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Bud Swell in the Vineyard!

5/21/2010

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The weather has been perfect the past couple weeks the vines have had their feet in the ground. We received nearly an inch and a half the days following the super successful planting party. It started sprinkling just as we were finishing giving the newly planted vines their first drink, where that water came from, however, an issue in itself. Turned out that rural water had in fact NOT finished the job, and water was not available at that most crucial time. Thanks to the minds and muscles of the Bahnson and Kimberley families, we were able to put together a new plan. As Dad searched his yard for water tanks and trailers, the Kimberley fam. started up a bucket brigade. We became more efficient after my brother let us bring his semi-trailer filled with large water tanks to the site, and Will and Co. modified, (we love modifying machinery), a tank to have three output hoses.
Back to the weather... After the cool, cloudy, and moist days following the planting, the sun came out to warm up the soil.


In the next couple weeks we will be adding some vines (30 of each variety), to the test vineyard. These are promising cultivars that we hope to plant in the future.
.. Click on cultivar name below to view research sheets provided by ISU extension.
Edelweiss
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Sabrevois
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St. Croix
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We are also in search of an Tom Plocher cultivar named, 'Petite Pearl', a seedling of 'St. Croix' for the test vineyard, but it may have to wait until next year...

Ed Swanson, from Cuthills Vineyard and Winery in Pierce, Nebraska also has our interest in some cultivars he has been working on and we are awaiting their release...


We are currently in the process of watering the vines a second time in preparation for the warm and windy days ahead of us. It is so exciting to see some green on the vines that once looked like a stick--- We look forward to the next couple days of warmer weather for bud break!

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