Vineyard meeting at Ducard tomorrow

We will have a vineyard meeting tomorrow at Ducard vineyards from 11AM.  If you have a time, please stop by.  I will cover disease update, Tony and Tremain will cover… Read more

Disease risks from this weekend’s rain

I was driving up and down on I-81 this weekend and went through severe thunderstorms several times.  I was hoping to see some precipitation around Winchester, however, thunderstorms in Saturday… Read more

Disease risks from yesterday’s rain

Winchester area received thunderstorms last night from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.  However, it only rained about 10 min, and the amount of precipitation was less than 0.01 inches.  Thus,… Read more

Disease risks from today’s rain

Thunderstorms went through Winchester area around 4:30AM this morning.  The relative humidity was high (>90%) until 8:00 AM or so.  This short estimated wetness event with an average temperature of… Read more

Our vines are blooming, how about yours?

I noticed that some of Chardonnay and Merlot started blooming on Friday.  I ended up spraying on Saturday for pre-bloom treatment.  Once again, from bloom to 4-5 weeks after bloom… Read more

Disease risks from yesterday’s and today’s rain

Winchester area received thunderstorms yesterday evening around 7 PM; however, air dried out quickly, so, it was probably not long enough as disease risks.  Then we received a light rain… Read more

Disease risks from today’s rain

Isolated thunderstorms went through the area and Winchester area received a short shower last night from 12:55AM.  The relative humidity remained high (>90%) until 6:55AM, thus, it accounted for 6… Read more

Disease risks from yesterday’s rain

We had a few short showers passed yesterday morning and afternoon; however, none of these are long enough to be disease risks.  On the other hand, other regions in VA… Read more

Disease risks from today’s rain

Thunderstorms went through Winchester area soon after the midnight (~12:35AM, 0.09 inches), and the relative humidity remained high (>90%) until 8:55AM.  Thus, we experienced an estimated wetness period of 8… Read more

Disease risks from yesterday’s rain

After a short dry period, we received rains from around 8:15 PM last night (18 May), and although the rain stopped within a few hours, the relative humidity was high… Read more
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