05/02 2010

Applied roundup to section b last night.  The roundup I put on section A is just now starting to show effects, but the mix concentration of 1 oz per gallon seems to work.

Apart from this, I have started a slow, general maintenance routine, going row by row.  At each vine I:

• Weed
• Prune
• Tie
• Thin

 I'm being less aggressive with the pruning this season because I want enough leaf surface area to ripen fruit.

As for thinning, I'm currently thinning down to one cluster per shoot up to 12 " below the cordon and removing everything lower than that.  I'm sure I'll need another thinning pass before veraison.  I've come to see what "they" mean about Cab Franc overcropping.  Way too much fruit starting on them right now: