June 24, 2014
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June 24, 2014 Summer diseases: For management of sooty blotch, fly speck, and black rot on fruit, growers should maintain fungicide protection on apples after each approximately 200 hours of accumulated leaf wetness. That means that after a spray is … Continue reading
June 20, 2014
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Curious about cold-hardy cultivars? Interested in the effects of terroir on varietal character? Then join us for a cross-regional tasting of varietal trial wines! The multistate NE 1020 project was designed to test the performance of interesting grape cultivars, both … Continue reading
June 20, 2014
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Our annual conference will be held at the Red School House at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT. This year, we’re delighted to have John Thull, vineyard manager at the University of Minnesota Horticulture Research Center, speaking on several aspects … Continue reading
June 16, 2014
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June 16, 2014 It is becoming apparent that 2014 is sizing up to be one of the more significant fire blight years in Vermont. Luckily, this bacterial disease isn’t as prevalent nor damaging as it is in warmer areas, but … Continue reading
June 16, 2014
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June 16, 2014 Here is a link to Joe Fiola’s grape petiole and soil sampling factsheet: https://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/programs/viticulture/TissueSamplingforVineyards060413.pdf Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist Where trade names or commercial products are used for identification, no discrimination is intended and … Continue reading
June 16, 2014
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June 13, 2014 As we all see our grape canopies exploding with growth at this time of year it is important to consider that the vines have their greatest need for nutrients to support shoot development and blossom fertilization. Without … Continue reading
June 9, 2014
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June 9, 2014- At the UVM Hort Farm, we just entered into bloom on our earliest table grapes, and wine grapes are right around the corner. This immediate prebloom period is potentially the most important time to manage diseases in … Continue reading
June 9, 2014
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June 9, 2014- Fire blight infections caused during bloom should be appearing in infected orchards any time now. If you have susceptible cultivars (Mutsu, Gala, Cortland, Paulared, Ginger Gold, and many others found here), then get out and scout your … Continue reading
June 4, 2014
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June 4, 2014 By now apple fruitlets in the Champlain and Connecticut Valleys should be approaching 10-12 mm size which is the most receptive time for thinner application. Bloom and fruit set have been spotty this season, with large variations … Continue reading
June 3, 2014
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June 3, 2014 I just wanted to drop a quick note to announce that an article I co-authored with other cider-oriented researchers has been posted to eXtension: http://www.extension.org/pages/70601/an-introduction-to-hard-cider-in-the-us#.U4fbrBbp-DQ This should be just the beginning of things to come. Terence Bradshaw, … Continue reading