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Penn State is hosting a free webinar, link below, on this emerging pest in the Northeast. If anybody has interest and time, just sign up. https://cvent.me/g8VEL9?refid=SOCIALSHARE&sms=7&cn=FPUqoMaZR-GOKxOMVf2myw

I am planning a little expansion into some Cab Franc this coming year. I will be adding 50 vines of clone 1 to my hobby vineyard. I have a nice site with a sandy soil here in the CT river valley. I am in zone 6B on the new USDA zones. I am wondering if it is worth the effort to hill these up for...

So this season, due to health issues that are now generally resolved, I was not able to do much in the way of vineyard management on my hobby vines. They were pruned in the spring, but they did not have much care beyond that and sat idle. The vines have been in for 9 seasons. I am trying to get...

Just wanted to post a link to this recent study on the spotted lanternfly I came across which has been a real issue in Eastern parts of PA: https://bit.ly/2wg4sBw Hopefully, none of my fellow Northeast growers has seen these invaders yet, but I imagine it will only be a matter of time before we...

I have some Cayuga (32 vines)planted on a stony low vigor site going into year two. Each vine is currently staked with a heavy metal t-post. I was thinking of experimenting with head training them rather than lay posts and wire. I have not found much online as to how a hybrid grape like Cayuga...

I've attached a few pictures from this year's planting. I have 28 Cayuga in this planting. 27 vines got growing right away and are doing well for the first year (2nd photo). The little guy in the first photo though has buds that are just starting to open. I set them all the last week of April...

In my part of the country it is a bit early to be thinking about beetle control, but I was wondering if anybody out there has used pyganic for beetle control in their vineyard. If you have how has is worked out for you? I was thinking of trying it out on some of my vines this season when the...

I'm considering planting a vineyard on a piece of some farmland I own since I'm out of room at home for more vines. The land is upland near the Connecticut river and is well drained silty loam per USDA. I've owned the property for about ten years and it has been a good vegetable field for my...

Here in my part of Connecticut we have been without rain for almost 30 days and as a result the soil is getting very dry, almost powder! Normally we have about an inch a week here through July, so irrigation has never been something I've thought too much about. Anyway, my question is how far...