We are now hitting peak bloom on many of our grape cultivars. Bloom is a critical time for disease management in grapes, and with the rainfall that has occurred this week, we are setting ourselves up for another active downy mildew and rot season. In addition, other diseases, such as…
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Dear colleagues and friends, I am very happy to announce the first our first Extension Team Building effort for North Carolina. This meeting focuses on developing and building extension teams and to coordinate extension efforts around vinifera and hybrid bunch grape industry. This meeting focus primarily on extension personnel, but we want…
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Grapes are important. But then I hear news like I did today and I think… grapes are still important. BUT… not as important as this amazing news: Kenneth Clay Eason was born as healthy as they come – 9 lbs 14 oz of pure miracle and beauty! “Clay” is the…
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I have unfortunately received many recent calls about frost issues in vineyards. For the third time, I am going to post the extension pub that is currently in editorial phase before it will be officially published through UGA Extension. That bulletin should cover what I’ll say here in brief. Vineyard…
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This is the final reminder to register for the Effective Vineyard Spraying Conference, to be held from 9 AM to 5 PM THIS THURSDAY (April 26th) at Frogtown Cellars in Dahlonega, Georgia. We have had good response so far – many thanks to all that have already registered. …
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Dear all: Apologies for not being a bit more clear on my post regarding PD-tolerant vines yesterday. My bad. I have had several immediate inquiries and requests – and I appreciate the responsiveness. I have had several requests for small allotments of these vines. I would prefer the vineyard that…
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Our selections of PD-tolerant, high-vinifera percentage winegrape vines will be arriving here at UGA in one month… I’m told May 17th, to be exact. At this point, I have roughly 80-90 vines each of the 88% white and 88% red cultivars that yet have a “home.” I am seeking host…
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This is the third reminder to register for the Effective Vineyard Spraying Conference, to be held from 9 AM to 5 PM on April 26th at Frogtown Cellars in Dahlonega, Georgia. We have had good response so far – many thanks to all that have already registered. Please follow this…
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All: I posted a list of timely vineyard management tasks to the blog on April 6th. In case y’all missed it or want it in “official format”, here is the official “grape chores” list, which is contained in “Small Fruit News,” a quarterly publication from the Southern Region Small Fruits…
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All: Please see the bunch grape chores list that will be coming out through the Southern Region Small Fruits Consortium’s quarterly newsletter entitled “Small Fruit News”. Small fruits – grape chores April 2018 I will share this list again when it is officially published in a week or two (at…
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