It is now. We are finally having the warm days of summer and no forest fires in the area yet. But as you can see below, a few unexpected weather events happened before August.
Unheard of late snow in the Valley
Mother Nature continues to throw curve balls at our attempts to be farmers. This year the growing season started with a late winter/early spring frost in our area. There was initial concern that up to 50% of the crop might be lost, as the untimely cold spell came right at bud break. A grape bud is comprised of three smaller sections, known as the primary, secondary, and tertiary. The primary bud, which was present on most of our plants at the time of the extreme temperatures, contains the shoot with the flo