PLANTING THE VINES

WOODMAN WEED 2023

30 intrepid volunteers joined our inaugural Woodman Weed……. As a result, we managed to get 50% of the vineyard (80 rows out of 160) weeded by hand, with no chemicals or mechanical intervention involved. A tremendous result!

Many thanks to all who came - guests, friends, family and staff all contributed marvellously, resulting in a great “team effort” atmosphere. Even the grandchildren were seen out in their toy tractor……

The weather forecast was not propitious but we dodged two heavy showers and were otherwise treated to some decent conditions. The soil was moist from heavy overnight rain, making for relatively easy weeding. The bindweed remained a formidable opponent, but everything else pulled out without too much effort.

Every vine is in a tube, so weeding means lifting the tube, clearing out any weeds and replacing the tube – since we have 14,600 vines, this is a lot of squatting and lifting……. better than a workout!

Our weeders arrived from 9am, and weeded until 1pm, whereupon we all retreated to the house for some well-deserved lunch – enjoyed by all!

Please follow the website for details of next year’s Woodman Weed – and other exciting events coming soon!