well, that settles that. hello netting-good bye birds. thank you both for the excellent advice.
appleman-suffered frost damage this winter. swenson red; es 540; aurore; baco noir; verdelet; reliance; all suffered some damage, maybe due to a late season ice storm. however, the frontenac and marechal foch did well are are loaded with grapes in their third growing season. hopefully, we will make some wine this fall. i did prune the damaged vines heavily and will give them another season. if no luck, will replace them with frontenac and marechal foch cuttings, as they are hardy in our micro, micro climate. the ice storm looked like that scene from dr shivago when everything is covered with a gorgeous layer of shimmering white crystilline ice. i loved it, a real natural high. it never dawned on me the grapes might suffer.