Alex spent the morning and I the afternoon yesterday pruning. He concentrated on Rondo and Solaris whicle I tackled the young vines -- Albarino, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Rondo and Solaris were pretty straightforward as we had been pruning them already. The younger vines were being allowed to grow long and wide so we could select the primaries to train upward and out. It took a good deal of observation to determine which shoots to cut away and which to train. I made good progress.
I have a hard time reaching the shoots above the wires so I work with a fish box as an elevation stand. Whenever I step off, Ghostie steps up. I think she likes it because the grass is wet and cold. Yesterday it was bitter cold with a constant wind of about 15-20 knots. Today, it was calm in the morning so it didn't feel as cold but when the clouds arrived, and with them a bit of wind, it brought a numbing cold. We persevered and got the entire vineyard done. Now we will walk through editing as we go, and then we clean up the mess.
Tomorrow, I plan to resume the pruning of the orchard. We still have three apples to finish, and our plum tree is slightly uprooted so we have to figure out what to do. Fortunately, our fine weather is to continue.
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