Week 30 and I'm back on schedule! Did some cleanup this week getting errant canes either tied to a wire or weaved in a bit to keep them out of the walk way. I also weeded the patch and cleaned up some of the dead leaves. Last three pickings have been >5 pounds every 3 days, and it looks like that many on for tomorrows harvest.
Now, about the brown and dying leaves. I contacted a gentleman from Southern Louisiana I had met in a wine making forum, and asked his opinion on the situation as he has been growing this variety for about 4 years. You can note from the above picture how the leaves are dying at the bottom of the plants while putting fruit at the top. Much to my relief, he said this was normal! He thought it might be the primocanes transitioning into flurocanes, which sounds about right as the canes with the dying leaves have become much more woody. Only time will tell for sure, but I'm not worried about it now.
Ciao,
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