Two year old New York Muscat under threatening summer sky. General comments: The most amazing thing about the vineyard this summer was the tremendous growth that took place. Top growers were the Marquette, Petite Pearl, Riesling and Chardonnay. The Marquette was so vigorous that it was necessary to allow a crop of grapes to ripen. […]
Vine survival: The 14 acre upper section of Johnston Vineyards was planted last spring, a third of which consisted of vinifera vines. The Cabernet Foch/3309 2 year bare root plants did reasonably well but the one year potted vines nearly all died. The root ball was not disturbed. It rained often after planting. They were […]
Klaus Sudbrack and his crew of Europeans from Shemogue Custom and Trellis arrived in early June and planted all 14 acres in 4 days with their mechanical planter. They kept the rows perfectly straight with laser guidance. Everything went smoothly and the weather was perfect. Blue grow tubes were put on all 14000 vines by […]
Johnston Vineyards (JV) started working with LP Consulting Solutions (lise.leblanc@eastlink.ca; phone 902-256-2636) in 2015 to develop a NMP (nutrient management plan) and to ask questions about the soil. Lise charges 1500$ for a comprehensive NMP which is fully refunded by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture (NSDA) via the Home Grown Success Program (Home Grown […]
