old your Marquette vines are? I too in the NOVA/DC area and just planted 30 Marquette vines in May and am interested in hearing how they do for others in the area along with what I might be able to expect. I’d be interested in knowing what your harvest date and numbers end up being as well.

 

[berrycrush]

My vines are 5 years old.

 

[Bigred]

No signs of my Marquette grapes turning purple on Seattle area. They are growing nicely tho!

 

[BRD]

Still green in Western PA. Lots of fruit this year.

 

[ibglowin]

No sign here in northern NM. Usually starts in early August for me.

 

[montanarick]

Holly Cow - my grapes are now just starting to set berries

 

[HillPeople]

Way behind here in Central NH. A good 2 weeks.

 

[CTDrew]

Still green in northern CT but with all the heat we’ve been having it wouldn’t surprise me if they ripen early this year.

 

[berrycrush]

Now it is full purple

 

[Cynewulf]

Now it is full purple

Crazy, my Cab Franc just started veraison this week down in Manassas. You mentioned your vines are 5 years old - is this the first year you’ve had grapes from them?

 

[Rice_Guy]

Taste some , , the quick test for ripening has to be a drop in acid/ increase in sugar/ softening of berry.
A cluster does not ripen 100% all at the same time.

This weekend I noticed some of my marquette berries turned purple, does Marquette veraision come this early?

 

[berrycrush]

Crazy, my Cab Franc just started veraison this week down in Manassas. You mentioned your vines are 5 years old - is this the first year you’ve had grapes from them?

Yes. Last year are all lost to rain, and previous year to a cold snap in May.

 

[ibglowin]

Moving along here as well......

 

[sremick]

Y'all are killing me. The only round things on my first-year marquette vines have legs and eat the leaves, so that's my fun at the moment.

 

[ibglowin]

I had to deploy my local "air force" this AM. I found two young Spotted Towhee's raiding the few berries that had turned. I blasted them with high power water and they just laughed at me. Then I put up the boys and suddenly they left neighborhood post haste......

 

[Masbustelo]

Ibglowin Nice looking vines.