-
Continue reading →: Downy Mildew, Texas Chili, and Wood Piles. A Year in Review.I esentially minored in Statistics while in Graduate School. So it is natural for me to pour over the yearly data at my blog. There were of course some posts that held more interest than others, and of course there were some seasonal trends to what posts were viewed and…
-
Continue reading →: Winter Solstice 2015
Earlier this morning was the Winter Solstice in Europe. One of those natural events I like to track and personally note each year. The official start of Winter. And which also means now, slowly, sunsets will start to happen later than the current 4:06 PM.
-
Continue reading →: NY Times “Advanced Techniques” and Other Falsies
At the New York Times there was a recent article about Canadian wines. Now, I have nothing against Canadian wines. But I do have an issue when the article calls basic physics (gravity flow) an “advanced technique“. I have done nothing but gravity flow in my winery, and I can…
-
Continue reading →: Our Turán (Agria) Is Now AvailableAfter many years of planting and growing the new vines, our Turán (known as Agria in North America) wines are now available. See our new tasting notes page in the “Our Wine” menu item above, or direct at: https://stcoemgen.com/agria-turan/
-
Continue reading →: Doing It Wrong, And Proud Of It.According to the local village scuttlebutt/gossip, I do everything wrong. For example, how dare I leave leaves lying on the ground where they can decompose and return nutrients to the tree. The “right” way to do it is to rake up the leaves, and then while they still have…
-
Continue reading →: Indian Summer FlowersWe have had quite a warm Indian Summer here in November. Daytime temperatures have been as warm as 25°C (77°F) last week and I worked outside on many a sunny day this month in a t-shirt. And to celebrate, a few wildflowers gave us a last bloom before the winter.
-
Continue reading →: Nut Season: AlmondsIn addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is orchard season, especially with nuts. Today I am highlighting our almonds. Like walnuts, almonds are not a true botanical nut, but are classified as a drupe, Nutrition: Almonds are an…
-
Continue reading →: Nut Season: WalnutsIn addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is orchard season, especially with nuts. Today I am highlighting our walnuts. Walnuts are not actually a true botanical nut, but are classified as a drupe, as are cherries, peaches and…
Hello !
Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I invite you to join me loving life and growing things.
Let’s connect
Join the fun!
Stay updated and be notified when new posts become available.
Recent posts
Quick Tags
Agria almonds autumn beets birds brix butternut squash Cabbage cellar work cherries compost construction cooking cucumbers DIY downy mildew drying and dehydrating equinox fall farming festivals firewood fleece flowers food frost fruit fruit trees fungus gardening garlic Gewürztramine grafting grapes hail hand tools harvest health history Irises jazz kale kohlrabi Kéknyelű leeks lettuce low tunnel mulberry no dig nuts onion onions peas peppers pests Pinot Gris Pinot Noir property radish renovating Riesling ripeness ruth stout method salad seedlings seeds snow solstice soup sowing spices spinach spring starters summer Szürkebarát terrace terroir three sisters garden tomatoes tools Tramini trees Turán vegetables veraison vineyard vineyard diseases vineyard work weather wildlife wine wine making wine training wine trimming winter wood heat woodwork work zucchini
Another Tramp Abroad 