<HTML><BODY><div id="composeWebView_editable_content" data-mailruapp-compose-id="composeWebView_editable_content" style="text-align: left;"><div>Ascona Vineyard:</div><div><br></div><div>2022-38.41"</div><div><br></div><div>2023 (last two weeks)~>28"</div><div>-our last strom has not registered yet but we were above 26 1/2 inches since the new year!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div id="mail-app-auto-signature">

<b>Ken Swegles</b><div><i>Viticulturist</i> </div><div>Rhizos Viticulture LLC</div><div>(831) 454-6045</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
</div><br><br>Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 4:29 PM -0800 from mary@munsvineyard.com  <mary@munsvineyard.com>:<br><div id="composeWebView_previouse_content" data-mailruapp-compose-id="composeWebView_previouse_content" data-darkosha-id="transformer_0"><blockquote id="mail-app-auto-quote" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(252, 44, 56); margin: 10px 0px 10px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inherit;"><div class="js-helper js-readmsg-msg">
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                                                everyone:</font></div>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">I'd like to
                                                invite your input for
                                                our upcoming Zoom
                                                meeting with Fritz
                                                Westover on the 23rd,
                                                and also for scheduling
                                                a meeting with Rich
                                                Casale and the NRCS on
                                                Vineyard Storm Damage
                                                Repair & Erosion
                                                Prevention (date TBD but
                                                aiming for mid-Feb.). 
                                                Given the constant
                                                deluge over the past few
                                                weeks I think many of us
                                                are interested to hear
                                                what others are
                                                experiencing. So I'd
                                                like to invite some
                                                information sharing (and
                                                if you prefer you can
                                                reply to me privately):</font></div>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- <b>What
                                                  have been your
                                                  rainfall totals?</b>  
                                                For the rainy season so
                                                far (first significant
                                                rain was in Sept.)?  For
                                                the month of Dec.? 
                                                Since the beginning of
                                                this year? </font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">At Muns
                                                Vineyard up on the Loma
                                                Prieta ridge we've had
                                                42.6" for the season,
                                                13.5" since Jan. 1, and
                                                22"+ in December.<br>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- <b>Have
                                                  you experienced any
                                                  storm damage? Erosion?
                                                  Flooding? Damage to
                                                  structures?</b>  If
                                                you have, would you be
                                                interested and willing
                                                to have a meeting at
                                                your property with Rich
                                                Casale as the speaker
                                                (which would give you
                                                his expert consultation,
                                                too)?  Funding is
                                                available through the
                                                NRCS to help defray
                                                repair expenses.</font></div>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- <b>What
                                                  are your biggest
                                                  concerns presently for
                                                  your vineyard?</b>
                                                Fritz Westover can
                                                address your issues
                                                during his webinar on
                                                the 23rd. Fritz will
                                                address a range of
                                                issues on preparing for
                                                the 2023 vintage,
                                                including:</font></div>
                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- The effect
                                                of saturated soils on
                                                nutrients and uptake;
                                                vine nutrition<br>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- Canopy
                                                management - impact of
                                                high rainfall, etc.,
                                                pruning<br>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">- Preparing
                                                for heat waves</font></div>
                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">And is there
                                                anything else you would
                                                like to hear him
                                                address?<br>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">Thanks much.
                                                And stay dry and safe. </font>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif"> Regards,<br>
                                                Mary Lindsay<br>
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                                            <div align="left"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                                sans-serif">Muns
                                                Vineyard  
                                                munsvineyard.com</font></div>
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