We have some more Catawba, Chambourcin and a few Norton to harvest yet. GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3404 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 … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
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GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3377 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 … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Here are the juice analysis results from the grape berry samples collected this morning. 10/7/2013 Cultivar TSS pH TA Catawba W 18.3 3.31 0.889 Chambourcin MVEC 22.9 3.41 0.777 Norton F 23.6 3.48 0.822 Norton NN 21.9 3.57 0.964 Norton NS 20.8 3.45 0.983 Norton R 21.7 3.53 0.900 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3321 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 … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Although we have not caught the culprits in the act, we suspect the deer are munching on some of our grapevines as well as some fruit. … [Read more...] about Suspected deer browsing on grapes