Tom DeWitt, Missouri State Soils Instructor, analyzed this bermed vineyard site and determined that notches need to be cut into the berms (raised beds down the grape row) in order to let water drain out from between the rows. Tom and his student used the laser level to determine where to cut the notches. The two sites were flagged and then we dug notches in the berms. The areas … [Read more...] about Constructing drainage-ways in a bermed vineyard