Sunday, June 17, 2012
Of the fields.
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I was very surprised today to see a small stand of large hop clover (Trifolium campestre) still growing in Vinoland. A native of Europe, this cool-season clover should be just about at an end for 2012. With it's distinctive hop flower-like blooms already beginning to turn brown as they go to seed, the days on which an industrious ladybird can clamber over this clover's cheery-looking flowers are well and truly numbered. Never mind, this beneficial legume will hopefully be back next year to continue to work it's nitrogen-fixing magic on Vinoland's soil.
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Vinogirl English Dictionary.
- Buddy - n. : Buddies/Budettes. The undeveloped or embryonic shoots on a Vinoland grapevine, each individual one a dear and close friend.
- Oenol•o•gy - n. : a science that deals with wine and wine making
- Vin•san•i•ty - n. : a deranged state of mind usually occurring when the love of wine drives you crazy
- Vi•no•dog - n. : faithful canine accomplice, doggedly concerned with all things vino
- Vi•no•land - n. : the happiest place on earth
- Vi•ti•cul•ture - n. : the cultivation or culture of grapes
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Vinomaker: The winemaking husband.
Vinodog 2: The current vineyard dog.
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Atlas Peak Alchy: Atlas Peak wino.
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8 comments:
Nitrogen: food of the gods...
Sandra, I've been waiting since May 8, for you to notice my lady-bugs in this picture at the link below, but they are a bit obscure. But now you've put that bug in my head I just have to make mention of it, and they are on English china as well! ;-)
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I'm sorry, I should have addressed you as Vinogirl, instead of another blogger (Sandra) I regularly visit.
My latest squeeze, as you know, is Syngenta.What you didn't know is that we have a 'factory'which cultivates Ladybirds.Now your Ladybug may not be a Syngentan GM Hybrid,but one day,who knows?As an aside...You would not believe the size of my Plums!!!
You have a nitrogen fixation!
Thomas: Washed down with a nice glass of wine.
NHW: Very nice ladybirds...what pattern is that china?
LR: In the garden centres here one can buy bags of ladybirds...I doubt that they are Syngenta-birds however.
Thud: I do, I know.
You've captured that ladybird (almost wrote bug) perfectly.
ALW: Bird vs bug...don't go over to the dark side!!!
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