Here’s this year’s handout for pruning time disease considerations (this link opens Google Drive with this year’s recommendation for trunk disease management). As I noted in this handout, the first line… Read more
In my pruning time disease considerations (this link opens Google Drive with this year’s recommendation for trunk disease management), I refer to Topsin-M as a choice of trunk disease management, especially… Read more
Some of northern VA growers contacted us about splitting of the trunks and cordons which became apparent in the last few weeks. Although the cold injury model showed that temperature… Read more
The cold temperature during this winter probably resulted in many trunk splitting or scarring on less winter hardy vines. I am planning to conduct a quick study on the effect… Read more
I have a feeling many of you are working on pruning right now to take an advantage of the warm weather. Please find a handout for the pruning time disease… Read more
It looks like the winter is finally over. I hope everybody is ready for the new season. We will start off our season with a vineyard meeting at Cardinal Point… Read more
If you are pruning, and wondering whether you can protect pruning wounds from infections by trunk diseases, there is a supplemental label of Rally for control of various trunk diseases… Read more
A few people asked in about Topsin-M application for pruning wound protection against Bot canker, so, here is my old post about it. You can also download a special label… Read more
I had several inquiries on the pruning wound protection in last few weeks, so, here’s some information about it. Pruning wound treatment has been discussed in different places and with… Read more
(A graft union infected by fungal organism(s)) We had a very nice workshop this Monday. Now everybody become experts of various trunk diseases! As Philippe discussed, most of fungal pathogens… Read more