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Potatoes and cabbage planted in high tunnel today

March 16, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Two rows of potatoes and one row of cabbage was planted today.

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

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Winter bud cold injury minimal

March 13, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

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

Filed Under: Grapes

Grape cane borer

March 13, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Grape Cane Borer on grape cane.

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

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Checking grape buds for cold injury

March 11, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Jeremy Emery shows Shelia Long how to slice through a grape bud in order to assess injury.

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

Filed Under: Grapes

Sprayer calibration – the first sign of spring

March 11, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Tubes were attached to each nozzle between the disc and the manifold.

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

Filed Under: Grapes, Students

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