Thank you again for those of you who showed up at the vineyard meeting. As I mentioned in the previous post, information I presented can be downloaded from here too.… Read more
As of noon yesterday (4/28/09), our Chardonnay was 100% bud break with more than 50% of them with lower two leaves unfolded. Some were as advanced as the picture. Cabernet… Read more
Wow, we had another above 90F day here in Winchester. As of noon today, Chardonnay was 100% bud break with about 50% of them had fully expanded lower leaves. Cabernet… Read more
As of noon today, Chardonnay was about 90-100% bud break; some are with fully expanded basal leaves. Cabernet sauvignon was about 15-20% bud break. I won’t be surprised to see… Read more
We had a beautiful Saturday here in Winchester. Temperature high was above 90F and as you would expect, vines are pushing their buds. As of noon, Chardonnay was about 10-15%… Read more
We have seen some damage due to climbing cutworms on Chardonnay. Since I’m not an entomologist, I’ll refer to Dr. Pfeiffer’s page for the description of the insect. Virginia Tech’s… Read more
I noticed several errors and typos, so, I updated “Notes on Phomopsis“.(Link has been changed, please use this one: 6/2/09) In Winchester, Chardonnay is almost ready to bud break, and… Read more
I’ve learned that southern and central regions already seeing bud breaks among early varieties. Since early season protection (1-3 inches, no later than 3-5 inches) is a critical timing for… Read more
We ended up having 70’s pretty much a whole day, and as you guessed, buds are swelling even more. And I found one bud actually broke.This is only one out… Read more
Buds are swelling! We recorded 80’s today. Cab. sauvignon is still tight, but Chardonnay started moving. We are suppose to have low 50’s tomorrow. Hopefully it will slow down a… Read more