投稿の詳細: マルチングーッ! 　Mulching.

去年収穫ゼロだったメルロー
の畑に藁でマルチを始めた。
予定では梅雨明け直前だったの
が突然の梅雨明けで遅れてしまった。

水分の蒸散防止が第一目的。
有機物の補給（C/N比に注意しないとね）
を兼ねて。余り厚く敷くとなかなか分解
されずに鼠を呼ぶことになってしまう
ので、薄く敷いている。

先週の土曜日から雨が降ってないので
今週末は灌水をやらねばと思っていたら
今晩から明日にかけて雨の予報。
頼むからまとまった雨が降って欲しい。

I started straw mulching today in
the Merlot vineyard where I had had
no harvest last year. I was supposed to
do so before the end of rainy season.
But because of the early ending, I was a bit
late to spread straws.

The main purpose of this mulching is to
reduce the evaporation of moisture from
the ground. The vines need water at its
root zones. Organic matters supply can be
achieved, too (be careful of C/N ratio).
Too thick mulching would call mouse in
winter so I spread straws very thin.

As I have no rain since last Saturday,
I thought I would have sprinkle water
this weekend. But the weather forecast
tells us that we may have rain tonight
through tomorrow morning. I hope to have
rain to some extent tonight.