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If you plant them. They will grow.

5/24/2010

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Of course, there was quite a bit more, (hours, sweat, preparation, concern, soil temp. increase, root growth, photosynthesis...), involved in the journey to emergence for their new little leaves. Some are moving along quickly through the stages of growth, some more slowly, and a few---not at all, which we will be replacing ASAP.
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We are seeing: dormant, early bud swell, late bud swell, bud burst, and 1-3" shoots.
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We finished watering the vines a second time on Saturday (5.22) and should not need to water again for another couple weeks. (Introducing our makeshift hydrant in the upper left picture.)

We are currently re-setting some of the vines that settled a bit much after watering, and taking inventory on vines that had some issues, (e.g. no green tissue), more than likely, prior to planting.

Fence update.

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We are getting pretty anxious to get the remaining fence up considering we now have growth on the vines and deer will be interested... We haven't seen any damage or footprints of deer yet, however, if anyone is missing a horse---we did see some tracks about the vineyard. We didn't have any damage from that. They got very close to the vines, but curiously, didn't step directly on them...
Evidence...
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Three of the many hand collected rolls of barbed wire by Will while taking down fence along the road.
We have begun pounding posts for the fence along the North end of the road and we are in discussion of where to position the South end.
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Donna
5/25/2010 01:06:27 pm

How exciting to see the buds and leaves! I love the picture of the stem with the buds and the sign of what type of grapes planted.

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Cory
7/12/2010 12:50:13 pm

I'm so glad to see leaves!!!! By the way, if you need some help with the deer, just let me know, I can be there in 10 hours.

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