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Jiudii aaiu nit uug wiiiwn bothers grapes most is the Japanese beetle, who eats the leaves, not the grapes, but weakens the vine enough to interfere with grape production. Other problems to contend with are Black Rot and Powdery Mildew, both of which plague area grape growers. Stuart suggested that those interested in cultivating grapes get the publications from the extension office on their care. "That’s where I get my information,” he said.
Stuart said that grapes don’t really need any fertilizer, although some growers turn under a green manure between the rows. ‘‘Some people that I’ve given grape vines to have made that mistake," he said. “They’ve fertilized too heavily and gotten rank green growth and small, sparse grapes/’ ■
Stuart said that the European settlers here did not establish the American grapes. “They were here” he said. “When Leif Ericson landed on the Eastern coast he called the country Vineland because of the wild grapes growing so prolifically.” Stuart said that the American varieties tolerated a pest called the root louse. “When AmericanEuropean trade imported the root louse to Europe, several wine-growing countries were faced with ruin," he said. The problem was solved by using the American tolerant varieties for stock and grafting on the European vines.
Stuart sells his grapes during good years but said that this year he won’t really have any more grapes to sell.
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