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Hi Tim I think you are a little early for micro nutrients. With mature vines, the best time for the micro nutrients is after you see the little clusters form and before the flowers open. Now with new vines you want to remove those little clusters so I’d say perhaps two weeks after you see (and...

Well, it was in the 70s today in the vineyard- and headed to the 80s this weekend. My Grenache primary buds along with a few Syrah primary buds are toast. In better news, the secondary buds are all pushing so I should get a crop anyway - just won’t have to thin as much!!! Everything else has...

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If they are second year vines and did well last year, I’d skip the tubes… if you cut them way back, I’d install until any danger of frost is passed and you have decent bud break - say three inches of growth.

In year one, I used them on every vine until the fall when I removed them to help the plants move into dormancy. In year two, I reinstalled them on perhaps 20% of the vines with the decision based upon how aggressively I pruned the vine back. If I cut back to 18 inches or below ( my irrigation...

Congrats on getting vines in the ground!! Just commented on another thread so I’ll do the same here - I’m a bit concerned that the canes on your vines will grow out through the holes in the wire and will be compromised. I’d suggest switching to either the milk carton or plastic tube grow tubes.

Hadn’t thought about the canes getting snagged on the holes in the wire but that seems like a real risk / probability. Good move to switch.

I used the round plastic ones but either way, I am a huge fan. They protect from vermin as well as overspray and also act as a greenhouse, giving the plants a jump start. What weeds I did have in the tube were easily removed by sliding the tube up a couple of inches and pulling out via the...

Interesting setup for racking. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Well, the Grenache - which is at the bottom of the hill in my vineyard and which was the first to push this spring - didn’t like 31 degrees…

That’s good news. Pictures look fine!!

Well, 32 degrees this am… started around 5 and will probably last until the sun comes up. Hopefully that’s not quite cold enough or long enough but I guess I’ll know in a couple of days….

It’s just tonight - then we are climbing up to overnight lows of around 50 by the end of next week. Highs low 80s so I’m expecting a real push.

Yikes!! Not what you want to see in the forecast just as buds emerge... Up here in Templeton, I am hoping the weather guys are right and it stays at 34 as the low.... fingers crossed for you (and me)

We had two inches - mostly overnight- and now we are scheduled for intermittent showers. Loving every drop!

350 in one session- I’ll bet you are sore! I’m pretty sure rain is headed your way to give those plants a nice drink - and you get a breather :)

Well, it took three days but the vineyard is all mowed. I mowed each section twice - the first time in the morning at four inches - as high as the mower would go. I’d then have lunch and take care of other stuff while the plants stood back up again. Then, around 2, I’d mow again at 2.5 inches...

Well, how things change in a month! I started mowing the cover crop yesterday- look at the difference between this picture and the one in post 204. In many places the crop is higher that the cordons - e.g. more than 36 inches!

Welcome to WMT! As for mixing and matching the rows, I would put some kind of marker on the support post designating what it is - and make a map of the vineyard so you have the same info on paper as vineyard markers fade over time… trust me on that one - fabric ribbons, paint, and sharpies...

Thanks. I often have empties for a month or two. I like to bottle in July or August and then reuse the barrel with the harvest that fall - so typically adding wine in September or October. That window of time has been the subject of much discussion- store it full of something so it doesn’t dry...