July 18, 2014
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I will be attending this meeting and welcome any Vermont growers to join us. -TB DATE:Wednesday, July 23 TIME:5-7pm LOCATION: Barnett Hill Vineyard 114 Barnett Hill Road Walpole NH 03608 www.bhvinyard.com COST: FREE For more information, contact Suzanne Hebert at … Continue reading
July 2, 2014
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http://northerngrapesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/July-2014-New-You-Can-Use-vineyard-floor-management.pdf News You Can Use Vineyard Floor Management Under-vine cover crop treatments (Justine Vanden Heuvel and Lindsay Jordan) at Cornell University. Weeds can compete with grapes for water, nutrients, and sunlight, and new growers often ask for advice in creating … Continue reading
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 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 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 1, 2014
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June 1, 2014 George Hamilton from University of New Hampshire Extension will be hosting a sprayer calibration workshops this week. For more information, email: George.Hamilton Guest presenter – Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA, Simcoe Station, Ontario Tuesday … Continue reading
May 27, 2014
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May 27, 2014 I’ve heard reports of possible hail damage from today’s storms, particularly in Addison County (although I would appreciate word from any other affected areas). Mary Conklin from UConn Extension just offered this advice to growers similarly hit … Continue reading
May 21, 2014
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May 21, 2014- Risk for cutworms and flea beetles has diminished as vines have surpassed the 1″ shoot growth stage in many Vermont vineyards. Now is the time to turn your focus toward disease management. I’ll put it simply: the … Continue reading