A Sight You Have Not Seen Before
By M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
Germany
February 22, 2021 3:53pm CST
Please have a close look and tell me what you think the photo shows.
I don’t know in which other countries you can find such a sight. I could only find France besides Germany. What I do know, though, is that you can’t find it in countries which have a warm climate.
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Well? Have you realised that you’re looking at a vineyard where ovens with open fires are put between the rows of vines when there is danger of frosty nights?
I live near the city of Stuttgart which is famous not only for Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch but also for vineyards near the city and even inside the city boundaries. As it is too risky to leave the budding vines unprotected in frosty nights, heating systems have been installed. There are not only open fires but also tubes lying on the ground which keep the roots warm.
My husband whose father was a vintner on the Mediterranean Italian island of Sardinia found this hilarious. Frosty temperatures are not an issue there where gardeners harvest the first fresh peas in January! The problem in the south of Italy is not to keep the vines warm in winter but to keep the workers from melting during the grape harvest in September.
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Photo: landundforst.de
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27 responses
@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Hmmm. Interesting. I had no idea what it was, but thought it might be some kind of memorial.
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@xander6464 (40858)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Feb 21
@bunnybon7 already mentioned that we do the same thing in Florida to protect oranges when it gets too cold. We call them smudge pots. But they seem to be pretty much the same thing.
Smudge Pot
A smudge pot (also known as a choofa or orchard heater) is an oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. Usually a smudge pot has a large round base with a chimney coming out of the middle of the base. The smudge pot is placed between trees in an orchard. The burning oil creates heat, smoke, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. It was believed that this oil burning heater would help keep the orchard from cooling too much during the cold snaps.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
22 Feb 21
well here in Florida when the tempature is falling below or even near freezing they set up little stoves I know.
What a beautiful photo thanks 
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@JESSY3236 (18925)
• United States
23 Feb 21
That is so cool. I thought it was solar panels at first.
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@lovebuglena (43065)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Feb 21
I could not figure out what this was. Would never have guessed it is a vineyard. That's interesting. Never seen anything like this.
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@lovebuglena (43065)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Feb 21
@MALUSE I like when that happens.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
23 Feb 21
The Guinness Book of World Records was broken when 'diyas' were lit in Ayodya.India
https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/ayodhya-broke-a-guiness-world-record-by-lighting-over-3-lakh-diyas-on-diwali-this-year/story-q1X7Y3dxibai34EUnaKvmI.html
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@kaylachan (57578)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb 21
I would have never guessed that. All I can see is orange lights. Now if only the U.S. could figure out what to do about this winter weather.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
23 Feb 21
I had no idea what this was. We have a lot of vineyards here in Lake County in Ohio; and something like this could very easily be needed during the spring with its transitional temperatures. Good post.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
23 Feb 21
@MALUSE It looked like a vineyard but I didn't know what that light was ... great, I'm really excited, I've never seen this before
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 21
@MALUSE
Aye
I read further down lol
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
23 Feb 21
interesting photo. Never saw anything like that, though something similar was a cemetery but it looks like a purgatory. This one is a nice view because the lights are almost symmetrical and balance.
Never thought that this would be a vineyard
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
23 Feb 21
I would have never been able to guess it. It looks so beautiful.
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