Year 1 - Cabernet Cantor SO 4

Plant passport

Cabernet Cantor SO 4 plant passport

Right after planting in late April

Vines right after planting

Mid June

Vines in mid June

Late June, tied to stakes

Vines in late June, tied to stakes

(Also note the adorable pig in the background.)

Early August, terraforming and mulching complete

August terraforming and mulching complete

Mid August, first cute tendrils

Cute August tendrils

Late August and Early September

As you can see, there’s been huge growth surges in August and September.

Late August 1

Late August 2

Early September

Late September, initial trellis construction

Trellis construction - before

Trellis construction - after

(The second/lower trellis line is a work in progress.)

November and December

Lignification started in november, and then rapidly completed in the span of a month.

Early November

Early December

And thus concludes 2025. The porcine guardians send their regards.