April Frost Again

April 21, 2017

Last year we had killing frost at the end of April. And this year it has happened again. So far …

March Postings

March 22, 2017

Not talking about blog posts here, but rather vineyard trellis posts. This is a continuation of my tale of two …

December 7, 2016

I posted this topic at hearth.com, and there has been over 130 replies with photos and 7,000 views to date. …

August 30, 2016

If you heat with wood, you may have bought a moisture meter to help you decide if your wood is …

March 31, 2015

In the Tales of Two Properties series, new wine vines were planted. But some did not survive their first year. …

January 13, 2014

No, I don’t mean someone who pilfers wine. A wine thief is a glass tool for sampling wine from a …

March 28, 2013

This is the second installment in my tale of two properties series. Here I will mention a few few words …

March 11, 2013

I once knew a nature reserve manager who said his PhD really stood for “plumbing and hardware degree” given all …