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Anyone know of any place that sells replacement baskets for grape press? Some time ago, I googled it and got a hit, but now I can not find any place that just sells the basket. The press that I have is older than I am. It belonged to an old neighbor who was making wine as long as I can...

Two old guys, one 80 and one 87, were sitting on their usual park bench one morning. The 87 year old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath. The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him what he did to have so much energy? The 87 year old said...

Wife gets naked and asks hubby, 'What turns you on more, my pretty face or my sexy body?' Hubby looks her up and down and replies, 'Your sense of humor!

I woke up this morning at 8 am, and could sense something was wrong. I got downstairs and found the wife face down on the kitchen floor, not breathing! I panicked. I didn't know what to do. Then I remembered McDonald's serves breakfast until 10:30 am.

We have had so much rain here in central Illinois that black rot has already taken over. Saw my first Japanese beetle today, but with rain and thunder storms in the forecast for the next seven days, it won't do any good to spray. I think this is worse than last year.

A little over two years ago, I planted a row of Niagara grapes. Two plants out of the row, did not look right, so when I let them grow grapes last summer, they definitely were not Niagara. I sent photos and descriptions of the plants to the University of Minnesota and they confirmed that the...

Any idea when and if I can transplant some Concord plants. I planted 50 Concords last May and I have about ten that I'd like to move. I'm in central Illinois where the temperature yesterday was 56 and today it's 27. Do I need it to be warmer to transplant and how big of a hole should I dig...

Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her...

A father put his three-year-old daughter to bed, told her a story, and listened to her prayers ,which ended by saying: "God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, God bless Grandma, and goodbye Grandpa." The father asked, "Why did you say goodbye Grandpa?" The little girl said, "I don’t know daddy...

Anyone have any idea on what type of grape this might be? They were labeled Niagara and they were planted in the Niagara rows. Last year, I noticed that two of the plants did not look like the rest of the Niagara plants. These plants had reddish vines with light green, waxy looking leaves...

The guys at the bar asked me what actress I would like to be stuck in an elevator with. I told them the one who knows how to fix elevators. What can I say? I'm old, tired and need to pee a lot!

Anyone going to the Grape Growers and Vintners Association Winter Wine Festival this year? I went last year and had a good time. :dg I realize that it can be a pain if you don't live close by, since the wine tasting is on Friday night and the Illinois Wine Lovers Tract is on Saturday. I...

Back in November, I started one gallon of strawberry wine, from frozen strawberries. The recipe called for 3 1/2 pounds and since I had close to five pounds sitting around, I used them all. The other day I racked the wine and it was pretty clear. It didn't smell too bad at all, so I just had...

I pitched a pack of Lalvin EC1118 last night on some strawberry wine. When I seen that nothing was taking place today, I took another look at the EC1118 package and found that I messed up. The instructions call for putting the yeast into warm water and then letting it sit for 15 minutes...

:slp I was at my local Lowe's today and they had grape plants marked down from $9.98 to $3, well needless to say, I couldn't walk past these plants. I picked up 3 Concord and 3 Niagara, along with a Chicago Hardy fig tree. Now, my crisis is what in the world can I do with these grape plants...

:snw:snwAnyone out there know what I can do to protect my young vines over the winter? With the April freeze and the continuing summer drought, I have young plants that are at different stages of growth. Some of the plants that were killed off by the April freeze came back late from the roots...

Can anyone from Southwestern Michigan suggest any good wineries, or vineyards along I-94 and I-196? Every time that I come through that area I see all of the winery/winery tour signs, but I never have the time to stop. I stopped at the St. Julian wine shop in Union Pier and then a few days later...

Hi from central Illinois. I’m not bragging, but I am near the Springfield area. I retired a year ago last May. Before retiring, I thought that I would start growing some Concord grapes, so by the time I retired, I would have a nice hobby. Of course, I did not take into consideration that the...