Recent content by SonomaPat

Yes. In Sonoma, Ca.

I had a similar yellowing leaf problem that I posted a few weeks ago asking for advice. I also consulted the viticulturist where I purchased the vines who believed the condition was due to water stress. Two things that have helped turn my vines around: 1. I increased water to 3-4 gallons per...

Thank you Blatonwine! After increasing water to 3-4 gallons per plant per week and adding one table spoon of 10-10-10 fertilizer beneath each dripper there has been a HUGE positive turnaround.

Hey there. I had a question I was hoping to get some advice from the community. I have been dry farming my Sangiovese vines for the last couple of years. Only watering when I noticed the leaves curve into themselves on extremely hot days in the late summer. Recently though one row of vines seem...

@sour_grapes, I tested 7-10 days ago while the grapes were on still growing on the vine. The rating then was 1.072/17. Harvested 2 days ago and crushed and the reading was the same. Lessons learned for next year: thin the vines to get fewer bunches per vine and wait another couple of weeks...

Looking for some advice/feedback on my harvest this week. I have 3-4 year old Sangiovese vines. Yield I felt was pretty good: around 18lbs of grapes per vine for a total of 179 lbs. The advice/feedback I am looking for is on the Brix readout. For the past 7-10 days the Brix reading has held...