投稿の詳細: 冬の作業　Winter operations

今朝起きると15センチほどの
積雪。天気予報は雪とはあっても
昨夜は雪が降る気配がなかったので、
正直驚いた。

(大谷の畑）

チラチラと降る中剪定途中の
畑に行く。淡雪なので陽が出てきたら
直ぐに溶けるだろうとタカをくくった
が、午前中快晴となり予想通り雪は
大分溶けた。好天のおかげで
顔は真っ赤に日焼け・雪焼けと
なってしまった。

(ピノの畑）

本格的な寒さが来る前に剪定を終わらせて
眠り病防止帯を巻く予定。お手伝いを
お願いして大分進んだ。普通は藁を巻くところ
だが、それなりの厚さが必要なので
大量に必要となり時間もかかるので、
最近は水道の凍結防止帯にも使われている
フォームを使っている。

(日差しがまぶしい）

昨日から日曜日まで連続で午後7時前後に
予定が入っている。こういうときに限って
更に重要な予定も入ってきて
しまう。今後のこともあり、
そろそろ一緒にやる人を募集しようか
と考えている。

We had snow this morning around 15cm deep.
Even though the weather forecast had said
it would snow today, I did not expect at
late last night as I did not feel
a single promise of such snow.

I went out to the vineyard for pruning.
As the snow was light and wet I though it
would melt away quickly once the suns would
shine during the day. The weather turned to
be very fine and shiney during morning,
the snow melted away quickly on the roads.
Due to the strong sun shine, I got sun tunned
and my face turned very red.

In addition to the pruning which I plan
to finish for Pinot Noir before it gets colder,
I need to put cold protection on each vine.
Thanks to the friends' help, I can finish both
operation before this weekend. I once used
straw for wrapping vines before but now I use
the materials used for water piping during winter.
If I used straws for the same operation,
I would have needed a lot of straws and much more
time.

This week I have appointments and events in
the evening for six days in a row starting
last night. And I have a very important scheudle
next week for which I have to spend time for
preparation. Once an important plan gets started,
I would be very busy. So I am thinking to find
a colleague to help me in the vineyard and
future winery.