Kudzu
I totally underestimated the resilience of Kudzu. I bush-hogged the vineyard site, use a boxblade to pull roots and clean up. All looked good this fall, but spring and summer has been a fight. Every weekend is a battle to take back and kill this stuff. Kudzu grows about 12″ in 24hrs. With all the travel I’ve been on, by the time I get home, its several feet in length. I’ve used roundup as much as I can, but with all the rain, it just isn’t effective. Digging, hacking, and cutting seems to be the best course of action. I’ve broke one hoe, and bent the other. I’m slowly but surely winning the battle. Each weekend I find new pockets of vines, but less and less each week. I will win this battle!
Grapevine and Muscadine update
Every week they need to be trained to the wire. Purchased a great taping tool that makes the training quick. No issues with blackrot or other fungus yet, and no bugs yet.
Better view of first grapes
Just before I snubbed them out. It will only make the vines and roots stronger to not let them set this year. Still cool looking don’t you think? I can grow grapes!
They are alive!
The grapevines and muscadines are alive and growing well. First cluster of grapes. Shame I have to pinch off. Can’t let them grow the first two years.
Planted Grapevines today
The Lomanto and Black Spanish grape vines came in this week. 9 of each. Just enough to test them out and see if this is what I want to grow. Once in the ground I put some grow tubes on them like the Muscadines. They help them grow faster and keep animals off the young shoots.
Before and After
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