r/viticulture • u/rienziEstate • 7d ago

Grapevine crown gall...

Anyone have any good remedies/solutions for grapevine crown gall?

I've used Gallex in the past and that worked great, but it is no longer on the market. I don't plan on doing this, but I have heard from some older grape growers that brushing diesel fuel on the gall is what they used to do back in the day....

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u/24moop 7d ago

Best thing for crown gall is ripping out and replanting

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u/rienziEstate 7d ago

Yeah I am finding that seems the best option.

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u/gabriel-petit868 6d ago

ive heard about some old school tricks like that too lol, might be time to dive back into some grape growing history books

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u/rienziEstate 6d ago

lol I have looked! Milk for powdery and some other old school tricks for other diseases, but did not come across much for crown gall. I have tried burning off small galls with a butane torch, which seems to work for smaller galls on older vines.

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u/tdubois020 6d ago

i always find those old school methods fascinating, funny how they stick around!