The South West China University students toured the State Fruit Experiment Station this morning. Thirty-seven people were in the group who were first greeted by Dr. Hwang and then introduced to faculty and staff. They then toured the field on hay wagons, visited the greenhouses and the went through the winery and distillery. We were successful dodging the raindrops! … [Read more...] about South West China University Student Tour
Archives for August 20, 2018
Here are the grape juice analysis results for the berry samples collected this morning: 20-Aug-18 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Chardonel NF 21.6 3.29 0.957 Chardonel NWV 21.9 3.13 1.069 Chardonel OF 23.0 3.08 1.046 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
GDD base 50 accumulation for today = 2789 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 first mushrooms were harvested yesterday, August 19. We are harvesting the clump when the edge of the largest mushroom changes from concave (curled downward) to convex (beginning to curl upward or not convex anymore). Once we harvest some more, we will see how they taste in recipes!! … [Read more...] about Mushroom harvest