Posts by Nathan
I hope everyone is fairing the winter well and is underway on pruning. I wanted to take a moment and revisit a presentation that was given last spring at one of our updates that presented new varieties for our region. Dr. Joe Fiola, Specialist in Viticulture and Small Fruit at…
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Please see the attached flyer with clickable link registration or QR code. We look forward to seeing everyone there. For our round table portion please submit items of discussion ahead of time to .
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Hold March 15th on your calendars for UGA’s Spring Vineyard Production meeting! Please see below a tentative agenda. I will have an online registration link in the coming week, so stay tuned. I do have a favor…… A presentation on vine establishment will be given at this workshop. The presenter…
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Please continue to register for our August 3rd workshop. Please see flyer for updated agenda details. Continue to sign up by calling 706-865-2832 or emailing
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To my knowledge, no one has attempted to compile data on which grape varieties have been planted in Georgia for commercial wine production — not since wine production came back into the state over 20-30 years ago. For this reason, I have developed a quick survey to collect this information…
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Thanks to efforts by Dr. Phil Brannen, we now have two Pierce’s disease testing kits, one located in White County and one in Lumpkin County. These “field” kits are very reliable for confirming PD in suspect vines. Each test kit can run 48 samples, meaning we only have 96 samples…
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The Schnabel lab at Clemson University is still offering free testing to help identify resistance problems in the gray mold pathogen Botrytis cinerea from small fruits. The test covers the most important FRAC codes for gray mold control. As grapes approach veraison, Botrytis may start to become a problem as clusters…
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I wanted to post a link to the new website for anyone interested in applying for a new private or commercial pesticide license. This link provides the step by step process and has clickable links so anyone can follow. Contact your county Extension office if you have specific questions. Note: …
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It has been a successful first research season in the vineyards of North Georgia. The UGA Extension Viticulture Team finished harvesting their last research plots of the season two weeks ago. As we reflect on this past season, we can now see that it was a race from the start. …
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