July Rains Hasten Hedging Duties

July has brought a heat wave into our area of Connecticut and it has also brought lots of rain! What does heat and rain do to a vineyard? This is the jungle that happened seemingly overnight:

We are trying to beat back the jungle by hedging and shoot tucking. This is a view of our efforts. I call it the "park view":

Yesterday afternoon while we were busy working in the vineyard, our granddaughter noticed this ominous sign of rain. We gathered our things and skedaddled out of the vineyard, put our tools away and went home!