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Withoek - Calitzdorp: Agricultural practices for September / October
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Agricultural practices for September / October. For the weekend farmer and or town fruit garden owner maybe a few tips on what to be done. 4 General spraying with a backpack spray (16lt) cost you about R170 at the local Landmark, can also be done. Spray for most fungal growth with Mancozeb and Sulphur (Kumulus) base sprays. Do incude also something for insects as after the wet winter and warm spring their numbers are increasing quickly. This is...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: February 2011
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Today we started to pick the Cabernet Sauvignon. This morning its sugar tested 25 degrees balling. The Petit Verdot and Merlot is still not ready and tested 23.0 and 23.6 degrees balling. The Merlot and Petit will probably be ready next week. And as with most things they will be probably be ready the same day. We will report on Ronnie's status during this years harvest. Links to this post. Monday, February 14, 2011. Our red wine cultivars sugars...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: April 2012
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Long time - no write. We will be irrigating until the second week into May and then stop. The plants roots because of the colder weather will grow slower and leaves will be lost and thus the plants doesn't need that much water anymore. A good irrigation will probably take place in the end of June - beginning July to get water in the rootzone before the first root growth of the summer. Well I will be back .sooner. Links to this post. Our farm also...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: Death of Monster
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Saturday, November 26, 2011. This week a Rhodesian Ridgeback called Monster passed away. Every body knew the late Monster. Especially us that visited 'The naked Lady' for a breakfast or just a drink. Now Monster was to put it mildly a straying dog. Had probably as many masters as meals. Well known in town where he went to visit everyone and the neighbour. Hope you have enough space up there Monster. Well I have to leave to go and have a look at those apricots ripening.
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: April 2011
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Monday, April 18, 2011. With the night temperatures dropping and the days becoming the usual autumn bright sunshine days Withoek is starting to prepare for the new blocks to be planted. As usual we will have as part of our job creation the seasonal workers to cut down vineyards and orchards and the wood sold in the local market. So do come we still have some very dry wood from last year and some newer ones from this year. As if we don't keep ourselves busy enough we will a...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: January 2011
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Tuesday, January 18, 2011. The School of Wine - Kairos version - is a weekend in which a few people get around and try and do the whole process of wine making in a weekend. Now a good winemaker or informed wine drinker might tell you quickly this is impossible. Well it is. Towards the end of the day we will be doing a pressing. Yes here we will need all the muscle we can get. The press is an 60 year old basket press. The Sunday morning another pressing. This time the g...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: Town of Dreams
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Withoek and James of Spekboom Cottages decided to make our contribution by replanting the edge of the road which enters the town from the North - that is the Groenfontein side of town. The trees planted are all plants made from cuttings by the workers at Withoek. There will be a few Wild Fig trees, Olive (Mission) trees, an Oak, Pepper and Karee. An real collection of types found on the Herminashof property. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: Withoek Vegetable project
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Tuesday, September 18, 2012. At Withoek we decided with the current economic conditions as well as current state of employment we will try and produce at least some of the food for the community. Withoek Boerdery will provide the land and water and the workers as well as community members the work force. The plan is that the work would be done after hours and that the workers will take the responsibility for the day to day running of the garden. Tel: 044 213 3639. The apri...
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Withoek - Calitzdorp: June 2011
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WINE AND LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE! Monday, June 20, 2011. The Port festival of 2011 was a huge success. Thanks to all participating cellars and an organizer like Nita Bailey and the Husband of the Year and sort of headmaster of the festival Tony Bailey. Thanks to both of them for hours and hours of phoning, printing, talking and driving this ended up being one of the most successful festivals and also the best organized. Now the greatest mystery of all: WHEN IS THE NEXT FESTIVAL? Keep your eyes on this space.