I noticed that some of Chardonnay and Merlot started blooming on Friday. I ended up spraying on Saturday for pre-bloom treatment. Once again, from bloom to 4-5 weeks after bloom… Read more
I meant to post this message on Friday, but I could not find a time for it. As of Thursday (4/14/11), I counted buds of 50-60% and 30-40% of Chardonnay… Read more
I counted 10-15% and 30-40% of our Chardonnay and Merlot vines, respectively, are having buds that are swelled noticeably a few days ago, and today’s counts were 40-50% and 70-80%… Read more
Wheats are green, forthysias are blooming, apples have greentips, and grapes are bleeding. Well, I think spring is arriving in our area! Just a reminder that we have a series… Read more
It looks like the first set of thunderstorm is coming very soon. (Actually, I see rain drops now.) I hope it won’t stay very long. There are 30-40% chance of… Read more
We’ll have a central VA vineyard meeting tomorrow at Horton Vineyard from 11AM. Tony and I will be presenting seasonal reminders on the pest management and viticulture tips. If you… Read more
It seems that we will observe sunny days with 60-70F for next few days. Hopefully, the night time temperature won’t drop too low. Our Chardonnay vines are showing a little… Read more
We hit 90 F this afternoon. This warm weather made things go little faster than we would hope. About 50-60% of our Chardonnay and Merlot are in the stage of… Read more
We are having such a nice weather lately. I think most of you are in the field preparing for the up coming season. Our Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are breeding… Read more
This may be the first time in a long time that I don’t mention about disease risk 😉 We had two nights with relatively low RH which makes less conducive… Read more