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Field notes: the block we almost replanted, and didn'tA replant call walked back at the last minute, and what the difference between a gut read and a block map actually cost.
How to calculate percent vine loss from a block countHow to calculate percent vine loss from a block count, why the planned count is often wrong, and what the number means for replant planning.
Turning a vigor map into a pruning crew work orderHow to turn a vineyard vigor map into row-by-row pruning instructions a crew can actually run with, block by block.
Orchard thinning vs. vineyard replant: why the block-level call isn't the same decisionThinning and replant solve different problems at block level. Here's how the canopy size threshold and the replant trigger differ.
- How to tell a dead vine from a dormant vine in drone imagery
How to tell a dead vine from a dormant vine in drone imagery, when to fly, and how to separate missing, dead, and weak vines for replant planning.
Why established vineyard blocks develop canopy gapsThe usual causes of vine death and missing canopy in mature blocks, from trunk disease and crown gall to nematodes, and what it means for replant planning.
- How many vines per acre: density by trellis spacing
Vine density by row and in-row spacing for common trellis layouts, including VSP, with the formula and a reference table.
Replant or infill: how to call it block by blockInfill fills gaps in a living block. Replant tears it out. Here's how to tell which one a block needs before the crew shows up.
- What counts as a gap in a vineyard row
A missing vine, a dead vine and a weak vine aren't the same problem. Here's how to tell them apart when you're planning replant.
- What is a vine vigor score, and what does it tell you?
A plain explanation of vine vigor scores: how they're built from canopy imagery and what the number means for replant and thinning calls.