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Thanks for the tips and thank you so much for the coffee!! - Needless to say that I will be down at the coffee shop this afternoon ;) Flow definitely drops for sure, so I will have to keep an eye on that. I may have to experiment further to get the right system, but I'll take your comments on board. A

Hi there. Thats very interesting. Fortunately we are in a low calcium area here where the water has been filtered by layers of sandstone. If we were further south in the country then calcium would be a real issue. I think Manganese may prove high here, but we can put the appropriate filter to get rid of that. I am realistic to see that this system may not work, but we will test it. I think your system sounds great and very effective with the solar pump too. Thanks for the comment. A

@@mycountrylife810 A pleasure.

Hi there. Thank you for your comment. Yes, I will be interested in how it all turns out in the end. Needless to say another video will be needed to see how it goes ;). Good luck in your small holding too. A

Hi there. Very useful comment, thank you. I must admit I am far from convinced that anything I attempt is going to work as I planned. We will see what it's like and if I need a plan B then I'll do another video on that.

I've done that before and definitely going to be easier than that I hope.

Hi there. Well done on saving some lovely animals. They will thank you in the eggs that you they will give you. They will look completely different in a few weeks time.

Hi there. That is so kind of you thank you. Hope you find them helpful.

Hi there. Good comment. The problem I find is that if you let vines run, they tend to do so in a very uncontrolled manner and fast. Their growth is a sign that the roots are absolutely fine. I am more concerned that the plant above the ground is sufficiently strong and thick enough to survive the winter. By snipping the growing tips it tends to leave one or two thicker canes rather than lots of thinner ones. That said, if other methods work then there is nothing wrong with another method. If a vine is struggling in year two, I think your suggestion would be a good idea. Roots are the key as you say.

Yes, it doesn't take too long but they look so much happier now.

Glad you like them! That's very nice of you.

It's very sad to see. Most seem agoraphobic to start with.

Haha, definitely cheaper going to Majestic!! I am trying to keep the cost of spraying down to a minimum but mowing every 10 days or so would add up to a few jerry cans of diesel a year. So far insects are not a concern, nor are bird or animal damage. This may not be the case forever, but so far ongoing costs are not too bad.

Like you, I am hoping I can keep the dreaded moulds away from my Bacchus grapes this year. Last year, we had too many succumb to mildew. This year, I am really concentrating on exposing the developing fruit to sun and air and seeing if that makes the big difference, as some others here have said should. I know that some varieties are more susceptible. Good luck and if you come up with some good solutions, let me know.

Hi, there. Yeah it definitely has something. I will probably remove it just be safe.

Yeah it's tempting to dig it up, but just choose one growing tip and let just one develop. Once the roots are bit stronger, you should be ok. Fingers crossed.

That’s v interesting. I will investigate…

Hi there. I’m , v intrigued. I’ll report back if I get to the bottom of it. Sounds like I need to replace it.

Hi there. Yes, I shall be doing videos on this later on in the season…. Thanks for watching though.

Will do!

Hi there. I’ll have to look that one up. Sounds like I may have to get rid off this one.

Hi there. We don’t as yet, but if we do I’ll let you know on the channel. Thanks for your interest, it may be something we do in the future. A

Hi there. That v interesting. Thank you. I shall have a look into that suggestion and if that's the only recourse then thats what needs to be done. Thank you.

Awesome! Thank you!

Hi there. Good question. When we ordered them we were told that because of the growing seasons in Germany they would be dispatched to us in March. Sure enough they arrived just in time to put into the ground in early April. In fact our ground wasn’t quite ready so I put them all in a raised bed for a couple of weeks until our land was ready. Planting was soon after that but they had already started to sprout,. Not ideal but they didn’t mind. Best talk to your suppliers but I was under the impression from ours that vines are shipped when the vines are dormant which would be over the winter and into spring. Hope that helps but best of luck with your new vineyard.

Hi there. Excellent suggestion thank you. Yes, I'll do a video on that.

