Six Tri-County Master Gardeners and four staff from the State Fruit Experiment Station hosted a small, mellow gathering of nineteen interested people for tours and a talk on the history of the Station on the evening of Sept 14. There was sun and a little breeze and we all had a lovely time. Note the winegrapes on the vine in the foreground. We finished the event with a wine … [Read more...] about Master Gardener Fall Fruit Experiment Station Tour
Archives for September 2010
The juice analysis results for the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 9/14/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin F 21.9 3.35 0.722 Catawba W 18.4 3.45 0.721 Norton F 22.2 3.44 0.861 Norton NN 22.2 3.71 0.828 Norton NS 21.1 3.53 0.876 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
The juice analysis for the berry samples taken this morning (after it stopped raining) are as follows: 9/10/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin MVEC 21.8 3.40 0.705 Chambourcin F 21.0 3.33 0.713 Catawba W 17.5 3.38 0.803 Norton NN 21.5 3.64 0.968 Norton NS 20.7 3.48 1.062 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
Thursday, September2nd we had the honor of hosting the chamber of commerce luncheon meeting on the beautiful (but breezy) pavilion! Among our distinguishedguests of the community, members of the Missouri State University Board of Governors, the Provost, and new President, Dr James Cofer were in attendance. President Cofer gave a nice address to the group focusing on the goals … [Read more...] about Mountain Grove Chamber of Commerce Meeting
We began to pick Chambourcin grapes on Wednesday, September 8. We got up to 22 degrees Brix (% sugar) the day before but unfortunately it rained 0.39 inches that evening so the Brix probably decreased before harvest. It is raining again today! … [Read more...] about Chambourcin harvest begins