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Summer 2008 in the Vineyard

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Two frost events this spring seriously damaged this years crop.

Freezing temperatures in late April damaged a lot of buds but it was mainly a "thinning" event.

The second freeze was around Memorial Day weekend when the vines were pushing a lot of buds and grape clusters were visible. The damage was very light up near the top of the hill by our sales stand, but was much worse down the hill on the East end of the vineyard. Damage varied from 10% to 75% loss, some varieties were hit harder than others and even different areas in the rows. The pictures show shoots next to each other in the same row - some damaged & some fine.

On the good side, since we have many different varieties we will still have lots of grapes to pick. Even the ones with less crop may ripen earlier and be sweeter. We will have more updates in the fall. Click on image to enlarge it.

May and June are very busy months and we had a lot of rain in June. We are busy now controlling molds weeds caused by the weather. At least the rain makes the rows easier to cultivate.

In July and August there is more cultivating, mowing and preparing for our harvest in September.

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