I finished pruning the Pinot grigio vines today, but I only have about 25% of the canes tied down (thanks to Vinomaker). It's forecast to rain tomorrow, but I can still tie-down in the rain. Then, on to the Cabernet Sauvignon vines.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Eek, a bud!
I finished pruning the Pinot grigio vines today, but I only have about 25% of the canes tied down (thanks to Vinomaker). It's forecast to rain tomorrow, but I can still tie-down in the rain. Then, on to the Cabernet Sauvignon vines.
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Just last night talking with a few FLakes winemakers I learned that thus far, the 2014 is at least 50% short of its buds.
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.
If we were to experience bud break weather for a stretch and then go back to winter, the crop would be a total loss.
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.
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.
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?
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