Boy, it has been a rainy month of September!If you are subscribing to Mark Chien’s “Wine Grape Information from Penn State”, you probably seen this, but here’s a link to… Read more
I thought I would wait until the rain stops to update the blog, but rains are keep coming and even when we do not receive precipitations, the air has been… Read more
Irene stayed little longer than I expected in our area. At the end of Sunday, Winchester area received a total of about 0.5 inches of rain. I was monitoring the… Read more
I hope none of you (and your crops) were severely affected by Irene. Although southeastern part of the state saw more of it (e.g., Richmond area received 3-4 inches of… Read more
It looks like Irene’s path has been moved more to the east. Eastern shore area may still receive some rain, though. Read more
Just an update on Irene. The predicted path has not changed much as of today. Southern VA and some part of Northern VA may be affected during this weekend. Read more
It looks like Hurricane Irene is coming toward north, and may hit Eastern VA during this weekend. The predicted path moved eastward since a day ago, so, hopefully it will… Read more
I was out from my office for two weeks due to various meetings. Apparently birds found where berries are… (plus we have a new planting of cherries nearby.) All of… Read more
Well, you may not believe me, but despite of the fact that everywhere else received pouring rain (I drove through them too!), Winchester area received only 0.07 inches or so… Read more
I finally came back from two-week trips to a series of conferences. It’s nice to be back, and see some rain! (Winchester area has been very dry when I took… Read more