So... It was about this time two years ago, I was bickering with everyone on the other channel. A comment by Rachel83az led me to digress in the conversation about my daydream of planting a vineyard in my backyard.
I so love realizing a daydream! I have reached year ONE of my Experimental Vineyard 2.0
I planted three varieties of grapevines last year. I planted Viognier, Chambourcin, and Petit verdot. When my rootstock arrived last April the vines were pretty much just twigs with roots. However, they all came to life and grew well over the summer. That was year Zero. Just this weekend all of my vines experienced a very nice bud break. My dream of becoming a vigneron is indeed an exercise in patience. Next spring I'm planning on building my trellis system
I'm waiting just another couple of weeks to replant my tomato seedlings outside. Last year the Paul Robeson variety were the stars of my Experimental Salsa Farm. This year Im planting Black Crim, Better Boy, and some Beef Steak. Later in the season I will be planting some Paprika peppers, hot peppers, and some herbs.
I so love realizing a daydream! I have reached year ONE of my Experimental Vineyard 2.0
I planted three varieties of grapevines last year. I planted Viognier, Chambourcin, and Petit verdot. When my rootstock arrived last April the vines were pretty much just twigs with roots. However, they all came to life and grew well over the summer. That was year Zero. Just this weekend all of my vines experienced a very nice bud break. My dream of becoming a vigneron is indeed an exercise in patience. Next spring I'm planning on building my trellis system
I'm waiting just another couple of weeks to replant my tomato seedlings outside. Last year the Paul Robeson variety were the stars of my Experimental Salsa Farm. This year Im planting Black Crim, Better Boy, and some Beef Steak. Later in the season I will be planting some Paprika peppers, hot peppers, and some herbs.
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