It seems that we will observe sunny days with 60-70F for next few days. Hopefully, the night time temperature won’t drop too low. Our Chardonnay vines are showing a little… Read more
We hit 90 F this afternoon. This warm weather made things go little faster than we would hope. About 50-60% of our Chardonnay and Merlot are in the stage of… Read more
Our Dr. Keith Yoder just announced that he has a new blog about his disease updates on tree fruits. If you are curious about diseases on apples, pears, and other… Read more
Tony sent out March-April issue of Viticulture Notes yesterday. Along with the newsletter, he sent my fungicide spray guideline for 2010. If you haven’t received it, please let me know… Read more
We are having such a nice weather lately. I think most of you are in the field preparing for the up coming season. Our Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are breeding… Read more
I had several inquiries on the pruning wound protection in last few weeks, so, here’s some information about it. Pruning wound treatment has been discussed in different places and with… Read more
2010 January – February issue of Viticulture Notes is published. There is a section of grape pathology too. Viticulture Notes and other seasonal information is distributed from our viticulturist Dr.… Read more
VT is working on updating webpages and now our AREC pages has been changed. My new grape pathology page is here (Please click the link). It does not have many… Read more
Dr. Baudoin noticed that there is an error in VT’s PMG on the REI for Topsin-M. If you are using Topsin-M, please read the label to confirm the Re-Entry Interval… Read more
2010 version of Virginia Tech’s Pest Management Guide (PMG) is uploaded. There are many useful information on disease, insect, and weed management. Please take a look at it for your… Read more