Tasha Tuesday

In recent years, plowing between vine rows has become a preferred method of weed control in the vineyard parcels around us. Unfortunately for us, the practice makes walking between those rows unpleasant, even difficult and dangerous. There are a few parcels, however, where the growers mow the tall grasses that grow between the rows instead of plowing and the ground stays relatively level and pleasant to walk on. This is one of those parcels.

Tasha enjoys the grassy spaces between grape vine rows.

I don't know what makes a grower choose one method over the other. They're certainly not obliged to maintain a pleasant hiking environment for those of us who walk out there. I wonder if they would prefer us to stay on the roads and tractor paths and out of the vine rows altogether, although no one has ever said anything to us about that.

Tasha likes to walk between the vines. She finds it much more interesting than the rocky dirt road, and it's probably more comfortable for her little paw pads. So I'm happy that there are still a few places where we can do it.