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Vintner mentor needed.
Killermosquito

Posted on 06/19/2016 6:49:49 PM PDT by killermosquito

I've started a vineyard, 7 vines in 42 feet of space. All seedless and I'm in NC. I'm trying to decide what wire and post configuration to use. So far I have 3 eight feet posts that are 2 feet deep. Should I go with T on top of each or just 2 wires at 5.5 feet ant a second wire about 18 inches beneath it. Suggestions?


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: grapes; whiner
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To: killermosquito

Not for the feint of heart ...take some courses

Some depends on the grape variety....that said a t cross with upper drape age helps develop ease of access so you can keep cluster size ideal for sugars


21 posted on 06/19/2016 7:38:56 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: killermosquito

The previous owner did the vines. It is actually not the most common way around here.

I will say that he had a masters degree in agriculture from the University of Florida so he probably knew what he was doing. About every six feet is a different kind of grape. Total length is maybe 40 feet.


22 posted on 06/19/2016 7:42:39 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: killermosquito

Call victor davis hanson. prof at hillsdale and historian. i think he grows grapes.


23 posted on 06/19/2016 7:54:07 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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Call victor davis hanson

No, don't waste his time.

i think he grows grapes.

Table grapes, not wine grapes.

24 posted on 06/19/2016 8:23:17 PM PDT by TChad
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To: killermosquito

Not being pickey, mind you, but 7 vines is a garden not a vinyard. But it is a start.


25 posted on 06/19/2016 8:32:49 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting , knitting, always knitting)
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To: killermosquito

If you’re interested in historical vineyards, this was written in 1769, describing details of NJ vineyard cultivation. Edward Antill won an award in 1767 for producing a wine equal in quality to that consumed in Great Britain.

http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/antill/edwardgrapesarticle.htm


26 posted on 06/19/2016 8:38:29 PM PDT by mairdie
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To: super7man

I just bought 3 grape plants on sale at Walmart. I felt sorry for them out in the hot sun wilting.


27 posted on 06/19/2016 8:42:41 PM PDT by Maudeen (Sinner Saved by Grace)
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28 posted on 06/19/2016 8:46:39 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: killermosquito
My dad had a vineyard in France during my HS and college years... he even beat the French at their own game one year with a gold medal for best in the Bordeaux region.

I learned a little bit, helping plow, working in the cuvier, helping with the barrels (turning, burning sulfur, etc.), and so on... and also some of the chemical processes from classes at the University of Bordeaux Oenology School.

29 posted on 06/19/2016 9:01:07 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: killermosquito

You might think about getting wild grapes (scuppernongs) which are native to your area. They tend to be very hardy and are sweeter than commercial grapes.


30 posted on 06/19/2016 9:14:43 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: killermosquito

Bookmark for our Texas vineyard.


31 posted on 06/20/2016 2:58:33 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Maudeen

I was at Home Depot and there were some tomato plants that were just about dead. They gave them to me for free as they were just going to throw them away. It is amazing what a little water will do. I now have eight BIG tomato plants and just about ready to start picking. ;o)


32 posted on 06/20/2016 6:28:12 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting , knitting, always knitting)
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I bought quite a few of “on their last legs” plants and have been watering them. Waiting for my brother to get the ground ready for planting. I think they will survive until then. Probably a good thing I haven’t planted them. . .we have over 100 degrees real feel. Happy Gardening!


33 posted on 06/20/2016 8:19:09 AM PDT by Maudeen (Sinner Saved by Grace)
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To: killermosquito

In NC you really should try bronze scuppernong. They have seeds, BUT they are the best table or wine grapes. Ever. For less than 50 vines, I prefer canopy method (T’s or arbors). Larger plots might be easier to tend if they are vertical.


34 posted on 06/20/2016 9:08:43 AM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: smokingfrog

That is too cool.


35 posted on 06/20/2016 9:10:16 AM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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