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The Vineyard
The vineyard is a peaceful place. Jack rabbits, barn owls, squirrels,
gophers, hawks, quail, crows, scrub jays, blue-belly lizards, gopher snakes,
and coyotes frequent the spaces between the vines. We've also seen a
long green snake, and American robin and a lesser goldfinch.
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The rectangular
vineyard has nine long rows, three with Zinfandel vines and six mostly
Mourvedre vines.
There are sixteen shorter rows divided by a
cottage and farm house. The vines near Sellers Avenue are mostly Mourvedre
growing in loamy clay soil.
The rows to the east are mostly vacant
scattered with a few Zinfandel vines growing in sandy soil.
The to-do
list includes planting a native California hedgerow, fruit trees, a wild local grape, native California grasses, and native
California blackberries to harbor wasps that prey on leafhoppers.
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Mourvedre grapes, dried into raisins. |
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