View From The Ridge » Country Life http://www.sunsetridgevineyards.com/blog Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:54:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Battle the Birds http://www.sunsetridgevineyards.com/blog/2009/08/battle-the-birds/ http://www.sunsetridgevineyards.com/blog/2009/08/battle-the-birds/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:27:31 +0000 Linda http://www.sunsetridgevineyards.com/blog/?p=226 It was time to net the vineyard to protect our fruit from the birds, cue creepy Alfred Hitchcock music.  srvnet1srvnet3 Being successful at farming means controlling unwanted access to your crop.

srvnetYou don’t want to work all year just to have someone or something (wildlife) sneak in when you aren’t looking and take it all.    The net which is rolled out from big spools creates a barrier between these non paying customers and our grapes.

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