It's the 23rd of March, and we've only had 36.1 mm of rain so far this month. It's chilly and breezy today, but our mean temperature for March to date is a balmy 8.7C. We've had so much sunshine that we should do pretty well on solar power generation this month. The grass was growing fast but Alex managed to mow it yesterday.
I walked the vineyard today and checked on the status of vine development. Buds are beginning to swell as the cycle returns. Once again the Rondo and Solaris are ahead of the others. I sprinkled some white mustard seeds in the new Rondo row as a companion crop. We'll see if they germinate because a mouse got into the packet and gorged herself. It's supposed to be a super green manure. You are supposed to cut it and leave it as a mulch.
The donkeys were playful today and followed Ghostie and me around as we traversed the vineyard, marching, rolling, and galloping in their field. They've been spending a lot of time in the shed even with the good weather. They seem to love it. We heard that the other two boys, named Paeder and Liam, are ready now having been gelded. So we should be getting two more. Finian who was an option has laminitis and needs to be watched so he won't be joining them. Five donkeys are plenty. I'm happy with three. I wonder how the young ones will get along with Brucie and the girls.
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| Ghostie keeping a close watch |
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| Rondo buds |
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| More Rondo |
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| Solaris bud |
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| Solaris buds |
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| Chardonnay buds |
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| Pinot Noir buds |
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| The vineyard tidied up |
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| Blanche, Ursula and Bruce |
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