I still have some replanting to do, however. A week ago, I drove over to Novavine, a grapevine nursery in Sonoma, to pick up some green-growing Cabernet Sauvignon (clone 337) bench grafts, but I've been a bit too busy to do anything with them. And now it is forecast to be 100°F, or higher, for the next few days - not exactly ideal planting temperatures. But in they must go.
Overall, I am happy with the growing season thus far. Fruit set in all four of Vinoland's grape varieties looks good. I'm a little surprised at how advanced the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are, despite my almost calamitous timing as to exactly when to begin pruning this year. Apparently the vines have forgiven me.
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VG: The 337 clone appears to be fairly popular; any special reason you chose that one?
everything had better be spick and span for inspection in 2 weeks time, you had better train them young uns pronto...mine are well trained...well nearly.
natura ignoscit
a new aphorism?
NHW: Yes, it's quite popular here in Napa and, of course, in it's Bordeaux home. Primary consideration was that because it is a French clone it might fully ripen in chilly Coombsville.
Thud: If you haven't trained them, Auntie Vinogirl will give them a crash course in viticulture.
2B: Latin is great: you can see the origin of pardon in "ignoscit" - so please ignore my silly puns.
Looks really healthy and green to my untrained eye. Someone gave me a vine for indoors but kevin did not water while I was away, they make the grooviest indoor plants because they just grow all over the show
ALW: My grandfather used to grow anything he could from seeds or cuttings, anything. One year he grew a grapevine from seed and I remember it climbing around the inside of the spare bedroom window. And yes, it was quite fetching :)
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