April in the Vineyard

We have been very fortunate in our vineyard this spring.  Many Texas vineyards have suffered from the late freezes during the last couple of weeks.  Luckily, we are far enough south that we have dodged that woe for now.  We’re sad for our friends though to the north and west who have lost a significant portion of their crop.

Here we are instead worried about the deer.  In the beginning, the deer were no trouble, but recently they have been grazing a few vines here and there, so that will have to stop.

As far as the grapes go, the chardonnay is just barely starting to bloom, but mostly the fresh green shoots are growing right now.  Getting the carbohydrate factories ready to absorb the sunlight in the leaves and then transfer those sugars to the grapes.   Baby Grape and I have been working the last couple of days to make sure that the vines are secure to the trellising.  We took a break in the evening primrose and snapped this picture.