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Archives for March 2011
The high tunnel end walls and the side walls to hold the automated curtain were being framed up today. … [Read more...] about High tunnel work on end wall and curtain frame
I went out to record grape bud phenology but not much was happening with them. They were bleeding, but the buds were not pushing. I rated Catawba, Vignoles, Vidal Blanc, Norton, Concord and Sunbelt at stage 1 (winter bud) of the Modified E-L system of grapevine growth stages. Chambourcin, Cayuga White, Seyval Blanc and Traminette looked a bit further along and scales were just … [Read more...] about Spring blossoms
We withstood the cold to learn how-to prune. It was worth it. Dr. Martin Kaps demonstrates. … [Read more...] about Pruning Workshop
The Fruit Brandy Distillation Workshop was held last Tuesday on March 8. Dr. Karl Wilker presented information on the distillation process and Jim Blansit of Copper Run Distillery talked about his operation just north of Branson. Karl and C.J. Odneal ran a distillation in the afternoon so the participants could learn the sensory differences between the heads, the heart and the … [Read more...] about Distillation Workshop held March 8