Thursday, April 5, 2012

2012 Growing season is underway in Napa


Harvest is still a long way off but this is where it all starts. The vines are starting to come to life after a winter of dormancy.  The buds at this point are very sensitive to extreme cold temperatures.  Here you see the newly active buds covered in ice from a sprinkler system.  Ironically, the ice warms the buds to protect them from getting below 30 degrees where they will be killed off.

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