ChrisinCowiche -> RE: Growing Your Own Grapes (3/18/2024 9:10:35 AM)
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Our vineyard did not get much attention last year due my accident and recovery. This year we hope to have a decent crop, make a Syrah at least, and I walked it last Thursday with Abraham to check for freeze damage. Ther was some, but not extensive. We've had a mild winter, but an extra hard freeze a few weeks ago. He indicated he would leave 3-4 buds per cane to give best chance for primary bud fruiting, and his crew pruned on Saturday while we were at Taste Washington. I looked out this morning at first light and everything is pruned down to 2 buds per cane, as "normal". I am hoping he did a broader block assessment and made the right call. We'll see in a few weeks, I guess. Our weather has gone into full spring mode, highs in 60's, lows above freezing, so everything in the valley is going to be budding and blooming in overdrive. Lots of late snow in the mountains has helped with water situation and our property seems fairly wet. Well, as wet as it ever gets here. I'm on 9th leaf/year, which seems hard to believe, and will put off irrigating as long as I can. We have a 2-week trip planned in July, so that may be first time I drench good with the drip before we leave. It is theoretical we could dry-farm here, but still pretty unlikely unless we get some natural rain in June through August.
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