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30 degrees at my place this morning, (Utah), Foch has pushed buds but not opened yet. Fingers crossed.

10 years I’ve grown seyval, cab franc, Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Foch and chardonell. Here in the salt lake valley the only thing I’ve had to worry about are late frost. 2022 saw a late frost in May, took 90% of my crop. 2023 was picture perfect. Chardonnay and Cab Franc are the only ones that are...

So i went to order Mancozeb and found it to be band in pretty much every state. Now im trying to find a competent replacement.

Bacos are gone. I planted 12 Foch, 12 Cab Franc, and 12 Pinot Noir n there place. Very difficult to rip out vines you planted. But, crown gall was eliminating them at a rapid rate.

Thanks for the reply.

So whatever this is, it crumbles. It’s attached to the outside of the trunk at every nodule.

Well I know I don’t have any snails in the vineyard. I have tons in my flower beds. I have torn out all my Baco vines. I feel they were prone to frost damage, thus the gall damage.

I will let you know. I planted Prairie Star three years ago and will finally make wine with it this year. It is a different grape, not vigorous, in Utah’s heat anyway. They like top wire cordon training as well, they like to drape. I planted it to blend with my Seyval. I’ve drank wine made...

I really am interested in the soil drench method, and soaking the vines in Actinovate. I will do this when I plant my new vines this spring. One thing I noticed is that the gall started with one vine and seemed to spread to the vines next to it. I Have never had a spray program of any sort...

Beautiful work. Going to have to be a special place for that.

Welcome. This is one marvelous group. My best advise is to ask a lot of questions. There is always more than one way to do something and someone here has usually tried both ways. Have fun!

So I'm about to retire and take over my vineyard in Utah again. Baco has suffered terribly in my absence. My intention is to rip them up and replace them. My daughter is now involved and we have had some lengthy discussions as to what variety to replace them with. I believe we will add...

I am about to replace 36 Baco vines due to crown gall. I tried to start new shoots, but they all came up stunted and with a lot of leaf curl. Im tired of fighting it. Discussion with Triple A led me to believe Baco suffers to much frost damage each spring here in Utah and the reason for crown...

Where are you getting your grapes. I currently live in Livermore.

I will look into that.

Well, I'm Back! I have been in California finishing my career and now am back in my vines in Utah. I have a big problem with crown gall in my Baco's. I've lost at least half of them and the bacteria seems to be creeping into the vineyard. I know only what I read on the internet, and that's...

Glad to hear your vines like Utah. Baco Noir grows like crazy. I planted them because of the clay soil I have. I hedge them and they make good red wine. Yes I fly back in spring and do the pruning. They are well established but I wish they could get better care. Of course no one loves them...

Grapes are doing well. I’ve had a real tough time with people spraying herbicide that wilts my vines. I have planted a few more whites, Prairie Star and Chardenelle, all seem to be doing well. If you plant vinifera you will have to spray. Downy mildew is terrible on the one Chardonnay vine I...

That was great Greg!! Heck, you got me wanting to go to North Dakota!