Deb French, the "tomato whisperer", stopped by to teach us how to use the stake and weave technique for our tomatoes in the high tunnel demonstration planting. Simpsons' Family Farm has used this technique for several years to produce quality tomatoes for sale. We are working on high tunnel and greenhouse vegetable crop demonstrations for our 2017 Greenhouse and High Tunnel … [Read more...] about Stake and weave tomatoes
Archives for August 2017
The results of the grape juice analysis for the berries collected yesterday morning, Tuesday, August 29 is as follows: 29-Aug-17 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Chardonel F 19.7 2.98 0.975 Chardonel NWV 22.5 3.17 0.945 Traminette 19.4 2.98 0.801 Valvin Muscat 12.9 3.22 0.816 Vignoles 22.4 3.09 1.278 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis August 29, 2017
GDD base 50 accumulation since April 1 = 2713. 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
The juice analyses results from the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 25-Aug-17 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Aromella 17.8 3.12 0.893 Chambourcin NWV 19.2 3.18 0.975 Chardonel F 19.7 3.00 1.095 Chardonel NWV 21.9 3.17 1.043 Norton F 17.1 2.92 1.781 Traminette 18.3 2.95 0.881 Valvin … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
The grape juice analysis results from the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 21-Aug-17 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Chardonel F 18.1 2.94 1.092 Chardonel NWV 20.7 3.11 1.035 Delaware 22.4 3.23 0.874 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis