It's a very exciting day! Our homegrown Riesling grapevines are showing signs of happy roots. For the first time, several have grown past their protective green grow tubes! Of the 54 stalks we planted back in February 2006, we've got 50 still happy, living, and viable.
Our soil is very rocky; we're on an old volcanic bed. We have been assuming that once the vines are able to plow down through the rock and establish roots, we will have some pretty strong plants. So far our educated guessing is proving mostly true.
Next step: figure out how to protect these new taller vines from being munched by deer.
Our soil is very rocky; we're on an old volcanic bed. We have been assuming that once the vines are able to plow down through the rock and establish roots, we will have some pretty strong plants. So far our educated guessing is proving mostly true.
Next step: figure out how to protect these new taller vines from being munched by deer.
6 comments:
Congratulations! I'll trade a taste of the Red Ass Rhubarb for one of your first products---whenever that might be! :-)
Deal!
Doesn't the other wine nut have a say in this?
Oh, that's right. You don't like rhubarb. How about a half-bottle of the estate wine as the trade, then?
Hey, I don't like rhubarb either, but the wine wasn't bad. Besides, I couldn't resist buying a bottle with a name like that!
Your grapes a growing better than our watermelon. But at least we don't have to worry about deers.
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