Predictions of grape yields are extremely important to juice processors and wineries but until recently, forecasting yields has relied on expensive and labor-intensive hand-sampling methods. However, ...
If you plan on purchasing hundreds of grapevines from a nursery, be aware that most nurseries require a one year in advance order so they have time to propagate them for you. Buying a few vines for a ...
Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...
An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...
Summer is well underway and questions are flooding in to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners ...
“The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams,” Englishman Thomas Love Peacock wrote 200 years ago. He was onto something. Grapes are wonderful for eating, juicing and ...
Q. I have grape vines espaliered on a wire fence. A neighbor has a wooden fence about 2 inches behind that. The vines grow, but have not produced fruit. I wonder if it's because they can't get air ...