The First and Only Vineyard in Lewisham
Progress April 2008
Planting the Vineyard
Here are photos of each step of the planting process.
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A historic moment it was, the planting of Lewisham's first vineyard!
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Vines Arrive
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Soaking roots for 12hours |
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26 We decided on hybrid varieties due to
their inherent resistance to mildews because we will be growing organically |
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Plantings
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Cutting Roots to hands width |
Dig Hole so scion (join between root
stock and vine) sits above ground |
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Vines spaced 1.5m apart within the row, and rows 1.8m apart |
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Enlisted help… |
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Tubex Ecovine tubes from |
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