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			<description><![CDATA[The small round buds are opening into flowers and then will become grapes.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here are the vines just two months later.  They grow so fast.  This was take on June 3rd.  It is hard to believe that the U-Pick will open in about another two months!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Here are the vines just two months later.  They grow so fast.  This was take on June 3rd.  It is hard to believe that the U-Pick will open in about another two months!]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is what the vines look like after I prune them.  This was taken April 8th.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This is what the vines look like after I prune them.  This was taken April 8th.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - A pan shot so you can see the overall condition of the vineyard.  Some of the vines that were damaged several years ago from the cold are starting to put out grapes again so production should be up this year.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - A pan shot so you can see the overall condition of the vineyard.  Some of the vines that were damaged several years ago from the cold are starting to put out grapes again so production should be up this year.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - This is just a general shot of the vineyard looking down a Supreme row.  We had no winter damage this year and the overall vineyard is looking very good.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - This is just a general shot of the vineyard looking down a Supreme row.  We had no winter damage this year and the overall vineyard is looking very good.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - There Supreme grapes are starting to turn red and will continue until they are dark, dark purple]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - There Supreme grapes are starting to turn red and will continue until they are dark, dark purple]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - Here is a close up of some Ison grapes and they are starting to ripen but I still have a lot of green grapes on the vine.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - Here is a close up of some Ison grapes and they are starting to ripen but I still have a lot of green grapes on the vine.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - This new variety is finally putting out some grapes and they are looking very good.  I have tried a few that have ripened early and they are, in fact, delicious!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken July 24th - This new variety is finally putting out some grapes and they are looking very good.  I have tried a few that have ripened early and they are, in fact, delicious!]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - An early morning pan and the vineyard is looking really good.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - An early morning pan and the vineyard is looking really good.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - Here is a close up of some Supreme grapes.  I think we will have a good crop this year.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - Here is a close up of some Supreme grapes.  I think we will have a good crop this year.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - We had a mild winter and had no cold damage.  This Supreme vine is growing very well, nice and green with lots of leaved to feed the grapes.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - We had a mild winter and had no cold damage.  This Supreme vine is growing very well, nice and green with lots of leaved to feed the grapes.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - A close up view of an Ison vine showing that they are coming along just fine.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - A close up view of an Ison vine showing that they are coming along just fine.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - I planted 13 additional Delicious vines this year and most of them are just getting up and out of the blue planting tube, which helps them grow faster during the first year.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - I planted 13 additional Delicious vines this year and most of them are just getting up and out of the blue planting tube, which helps them grow faster during the first year.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - A close up view of the Delicious grapes, just starting to turn red.  They will be dark black in another month.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - A close up view of the Delicious grapes, just starting to turn red.  They will be dark black in another month.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - Another Delicious vine with a heavy hand on the photo editing to darken down the background.  It's a bit difficult shooting one green vine against a background of other green vines.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - Another Delicious vine with a heavy hand on the photo editing to darken down the background.  It's a bit difficult shooting one green vine against a background of other green vines.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - The Delicious vines I planted last year are doing great.  Here you can see how much they have grown since they were planted last March.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Photo taken June 20th - The Delicious vines I planted last year are doing great.  Here you can see how much they have grown since they were planted last March.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2012-pan taken on April 27th.  Early in the season, just getting started.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2012 April 27th This is early in the season, just getting started.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[2012-pan taken on April 27th.  Early in the season, just getting started.]]></media:title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Supreme grapes are looking good to, and it is easy to get fooled thinking they are ripe enough to eat.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Supreme grapes are looking good to, and it is easy to get fooled thinking they are ripe enough to eat.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is a good view of a Supreme group.  Notice how the grape on the far left is still red on top.  For the grape to be really ripe, it needs to be dark all the way to the stem.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This is a good view of a Supreme group.  Notice how the grape on the far left is still red on top.  For the grape to be really ripe, it needs to be dark all the way to the stem.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Ison grapes have really started to ripen up since I photographed them on July 18th, only about two weeks ago.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Ison grapes have really started to ripen up since I photographed them on July 18th, only about two weeks ago.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[supreme-7-18-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Supreme grapes ripen later and you can see that they are not dark enough yet.  This is one of the problems we have during U-Pick.  The Isons are ready but the Supremes are not, but they are close.  I worry that some people will pick the unripe Supreme grapes and think they aren't sweet but it's just that they are not ready yet.  The new 'Delicious' variety is an early season and will help to eliminate the problem.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[supreme-7-18-11]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Supreme grapes ripen later and you can see that they are not dark enough yet.  This is one of the problems we have during U-Pick.  The Isons are ready but the Supremes are not, but they are close.  I worry that some people will pick the unripe Supreme grapes and think they aren't sweet but it's just that they are not ready yet.  The new 'Delicious' variety is an early season and will help to eliminate the problem.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Even this early in the season the Ison's are starting to get ripe.  