March is a great time of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Nature is ready to go, buds are almost bursting, waiting for the right temperature, the hours of sunshine which make the difference, warm the soil and the plants. As every year another miracle is in the making.
The vineyards are neatly pruned and ready to go shortly before the new growing season begins. The following pictures from the Saar Wine Region might give you an idea.
The colour scheme is still dominated by greys and dark winter colours but here and there we can see greenish spots, and soon spring will have driven winter away.
The slopes are steep and every vine has its own post. This one is very well tended, not a single stem or blade of grass can be detected.
The pruning is of a special kind too. In Australia we hardly see this kind of binding the canes.
It is not easy to spread organic manure in the vineyards at these steep slopes.
A metal sledge is used to bring the manure to the vines.
Apart from the well tended vineyards (as above in Ockfen, Saar) we also find here and there a neglected one or one in a rather ‘chaotic stage’ but they are the exception rather than the rule.
The neglected vine garden
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