5: The Growing Enviornment

Question 1

What 5 things does a vine need from its surroundings to complete it’s annual cycle?

Answer 1

•Heat
•Sunlight
•Water
•Nutrients
•Carbon Dioxide

Question 2

What is the yearly cycle of a vine in simple terms

Answer 2

•Dormancy Winter
•Bud-burst Spring
•Fruit-set Late Spring early Summer
•Growing green grapes ** throughout Summer and verasion and swell
•Harvest** Autumn
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Question 3

What is Budburst?

Answer 3

The mark of the growing season when new shoots begin to grow

Question 4

What is Fruit set?

Answer 4

The flowering and formation of grapes in spring and early summer

Question 5

How do grapes progress through Summer?

Answer 5

•Hard green grapes (high acidity) (low sugar)
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•Ripen, swell with water, rise in sugar, acid drops, flavors develop

Question 6

What is the first sign of ripening?

Answer 6

Verasion

Question 7

What colors do green grapes turn to during verasion?

Answer 7

Depending on variety
•blue/black
•pink or golden