2010 was our second year, and was one of conditioning. The vines needed to grow, and we had to begin training them. I had a couple of conversations with Tyler and Kim from Carlos Creek Winery in Alexandria, Minnesota, who reminded us that we should not let the fruit grow this year again, and instead let the plants' energy feed the vine, and let them grow deep. (Nevertheless, we decided to let a few clusters grow!)
The vines were very healthy, and grew like crazy! (I know - a very scientific term) We had a great deal of rain this year which frustrated a lot of farmers in the area (14 inches of rain in June alone), and wondered how the moisture would affect the vines, as they are planted on flat ground, rather than the traditional hillside. However, the moisture did not appear to harm the vines, probably because we have decent drainage.
So, that's it for this growing year. All we have left to do is trim back the vines and try and train them into a "T" shape for next year.
