December 16th, 2009
December 14-15, 2009 visit – More Grapevine cutting
Usually, by this time of year, I don’t visit because of the cold, and the woods and driveway become wet and slippery. But we have un-expectedly warm weather, so a visit was possible.
The Farm Service has given me until April 1, 2010 to finish the CRP grapevine removal program. There may not be many days between now and April 1 with suitable weather.
On Monday, the temperature reached 56 degrees – very unusual for mid-December. I spent about five hours cutting vines before sunset.
On Tuesday, the temperature reached 44 degrees before cooling to the mid-thirties. I cut vines from 11:30 until 4:30.
I am basically finished with the grapevine cutting, but if weather and time allow, I want to go back and check to see if I have missed any vines.
