Grapevines are the 2nd best wood to cook with besides mesquite.

On Mar 2, 4:39*pm, Wildbilly > wrote:
> In article
> >,
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> *fishziblu > wrote:
> > I've just collected all the prunings from my vineyard to burn them.
>
> > Is it wise to put the ashes back into the soil?
> > Logic says that you're putting back the nutrients taken away from the
> > vine.
> > However ash may reduce the acidity of the soil.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > Thanks
>
> The French wine growers dry the canes and use them to cook vegetables
> and thin slices of meat on a grill about 6" above the ground. They claim
> that it gives the food a distinctive taste.
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