I stumbled upon this randomly and this has been incredible. My wife and I live in Ontario, sandwiched between two wine regions . We love wines and love learning about them. Please keep it up!

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Thank you for your kind comments and hello to lovely Canada. Will post vineyard videos soon.

Loving this video.

Great Video

Incredible and inspiring. Good luck! I've subscribed

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

You are too kind. Thank you.

Brilliant looking great, your clearly a very proficient bodger! We've got a small wood full of ash die back so this could be a great way to be resilient I the future, and a fun science project to do with my lad one day😎👍

wonderful. i would had a soil test though...mygreathanks and blessings

very useful play list

Hi there I really appreciated this video I’ve just decided to become a farmer I don’t know anything about farming but I’m currently buying a piece of land and I’ve enrolled At the University of KZread (LOL)I’m particularly interested in regenerative farming/ permaculture agroforestry and alley cropping….. also growing from Miscanthus for bio fuel and straw bales for construction. Came across your video as I thought about planting a small vineyard. The soul on the land I had to purchase is talking with natural springs so I should be okay for irrigation water it’s also Southwest facing which I’m guessing should be good for planting a vineyard.Thank you for sharing your progress excited to see how you get on :-)

Step 1. Poison land .. 😵‍💫😣😢 Happy you led with this so I could immediately not watch any more of your videos.

@reisc23

20 күн бұрын

I thought the same thing 😅

My heart ached when I saw you burning stuff. That organic material could have been chopped to pieces and integrated in the compost pile. Soil would thank you for your kindness.

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Not totally wasted as we gather up the charcoal and heat our house with it. I have a seperate video on that too.

Thank you for sharing this. Ive seen all your videos. I have just planted a micro vineyard in my South facing sloped garden on the South Coast, chalk ground. I have some Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. I have two spaces left because I want to plant a native breed. Do you know of a native English white drinking grape and could you help point me in the right direction of where to get it? Many thanks.

@mycountrylife810

19 күн бұрын

Hi there. That’s fantastic!! Ive always found Derek at winegrowers.info. very helpful and knowledgeable on vine sourcing. He’s helped us. Not sure on a particular native uk vine but he will probably point you in the right direction on that score. Good luck in your vineyard

@e.m.doherty723

19 күн бұрын

@@mycountrylife810 Thanks for the info. I’ll check him out.

Great video, I really enjoyed it, greetings from Mexico!

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. More videos from the vineyard to follow. Hello Mexico!!

Really enjoy your videos and I have been following from in Southwest, Ohio. Im a visual learner, so your videos have been very helpful. I have 400 vines coming next week and just installed my first row of end posts. My question is, why did you decide to go with rabbit mesh compared to grow tubes? I ordered the mesh, but see so many with grow tube. Thanks in advance for your help!

@valarieannaliza8805

2 жыл бұрын

NE OHIO here! Want to get into growing. Where did you order the vines from? How’s it going so far for you? Would love to connect!

Fascinating video. I have land in a wine-growing region and have often fantasized about starting my own vineyard. Quick question... what is the point of the grass?

It's a lot of work doing this. I've started a similar project earlier this year and have four rows of grapes in. I suspect (depending on where you are) that you are going to have a problem with deer! I know I am. That's not going to stop me though. I've taken up shooting them and eating them.

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. You are quite right regarding deer. We put up deer netting round the whole field. Fingers crossed they don’t jump over or find a way in.

@brianbarnes9635

3 жыл бұрын

@@mycountrylife810 I thought so..... I saw the woods. Our vineyard will be fairly small compared to your vineyard. Our rows are only 40 foot long and we'll end up with about 10-12 rows. But I also have a large patch of daylilies where I make new hybrids. The deer can't stay away from my place. I'd love to put up a fence around the place but it's just not the kind of place where I am wanting a fence to be.... Kinda just not the atmosphere I'm wanting. Tough to explain. I'd like to thin out the deer population and receive minimal damage. Good luck with everything. I see you're in England. I don't believe I've ever tried wine from England! Have to keep an eye out. I have a friend in Scotland who has told me about buckfast.

