Vine status If anything, this year has been a Phomopsis year! These spots on the leaf in the picture are Phomopsis lesions. You do not need to manage this disease… Read more
Vine status Still behind on canopy management, and vines are filling the canopy with many laterals. Some of the Chardonnay clusters on primary shoots are at bunch closure, and others… Read more
Vine status Still behind on canopy management, and vines are filling the canopy with many laterals. Hybrids and table grapes are a bit more consistent with fruits. Vidal is pea-sized;… Read more
Vine status We hedged our Chardonnay vines this week. Still behind on canopy management, as you can see in the picture above. Hybrids and table grapes are a bit more… Read more
Vine status The effect of rain finally kicked in. Chardonnay vines grew considerably over the last week. I started canopy management this morning. My goal is to keep a bit… Read more
Vine status Probably because of the cooler temperature, the vines did not move as much as I hoped. As with last week, many Chardonnay shoots do not bear flower clusters,… Read more
Vine status Things are finally moving. I saw quite a few shots from the secondary (or tertiary) buds coming up strongly, especially from the central part of the canopy (i.e.,… Read more
Vine status It has not changed much from last week. Temperatures have been relatively low, and the shoot growth rate remains slow. However, I observed some improvements (e.g., growth from… Read more
Vine status I was hoping to see some progress by now, but since the temperature has been relatively low (or maybe normal for this time of the year), vines have… Read more
Vine status Unfortunately, many of our vines were affected by the frost event yesterday. I have heard from Northern VA, the Shenandoah Valley, and Central VA, with varying degrees of… Read more