We grow grapes and various fruit on a small farm in central Virginia. Over the last 10 years, we’ve managed to get a harvest from everything we grow only about four times. The weather is so unpredictable. Overly wet spring results in blossom rot. Unseasonably warm spells in the winter lead to bud break and too- early growth that is susc…
We grow grapes and various fruit on a small farm in central Virginia. Over the last 10 years, we’ve managed to get a harvest from everything we grow only about four times. The weather is so unpredictable. Overly wet spring results in blossom rot. Unseasonably warm spells in the winter lead to bud break and too- early growth that is susceptible to an inevitable frost, mild winters that don’t kill off hungry bugs. The list goes on. It’s hard to plan and there is a real possibility that there will be no crop despite all the work you do. It’s a good thing we don’t do this for a living and it makes me really appreciate farmers.
We grow grapes and various fruit on a small farm in central Virginia. Over the last 10 years, we’ve managed to get a harvest from everything we grow only about four times. The weather is so unpredictable. Overly wet spring results in blossom rot. Unseasonably warm spells in the winter lead to bud break and too- early growth that is susceptible to an inevitable frost, mild winters that don’t kill off hungry bugs. The list goes on. It’s hard to plan and there is a real possibility that there will be no crop despite all the work you do. It’s a good thing we don’t do this for a living and it makes me really appreciate farmers.