This is what's being protected on cold mornings with fans and smudge pots. There are no fans in the vineyards we live next to, but they have used smudge pots a few times since we've lived here. I haven't seen any this season, yet. There's still about two months of frost danger to go. If the buds freeze, they are likely to die and fall off the vine. Fewer buds equals fewer leaves and, subsequently, fewer grapes.
Buds on the grape vines are growing and new leaves will soon form.
Isn't the cycle of nature amazing?
ReplyDeleteAnd the season starts again.
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn
If it comes to it, I suppose you could always run up a down the rows with a hairdryer.
ReplyDeletelovely ! đź’• it gives me hope of spring
ReplyDeletejudy, Yup!
ReplyDeletebettyann, thank goodness!
mitch, I think I have enough extension cords to do that.
michael, :)