We just fertilized the Delaware vines that were planted earlier with 1/2 cup of 10-0-10 per plant. The second split of 30 pounds nitrogen was just put on the grapes (during bloom) as well. … [Read more...] about Grape fertilizer application
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We had a wine and food pairing exercise for the last Wine Appreciation for Consumers class. … [Read more...] about Last class for wine appreciation
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = +421 (+221 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp March 2012 GDD base 50: 306+421 = 727 Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Dr. Maciej Pszczolkowski, who studies insect pests of fruit crops, is putting up grape berry moth traps in the vineyards in order to monitor the insect population. He put the first trap in the Norton variety in the Research Vineyard on Monday, and put additional traps out in the Vignoles, West Catawba and North Vineyard today. … [Read more...] about Traps for grape berry moth