Recent content by Stevie Newfoundland

Thanks David and TechAdmin! Great forum, lots of info and good people :)

Honestly, I wasn't even going to add the couple siegerrebe (vinifera), but I've read they're not an early bud break and can ripen in shorter growing seasons (sounds intriguing!) - so I thought it could be a neat project or a sad experiment... I will look into mancozeb etc (thanks!). I want to...

Thanks again Hazelemere! I'll look into "Framboise" now the weekend, and make sure to keep notes. I'm also going to check out "Cassis". My brother is also very intrigued by brewing various concoctions, so this will be great conversation with him. Most of our berries are late season...

That's very reassuring! Thanks. So to make sure I get this right... first year winter dormancy, after growing all summer/fall, cut them to about a foot or so from the soil? I see, I see... From what I gather, I will have to eventually have them higher off the ground to help with airflow. The...

Thank you Chuck, Jovi, and Sour (or should I call you Grapes?)! So far this forum has been very welcoming and quick to help me with my silly questions and rambling (what can I say? I'm a Newfoundlander!) - Stevie

Ooooh, yes you are very right! I have a some what green thumb, a thirsty spirit, and an empty wallet... ;) Wild isn't it? I was always amazed Nova Scotia, Quebec, PEI, and New Brunswick were growing wine grapes. I've been so amazed by reading about French-American hybrids, New York, the...

That's awesome! I'm glad you got to experience Newfoundland! Newfoundland has amazing berries; our wild blueberries are the best! My family has blueberry, lingonberry (what we call "partridge berries" here in Nfld) and saskatoons (what we call "chuckleypears" in Newfoundland) fields...

As of now it is just the L'Acadie Blanc, but I have New York Muscat coming the spring with the Siegerrebe. I live in Newfoundland, and those two hybrids do well in Nova Scotia so they might do ok here (although that's questionable with my care). I don't have a vineyard or nothing, this is just...

Thanks Christopher and Dave! I'm looking forward to all kinds of weird, I'll be sure to add my own strange; it will be a laugh!

Phew, thanks Hazelemere!! I'm really happy to read this (I'll jot this down in my notes). I'll let my brother know now the once since I've got him drove. P.s. I have searched your posts many times over the last year while surfing this forum. I love how you got into growing grapes, and I...

Hey guys, This may be simple, and I really thought I understood what I was doing but... Last spring I received a couple of L'Acadie Blanc vines, a white hybrid grape developed in Canada, that's mainly grown in Nova Scotia. They both grew great in the 5 gallon buckets I placed them in...

Hey b'ys, what're ya at!? I've been surfing this forum for well over a year. I've been inspired by members to not only start brewing my own wine (and other things), but to also attempt growing some wine grapes in Newfoundland of all places! As of now I'm growing L'Acadie Blanc, a white hybrid...