Archive for June 28th, 2011

Canopy Management, Part II

Here’s some pictures from the weekend class at DuCard Vineyard, thanks to classmate Margaret Frazier, who I have no doubt will one day soon be producing very high quality Virginia wines.

This is the hedger used to trim the tops of the vines in the lyre trellis. It's a bit hard to tell, but the arm of the hedger has whirling blades on both sides, which cuts one arm of the vines.

 

Another shot of the hedger

After gaining some confidence, I was able to thin the canopy pretty quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viognier vines at DuCard after the canopy was thinned. A thing of beauty.

 

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