I know grapes are the preferred food of Japanese beetles and have been watching them devour the leaves. After each pesticide application, they come back for more. To add insult to injury, the deer have been working on the Winery vineyard planting. I am just glad our field crew put grow tubes on the newly planted vines just east of that vineyard. … [Read more...] about Deer browsing on grapes
GDD base 50 = 1341 at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages described according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
GDD base 50 = 1160 at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages described according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation
We began planting the Chambourcin and Norton for the addition to the Winery Vineyard today. We evaluated a soil pit with the expertise of Tom DeWitt earlier and it was determined that internal water drainage would be adequate, so berms were not necessary. The site originally was bermed for chestnuts so we just planted over the existing undulations. The … [Read more...] about Vineyard Establishment
We are beginning to see a few Japanese beetles out in the field and expect a lot more before it is all over. Hopefully they will not be as damaging as last year. Shelia found feeding damage on a leaf in the shadehouse and we have seen small numbers in the vineyards. … [Read more...] about It’s Japanese Beetle time!