Why Hillsides Grow Better Wine Grapes | Maryland Farm & Harvest

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It takes passion and science to grow grapes, and the siblings behind The Burnt Hill Project have both. After founding Old Westminster Winery, Drew Baker, Lisa Hinton, and Ashli Johnson wanted to plant a new vineyard that would eventually redefine American wine. We visit this new vineyard and see why the perfect hillside is necessary for growing grapes and how they found one right in Montgomery County.

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@robertyoung6320 2 ай бұрын

Wow that's huge planning varieties... That is so interesting

@robertyoung6320 2 ай бұрын

Well I'm from Maryland and I know Montgomery county some of that soil is the best soil in the world... That's amazing 5 years into it and hard work... I think that's a good plan to raise the bar I think I'd like to visit

@robertyoung6320 2 ай бұрын

When I'm visiting back East I'd like to learn more about your setup I'm going to start my reminder in it be not necessarily in this day but I can visit from a neighboring

@rosemacaskie 3 жыл бұрын

You should watch Harley Smith, he explains that amino acids in the soil help to stop mildew. or as amino acids come from proteins a lot of soil life, insects and microbes in the soil so as to have your amino acids there. Amio acids stop fall out of calcium in the soil water. That is to say they stop calcium atoms aggregating and forming lumps too big to stay floating in the soil water and also too big be taken up by the plant. Amino acids chellate with calcium, which means, at least I believe it does, that the atom of the mineral you want chellated, in this case calcium, gets attached to two organic molecules, two small amino acid molecules, which stops other calcium atoms getting attached to you first calcium atom. Lots of calcium atoms attaching to each other would end up being a much bigger lump of calcium than the lump that forms if two tiny amino acid molecules get attached to the calcium atom. This keepign things small means that the plant can absorb the calcium because it is in a very small form. There is a second reasosn for amino acids to help in hte uptake of minerals and calcium. Amino acids stimulate the pores in the roots to open, so increasing the absorption of calcium. So, amino acids increases the osmosis of the roots, so the amount of mineral rich water the plant takes up. The reason you need to optimize the amount of calcium in your plants, the reason that calcium stops mildew, is, because calcium turns pectic acids in the leaf, into pectin, which, as all jam makers know, is gelatinous and so the molds who try to get a hold in the leaf, dry up before they get a hold. Powdery mildew likes to find water inbetween the leaf cell., When there is gelatine not water in the intercistal layer in the leaf, then powdery milldew cannot get a hold on the leaf. A lot of microbs in the soil and such as worms, must make for more amino acids because after all, amino acids come from proteins and proteins come from dead critters. So, have plenty of soil life and you will avoid mildew.

@BeeRich33 2 жыл бұрын

Worm poop is a generation of micro, which is made from organic material. Worm digestion is actually done by micro, as the worm attacks detritus. Organic material in your soil can bring worms, hence micro. Read up on compost tea.

@Reasonist Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@doityourselflivinggardenin7986 6 ай бұрын

Interesting comment. I understand the theory, as I have switched over to organic gardening. It took three years to build the soil biome. Now I feed the biome instead of feeding the plants with chemicals. With that being said, there is only so much that the soil biome can do. Nothing is magical. With climate craziness, I experienced an entire growing season of unrelenting rain. Yes, I had problems that the biome could not mitigate and fungus was one of them. Plenty of natural nutrients... just too much water. This year, the lower end of one of my gardens will be raised rows... if it dries up enough for me to work it. Unbelievable! Two years ago it didn't rain for two months and I burned out a well pump. I now have rain barrels that continuously overflow.🥴