{"id":3582,"date":"2024-08-27T23:10:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapestogrow.com\/staging\/5327\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2024-08-27T23:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:11:47","slug":"why-geology-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapestogrow.com\/staging\/5327\/why-geology-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Geology is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfOTYpWVr1gU3JGhLveCrwRaqx0nH65N8QOPBTT5S4FQluUP7MEdPFW3HKGLS37hub9K27xtNw-dXSf0aD3ZkJ0KYQCH8awhV8Rkhz4SkyrSIcosgosZs5i23MnEfzv0_2QPB2KIMt4c1QSkLTqc0gBWICd2GOH35E-9A-1KSVh3SNsN2YwGLw?key=-gcO5Fe3uz4fFtqxyTA-lg\" alt=\"Crop Rotation in Agriculture\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Have you ever noticed how farmers rotate their crops?&nbsp; Well, probably not if you\u2019re a city goat.&nbsp; But if you\u2019ve ever driven across our great country through the plains states (it\u2019ll take you about a week if you stop and smell the roses), you\u2019d see different rows of vegetables next to each other or different crops on the same parcel every couple of months.&nbsp; Even with cow pastures, you\u2019ll see fences where the cattle are grazing on different types of grasses, different times of year.&nbsp; This is done because different vegetables remove different elements from the soil but leave behind others.&nbsp; For example, carrots are high in Vitamin A that they pull from the soil and leave behind nitrates.&nbsp; Other plants might put Vitamin A into the soil but take something else.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Rocky soils are bad for growing produce, simply because the rocks take up some of the space that plants need, but they leach help micro nutrients into the soil.&nbsp; Thus, alluvial soils that you find in valleys between rocky hills are some of the best soils for grapes as well as Citrus and Avocado trees because of their minerality.&nbsp; However, they tend to be more nutrient rich, which retains more water.&nbsp; This will give you more fruit, but less intensity in flavor profile of the fruit.&nbsp; Whereas on rocky terrain, the fruit will be less (from less water retention) but more intense.&nbsp; A great vineyard has both valleys and hillsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfhFPMDxcWJUq17KRAe2G_PKaEub5h19t7TQAskJNGgqMsayS_fXejyfJ9w3soeCzsW5VYHOtWYyWmlle0rOCdSDb7O-yXu68hltPgKMVsT0v256fL_fwCjHxmswTpC1nito7dw0jo2FnmNNh_Kn-ltHSRe_5HSh_ugKmWCfRHTpwQZQ9ollzE?key=-gcO5Fe3uz4fFtqxyTA-lg\" alt=\"List of Essential Elements\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">All fruiting plants need 17 Essential Plant Elements which include nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, boron, chlorine, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and nickel. &nbsp;The non-mineral essential plant elements include hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon. These are absorbed in water. &nbsp;There are 4 elements that are beneficial to promote plant growth but are not considered to be necessary for completion of the plant life cycle. They are silicon, sodium, cobalt, and selenium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I have met so many people who get excited about planting a small vineyard in their backyard because they have the space or they do the numbers and they realize that it\u2019s the same cost to plant a small vineyard as it would be to plant any other landscaping.&nbsp; Grapes usually require less water.&nbsp; But folks fail to realize, that grape vines, because they are fruiting plants, need the soil to be balanced before planting.&nbsp; This can take 6 months.&nbsp; It\u2019s different than Europe, because in Europe, they have been growing the grape vines for thousands of years.&nbsp; The vines have adapted.&nbsp; But with a new plant, they need to be handled like a newborn.&nbsp; Think about human gestation.&nbsp; A baby is absorbing everything it needs to grow in utero.&nbsp; Before, you plant a grape vine, you need to make sure the soil has everything it needs to grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Chicken manure contains Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Copper, Zinc, Chlorine, Boron, Iron and Molybdenum.&nbsp; 75% rapid release of Nitrogen source in one year.&nbsp; For the first three years of the plant\u2019s life, chicken manure may be spread every dormant season (right after harvest season).&nbsp; This will help establish the root systems.&nbsp; You can\u2019t spread after spring, because there are new roots and too much of a good thing can burn the new roots.&nbsp; The manure needs six months to decay.&nbsp; Composting contains Nitrogen and Carbon.&nbsp; Worm Castings increases organic matter giving the soil a boost for natural bacteria and improves water retention. Organic matter should comprise 5% or more for healthy soil.&nbsp; Bat guano has high content of Nitrogen, Phosphate, and Potassium.&nbsp; Lava Rock improves drainage in soil and capabilities of roots.&nbsp; During the day it retains moisture, releasing it slowly.&nbsp; At night, it retains heat keeping roots warm and is an erosion blocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">No two places (even in a one mile radius) will have identical soil.&nbsp; Take into account hills, drainage, fires, floods, landslides.&nbsp; Different soils might range in composition on each acre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In SoCal, there have been a lot of wildfires.&nbsp; With each wildfire, phosphorous from the ash increases the pH of the soil.&nbsp; Trace amount of Phosphorous are ideal.&nbsp; But too much Phosphorous impedes the plant from taking in the other essential elements.&nbsp; High Phosphorous and high pH in the water also prevent all of the other essential elements from being absorbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Choosing a site for a vineyard, you have to bear in mind how much work the land needs.&nbsp; There are agricultural places where you can send soil samples to find out what the soil is missing and how best to amend.&nbsp; They will also tell you what the soils have and what will grow best in that soil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Some vines need diurnal temperature ranges.&nbsp; This can be found in proximity to oceans, sun traps, valleys, shadow effects from hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When I think of a grape such as Sangiovese, I look at latitude and longitude.&nbsp; The Chianti region is about 43 degrees North Latitude and the land I want sits at 34 degrees North Latitude\u2026so they are similar.&nbsp; Similar latitudes will account for about 14 hours of daylight in the summer.&nbsp; The elevation of the hilltops sits at about 2400 feet, whereas the land I want sits at 700 feet.&nbsp; This gives an idea of drainage and soil types.&nbsp; Both are between 15-20 miles from the ocean.&nbsp; Miles from the ocean equates to how much nighttime fog passes over the land.&nbsp; In SoCal we have something called June Gloom.&nbsp; When the sun sets, the fog rolls in and the temperature drops at least 10 degrees. 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