Disease risks from yesterday’s rain and vineyard meetings

Winchester area received a thunderstorm starting around 7:30PM last night.  It lasted only 30 min or so, but the relative humidity stayed high (>90%) until 8:00 AM today.  Thus this… Read more

Note on Revus Top and meeting tomorrow at Democracy Vineyard (Nelson co.)

If you grow Concord and Noiret grape, please be advised that Revus Top (mandipropamid + difenoconazole from Syngenta) may cause phytotoxicity on these variety. The symptoms are light yellow colored… Read more

Disease risks from yesterday’s rain + meeting info.

Winchester received a series of rains from 2:20 PM yesterday (5/22/10), and the relative humidity stayed high (>90%) until 9:20 AM.  Thus, we had about 19 hours of wetness with… Read more

Rains are forecusted until Wednesday

I thought the forecast was saying rains from Tuesday, but I guess I didn’t read it right.  Now two low pressure systems are coming back to back and we are… Read more

Notes from the Horton’s meeting.

Thank you very much for those of you came to the vineyard meeting at Horton.  If you could not make to the meeting or could not receive the hand out,… Read more

Meeting at Horton 11AM (5/5/10)

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

Orchard meeting (Weed management) 5/6/10

There will be an orchard meeting at Winchester AREC on 5/6/10 from 6pm.  The reason I’m posting here is because one of the speakers is Dr. Jeff Derr from Virginia… Read more

Upcoming meetings

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

A Happy New Year!!

I wish you and your family a Happy New Year, and I wish this season to be a good one for everybody. Although not as much as I do during… Read more

Meetings at Koru Farm (Sept 30th) Dinwiddie (Oct 1st) 2009

I think this will be the last meetings for the season. One is at Koru farm in Stuart, VA (Sept. 30th – TOMORROW!). Caryl and Greg Talcott has been kind… Read more
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