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      Nebbiolo020 replied to the thread The 2024 crop year.
      Hopefully it won’t be cold too much longer because you don’t want budbreak to begin too late
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      Be careful with manure a lot of it can be contaminated with herbicides that pass through the animals and can kill grapes and other...
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      Nebbiolo020 replied to the thread The 2024 crop year.
      My vines started budbreak first week of February which is insanely nuts and has never happened before and we also have had a much wetter...
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      That’s inaccurate and not only is it inaccurate it won’t benefit grapes most roots are deeper you want the sample from 6 inches it will...
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      Add a second dose after bloom because the vines will need it that is the heaviest growth point and will help get good quality grapes.
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      Here are some soil test results of my house vineyard from this year. And the last one is from 2023 end of the year and is an example of...
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      The cheaper tests include it but your nitrogen levels today could be different 2 days from now it really does fluctuate so much it’s not...
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      Because nitrogen is unstable and changes so often it’s not usually done on professional tests unless you ask for it.
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      I will also add that if anyone does a vineyard soil test do Logan Labs they give really reliable and accurate soil tests and if you tell...
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      Generally speaking I have had potassium deficiencies more often than anything else followed by magnesium and boron. Nitrogen...
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      I don’t use that as the potassium is low, I usually will do sulfate of potash which is 0-0-50 and add in some Yara 15-15-15 and then do...
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      Keep an eye on boron, it is vital for fruit set if it’s low you don’t get grapes, magnesium is critical for chlorophyll, molybdenum is...
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      I wanted to correct some misinformation, as a professional winemaker and someone who has managed many vineyards, you want to apply...
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      Nebbiolo020 replied to the thread Cork Frustration.
      I am lucky enough to live in an area where the local shop that caters to home winemakers gets corks from a winery who always sells them...
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      Nebbiolo020 replied to the thread cork life.
      I do believe the quality is dropping as people have complained about it on Reddit as well. I never liked fully synthetic corks they...
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