Wire lifting

The season’s cranking up, everything’s growing and LEGO® Grower’s getting busy.  Working with the contractors this week doing the first wire lift and shoot tuck for the season. 

It’s getting windy here in Marlborough and the new shoots are getting blown around.  If the shoots break off the canes, then we lose the fruit attached to the shoot.  Let me describe a bit more.  The shoots grow off the canes that are wrapped around the wires that are permanently fixed to the post.  Above this are two movable wires, running along each row of vines, on either side of the post.  They sit in a series of clips up the post and the wires are moved up as the shoots grow up – “wire lifting”.  As the wires are lifted, the shoots are tucked up and under the wires – “tucking”.  The wires stop the shoots from being broken and tucking encourages the shoots to grow up - which means increased air flow and sunlight into the canopy.  Just like that!

Really satisfying to see the shoots tucked in, supported and growing like mad.