My three favorites in the vineyard
Kira Lindell The following items are ones I have become addicted to when working in the vineyard. I have a routine before I go out there that I pick up all of these, because you don't want to be without them when you're working!
The secateurs of course! What would you be without them? They take you through every season and are your eternal, faithful servant. In winter, they cut through lots of last year's shoots that have become woody, in spring they may need to help if the new shoots have grown longer than 10 cm, in summer they may also need to support when the side shoots have run amok and then when thinning out grape clusters. Last but not least, we have them during harvest, the big job when we end the season in the vineyard.
Anchor rubber bands - my new love. Found in every pocket of every jacket, on every bench surface in every room and for some reason always at hand when you need them. Primarily, these lovely anchor rubber bands are used to stabilize young vine plants against the plant support. Because they are both UV-protected and very resistant to drought, they last in all weathers and for many years, which is very important, I think, because they are made of black rubber, which is known to be less good for the environment, it is even more important that they are long-term and durable.
Then it doesn't hurt that the anchor rubber bands can be used for all sorts of plants such as climbing roses and fruit trees, as hair tassels when you've forgotten one and it's at the far end of the vineyard, or for easily closing soil bags. Probably also for tying up cords behind the TV too!
Uh, a fourth favorite snuck in..
