It seems like I’ve touched a nerve with yesterday’s post about Global Warming. Got some really aggressive replies! Anyway, let’s look at what the ideal climate for growing grapes is - with or without global warming ….he he
The ideal climate for growing grapes can be devided into three components:
The messo climate
The micro climate
The macro climate
In this article [...]
This is a question I often ask myself: “How will global warming effect my grape business in the future?” I know there are some of you that think this whole “global warming” thing gets way to much attention and there is nothing to worry about.
Whether you believe in or worry about global warming or not, [...]
For those not from the USA: Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA, and this year, the 27th of November. On Thanksgiving day all our friends from the USA express their thanks for their material and spiritual well being. It symbols the start of the holiday season and is an annual [...]
Hi grape growing friends.
Yep, it’s weekend again and I’m surely looking forward to sit back, put my feet up and enjoy the a nice cold one after a tough week - I’m sure most of you feel the same way
Well, this article is about the dormancy and the post-harvest treatment of the grape vine, since [...]
Hi again grape growing friends.
Just a quick update on the “leaf pulling a grape vine” blog post from yesterday. This video I found on YouTube will confirm what I’ve said in the previous article about leaf pulling.
See how the guy (the farm worker, not the actor) is removing the basilar leaves to expose the grapes to [...]
Leaf pulling or the removal of leaves is one of the summer manipulations you simply cannot just ignore, if you are serious about growing good quality grapes.
Why leaf pulling?
Not only will leaf pulling improve the coverage and penetration of your spray applications, but it will also improve sunlight penetration and airflow into the vine, which [...]
Hi grape growing friends.
This isn’t the regular grape growing blogs I usually send out, but I thought I’d share my week with you :-/
On Monday, I launched the new Complete Grape Growing System and as said in the previous blog, not without some hick-ups , so I had to extend the promotion to give everybody [...]
Hi friends,
It’s been a while since I posted on my blog, but there is a good reason for this. I’ve been working like mad the past two months to finish, what I call the Complete Grape Growing System.
This is a new version of the old Complete Grape Growers Guide, and will replace the old version [...]
