In this article I want to share a neat little trick grape growers use to propagate new grape vines in established vineyards.
If you have ever tried to replace dead or weak grape vines in an established vineyard, I am sure you will agree that is a daunting task. You normally struggle to get these new [...]
Hi grape growing friends, here is a further update in the series of “New To Growing Grapes” and this time we will talk about disease control on grapes.
I am sure most of you who grow grapes, have some time or another come across some kind of disease on your grapes. Not knowing what to look for [...]
As I mentioned in the previous post, I will do a series of posts about questions new grape growers ask.
Today I want to discuss another question asked by so many grape growers: “Can I grow grapes from seeds?”
Because it is very hard to get hold of planting material or cuttings, in some parts of the world, grape growers [...]
From the tons of emails I receive at www.my-grape-vine.com, there seems to be many newcomers to growing grapes each year. Most of them struggle with more or less the same problems and ask me the same questions. I’ve been trying to reply to most of them, but surely cannot reply to all – there is [...]
This is an amazing video that makes allot of sense. Maybe if some you can try this out to see if you can stop Japanese beetles from attacking your grape vines.
Would love to hear your comments!
Take care
Danie
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The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica, also known as the jitterbug) is one of the most visible and most destructive feeders of grape vine foliage out there.
The Japanese beetle attacks most green parts of the grape vine, but mostly feeds on young leaves in the upper part of the canopy. Occasionally, they will feed on fruit also, [...]
