Solution to Warm Vines During Cold Snaps
A Kaleden viticulturist and helicopter pilot has come up with an idea that could save vineyards from damage caused by cold snaps.
Steve McNolty and his neighbour both own vineyards and while assessing the damage the cold snap had on their vines they decided to come up with a solution.
They looked to the drip line irrigation system and wondered if they could use the pipes to help the vines survive through cold snaps.
"You're able to clip the drip line close to the buds in the opposite position in the post so it's only a few centimetres away from your fruit buds, so we thought we could warm that drip line in the deepest cold," McNolty says.
