Please see the message below from Dr. Sara Spayd, who is an extension viticulture specialist at NCSU. The information is probably more applicable to people in the southern VA, but… Read more
It was very nice to see you all at the beginner’s workshop held today at AHS AREC. Here are: 1) my presentation (Google drive will open) and 2) disease management… Read more
With this week’s precipitations that we (including many meteorologists) did not anticipated last week, some of you have contacted me to seek options for the late season application, especially for… Read more
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