Some vineyard pictures

[grapeman]

And so another growing season begins here at Hid-In-Pines Vineyard. We have had way too much rain and are a bit behind but things are growing now. Here are a couple pictures and then the link goes to FVW site showing a bunch of pictures of the vineyard.

Here is the link:
http://forum.finevinewines.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1474&PN=182

 

[Runningwolf]

Looking good there Rich. Looks like you already applied round up.

 

[ibglowin]

Looking good! Send some of that rain this way!

 

[KevininPa]

Looking good Rich. What vines are in the pictures? What year are they in?

 

[jtstar]

Great looking vineyard there Rich

 

[grapeman]

The first and last ones ar 6 year Frontenac. The middle ones are beginning year three of a training system trial I am conducting. I am using 4 varieties with four training sytems and three replications of 9 vines each for a total of 432 in that trial.
They are Petite Amie and St Pepin for whites and Marquette and Mn 1200, a sister seedling to Marquette, but unreleased yet. I got authorization from the breeder and U of Minn to include it in the trial. The idea is a low vigor and med to high vigor variety each white and red to see what training system is appropriate for each.

Dan I applied Roundup and Matrix on Mother's day with a backpack. First fungicide spray was today after the pictures.

 

[Wade E]

Great pics Rich, How did you get a pic of your vineyard so dry, are those last years pics?

 

[grapeman]

Believe me it isn't so dry Wade. I walked in the drier higher section of it to get pictures. It smells like a swamp out there after trying to mow it- no nice green grass smell, but rotting muck smell. I have never had it anywhere as wet as it is at my place in over half a century.

 

[Wade E]

Bummer Rich, I hope that doesnt pose a problem with disease for you. Its been raing here for days on end mostly on and off but my grass has been growing lke crazy!!!

 

[grapeman]

Looks like more thunderstorms are almost here- lots of yellows and reds on the map about 25 miles west moving this way..................

 

[Flem]

Beautiful vinyard Rich.

 

[Teamsterjohn]

Great pictures.

 

[deboard]

Looking good there! I need to get mine in better shape, I like the way you are training yours.

Unfortunately, we had a late frost that killed a bit of the growth on mine. But the hardiest ones have little grape clusters on them! One vine died almost completely, but a little shoot started to grow from the base, so it's coming back.

 

[grapeman]

I have put up some more pictures on the FineVineWines Forum. They have grown a bit more since the last ones here. I am just providing the link so I don't need to upload again here.
http://forum.finevinewines.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1474&PN=184

 

[Wade E]

Rich your vineyard is looking wonderful.

 

[grapeman]

Well looks like nobody dared follow the link except Wade. He knows I am safe because we are both Administrators on FineVineWines Forum,

I figured I would post some pictures here. Most of these are early season third year from my training system trial.

First off TWC


Then Modified Geneva Double Curtain



Next VSP

And then Scott Henry


Add in a side by side shot

 

[ibglowin]

As pretty a sight here as well as the Fine Vine Wines Forum! Nice to see what I need to do pruning wise as my vines grow.

 

[Runningwolf]

Well looks like nobody dared follow the link except Wade. He knows I am safe because we are both Administrators on FineVineWines Forum

Hummm Mike I guess you and I don't count! ROFLMAO

The link is safe and we commented on that forum.

Everything looks beautiful!

 

[Racer]

Grapeman I did follow the link but didn't come back and post. Those are great pictures of your vineyard. I especially like the scott henry one since I have converted over to it on most of the vines I have growing at my place.

How is the workload versus crop gain(both quality and quantity) on the different systems your trialing. In other words are you finding a system that you like and can work with other then TWC.

 

[jtstar]

Sorry Rich I did follow the link but forgot to come back here to tell you how nice your vineyard looked I think it looks great