Also, you use 6” of water in your post. Is that normal for a crop? I understand different plants take different amounts of water. Some more, some less. I know over here with our sandy soils 6” of rain in a short period would flood a bunch of areas around town, yet subside over a few days. Watching the news, we see droughts then heavy rains in Ca then hear about landslides. So how many inches do you normally supply to the grapes in any given timeframe? Secondly, do you find the irony is supplying so much water to a grape only to dehydrate it to make raisins? Wouldn’t it be nice to poorly water the grapes to produce the final product off the bat?

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