I don't really know, lesle. Although I live in Burgundy I don't know an awful lot about wine. It's obviously something to do with organic farming, but wht ATERNATE rows? I came across this on the web:
"Work on the soil is kept to a minimum; we do light harrowing between alternate rows of vines, as half of the rows have stable grass growth, and hoeing along the line itself in order to reduce the competition from the grass growing close to the plants." I don't know whether that sheds any light on the matter?
Your second paragraph states the answer, I think. --- "But what alternate rows?"
In the photograph, in the center, you see a row of grass running foreground to background. Then, looking either right or left, you see a line of vines, stobs, and wire, likewise running foreground to background; then a row of, I now understand, harrowed ground; then another row of vines, etc.; and then a row of grass again. --- Anyhow, thank you again. Please, no further reply is needed, I've burdened you enough, already.
Perhaps this will give you a better idea of the set-up, lesle.
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Barnaby
Yes, it does. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe grass rows alternate every other one; the first seven photographs of vineyards I find using google do NOT have that every other pattern.
Any idea why that is done here?
-lesle
I don't really know, lesle. Although I live in Burgundy I don't know an awful lot about wine. It's obviously something to do with organic farming, but wht ATERNATE rows?
ReplyDeleteI came across this on the web:
"Work on the soil is kept to a minimum; we do light harrowing between alternate rows of vines, as half of the rows have stable grass growth, and hoeing along the line itself in order to reduce the competition from the grass growing close to the plants."
I don't know whether that sheds any light on the matter?
Thanks, Barnaby.
ReplyDeleteYour second paragraph states the answer, I think.
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"But what alternate rows?"
In the photograph, in the center, you see a row of grass running foreground to background. Then, looking either right or left, you see a line of vines, stobs, and wire, likewise running foreground to background; then a row of, I now understand, harrowed ground; then another row of vines, etc.; and then a row of grass again.
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Anyhow, thank you again. Please, no further reply is needed, I've burdened you enough, already.