The vines have been cut, the old wood pulled out and mulched, this seasons canes have been trimmed and tied down to the fruiting wire. The undervine area has been weedsprayed. The winter has been and gone and temperatures across the region are on the rise. With it comes a rise in soil temperature too. The cut canes 'bleed' water from the ends as the sap starts to flow. The vines are now active again.
It all adds up to movement in the buds as they begin to swell. The outer scale cracks open first and then the bud gets 'fluffy' as it begins to burst. We are practically 7-10 days away from the first buds to emerge.
At that point we will then start fretting over the possiblity of spring frosts destroying the new growth. More on that later.
The 2009 season is about to begin. Keep an eye on the blog as I will endeavour to monitor each stage of the vines growth throughout the season.
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