Morning all tis scorching n aboot time too. 
Slating today n im already set up to put a couple of rows on, tis slower as this side has been done off ladders as
I cant get the scaffold round. Pal is coming at 10 so im off he will last a couple of hours then his back will get sore
& he will bugger off. (which is usual lol)
Slating today n im already set up to put a couple of rows on, tis slower as this side has been done off ladders as
I cant get the scaffold round. Pal is coming at 10 so im off he will last a couple of hours then his back will get sore
& he will bugger off. (which is usual lol)
So yous have it now keep it ta much.
That was kind of what I had in my mind's eye before I made it clear I meant the tyre, not her!!
You should pay him more......Morning all tis scorching n aboot time too.
Slating today n im already set up to put a couple of rows on, tis slower as this side has been done off ladders as
I cant get the scaffold round. Pal is coming at 10 so im off he will last a couple of hours then his back will get sore
& he will bugger off. (which is usual lol)
(Oops, forgot!!
)My knees was why Christophe helped me with mine, he lifted about 130 4 kg tiles up onto the roof and took the same number of old ones back down. I would have taken weeks to do it without him.
I am now making my noo log store in CKD format.
It is too big and heavy to build and then put into position, and I cannot build it where it is going cos it is too inhospitable.
I'm hoping to keep it down to just two bit's I'll have to screw back together.
Of course I am making it from bits of wood I have left over from decking I did plus bits of an old henhouse. Plus left over screws, so in effect it is only costing me my time. Oh and the original pallet that I used to use.
But the vegetation is in the way that I have to get past to get into position, so even if I had a mate to help lift it round it wouldn't be easy at all.
Loads of fun.
It is too big and heavy to build and then put into position, and I cannot build it where it is going cos it is too inhospitable.
I'm hoping to keep it down to just two bit's I'll have to screw back together.
Of course I am making it from bits of wood I have left over from decking I did plus bits of an old henhouse. Plus left over screws, so in effect it is only costing me my time. Oh and the original pallet that I used to use.
But the vegetation is in the way that I have to get past to get into position, so even if I had a mate to help lift it round it wouldn't be easy at all.
Loads of fun.
6pot
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That is terrible. Apart from the waste of good grapes and what they would have gone on to be (wine mostly, I guess), not to mention livellhoods, it must be devastating for the growers. I know livestock farmers for example don't view their herds like pets and take a pragmatic view of their industry, but when you have grown something and nutured it and come close to seeing the end product, having it all destroyed like that must be very hard to take.Yep, and the grapes were very nearly due to be harvested. Some vineyards lost 100%. Terrible reading in the local press.
Sadly it simply does happen.
Apart from hailstone damage we have see damage caused by mildew (last year), boars (every now and then), late frost (every so often).
It must be flipping nervewracking doing their job.
But the rewards when it all comes OK and you can taste, bottle and keep the wine is enormous.
Peeps who grow wheat etc cannot possibly get that worked up about loaves of bread!
According to this they do not suffer as much as other growers such as those who grow peaches.
But it is a very detailed article about the main problems that I haven't touched upon diseases and pests.
Interesting if you are bothered as we are because a lot of vignerons have become friends over the years.
Major Maladies of the Vine
Farming is a challenge, to say the least. Not only do farmers have to contend with the vagaries of the increasingly vagarious seasons, they also have to face an evolving roster of pestilences. Arguably, vineyard managers have it easier than conventio...
6pot
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The other day we were talking to a neighbour who works the land properly, about his grape harvest and he said it is really bad this year. They are still all unloading the crates and filling them as they get the harvest in, as seems to happen every year regardless, but he said they are few, and small, and a lot of them are not properly matured.That's really bad news and am sure it will lead to a hard year ahead.
Have noticed (in the local gardens) that the grapes/other fruit are not as plump as they could be, maybe our latest drizzle/rain will help them plump up. Cos there are acres of them around here.
I am also sure it will affect the value of French 2024 wine. Get in early Stan
J
It never rains here in the summer but it could be that the earlier rains were at the wrong time, or not sufficient, or too much even. Too much rain in May can cause fungal problems, although I don't think it rained in May. There was a lot of heavy rain in March but not much over the winter proper.
Most of the grapes are made into raisins (pasas) so in some ways the problems are lessened compared with other uses, in fact a sign of drying out is that some start looking like raisins on the vine. The Spanish will probably see that as a labour-saving measure! They harvest them anyway and those ones probably still go on the drying beds.
6pot
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Igualmente feijão velho!Bom dia minha fruta velha
Hicap phill
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Stone56
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Autumnal it is then that's the end of your summer was a bit cooler here today 31degThat's the one! No discernable "drops" but it feels like someone is wiping a wet flannel all over you.
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WhiskyLassie
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I bought more yarn I probably don't needNew clobber it is then.
and another 5mm hook as mine has walked off somewhere.
WhiskyLassie
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Not quite, didn't need one
