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final four rows were planted last year, and 90 days passed before there was any more.
Satellite positioning “Using GPS ensured the vines were planted in exactly the right position, 1m apart in the row and 2m across the rows,” says James. “Then each one had a metal rod put in alongside it, and a tree guard to protect against grazing. The following winter, posts were installed for trellising, a series of foliage wires to hold the canopy in place, and the vines were pruned back to ground level. “We hadn’t budgeted on getting a crop until 2020, but last sum- mer conditions were perfect and we saw fantastic growth. So, af- ter meeting with Vine-Works and Ridgeview, we decided to prune for
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Last summer conditions were perfect and we saw fantastic growth
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harvest this year rather than next. It will be a small harvest but it will be good to have a dry run on a small scale: we’re on a big learn- ing curve.” During April and May, four Ex-
frost fans, imported from Austral- ia with 40 per cent Leader fund- ing, keep air flowing through the vineyard so that cold air can’t settle. They turn on automatical- ly when temperatures dip below 2C and alert James if they are not working. “We want frost during the win- ter to give the vines a good rest, but late frosts can kill the developing buds and create ongoing problems for the following year. We also have two Soil Moisture Sense weather stations in the vineyard and they >>
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