This is where my vineyards are located on a map. According to the newest published zone maps, they are a 6ish zone lines. When I moved to this house, I was in a 5 zone. Climate change has certainly taken hold. The biggest difference between the two locations has been the delayed bud break of the northern vineyard from the lake. Last year it was roughly 3 weeks, the northern vines had plenty of grape clusters. I lost the majority of my clusters in my backyard due to a late frost. This upcoming season, I will be armed with this new found knowledge of the dreaded late frost and will do anything necessary to keep the clusters from being damaged, including cuddling to give them body heat.
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