７日からはじめた巨峰の房きりが今日ようやく終わった。
新しく借りた畑もあるが、かなり樹を切ったので
合計では少し減った計算になる。この間雨で
まったくできなかったのが昨日だけだった。
天気にも恵まれて順調に終わった。
良かった良かった。さて、これでパープルと
ワイン葡萄の方に取り掛かる。明日から
一週間雨マークが続いている。
さて、どうなることやら。

I have completed bunch forming of kyoho grapes
which I had started on June 7. It took me 11 days this
year. I borrowed new vineyard but as I cut down five
big vines, I had fewer vines this year. Thanks to the
fine weather, I had only yesterday which I was not able
to do the operation. Now I feel comfortable without the
pressure of this operation. Then I can start the operation
on Nagano Purple grapes and winegrapes.
By the way, the rain is forecasted for one week from
Tomorrow. I wonder what will happen now.

先月刈ったライ麦が
また穂をはらむまで
大きくなった。
朝方の大雨が昼ころには
霧雨になり、午後遅くなって
晴れ。2回目の草刈りをやる。

そのメルローの畑では
花が咲き始めた。
さて、巨峰の房きりは
明日で終わるかな。

The rye has grown again to
the height having ears.
It rained heavily in the morning,
turned to be drizzling at noon and
it became very fine in the late
afternoon. So I mowed again.

In the same Merlot vineyard, the
flowering started. I wonder if I can
finish the bunch forming operation
of Kyoho grapes.

入梅した今日。夕刻になって
街が夕焼け色に染まった。
坂田のトンネルから出たあたりから
北信五岳方面を望む。

We got into the rainy season today.
In the evening, whole town was in
sunset color. The picture was taken
at around the Sakata tunnel towards
Hokushin Gogaku or Five Mountains
of North Shinshu.

今日は早朝から畑が賑やかであった。
明日から何日間か雨の予報が出ていたうえ、
遅れ気味の葡萄とりんご用の農薬散布の
時期が重なったのだ。
私も週明けを予定していた散布を
急遽切り上げて、昨日と今日やった。

多くの農家が農協の薬剤調整センターで
ｓsのタンクを満たして行くのだが、
5時で5台待ち、2回目には20分待ち
だったそうだ。

去年は雨のせいでタイミングがずれて
だいぶ病気が出たので、今年は皆より
気をつけているのだ。

The orchards and vineyards around here
were full of sounds of spraying since very
early morning today. Because the rainy days
in a row from tomorrow were forecasted
and the scheduled spraying for
apples and grapes came at the same time.

I had to advance my scheduled spraying from
next week to yesterday and today.

Many farmers filled their sprayers tanks at the JA
chemical preparation centre. Some said that there
were five spray cars waiting already at 5am and they
had to wait for 20 minutes for second round.

Everybody has become more cautious this year because
we had disease last year due to the bad weather.

7日から房きりをはじめてあっという間に
一週間になる。大体2週間で済ませなければ
ならない。雨が降ってもやらねばならない。

で、いつものことですが、
房きりのビフォー、アフター。
粒粒を13段くらい残してあとは切除
し、房の先端を切る。

One week has almost passed as if in just
one day since we started on 7th. Fusakiri
should be finished within two weeks so
rainy day does not matter.

As always, these are the before and after
of Fusakiri. We have only around 13 small clusters
left and the other should be removed with cutting
off the tip of the baby bunch.