This year the grapes didn't ripen very well -- they have low sugars (10-13 brix) and won't make good wine. The low sugars are due to the downy...
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Update from the Vines: Rose Chafers
by Izzy and Alex Krantz, Gathering Ground InternsAs we reflect on the past five weeks of the Gathering Ground internship, the smell of dead Rose...
Gathering Ground looking at solutions to destructive beetles
This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. By Sheridan Ash, Gathering Ground intern 2019 marks the second year that Gathering...
Planning Ahead for the Rose Chafer
First published in the Washington Island Observer By Russell Rolffs, Gathering Ground executive director Recently I saw a sign at the...
Save the Date: Dinner in the Vineyard
Mark your calendars! Dinner in the Vineyard 2019 will be held Thursday, August 29. Save the date and start making your plans to join us on...
Where will grapes go? #Grapewatch2017
We've been waiting, measuring, hoping the grapes into a ripened state. And it's worked. Both the red and white grapes have increased in Brix! So...
RSVP for Grape Harvest 2017!
Are you planning on joining us for Grape Harvest? Let us know. Use this link to RSVP. Harvest Schedule Thursday, Oct 12: 1-5 pmFriday, Oct 13: 9-12...
How to Use a Refractometer
I personally love technology that isn't digital. There is something so refreshing about tools that are easy to use, need no battery, have no screen....
Join the Harvest #GrapeWatch2017
What will you need to join in the fun? Garden clippers. If you have a pair, bring them! Gathering Ground has a small supply of clippers that we will...
Update on the Vineyard
As of May 6, Tim Lyons, with the help of Russell Rolffs and a few other intermittent volunteers, had pruned 75 percent of the five acre vineyard at...