[Avodah] growing grapes

[Dov Kay]

<<This assumes that the vineyard starts with a graft. Is there anydiscussion of howplants grew again after the flood? Did Noah take seeds on board orgrafts or something else?Chumash only discusses animal life and not plant life>>
 
The Torah does discuss plant life when it describes the dove bringing the olive branch.  I think the Ramban concludes that trees and foliage must have survived the flood.  Although there is an opinion that the olive branch came from Gan Eden, the Ramban rejects this because, if it were so, what proof would Noach have had that the waters were receding.  
 
Even if we interpret the mabul completely literally, there is no doubt that the phenomenon was so shot through with nissim that I find speculation of this kind a little futile.
 
Kol tuv
Dov Kay
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