I have heard from several growers that they are seeing downy mildew despite the fact that they have not seen much precipitations. It could happen because of the humidity, especially… Read more
Dr. Wayne Wilcox at Cornell University wrote an article on sour rot management on “Finger Lakes Vineyard Notes“. (The link will open a pdf file) Please check it out. Results… Read more
Now the season is wrapping up, and one of questions I get often is “when to spray what to protect your crop at the last stretch”. Unfortunately (as with everything… Read more
Some of our early cultivars such as Alandale is changing it color. It is just a matter of time to see other cultivar to enter phase of veraison. Hopefully, we… Read more
I have received several emails about black rot recently. With the frequency of rains we observed so far, it is not surprising to see small amount of black rot even… Read more
Looks like we have openings in the sky today and tomorrow. What a wet year! Here’s a copy of handout from the extension meeting held at Loudoun county last week. … Read more
Since we are expecting heavy rain event on Saturday, plus about to be done with the critical time for cluster infection by downy mildew, powdery mildew, and black rot (which… Read more
Most of us are about to see the end of critical time for berry infection by black rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew. Please keep up as much as you… Read more
The warm May pushed our vines forward rather quickly. Many people in northern VA are about to see blooms (our 3-year old young Chardonnay vines are trace bloom), and I… Read more
I posted general “rule of thumb” about application (or re-application) earlier this season. Dr. Annemiek Schilder at Michigan State University recently published a very nice write up about it. She… Read more