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started out as a bad year. I never got my posts in last fall, so I had 93 to put in this spring. Before I could get to that I discovered that my new area had a 50 foot by 30 foot swamp that was about 3-6 inches deep. After filling in the swamp and getting the posts in, I finally got to plant. I...

I hope to get out and do my first round of dormant pruning today. I got new pruners and I feel I have a solid plan this time(thanks for the help with that). It will take me a week or two to get finished because of limited daylight. also I ordered and received my smucker red weeder. I found a...

I plan on starting to dabble in wine making. I am hoping that over the years to make wine from my grapes. I have never made wine or anything else, nor have I ever been interested. I have researched a bit online, but that is all. I am thinking that starting with a simple wine kit would be a good...

Thanks for the great replies to the last thread I started on pruning! I would like to first sum up my plans for dormant pruning, verify, ask a few more things, and then ask a few questions about spring pruning. This winter be be the second for 120 vines and first for 60. My second year...

WEEDS!!!! I hate weeds, weeds hate me. I spend way too much time trying to mange weeds in the vineyard. It is a losing battle, and I am losing really bad. I am too chicken to spray roundup after I get green on the vines. I am surrounded by huge farms and the wind seems to always be...

First off I would like to give thanks to the forum for all the help with fungicides. I now have a solid plan in place for next year. Now I am thinking about how I pruned last winter and how my vines look this year. In 2016 I planted 120 vidal blanc and they had some serious high vigor. Last...

Using the calculation that 300 gallons per acre of spray, and recommended amount of product to use per 100 gallons of water, I broke down how much I would put in a 2 gallon sprayer, which is very little, maybe too little? Here is what I came up with. Abound = 1/2 teaspoon per 2 gallons...

Now that I think I may have a decent spray program figured out, I am trying to figure out the best place to purchase the products. Locally I can find no one who carries Abound, Ziram, Eagle (Rally), so I have been looking on line and it looks pretty limited. Where do you purchase your fungicides...

It seems that the best way to use fungicides is to alternate between a few. Right now I am using Bonide Mancozeb Flowable and have alternated twice with Bonide Captan. It looks like Rally (its active ingredient) is a good choice to spray one or twice a year. Would it be ok to alternate with all...

I ordered my next year vines. I know it may be a bit early but it just ensures they will have what I need. I got 90 Delaware vines. I was looking for something that could be used for a table grape and found these are capable of making a nice ice and sparkling wine, so it was a no brainer for me.

Last years vines look good and this years are in!!!!

Reflecting on my first growing year, I think I did ok. Though we had drought conditions I managed to keep the vines watered. I fought the weeds back pretty decent. I also managed to keep the bug damage down. I know next year I want to start my bug spraying a little earlier and I think I can keep...

We had a cold snap with the temp dropping around 40 degrees in 24 hours. Bad winds set in, a little snow fell, and the usual Lake Erie, northern Ohio Fall set in. Looking out the window this morning it appeared the vineyard was empty, not a vine or leaf in sight. I freaked out, thought maybe a...

Just placed my order for some more vines. My original plan was putting up 4 more rows of posts and planting in 2018, but after talking with the wife I decided to put up to more rows of posts and plant vines in 2017. I placed my order for 66 more Vidal Blanc, which will give me a total of 180...

well all did not go as planned. I had all my ducks in a row, got all the equipment and things I needed right on time. Weather was perfect. The first day came and my frame mount for my bucket broke, making moving all the dirt I needed moving impossible. I ended up renting a skidster to at...

when it came to naming your "property" how did you go about it? I thought that would be the easy part, but I can't seem to find a name I like, and the few I kind of like, my wife does not. My long term goals will be to have a small orchard and vineyard, maybe 100 trees and 600 vines. I...

as always, thanks for your time. As planting season gets closer and closer I have been trying to plan things out as detailed as possible. As a result I have a few questions. Grow tubes: I plan on using the blue grow tubes. After doing some research it seems that it is recommended to not...

I am planning on using Orchard Valley Supplies to purchase my wire, staples, tubes, and such. Has anyone ever ordered from them? Is this a good quality and good service company? any other suggestions? Thanks

as you may know this spring will be my first planting. I have a few things somewhat figured out, but I have a lot more questions. I appreciate any input and thank you for your past input. So I will auger my holes, break up the sides of the holes. Now here comes my questions. I am...

I plan on buying a sprayer early in the spring. I am hoping to get a pto driven one, that is boomless, with a capacity of 40-65 gallons. Hoping to spend less than a grand for it. Any recommendations? Thanks Jay