Recent content by druedy

Derp. Corrected +1 photo. Thanks.

48 of my original 50 cab franc on riparia rootstock remain. Last year (three-year-old vines) I had very few shoots push from VSP canes at the cordon level and a few clusters of very small grapes that formed; this year ALL have healthy looking shoots. I'm shoot thinning to about the width of my...

Cab franc coming in. I got the northern VA frost last week, too. In the past, I've found the cold air pools into the dips and swales of my gardens and vineyard and frost tends to hit the same southern-most row very hard each time. I was able to get out and tent everything up with light weight...

So should we hide from it or not? https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/06/robots-armed-uv-light-fight-grape-mildew Has anyone tried this at scale? Interested to hear any experience...

Hey folks, I am in Northern VA and planted 50 cabernet franc grapes in 2019. Joined the forum this summer and have been wowed by the exchange of knowledge here. I hope to one day contribute some smarts! Until then, can someone with more experience than me help ID this? I think it's powdery...