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I've been spreading fresh manure every other year and watering it in if its dry. Had my largest harvest opportunity this past fall (year 5) after application although birds got to most of it, this year nets are going in. 40 - la crescent vines 50 - marquette vines

Its just for personal use right now, this will be year 5 and every year the harvest has doubled. We have 40 La Crescent and 50 Marquette vines right now. Hoping one day we will be able to sell the wine or atleast allow others to harvest if it becomes too much to handle. Lots of growing pains...

https://assets.mnstatefair.org/pdf/competition/23-ahb-fruit-rs.pdf They just posted the results this week, this was my 2nd year making wine and first year entering a La Crescent and Marquette and very surprised by the results! Look forward to getting the notes after the fair.

For an organic option to combat the Japanese beetles I've been using Neem oil, it typically doesnt kill on contact but helps reduce their reproductive cycle. The neem oil is also a big help for powdery mildew for us mid-westerners. The traps definitely help catch them, but didn't see a big...

The lower canes on my biggest plant started wilting a week ago and the top canes maybe a few days ago. It’s odd because we haven’t had a frost in a few weeks it’s been pretty hot up until last night it got into the upper 30s. The La Crescents seem to be unaffected but very strange the...

Need Help! My Marquette’s are on year three and they have usually been the most healthy and robust when compared to my la crescents. This MN spring was bizarre with some May frost, hitting the 80s and lengthy periods of drought. I kept up with watering but I can’t figure out if they are...