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Steve Noobie
Oregon


On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:55:57 GMT, "William Frazier"
> wrote:

>Excuse me for living Bob. Sorry to have stirred you up. Funny though,
>seems like you just recently suggested visiting local vineyards to find out
>about their spraying programs. Guess it's OK if you make the suggestion.
>
>"Where did your wife get her KC "master" gardeners license??? In a gumball
>machine?" Well Bob, here in Kansas people take courses from the County
>Extension Agent to become Master Gardeners. Is it different where you live?
>
>Bill Frazier
>Olathe, Kansas
>
> wrote in message
oups.com...
>> Bill,
>>
>> Stop trying to pat yourself on the back because you grow grapes. There
>> is no mysterious secret to growing them and any "master gardener"
>> should know WHERE TO GO to get the info. That's what makes people
>> masters, not that they know everything but whether they know where to
>> go and find out. Every problem I've ever had with grapes happen to ALOT
>> of other plants. Nutrient defiecienies, fungus, crown gall, pests
>> etc..... If I were to have taken your advise and went to the only
>> vineyard in my area that grows commercially, my vines would be dead.
>> Their vineyard is an abortion. Trust me , I know. I'd give it about 1
>> more year and EVERY vine is gonna be dead. So your advise while getting
>> YOU off the hook doesn't really apply in ALL cicumstances. I'd trust my
>> local plant people over the local commercial viticultrualist ANY TIME.
>> I'm not afraid to give my opinion on my experiences growing grapes,
>> which happen to be commercially and I 'm not one to give the cop out
>> answer of "check with the locals who grow them". ANYONE could give
>> that advise. I assume the posters here want OUR advise and OUR
>> experiences else they would they be posting here in the first place.
>> right?
>>
>> Bob
>>
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