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Ploughing All ancient proverbs tell us that it is necessary to free the vine of weeds and plough regularly to maintain a vine in good health. Ploughing is of primary important for the radical system of the vine. The aim is to conserve the softness, airiness and permeability that so benefits the roots expansion and partial renewal each year. Ploughing obstacles the diffusion of of weeds that have damaging consequences for a vine; weeds steel the vines water, and also the nutritive substances in the soil. Weeds can also convey viruses to vines, provoke moulds and poison the roots. As the local proverbs says the best remedy is to, 'dig dip in the vine to get rid of couch grass before harvest time'.   Ploughing usually takes place three time a year: •Before winter to a depth of 15-20cm. •In Spring between the period of germination and flowering to a depth of 8-15cm •In Summer (weather permitting) to a depth of 6-10cm. The Favetta Frequent use is made of the (favetta) small bean, which is sewn in the vines during the winter and in spring the bean is ploughed into the earth and thereby the soil and vine is enriched. Traditional vinekeepers Most traditional vinekeepers in the Ciro' area are strongly against the use of any herbicides, and they prefer persistence and consistency in the battle against the weeds. Most small vinekeepers have a motor hoe that is about as wide as the vine, or a horse or mule, whereas the bigger land owners have in the last 20 years planted wider vines that permit the access of a full size tractor. Not all vinekeepers can permit the investment in planting a wide vine, for instance there are many 30 or 40 year old vines that are wide enough only for a mule to pass. Vinekeeping is seen as an art in itself and most vine owners are happy tending manually to their vineyards since that is their living.

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