Early morning, viagra buy just after 7:00 am. Temperature 2C. Pruning done except Riesling. Just waiting for it to dry out enough to start mulching the cuttings. If the ground is too wet the tractor makes one hell of a mess. These are special moments on the vineyard. It makes getting up early worthwhile!
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Whilst pruning Chardonnay and ignoring the rain shower I looked up and saw this magnificent rainbow. Makes the whole day worthwhile.
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I have been asked this many times and also asked myself! Even Kerry Sims, who gave us Gary cannot recollect when that happened, only that he was four years old at the time. A search through iPhoto has found the earliest picture of Gary dated June 2002. That would make him 16 years old as
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Today’s local paper recorded the passing of Egon, who in his working years was the engineer at a big timber mill in Lilydale. Like Egon, that has also lapsed. In my early days at Providence. Egon was a great help to me, making a number of specialised machinery items that allowed me to work in
Removing the nets After the strong gale-force winds we experienced during vintage, health net removal was done in less than two days immediately following vintage. In contrast, site the weather conditions were ideal: sun, about it calm and beautiful! Getting nets off the vines, which is all done by hand and household brooms (we broke
“Two Days in May” 365 days of effort, combatting the weather, feral animals, birds, mud, grass and wasps came to an end in just two days. On 3 and 4 May we picked our Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. A little later than usual (Global Cooling?) As has been the case for the past 14
The culmination of a year’s efforts on the vineyard has come to an end. This weekend, not only do I celebrate my birthday but we pick Pinot Noir (Saturday); Chardonnay and Riesling (Sunday). Despite the complications caused by the close proximity of Anzac long weekend and Easter (everybody has nicked off on holidays!) and Tasmania
As my friend from Frogmore Creek, Tony Scherer would say: “It’s Hang Time!”. This that time when there is nothing we can do to the vines. The grapes have all gone through veraison (colour change, or softening to be precise) and their bloom is their natural protection from moulds. The vineyard is fully netted and
Last week was a tough one, and they happen from time to time. A preventative spray was due for powdery mildew. The blocks at the top of the vineyard do not have sufficient end space to use the Lamborghini so we tow the spray unit with a 14 HP Kubota lawn mower fitted with tractor
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Open lyre Chardonnay – canopy separated Tom and Ally “Hit the Wall” This time of the year at Providence signifies the approaching end of the high growth period for the vine canopies. The most difficult one to manage are the “Open Lyre” trellises developed in France at the University of Bordeaux – viticulturally close
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