Joe Rasmussen, Vesta practicum student, and I were taking grape phenology in the north vineyard when we saw a family of geese. We looked at the pond and saw two families swimming around. … [Read more...] about Two families of geese on Pine Pond at the station
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GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 539 (+55 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Observed broken shoots due to wind and storms. Cold, rainy weather prevalent during blossom for … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation