Bunch Grapes

  • Now that we are getting close to fruit set (and maybe even seeing a bit in early varieties planted in southern / lower altitude vineyards), it is a good time to review fruit set, what can impact it, and what this means in an applied sense. Flowering (see left picture, below) and fruit set (see right…

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  • ‘Morning all: I have been out and about in the foothills area of GA (Cleveland/Dahlonega), but also up in the Yadkin Valley AVA in NC. Depending on variety, bloom likely started mid- to late- this week in some warmer Yadkin Valley vineyards, and it will likely start sometime next week in the cooler Yadkin Valley…

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  • All, I sent an email out last week with a link to Dr. Mizuho Nita’s blog.  Here it is again: https://grapepathology.blogspot.com/ Mizuho is a grape pathologist at Virginia Tech’s Alson H Smith, Jr. AREC in Winchester, VA. He provides a wealth of information on grape disease management in the eastern US. Though Mizuho’s information is…

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  • All, Welcome to the UGA Extension Viticulture Blog. Please read the information on the “Home” tab to familiarize yourself with how the blog works, and then head over to the “Personnel” tab to find out who is involved. Please share with new and veteran fellow industry members, as well as others who may be interested.   Please…

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