Update and Planting June 2nd 2012
This has been a very interesting and challenging Spring for us. Due to unusual warmth in Feb and March, the vines “woke up” way too soon, followed by 3 nights of 22-25 degrees F in late April. This was not good, as we may have lost all of our 450 of our 2011 plantings, and [...]
Our first harvest was a success!
Our first harvest was a great success, thanks to all 46 of us! We removed bird netting from 750 vines, then picked a total of 2,296 pounds of Marquette grapes. We started about 10:00 am, stopped for a snack and coffee at 12:30 and completed work by 1:30. We had a delicious lunch of chile, [...]
Harvest October 1st!
Updated on October 4, 2011 Our First Harvest was a great success, thanks to 46 of us! We removed bird netting from 750 vines, then picked a total of 2,296 pounds of Marquette grapes. We started about 10:00 am, stopped for a snack and coffee at 12:30, and completed by 1:30. We had a delicious [...]