Tubes are off and it’s time to prune. Ideally, we would have vigorous growth and strong shoots to train into trucks, but the growth here has been inconsistent.
We will again prune the vines down to two buds from which two shoots will emerge. The best shoot will be kept and trained into a trunk.
The little truck you see in the photo is Nipper: our Honda farm truck. It fits in our vineyard rows and has an excellent 4-wheel drive system.