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
Looks like we will likely to have another round of rain from Hurricane Irma sometimes next week.Just a reminder that we do not have any curative materials for Botrytis and… Read more
At Winchester, night time temperature in recent few days is getting pretty low to the point that relative humidity during the night is close to 100%. In addition, we are… Read more
In a typical year, the fourth of July weekend is the time the critical period for cluster infection by downy mildew, powdery mildew, and black rot will end for many… Read more
As of today, it is about 10% bloom at our Chardonnay plots. Since bud break was about 2 weeks ahead of a typical year, things are moving along as we would… Read more
Some shoots of our vines are about to reach the second catch wire, but I saw many that were still about 10-12 inches too. It looks like series of rain… Read more
Many of our vines at VT’s AHS AREC are about to reach the first catch wire and going strong. When shoots are about 10-12 inches long, downy mildew, powdery mildew,… Read more
Our reds broke buds, and whites have about 1-inch shoot growth on it today, and more rains in the weather forecast. It is time to think about Phomopsis! What happen… Read more
It looks like the 2017 season for us has officially begun. Our 8 years old Chardonnay at Virginia Tech’s Winchester AREC was about 10% bud break as of yesterday. Despite… Read more
Our Chardonnay and some of the hybrid vines are in bud swell stage as of this week, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break… Read more