While I was taking these photos, I was snacking on the first grapes of the season.  Not enough are ripe yet to have pickers out, but soon!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Even this early in the season the Ison's are starting to get ripe.  While I was taking these photos, I was snacking on the first grapes of the season.  Not enough are ripe yet to have pickers out, but soon!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[vineyard-pan-5-21-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panoramic shot of the vineyard showing the growth at this point in their development.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A panoramic shot of the vineyard showing the growth at this point in their development.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[An overall shot just to show how much the vines have grown 19 days.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[An overall shot just to show how much the vines have grown 19 days.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[A close up shot of some Supreme's just showing some color change.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A close up shot of some Supreme's just showing some color change.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[I took some photos on the 4th of July (American Independence Day, for those of you in other countries) to show the progress of the vineyard. All three rows here are Supreme vines (except the Blue Shelter vine which is the "Delicious" variety) and you can see some of the damage done to the middle row from last winters cold. You can see how some of the plants are sending out suckers and trying to regrow back up to the trellis wire. These plants will be out of production for several years.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[I took some photos on the 4th of July (American Independence Day, for those of you in other countries) to show the progress of the vineyard. All three rows here are Supreme vines (except the Blue Shelter vine which is the "Delicious" variety) and you can see some of the damage done to the middle row from last winters cold. You can see how some of the plants are sending out suckers and trying to regrow back up to the trellis wire. These plants will be out of production for several years.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Same thing here as the previous photo but this is the Supreme flower. The Supreme is a female plant and needs the other flowers (from the Ison vines, which are self fertile) to be pollenated and make grapes.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Same thing here as the previous photo but this is the Supreme flower. The Supreme is a female plant and needs the other flowers (from the Ison vines, which are self fertile) to be pollenated and make grapes.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here is a nice bunch of Supreme grapes. I had to move some of the leaves to see this bunch. Due to the winter damage, I'm not seeing as many grapes out on the arms, but most seem to be close to the main trunk, under the branches.
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Here is a nice bunch of Supreme grapes. I had to move some of the leaves to see this bunch. Due to the winter damage, I'm not seeing as many grapes out on the arms, but most seem to be close to the main trunk, under the branches.
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			<title><![CDATA[new-vine-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[There were a few vines that did not make it through the winter so I decided to try a new variety from the University of Florida (where my wife and I graduated from many years ago and from where I just retired from almost a year ago) call "Delicious". Here is a web site PDF file that explains more about this new variety. http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/grapes/cultivarbulletins/Delicious-HortSci-44-1-200-201-2009.pdf ]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[There were a few vines that did not make it through the winter so I decided to try a new variety from the University of Florida (where my wife and I graduated from many years ago and from where I just retired from almost a year ago) call "Delicious". Here is a web site PDF file that explains more about this new variety. http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/grapes/cultivarbulletins/Delicious-HortSci-44-1-200-201-2009.pdf ]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ison-row-7-4-11-web]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ison vines were not as damaged from the cold as the Supreme vines were. The Ison is an early season variety and the Supreme's are a mid to late season variety. I think the Supreme's stay active longer and are more prone to having sap flowing when the early freezes come. The Ison's have done a better job of going dormant. The Ison's also seem to be a more vigorous vine and may stand up to the cold weather better. This year we are going to try cutting off the irrigation sooner to help the vines go dormant earlier in preparation for the winter weather. We will see if this helps.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Ison vines were not as damaged from the cold as the Supreme vines were. The Ison is an early season variety and the Supreme's are a mid to late season variety. I think the Supreme's stay active longer and are more prone to having sap flowing when the early freezes come. The Ison's have done a better job of going dormant. The Ison's also seem to be a more vigorous vine and may stand up to the cold weather better. This year we are going to try cutting off the irrigation sooner to help the vines go dormant earlier in preparation for the winter weather. We will see if this helps.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ison-getting-color-web]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Here is a group that is a little bit further along. The varieties of Muscadine grapes I grow don't ripen all at the same time. They mature individually. It is one of the things that make Muscadines more difficult to pick mechanically. There are now some varieties that do ripen as a bunch. I'm considering trying some to see how they work out.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Here is a group that is a little bit further along. The varieties of Muscadine grapes I grow don't ripen all at the same time. They mature individually. It is one of the things that make Muscadines more difficult to pick mechanically. There are now some varieties that do ripen as a bunch. I'm considering trying some to see how they work out.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ison-flower-5-21-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The vines are now putting out their flowers, which are really, really small. At first it looks like these are the grapes forming, but it's not until they burst open as a flower will the actual grapes start to grow.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The vines are now putting out their flowers, which are really, really small. At first it looks like these are the grapes forming, but it's not until they burst open as a flower will the actual grapes start to grow.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ison-7-4-11-web]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A nice bunch of Ison grapes just starting to turn color.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A nice bunch of Ison grapes just starting to turn color.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[delicious-vine-7-4-11-web]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The plant shield has done it's work and the new "Delicious" vine has made it to the trellis wire. Now it will send runners down the wire to create the arms. This vine needs to be pruned to get rid of the lower branches. That way all the plants energy will go to the arms and not the the lower branches. You can also see some light colored material around the base of the vine. This is 10-10-10 fertilizer I put down the day before. I try to fertilize the plant several times during the growing season, rather than just one heavy application, because the roots are so shallow. Too much rain and it migrates the nutrients past the roots and it doesn't do the vine any good. Light applications, keeps the fertilizer nearer the roots so the vine will grow better.