Randy, Amanda and Shelia planted cabbage Super Red and potatoes Red LaSoda on the east side of the high tunnel. We hope the drain tile will improve the internal water drainage in that area. … [Read more...] about Potatoes and cabbage planted in high tunnel today
Archives for March 2015
We checked 100 buds of each cultivar in the Foundation Vineyard after we experienced a low of minus 6.7 degrees in February. Cold injury was minimal. Foundation Vineyard winter bud cold injury count - 100 bud samples Cultivar % killed buds Norton 1% Vignoles 2% Cahmbourcin 1% Taminette 0% Chardonel 6% Cayuga White 4% … [Read more...] about Winter bud cold injury minimal
Aaron Taylor and Shelia Long found holes in grape canes as they were pruning. Soon they discovered grape cane borers as well as some other insects inside the holes. For more information on this pest, see http://nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/grapes/pests/gcb.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape cane borer
We reached a critical temperature in January, so we are checking the buds in the Foundation Vineyard to see if there is any injury. … [Read more...] about Checking grape buds for cold injury
We calibrated the CIMA airblast sprayer yesterday to get ready to apply sulfur in the dormant season to grapes. Randy Stout and Jeremy Emery, our field supervisors, and Jennifer Morganthaler, an MSU graduate student who works at the experiment station, collected the calibration data as follows. … [Read more...] about Sprayer calibration – the first sign of spring