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 ...

If you plan to grow woody plants such as fruit trees or grapevines, it is important to train them early. The first few years of growth determines the final shape and structure of a plant. I was ...

“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 ...

For reasons that should be apparent to everyone by now, I have developed a renewed appreciation for grapes and grape-related products. California has a nearly perfect climate for grapes. We have a ...

It takes four years to bring Chardonel grapes to first harvest. After planting, the vine sprouts take the first growing season to stretch to the trellis up 5 or 6 feet off the ground. The second ...

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