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The plant shield has done it's work and the new "Delicious" vine has made it to the trellis wire. Now it will send runners down the wire to create the arms. This vine needs to be pruned to get rid of the lower branches. That way all the plants energy will go to the arms and not the the lower branches. You can also see some light colored material around the base of the vine. This is 10-10-10 fertilizer I put down the day before. I try to fertilize the plant several times during the growing season, rather than just one heavy application, because the roots are so shallow. Too much rain and it migrates the nutrients past the roots and it doesn't do the vine any good. Light applications, keeps the fertilizer nearer the roots so the vine will grow better.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[blue-x-ls-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Everything is in place and the vine is planted.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Everything is in place and the vine is planted.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[blue-x-inside-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yep, it's really in there.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Yep, it's really in there.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[blue-x-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The vine is in the ground, along with the sprinkler. The blue tube is called a "Blue X Plant Shelters" and is used to help the new vine grow faster and get it to reach the trellis wire sooner in the season. The stick in the ground is what holds up the plant shelter and I tie a string from the stick to the wire so the vine will have something to grow on. Here is the Blue X web site -- http://www.growtube.com/products/grapevine ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-season/blue-x-4-7-11.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The vine is in the ground, along with the sprinkler. The blue tube is called a "Blue X Plant Shelters" and is used to help the new vine grow faster and get it to reach the trellis wire sooner in the season. The stick in the ground is what holds up the plant shelter and I tie a string from the stick to the wire so the vine will have something to grow on. Here is the Blue X web site -- http://www.growtube.com/products/grapevine ]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[budding-out-ms-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Silhouetted against the sky, it is easier to see all the new leaves budding out.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Silhouetted against the sky, it is easier to see all the new leaves budding out.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[budding-out-cu-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Warm weather, a little rain (or irrigation) and some sunshine is just what the vine needs to awaken it from winters slumber. OK, enough rest, now get to work!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Warm weather, a little rain (or irrigation) and some sunshine is just what the vine needs to awaken it from winters slumber. OK, enough rest, now get to work!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[budding-out-4-7-11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[After a very, very cold winter for norther Florida, the vines are finally starting to bud out. We have had some sever damage due to the cold winter. Some vines lost just the arms, some froze to the main trunk and some are completely dead. Some vines are now coming back by sending out suckers from what is left of the main trunk, but these plants will be out of production for several years. The ones that survived but were damaged are not putting out as much fruit, so even these plants are down in production. But we are working at bring the vineyard back and have even planted 10 vines of a new variety called "Delicious" developed by the University of Florida. I have some pictures later in the gallery.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-season/budding-out-4-7-11.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-season/budding-out-4-7-11.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[budding-out-4-7-11]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[After a very, very cold winter for norther Florida, the vines are finally starting to bud out. We have had some sever damage due to the cold winter. Some vines lost just the arms, some froze to the main trunk and some are completely dead. Some vines are now coming back by sending out suckers from what is left of the main trunk, but these plants will be out of production for several years. The ones that survived but were damaged are not putting out as much fruit, so even these plants are down in production. But we are working at bring the vineyard back and have even planted 10 vines of a new variety called "Delicious" developed by the University of Florida. I have some pictures later in the gallery.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[pan-9-25-10-reduced]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2010 September 25 looking southeast]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2010 September 25 looking southeast]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[8-28-10-pan-reduced]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2010 August 28th looking southeast]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2010 August 28th looking southeast]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2010-early-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2010 Early this year looking south west]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2010-early-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2010 Early this year looking south west]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2009-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2009 looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2009-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[2009-overall]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[2009 looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2008-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2008 looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2008-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[2008-overall]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[2008 looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2007-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2007 looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2007-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[2007-overall]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[2007 looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2006-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2006 Later looking north]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2006-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2006 Later looking north]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2006-early-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2006 Early season looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2006-early-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2006 Early season looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2005-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2005 Later looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2005-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2005 Later looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2005-early-overall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2005 Early season looking south east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2005-early-overall.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[2005 Early season looking south east]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2004-overallview]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2004 looking north east]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2004-overallview.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://www.loftusfamilyfarm.com/wp-content/gallery/photo-history-of-the-vineyard/2004-overallview.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[2004-overallview]]></media:title>
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