It looks like we are going to have another wet week… The rain on the 29th was a very short one, but it was enough to make leaves wet for… Read more
I just want to remind you about the risk of downy mildew remains high this week. Downy mildew prefer to produce spores under dark and humid conditions. We experienced a… Read more
A storm went through our area and resulted in several wetness events. The longest one was about 11 hours of wetness with an average temperature of 68F. It was a… Read more
A series of rain event started around 9:30 AM on June 6th, and continued on until about 2AM on June 8th at Winchester. Thus we had a wetness event for… Read more
Winchester area received a series of thunderstorms from 3:00 PM yesterday, and relative humidity remained high (>90%) until 9:00 AM this morning. Thus we had a wetness event of 18… Read more
In Winchester area, rains from May 22-23 resulted in ~19 hours of wetness with an average temperature in lower 60’s. We had 5-6 hours of dry period, then another rains… Read more
We did not receive afternoon rains at Winchester yesterday. We were hoping for it because we are planing a new vineyard… However, we received a short rain around midnight yesterday… Read more
Well, it looks like finally we have some break from rains. In Winchester area, rain started around 9AM on the 6th, and although there were a few interruptions, relative humidity… Read more
The total hours of wetness was about 18h with the average temperature at 50-56F. It was long and warm enough for both Phomopsis and black rot. Also, these spring rains… Read more
I was out of town, and I did not realize it, but Winchester area received precipitations from a thunderstorm on the night of the 24th. Since relative humidity was not… Read more