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My crop of purple grapes (Fredonia) is developing some kind of brown coloration on the skin. The grapes are immature, still light green, but some bunches are...
Last week I wrote this: My crop of purple grapes (Fredonia) is developing some kind of brown coloration on the skin. The grapes are immature, still light...
Greetings: I sent 2 messages last week on a strange disease affecting my purple "Fredonia" grapes. See messages 103 & 105 for more detail. See Photo page for...
Rich. You aren't the only one with powdery mildew. I have a few Frontenac vines and this will be the first year I allowed fruit to develop. I was surprised...
I had really high interest rates on my home loan. I saved thousands of dollars on home payments. And you can too. Interest rates are as low as can be, And Yes...
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Bob: I sprayed my grapes last week, and also removed most of teh infected clusters. So far so good. My white Niagras haven't got mildew (I did spray them,...
Bob: Hi. I live in a typical Chicago home with a small space for a garden. So for vines: I have 2 white (Niagra), 2 purple (Freedonia) and 2 pink (Catawba). ...
Hi everyone! Yahoo has notified me that this group will soon be closed due to non-activity. I'd hate to see the group deleted since there are some very nice...
Hello Mike. It is unfortunate that there is little activity on the Illinois site. Up here in northern Illinois the grape growing season came to a halt in my...
I am sorry to hear that Yahoo is bringing it's big hand in and closing an important group like this. I too, live in IL and grow my own grapes. I'd like to...
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chicago tribue article Why not Illinois wine? Downstate vintners aren't blushing about rosy visions to drink from same cup as Napa Valley By E.A. Torriero ...
I looked and couldn't see a grape anywhere's! How's brix looking in the vineyard, we harvest and pressed chardonnel at 22.5 brix today in Kentucky. pH was...
How's the grape harvest coming? My Cayuga and Baco have been harvested with most of the Concord in Cadiz, KY. I know of Reliance, chardonnel and DeChaunac...
Hay Everyone: We are holding our Amateur wine competition and need tasters to help us judge the wines. We have everything from Old Vine Zinfandel to tomato...
Hay Everyone: We are holding our Amateur wine competition and need tasters to help us judge the wines. We have everything from Old Vine Zinfandel to tomato...
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To All Winemakers, Wineries and Wine Lovers Preview of California Grapes From Mendocino 2006 Vintage Thursday June 1st 7 - 9 PM Palermo's Restaurant 4849...
Hello fellow growers! It appears that the moderator I left behind to take care of the group didn't do his job berry well and most members and activities have...
hello from Cadiz, KY. We live near the southern part of illinois wine trail and frequent such places as alto pass. We have baco, cayuga, traminette, reliance,...
Hey Mike. Welcome back. I had stopped posting to this group when it lost its moderator. I have about 400 vines in northern Illinois, and they came through...
That's very cool Bob! I sure am glad you're still here. It'll be interesting to get my computers back from germany in August and look back to see what we...
That's really neat! It'll be a year or more until I have my own house and a place to start a new vineyard. It'll be fun to hear how your vines are doing...
You sure make me miss my vines in germany! I have experiece with a lot of the same varieties you have. Marechal Foch was one of my favorites in Germany....
