As a former motorcycle safety instructor, I would tell my students that I had 2 motorcycle accidents caused by a distracted car driver. I survived both because of my helmet. No one cared.
Went to my newly planted grape vines feeling smug, then noticed that 30% of leaves are dead. Talked to neighbor and he said we had a lot of frost two nights past. Temperature was predicted to drop to 42, so much for assuming.
I left the top 3 buds grow, then when shoots were a foot or so, I kept the strongest one and tied to stake. Not sure if this approach is the best method, but worked well for mine.
Have recently sold my farm, vineyard. I have always been suspicious of excessive wind damaging the vines. After sending samples of live and dead canes to a lab and consulting with two agronomist and finding no disease, all that's left is wind. 90% of canes are completely dead and very...
Sold my farm, no pruning this year, I always enjoyed pruning as spring, new growth, and new ideas for this year's crop is just around the corner. I am replanting a new vineyard in May. So hopefully all works out.