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Most growing degree day references for grapes seem to use April though September or October as a standard. Here in Great Falls, MT we had our first frost/hard freeze on September 13th with a minimum temperature of 27F. My vines range from this years propagated and planted cuttings to mostly 2nd...

So, my 1st and 2nd year vines were doing pretty good here in central MT. I should've known better but was just using spray and some bags of hair clippings for deer deterrent, which seemed to be working, until last night. Many of my 1st year vines even made it up to the top wire with some going...

For a backyard hobby grape row or two, is there really a detriment to tight spacing between vines, say around 3-4 ft? I was looking at this story on a small vineyard in winnipeg Manitoba...

Well, it got down to 25 this morning here (central MT) and appears to have fried the buds/leaves on my vines. My Valiant grape was the furthest along with lacrescent and frontenac grid having just burst from the bud in the last week. These plants are in their second year. So I guess I'm...

I have some cuttings that were ordered online and was wondering if it's too early to begin rooting them? This will be my first attempt at rooting and the varieties are Prairie Star and Louise Swenson. Last frost here in central MT is late May so the plants would need to be kept inside (garage...

Hi all, been reading this forum for a while but this is my first post. Love all information shared here. I started a few grapes grapes last year on my property near Great Falls, Montana and am looking at planting a few more this spring. Right now I have 3 Frontenac Gris, 2 La Crescent and a...