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Vineyard August 8 & 9 2015

Ahhh, the vines are looking good this weekend. Some have grown so much that I have had to do a lot of tying up. Some are still struggling to break out of the grow tubes. I am seriously worried about Norton # 5, which is small and a little sickly looking. Norton’s are supposed to

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Vineyard July 25 & 26 2015

Well, the Japanese beetles came back very hungry. Since I can only spray on the weekend when we’re there, it gets washed off during the first rain and allows the beetles free rein.  So, I sprayed again and we’ll see how it goes. Most of the vines are doing great, with 21 out of 24 vines

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May 17 2015, Sunday

E & I ran up to the mountains on Sunday morning so I could check on the vines and water them thoroughly. There was a very light rain, so the irrigation was still needed. Rainfall did not even register in the weather station. The Chardonel continues to be way ahead of the pack as far

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