We dodged a bullet in the vineyards for the last two nights. The weather turned cold after Mothers Day here in Hershey. A cold front swept down from the Northwest and brought the cold winds and clear skies. I found it hard to sleep but knew there was nothing we could do. When we woke up, the temperature on the thermometer said 34 degree and there was frost in the cool, low spots. The sun came out and after work I drove up to view the damage. As you can see the vines have full 6-8" shoots and bud clusters. Every 5th plant has a leaf that was nipped by the frost but none of the flower clusters are damaged. What a relief. Now, as the days get warmer and the sun gets brighter we have nothing to worry about... Except drought, mildew, insects and birds. We are almost guaranteed a bumper crop! Keep your fingers crossed.
We dodged a bullet in the vineyards for the last two nights. The weather turned cold after Mothers Day here in Hershey. A cold front swept down from the Northwest and brought the cold winds and clear skies. I found it hard to sleep but knew there was nothing we could do. When we woke up, the temperature on the thermometer said 34 degree and there was frost in the cool, low spots. The sun came out and after work I drove up to view the damage. As you can see the vines have full 6-8" shoots and bud clusters. Every 5th plant has a leaf that was nipped by the frost but none of the flower clusters are damaged. What a relief. Now, as the days get warmer and the sun gets brighter we have nothing to worry about... Except drought, mildew, insects and birds. We are almost guaranteed a bumper crop! Keep your fingers crossed.
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