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Budbreak in the vineyard

Budbreak is the period when the dormant grapevine comes forth with new growth. This is when green tissue becomes visable and a fuzzy protusion appears. In a week or two depending on the weather, green tissue will appear and this eventually becomes a shoot. Notice how the buds are forming elongated shoots. These will grow to the top wire and will hold the fruit that will be appearing in the next month.

Here in Hamilton Oaks Vineyard we have never used any pesticides or herbicides. We bring in lady bugs to roam the vineyard and keep it clean of unwanted insects. The gopher snakes and the Redtail hawks keep the vineyard free of gophers.

As the sun goes down the night crew (Barn owls) take their place in the maintenance of moles, gophers and mice. We have some nice oak trees here that harbor these wonderful birds, which have become an everyday occurrence at the winery.