The leaves grow from a central crown and in the summer the plant produces flower spikes that resemble grape hyacinth (Muscari ... in the spring after the last frost or in the fall before the first ...

He also said vineyards in Northeastern Wisconsin are usually a couple of weeks behind vineyards in southern Wisconsin where a weekend frost damaged grape shoots that had emerged.

Part of the problem Sunday was that it was too cold for wind machines, which many wineries and grape growers own, to prevent the frost from taking hold. Ferrante, whose family has been in the wine ...

County Executive PJ Wendel discusses challenges local grape farmers have due to the late April frost. PORTLAND – Possibly 75% of the concord grape harvest in Chautauqua County may have been damaged by ...

Obviously, grape and other fruit growers don’t have the same easy options to minimize the potential damage that a frost could do to their crops. Some of the early-ripening grapes already have ...

Erdle said it might be the worst frost damage to grapes in 35 years, though final estimates aren’t in yet. Mark Chien, viticulture extension educator at the Penn State Extension, said there ...

Winemakers in France fought frost with fire when a drop in temperatures threatened grape crops this week. It's a stark contrast to temperatures over the winter with some areas in Europe ...

Bellevalia pycnantha — a.k.a. Muscari paradoxum — is a grape- hyacinth relative whose flowers can provide an even deeper blue. Dichelostemma "Pink Diamond" might be listed by your favorite ...

Not all grape hyacinths are blue: Muscari macrocarpum, right, is yellow and smells of bananas. Entry £1, plants for sale, refreshments.

It is not uncommon to see helicopters mustering cattle in north-west Queensland, but now they are being used to prevent frost damage. A grape grower says frost damage would be a major setback to ...