Snow

Snow

Charlotte has another beautiful snow day. All the little growies in the greenhouse were snug and happy. All the little growies in the garden were hiding under a white blanket. Most growies really love snow. It gives them a warm blanket, slow release moisture and it fixes nitrogen in the soil. Have you ever noticed how green the grass is when the snow melts?

There are not many growies in my garden to benefit from the snow. The spinach is growing very slowly. The mustard & turnips have frozen several times. The salad greens look disgusting. Even the collards look sad. Maybe the snow will perk things up. The last snow did not seem to help.

The grapes got a good pruning last week. This was their first winter so they really got chopped back hard. They had a very strong growth last summer; but now they have been trimmed back to 2 laterals with 3 buds each. You won’t believe how hard it was to cut off almost the entire years growth. I am told that is what is required to build healthy vines. There will probably not be grapes this year; but we can harvest some grape leaves to stuff.


David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/.