June 2009: Amendments Applied

As part of an effort to re-nourish the soil prior to its fallow period, we applied dolomitic lime and potassium sulfate to the soil. Note that we applied extra lime in stripes where the vines used to be. This is because those areas never received lime while in production, while the vine middles were given maintenance additions of lime.

(Above) Stripes of dolomite on the land where the vines used to grow.

(Below) Additional dolomite and amendments applied evenly over the land after the initial lime stripes.