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A rough count was ~10. The roots are intertwined. But a little blast of water they will come apart. I'm available either day. Sunday, the arborgate nursery is having a wine and grape class. You will probably not learn too much. But it's fun to see a few home wine makers. Just in case you...

No major plans this weekend. Just playing in the yard. You are more than welcome to stop by or we can meet some place.

Anyone else want any Lomanto grape vines. A couple just started to bud out. If not, I'll destroy them. I got to make room for some of my hybrids. Regards, John

Defalco's, I believe they had 2-3 presses available for rent. jk

Hey there BigDrums2, I wouldn't charge you. You still have any Chambourcin. Perhaps a swap. Let me remind you that, I'm in a PD zone but see no signs of it on my one pinot noir and lomanto and favorites. Are you confortable receiving these vines. How many you want? I think there...

Here's an option for you. I use a product called "Snail" it a wine bottle vacuum pump and cap. Well. the base of the vacuum cap can accommodate a 7 1/2 bung. Then you can attach it to 3-6 Gallon carboys and pull a vacuum on carboy to pull out any CO2 from your wine.

You are very welcome. I hope it turns into some good wine. It may be a couple years before it's ready.

Pressed the 70 lbs of grapes on July 25, Got 6 1/2 gallons of juice. A few days later, I racked off the gross lees. Special thanks to the local brew shop for renting presses. That bladder press did an excellent job! John

In my garden, I head-cane prune my vines. This was either 3th or 4th leaf. 2nd year of production. This spring I tried for 8 lbs per vines. Ended with up with over 10 pounds per Lomanto vine. I plan to keep it around 10 per vine. Your BS should be identical to my favorite. 2011 favorite...

@stdkls28, Current I have only been able to destemmed about 2lbs. Like I said, once I bag 4 -4.5lbs. You are welcome to the rest of them. I estimate the total harvest was around 16 - 17lbs. Some of these bunches may not be worth even destemming. If you are interested let me know. John

@cstxwine, I would head west towards Fredricksburg. There is several vineyards there. @stdkls28, I harvested all my Favorite grapes today. What a sorry bunch of grapes this year. All that rain was no bueno. I rinsed and threw them into the freezer. I may forego the the wine this year...

I've been watching Messina hof count down to harvest clock. Last time I looked, it was 13 days, which would have put it near the end of the month. Today, its states picking tomorrow. Right now my brix is 16-19, I don't think its' going to get much better. The berries I tried taste good, not...

Texas is a wonderful place to live. In the Houston area, gardening is wide open. Year around vegetable gardens. You can grow citrus, start with Satsuma's. You can have some success with Tropicals fruits. Just be prepared to protect in the winter. Grape growing can be a little tough in...

About 15" of rain the last couple days. I'm monitoring the Favorite for any grape splitting. I may be forced to pick them early. John

You got a few years on me. My wife and I still have family in SA. We visit quite often. You wouldn't recognize UTSA today. They have a football team and changing their name next year. Joke around there, they will be known as U.S.A. My niece starts this fall. Keeping it on subject...

That's a shame. HomeDepot and Lowe's has bird netting. I purchased a 7'x50' roll from Lowes about a 4-6 weeks ago. They also carry 14'x14'. I say freeze what you have. Anything over 25# from my vines, you can have. Or pick up a can of Alexander Sun Country juice and combine your grapes...

No need to hide noclue there's plenty of room on this bus. Growing is a challenge, especially knowing PD is out there, lurking. I have a Pinot Noir in the ground. Plus I progated 3 cuttings. It finally reached the top wire a week or two ago. It did produce some fruit, which I did manage...

I'm from S.Texas as well, born in S.A. Spent most of my teenage years in Mcallen. The jury is still out on Lomanto but right now I'm very pleased with it. Last year was the first production year and the results are still in the carboy. This year I made some changes with how I'm growing the...

We had a few above normal days in June but overall, Houston has been running about normal with our weather. The vines are enjoying this weather, especially the occassional rain. I need to work on my Favorite vines. They are a gnarly mess right now. I was called out on my lomanto thread...

Finished harvesting my 2012 Lomanto crop last Friday, June 29th. 7 vines yielded just over 74# this year. My fermentor with 70#.