Our 7-yr old Chardonnay vines are in bud swell stage, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break in a week or two. One of… Read more
Our young Chardonnay vines are in bud swell stage, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break in a week or two. One of diseases… Read more
We had a short shower event last evening; however, it was short and relative humidity did not stay high for a long time. Thus, it was not a major disease… Read more
Our 5-yr old Chardonnay is about 50% bud break stage as of today. At this time of the year, the number-one concern is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot. They produce… 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
(Today’s picture is our friend Phomopsis again!Left side has more spots probably because it is closer to the vinewhere the fungus survives and produce spores.Spores were rain splashed to the… Read more
Our low was low 40’s this morning. It suppose to be warmer tomorrow and I hope that we do not get any frost damage. We’ll see. We received several disease… Read more
As you may noticed, temperature has been declining since this morning. National weather service is issuing frost advisory from 4 to 9 am tomorrow (Monday) morning for Frederick county. Please… Read more
It has been a very sunny weekend in 70’s. I can take this anytime. Last night, RH was 4-50% and temperature was around 64F. I think it was little too… Read more