@antoniolopes8776

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianbarnes9635 I read that wine produced in the extreme south of England is of very good quality. But I have never tasted it because it is not for sale in Portugal. Besides selling British wine in Portugal would be like selling snow to Inuit people.

Great video, whats the size of the lot your using to grow?

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. The field itself is about one acre, but the vines only take up about a third of this area. In theory I think you can plant about 1000 vines per acre. Hope this helps.

Thanks for videos. What kind of vine did you plant?

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. We planted the 'Bacchus' variety on an so4 rootstock. This combination apparently does quite well in our latitudes on relatively poor draining soils, but we shall see....

Hello. From 5.27 in the video, what is the name of the seed you planted? How often do you plan to plough and sow seeds? If you are going to plough and sow seeds again after a certain period, will you be using the same seed?

@mycountrylife810

Ай бұрын

Hi there. We used a mix of grass seed but it was mainly fescue which is meant to be slow growing. I don't intend to plough or reseed it again. Mowing it on a fairly frequent basis keeps it under control. We needed to lay grass so that we didn't end up with a mud patch in the winter time or when it rained heavily.

@kokkorug8222

28 күн бұрын

@@mycountrylife810 I am researching solutions for weed control. Thank you.

Lovely and inspiring stuff. I'm harbouring intentions to own my own vineyard some day. How big is your land? Who does the planning, designs, and where to plant etc?? I surely wouldn't mind to pay for your professional knowledge should it require. I have liked and subscribed.

Out of interest did you think of planting white cover with the fescue as a nitrogen fixer ?

Hello, I have started my own mini vineyard but Iam curious where you bought your vines from as I can’t find a place to purchase them. Many thanks from Freddie

Could I ask why seed grass directly over where the vines will be? I thought it supposed to be totally cleared of grass and weed.

@mycountrylife810

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. There are a few reasons why we planted grass seed. A planted grass seed prevents wild grasses and weeds from establishing so readily and also planting a quick established grass means that we can repeatedly drive over it with machinery without wearing the soil underneath even in wet weather. If we had just left it, we would get a muddy mess at down the rows especially at the ends where we turn the tractor around.

Land preparation is more or less like tea plantation. I have a experience in tea industry now I want to have my own vineyard in India. But I need a practical experience in europe

Are the seeds readily available?

Five years ago I watched a series on motovlogging to pursue my passion and I have probably achieved great feats in it. Today after five years I've subscribed to a completely new web series to achieve my ambition. Thank you and @youtubeindia

Oh dear using glyphosate 😟 and burning….

why would you poison the ground you are about to plant?

@mycountrylife810

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Simply to start from a new base. The grasses that were there beforehand would have choked off the new vines and competed for any nutrients that the new plants need to get established.

@benkaubisch2665

3 жыл бұрын

@@mycountrylife810 ok i get that. but herbicides are just one way to manage this, and besides, after a year or two, the adjacent fields will seed your vineyard with all the native grasses that were there before. so how do you manage weeds in your vineyard from season to season, year to year? do you worry that residues from the herbicides end up in your wine? or if not your wine because a few years pass between planting, and the first fermentation, then in groundwater?

my right ear feels neglected and my left is overwhelmed

stopped watching by the moment you admit using glyphosate. Very bad way to start your wine story mate.

@mycountrylife810

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, there are not many alternatives at the moment for large areas. Vines just can't compete with the fast growing thistles and grasses that inhabit fields if left. On a general note about broad spectrum weedkillers, world food producers would not be able to keep up with demand.

You sprayed glyphosate on your field!? 🫠

Why would you poison the ground??

@mycountrylife810

Жыл бұрын

Simply to start the ground from scratch and a new seed bed. Young plants just can't compete with vigorous wild grasses, thistles etc