The good the bad and the bunch-rot
Posted by Ian on Nov 6, 2013 | Comments Off on The good the bad and the bunch-rot As we moved into the 4th year of the vines the basic lesson we got was that whatever you learned last year is probably irrelevant because weather conditions are infuriatingly inconsistent. The season started with near-perfect growing conditions (although this also applies to weeds, wasps, fruit flies and cut-worms as well as grapes), and this lasted well into August. Then the rains started,...read more