Year 2015

- early April shows good growth at back porch; seedlings that stayed over the winter in growth bags are looking good 

- Frontenacs are considerably late compared to Osceola Muscats

- April night sub zero (that is below 32F for Celsius impaired folks)  temperatures are no match to a 2kw porch heater

​- by 21st of May the new bare root seedlings for the year are all in grow bags and most pushing leaves already: Amberlina, Solaris, Marsanne and Roussanne

- 24.5. frosty morning. Fireboxes and fans deployed. Unfortunately I have to assume some damage has occured

- has been a cool start for the summer. Temps at or below +20c

- short warm spell to start July, rainy days forecasted after

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1.7.2025

- Marsanne and Roussanne seedlings are doing very well in grow bags

- Solars and Aberlinas, 25 each, now planted open field

- pictured here is an Amberlina after 2 months in grow bag in near

greenhouse conditions

- you may be able to see that the new root growth is pushing out from

the holes of the plastic grow bag

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9.7.

- finally forecast is for warmer temperatures

- on open field the growth is still miniscule

- only a long long summer w/ warm fall can save the crops

- St Pepin in the picture

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31.7.

- well, we got it; 18 days and counting +30c in Finland

- at Clos Haga temps been between +25c -- +31c 

- now we would need a bit or rain; there is always

something that could be better :)

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11.8.

July was warm. The +30c consecutive days temperature

record in Finland is now 21 days. Brix measures are 

meagre 4 to 6 across. A lot needs to happen in the next 4-6 

weeks

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23.8.

After the warm spell, the fall arrived one month early. 

2025 is a year when summer came one month late and

fall arrived one month early.

Barring any major weather miracle eg summer returning

in September I do not think any open field vine will be mature.

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6.10.2025

Well, no such miracle. Brix stayed below 15, mostly in 13 +/- range. First week of October we had a number of sub zero nights. That is in Celsius, for those who wonder. I took a small load, just to go through the wine making process. To test the gear I have. I am not optimistics about the end result, but hey ... importat knowledge ref the equipment. I do need some upgrades and additions for 2026.​​​​​​​