WOW, just WOW. It’s been 2 weeks since we were in the vineyard, and some of the prolific vines have grown 12-14 inches each. Take a look at some of those pics. Keep in mind the posts are 6 feet tall. I killed one Japanese beetle, but he must have been a lone survivor kamikaze
We had a nice relaxing weekend for Independence Day with my Mom & Dad coming to spend the weekend with us. We were able to go to a concert at Crane Creek and fireworks at Meeks park. The weather was very rainy but cooperated nicely by raining in the morning and early afternoon and then
This weekend in the vineyard I was horrified to see that Japanese Beetles had infested the vineyard and turned several grape leaves into lacy remnants of their former selves. See the pics below. They seem to prefer the Nortons. I plucked and killed several of the evil little bastards, but there were a couple that
Lots of leisure time and little work this weekend. My Mom & Dad came up Saturday for the day to see the vineyard and visit. Saturday was their 56th Wedding Anniversary! So we celebrated with wine, good conversation and gourmet pizza, enjoying the beautiful weather on the screen porch. We had some of my wine
Just E and I hanging at the cabin this weekend. We have had 3 inches of rain in the last two weeks, so lots of new growth again. The deer are snooping around the vines, but there is not much available for them to munch on – yet! I installed some deer repellent “soaps” called
Memorial Day weekend at the cabin was a relaxing good time. Our daughter Jennie and our son-in-law Justin (and Rex their dog) came up to spend the weekend with us. We always eat and drink really good on the holiday weekends when we have company, and this weekend was no exception. Elaine is an excellent
Saturday May 9 2015 E & I took a ride on the bike to the cabin so I could water the vines since we have had no rain this week. Somewhere around Jasper I got to thinking. Here I am on a beautiful sunny day on our motorcycle with the woman I love heading to
Weekend at the cabin and the weather was awesome. Saturday was sunny with a high of about 80 and Sunday was mostly cloudy, but still warm and not hot. I spent Saturday morning just cleaning up the vineyard and making the area for the Thinking Rock island as a small surprise for Mother’s Day. Saturday
The weekend to plant the vines finally arrived! The vines arrived in excellent condition from Double A Vineyards in NY on Thursday. On Saturday I ran trellis wire on the Mid Wire Cordon and Top Wire Cordon trellises. My Geneva Double Curtain trellis for the Norton will have to be re-engineered since the cross arms
Wow, we had a very productive weekend in the vineyard. I rented a one-man post hole digger to make the job of digging 6 end post holes, 3 line post holes and 24 planting holes a bit easier. Also needed to make sure I broke through a couple sections of hardpan. The post hole digging