Bloom and disease risks from today’s rain

We are about 60-70% bloom on our Chardonnay.  Merlot is still in trace bloom stage.

Winchester area received a series of rains from around 3:00 AM this morning, and relative humidity stayed above 90% until around 3:00 PM.  Thus, we had 12 hours of an estimated leaf wetness period with an average temperature of 63F.  It accounted for black rot, Phomopsis, downy mildew, and Botrytis infection event (note: Botrytis typically takes more time (>15-17 hours of wetness) to infect than the model says).  The forecast is calling for more rain tomorrow and Wednesday.  We will see how it goes.

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