The vines have been enjoying the last week or so of fine weather, and have started showing signs of coming out of their winter dormancy. The buds are swelling nicely, and it looks like it won’t be too long until they break.
Between now and roughly the end of May they are at their most vulnerable as a hard frost after bud break can wipe them out.
So this weekend I have wrapped them up with frost protection fleece. I’ll leave it on until it looks like there won’t be any more overnight frosts.
