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September 2007

In the vineyard - September

22 September 2007

Any pruning not absolutely, definitely finished in August, has to be actually finished by now, because September heralds budburst. First leaf begins to appear in the Chardonnay about 14—20 th and a week later in the Pinot. The steady Eastward march of close-spaced low and high pressure systems for the next few weeks can produce winds that blow dogs off chains, so getting a preventative Sulphur, or Seaweed spray onto the fresh shoots usually means a pre-sparrows start to the day, before the breeze kicks in.

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