Recent content by R Ziegler

Have you contacted any winery/vineyards in your local area? They might be planting some or know of someone who is or at least be able to direct you to someone they trust and have had good experience purchasing vines from. Just my 2 cents.

That is fantastic and you are being smart about it. Do you have the varieties picked out you are planning on planting? Word of advice. Get a soil test done before you settle on a piece of land. It is easier to find a new plot then amend poor soil.

Good luck on the home front for all the work you have to continue there. Not to bother you to much during this crazy time of the year, but any new info/pics of your "Not Ravat".

Everything looks spectacular!!! I am glad you post the info for your trial - I look everyday to see if there is more. There is one thing I have a question about and I think I have re-read almost every post looking for it and must have missed it - I am suspecting. What is your vine and...

Your "Not Ravat" sounds interesting. Even though you haven't any idea as to what it actually is - do you have any info on how much cold it actually will take? Rich, if you have time can you post a picture of it? Do you have flavor / aroma info you can post? Obscure grape varietals...

That is quite the fence - if you where in Wyoming I'd say it was to keep out the buffalos. :) Lots of hard work that is for sure - but it looks great. Just out of curiousity - is the fence for coyotes and badgers? I just read an article on how destructive they can be.

Looks great Rich. Looks like you have alot of room to expand for awhile. One question though: What kind of grapes are these that you posted? Theylook HUGE. Are theyedelweiss?

That is a nice article and pics. Just one question - how did they take the picture of you in the vineyard, where it looks as if the photographeris 20 ft in the air?

Here is the site I was looking for earlier - I find it pretty useful. It is a canadian agro site, but it has great discriptions and useful pictures. Along with the timeframes when one needs to be aware of when the issues may arise, plus a few other things. I hope this worksfor you...

Bob, I made a post back on July 1 about some vine issues I am experiencing called; "Vine Issues - Please Help!!!". Al and Rich posted some good links in there to help determine what type of action that I may need to take. Like you it has been very wet here this year, andI just need to...

well i have no worries this year as to when I should stop spraying - there won't be any harvest. Next year will be the year to watch my timelines. I think Manzate states that you shouldn't use after bloom - does that sound about right? I looked at my shelf of chemicals last night and have...

I have only seen a few leaves with the infections so far, so I am not to overly worried - but I do want to stop it before it gets worse. What fungicide do you use Rich, Al, Waldo or anyone else who would like to chime in?Rich and Al, youprobably buy it in large quantities (much to large for my...

You are right Al, I haven't sprayed anything as of yet, because I was trying to do plenty of research on the topic (must have missed the life cycle info though-oops).I guess I was trying to over diagnos the problem instead fof just trying something. Nor have I gottena soil test. It has been...

Hey all, I have been following this site for over a2 yrsand have post a few times awhile back, just before I planted a row of Marquette and La Cresent. And I would like to plant a row of Petite Pearl or FrontenacBlanc (when it is released in 2012), but I will see how this first set does...

I just went back to re-read this post and just noticed the Cold Climate Grape-Planning Session #2 is being held in Minnesota in Feb. Not sure how i missed that the first time around. Rich. Is it being held during the 2010 Cold Climate Grape & Wine Conference - Feb 11-13, 2010...