Archive for August, 2007

Greenhouse Grape Growing

Have you ever considered growing grapes in a greenhouse?
Growing vitis vinifera grapes for some of you guys in the colder climates is something you can only dream of. Vitis vinifera, as you probably know by now, is susceptible to cold damage when the temperatures drop below 0 *F or -15*C. Now this is really cold, [...]

Growing grapes and dogs!

Grape Growers, have a look at this!
It is amazing what some poeple do. They now use Golden Retrievers to find Mealy bugs!
Have a look at this video, it is quite amazing how they treat those dogs!
Click here to watch this videoEnjoyDanie
PS: Have you joined the My Grape Vine Forum? If you have grape [...]

Pruning a never before pruned grape vine.

For those of you who has a grape vine that has never been pruned before or that was pruned the wrong way; this post will help you allot.
Look at Leslie’s grape vine before she joined My-Grape-Vine and became an owner of the Complete Grape Growers Guide and before I showed her where the structure of [...]

Are you picking your grapes at the right time?

Here is a short video for you.
Picking grapes at just the right time will ensure good wine and eating quality. It will also ensure an excellent flavour.
Notice the use of a refractometer, this is the quickest way you really know what the % suger is in the the grapes. Sugar content in grapes [...]