GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 272 (+78 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 Noticed light phomopsis on Cayuga white. There is minimal hail damage on some of the shoots and we are … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
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The last Wine Appreciation for Consumers class for the semester was held last evening in Karls Hall in Sprinfield. In the first flight we investigated particular taste pairs and in the second flight we explored three wine and food pairing approaches. Winners were strawberries and sweet riesling, pepperjack cheese and sweet riesling, gorgonzola grapes and tawny port, zinfandel … [Read more...] about Wine appreciation food and wine pairing
This morning it was calm enough to put the plastic on the high tunnel! Joe Wright called all hands on deck to put the plastic up. It took about 1/2 hour with all of the help and now Joe is going to work on the solar powered squirrel cage blower to inflate the two layers of plastic. … [Read more...] about All hands on deck for the high tunnel