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Well we finally done did it!
I just ordered my first vines thisevening. Six vines for our farm in the Wet Mountains of Colorado, at9200 feet, and four vines for our county community garden in the townof Westcliffe at 7880 feet.
The variety I chose is the Marquette-potted vines from Red Dog Nursery. They should be here between Mid-May and early June. Plenty of time to set things up.
I'm going to place these vines on agentle south face slope with good soil. I still have prep work to dowhen the snows melt. The cordon/ trellis type, I'm still decidingupon. I'm think of double trunks, painted white due to the extremesin weather and intense sunlight.
Any ideas are welcome!
If the snow melts enough this weekend,I'll post some pics of the intended vineyard.
The reason I'm only doing six plants,is for an experiment to see what will happen. I've heard of somesuccess stories in the high altitude vineyards here in the RockyMountains, perhaps we will be one of them!
Does anyone have suggestions oncompanion planting with vines- like legumes or such to assist ingrowth?
Excited!
Randy Hansen
I just ordered my first vines thisevening. Six vines for our farm in the Wet Mountains of Colorado, at9200 feet, and four vines for our county community garden in the townof Westcliffe at 7880 feet.
The variety I chose is the Marquette-potted vines from Red Dog Nursery. They should be here between Mid-May and early June. Plenty of time to set things up.
I'm going to place these vines on agentle south face slope with good soil. I still have prep work to dowhen the snows melt. The cordon/ trellis type, I'm still decidingupon. I'm think of double trunks, painted white due to the extremesin weather and intense sunlight.
Any ideas are welcome!
If the snow melts enough this weekend,I'll post some pics of the intended vineyard.
The reason I'm only doing six plants,is for an experiment to see what will happen. I've heard of somesuccess stories in the high altitude vineyards here in the RockyMountains, perhaps we will be one of them!
Does anyone have suggestions oncompanion planting with vines- like legumes or such to assist ingrowth?
Excited!
Randy Hansen