Hi there. Yes, you are quite right. There are on going costs for sure and chemicals can be very expensive. I'll have to do another video on that too. Thanks for pointing that out . A

Look forward to it

Hi there. That's very interesting. I think costs can run away - we try to do most things ourselves or get friendly neighbour farmers to help out. But your estimates are probably more realistic if one has to do more to the land to get it ready. The extras can definitely mount up. Thanks for pointing those out.

Hi there. That's great. You are very welcome - I enjoy making the videos and glad that some people get some use out them too. All the best with your vineyard.

That's so kind of you, thank you - that means a lot to me.

Hi there. Yes, we have some more videos on these vines since this video. If you click on our channel (clicking on our icon should take you there). If you then click on the playlists, you should find all our vineyard videos. I think the video on the 2nd year vines is part 14 and we are up to part 25, so there are quite a few videos you can watch to get some updates. Happy watching - Anthony

Hi there. Yes, we had a good year last year and I will be making some videos on the process that we go through making the wine. I haven't yet because, I am still very much learning the process ourselves but hopefully, if we have a good year this year, I will make some videos on this later in the year.

Wow…. I’ll have to listen to it again now🤣🤣

Hi there. That's a fair point. I'll try to remember that next time.

Thanks for your comment. No problem at all - your video was spot on very informative and I have been using it in our vineyard quite a few times now. Thank you.

Hi there Thanks for your comments. Hopefully, we can do some more interesting videos using these machines come harvest time. The press we are using is a water press from Hydropress and we should be able to do a video on that too. Thanks for watching.

Hi there. Good point regarding plastic. I think they may have used plastic to cut the costs down, but I take your point. Good luck in Worcestershire - we're practically neighbours!!

I couldn't agree with you more regarding 'just good enough' to function. I makes me quite angry that to an even untrained eye, things are badly designed or badly built by supposed experts. It is especially annoying when a part that would last a lifetime would only cost pennies more than the cheap part they put in. Like you say, planned obsolescence is a terrible for the buyer.

Thank you. Yes, I agree with you, it's all done for cost saving. Its annoying that the machine is still quite expensive and a decent part would only cost a little bit extra.

Hi there. That's a good point. That said, I think they should have used something less flexible. Fingers crossed my mod actually works.

Yeah, but this is wine. We Filter it...

Hi there. I would say that the sawdust probably won't work as it would be too fine but the wood chips should work so long as they don't get caught in the neck of the gasifier. I have been told that having bone dry wood chips don't work quite so well as having chips with a slightly raised moisture content. So much to learn with this technique and I must admit I have not quite mastered it yet. Thanks for watching.

I know. I get my words mixed up. I think shoots come out of canes...

@@mycountrylife810 As I understand it: shoots will become canes next season if you dont't cut them during the winter.

I would say your looking at about 200 vines for that size which is maybe a day or 2 labour per month

Hi there. Thank you for your message. That's a good question. Certainly during the dormant winter months the only 2 things that need doing is pruning and spraying a preventative fungal spray. Pruning i try to finish by 1 jan after which there is little to do until about April. Pruning I do a little bit each day until its done and I start that in November. Spring time when things wake up, I would say I check on them once a week as I walk the dog. May be a final spray of fungicide before bud burst. During the spring growing season. I tend not to do too much during the early stages as I also have a business that takes my attention during the week, but once summer comes i spend the weekends cutting grass, trimming the vines, leaf thinning, spraying etc and generally making sure they don't go completely out of control. I can sirens a few hours doing this I am conscious that I don't want the vineyard to completely take over my life. It's meant to be fun after all but the summer months do take some work. I would say little and often rules the day. I probably have too many vines for one person but you live and learn. I am always keen on machines or tools to speed up the process. I would say that the thing that takes the longest is setting up the vineyard in the first place ie putting on place the vines, catch wires, stakes, supports ground anchors etc. But once that's done it gets a bit easier. Good luck in Portugal, sounds amazing.

@@mycountrylife810 thank you for the great summary Antony! I'm also interested in your book, do you ship it outside UK? Thank you!

Hi John. Totally agree with you. Modern stakes just don't last at all. We treated ours before we put them in the ground but we will have to replace them at some stage in the future.

Very interesting. I will have to have a look in to that - thank you.