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Well, I'm in the middle of harvest and getting ready to pick the Nortons. They look ready and I've test brix this afternoon when I start picking again. I only have 4 vines for now, but I think I'll expand them out next spring, They appear to be fairly resistant to fungi pressures here, which...

Ok, last year I added 11 Cab Franc vines to my vineyard. They did well and produced several canes last year. I pruned them in March (this spring) while still dormant and they looked good. Since then we had had a lot of rain and at times the water stood around the vines. We also had a freeze...

Have any of you tried inoculating vines at planting time with either Actinovate to improve vine resistance to fungus or Galltrol-X for increase resistance to crown gall? I am contemplating trying these products and would like to hear from anyone that uses these or has past experience with them...

Ok, I know there are a lot of variables (and opinions) for this topic, but I've always been told to wait until the fourth year before letting the vines bear. Well, maybe I'm a little anxious to increase my production, but the vines I planted this spring are doing so well, I'm considering...

I planted 6 Concords this spring (my first Concords) and they are doing good. I have them trained to the top condon and along the top wire as far as I want them to go and I snip the end so that it can start on cane growth. So my question is, are Concord vines considered vigorous? I accustomed...

When I first noticed this I thought I had got some drift from a local farmer or the power company clearing right of ways. But I investigated further after find some cane deformation. I'm looking to hear others thoughts on this. Below are some images:

I'm new to this forum and joined because I want an to have an exchange with fellow grape growers/wine makers. I live in southern Ohio on 30 acres. I'm still a novice to growing grapes but not to growing. I also have an orchard with various types of fruits. I also have a couple of hops...