We received a showed yesterday afternoon, and it resulted in about 7.5 hours of estimated wetness duration with an average temperature of 65.5F around Winchester area. It was an infection… Read more
Yesterday’s shower brought about 7.5 hours of estimated wetness duration with an average temperature of 71F around Winchester area. It was an infection event for downy mildew and Botrytis, and… Read more
Since last week, we are having several nights where relative humidity is very high (>90%) (e.g., 8/9-10, 8/13-15). This condition favors downy mildew fungus to produce spores. Unlike others, this… Read more
There was an estimated leaf wetness event occurred Aug 5-6 with 13 hours with an average temperature at 73° and 0.41 in. rain. It was an event for downy mildew… Read more
Yesterday’s storm brought more than 2-inches of rain, and resulted in approximately 12.5 hours of wetness with an average temperature of 69F. It was an infection event for downy mildew… Read more
Our Merlot and Chardonnay hit veraison over the weekend. We placed bird netting and thinking about to spray for Botrytis, and here we received a strong storm followed with a… Read more
A rainy weekend brought our area two estimated wetness periods (19h with 73F, and 20h with 64F), plus additional 30h+ hours of high humid condition (RH>90%) (note: some of you… Read more
Thunderstorms went through yesterday in Winchester area; however, air was dry (RH<80% even during the rain), and the sun came up soon after that, thus, leaves were probably dry soon… Read more
Someone in MN lost his 40,000-square-feet lawn by a misapplication of herbicide. I think this is a good reminder for us all to read and follow the label. Read more
The second rain event on Sunday night ended up with about 10.5 hours of estimated wetness with an average of 70 F. It was infection event for Phomopsis, black rot,… Read more