tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post7167304650796553018..comments2023-10-14T06:44:00.218-07:00Comments on Vinsanity: Eek, a bud!Vinogirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-37174873934192547672014-03-02T22:19:20.628-08:002014-03-02T22:19:20.628-08:00Tomasso: Well, Vitis vinifera is not as cold tole...Tomasso: Well, Vitis vinifera is not as cold tolerant as American grape species. I heard in some places in the NE they bend vines down and cover them with straw. Have you ever seen that?Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-24614971917268755402014-03-02T08:23:21.042-08:002014-03-02T08:23:21.042-08:00A length of cane, and then some buds are visibly f...A length of cane, and then some buds are visibly frozen to death in place--a final assessment of the damage is possible in spring.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-8618662074768570832014-03-01T12:37:27.589-08:002014-03-01T12:37:27.589-08:00Tomasso: How are the vines "50% short" ...Tomasso: How are the vines "50% short" of their buds? I can't imagine them just falling off, even in freezing weather, when the vines are dormant. I'm intrigued.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-54470181060679050842014-02-28T06:02:25.668-08:002014-02-28T06:02:25.668-08:00Just last night talking with a few FLakes winemake...Just last night talking with a few FLakes winemakers I learned that thus far, the 2014 is at least 50% short of its buds. <br /><br />This has been the coldest and longest winter in decades. The roller coaster from zero to the 40s wreaks havoc as the vines try to adapt--with each temperature plunge, the vines are thrown into confusion. <br /><br />If we were to experience bud break weather for a stretch and then go back to winter, the crop would be a total loss.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com