The heat has finally arrived, and how! Today is supposed to be the coolest day this week, at 90F. At least it's a dry heat ;)
The grass is almost dormant and the ground is hard as concrete.
BUT, we've already had a heat spike into the triple digits, a week ago. And an already small crop was thinned some more.
Fortunately, the damage was limited to the west (shaded) side of the rows, with virtually no damage on the east side where we pulled leaves earlier. The damage could have been worse, but maybe Mother Nature is just toying with us...multiple days in the triple digits forecasted later this week.
On the positive side, the vines are looking great; and the fruit is pale green and translucent, with hardened seeds. My guess is that we're about a week or so from the beginning of veraison.
Pommard Clone
