Greetings from Southeast Missouri

[Brigitte]

Hello All,
I joined here a few months ago but never got around to introducing myself. My name is Brigitte and I live with my husband in southeast MO just west of Cape Girardeau. I am retired from a career in nursing and my husband still works a public job.
We planted our first vines this spring and I am trying to learn all I can about grape growing and wine making.
We planted chambourcin, white cayuga, catawba, frontenac, and a few concord. So far all vines look great and
are still in the growing tubes.
We still need to build the trellising! ..hint hint... any suggestions?
I am considering using the kits to get my feet wet with the wine making part.
thanks in advance for all the help I know i will get here.

Brigitte

 

[cintipam]

Welcome Brigitte!

I enjoyed reading your intro, but got the giggles when I read about you getting your feet wet. I wonder if that might be the actual source of that expression? Anyway, this is great group with lots of help and advice when you need it. There is a forum for professional growers and I know there has been quite a bit of info about grape trellis systems discussed there.

Pam in cinti

 

[kpcrane]

Hi Brigitte!..you said in 'my' intro that you had just put in an orchard, that's a pretty good one, a nice mixter you got going there.
So far Iv'e put out 48 Cayuga's this past spring, and hopefully this coming spring get in some Norton's as well. .......Kevin

 

[garymc]

Welcome, Brigitte. I'm also in Southeast Missouri, but a little south of you. I have planted some muscadine grapes just west of Sikeston.

 

[buffalofrenchy]

welcome to the forum

 

[sour_grapes]

I'll say "Welcome" again, Brigitte, even though I believe it was I that both welcomed you and suggested that you start your own introductory thread to garner these welcomes!

That does sound like quite a vineyard! Best of luck!

 

[Brigitte]

Welcome Brigitte!

I enjoyed reading your intro, but got the giggles when I read about you getting your feet wet. I wonder if that might be the actual source of that expression? Anyway, this is great group with lots of help and advice when you need it. There is a forum for professional growers and I know there has been quite a bit of info about grape trellis systems discussed there.

Pam in cinti

Pam,
you made me chuckle.. getting my feet wet..lol and thanks for the welcome!

 

[Brigitte]

Hi Brigitte!..you said in 'my' intro that you had just put in an orchard, that's a pretty good one, a nice mixter you got going there.
So far Iv'e put out 48 Cayuga's this past spring, and hopefully this coming spring get in some Norton's as well. .......Kevin

Hi Kevin!
I do have quite the mixture.. it may be a mistake? lol.. my cayuga's are growing great! some are probably 6 feet tall but still in the blue growing tubes. where about are you from?

 

[Brigitte]

Welcome, Brigitte. I'm also in Southeast Missouri, but a little south of you. I have planted some muscadine grapes just west of Sikeston.

Hi GaryMC,

we are practically neighbors. thanks for the welcome! I lived in Dexter for a short while back in the 80's.
How are you muscadines doing?

 

[Brigitte]

I'll say "Welcome" again, Brigitte, even though I believe it was I that both welcomed you and suggested that you start your own introductory thread to garner these welcomes!

That does sound like quite a vineyard! Best of luck!

Hi sour_grapes! yes it was you who suggested I start this thread. Thanks for the welcome "again"! and thanks for the luck. i am going to need it!
After reading a little on here about the frontenac, I am hoping that it wasnt a mistake to plant those; they seem as if they may be tricky little boogers..lol

 

[willie]

Welcome from Ohio. This forum is a life saver when it comes to getting info. on this great hobby. Although I know some on here make a living doing it.
Will

 

[vernsgal]

Welcome to WMT! I hope you enjoy your soon to be addiction lol

 

[Brigitte]

Welcome from Ohio. This forum is a life saver when it comes to getting info. on this great hobby. Although I know some on here make a living doing it.
Will

thank you for the welcome.. we drove through ohio a few years ago..and stopped at trautman's (SP?) winery.. i still have a bottle of the farmer's white blend. i keep telling my husband we need to go back to ohio! lol