Our crew collected grape cuttings for propagation yesterday from the virus indexed mother block. Some of the cuttings will be used to fill orders placed to the Clean Grape program and the others will be used to eventually plant in our vineyards. … [Read more...] about Collecting grape cuttings for propagation
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We have two resident squirrels in the largest tulip tree in our arboretum. Pam Mayer was worried about them during the cold spell, so we consulted Pam Turner who had some pet squirrels when she was a kid. We feed them deer corn and they, along with the birds, appreciate the supplement. … [Read more...] about Tulip Tree Residents
Coming back to work after the holiday, we are greeted with COLD and SNOWY weather! When we drove in at 7:30 am it was about 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Our real-time weather at Mountain Grove recorded a daily minimum of 3.3 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:15 am. … [Read more...] about Back to work!