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The MyIPM app, developed by multiple universities under the direction of Dr. Guido Schnabel from Clemson University and supported by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium, now has a section on bunch grapes. You can readily download this app and use it for identifying diseases, developing spray programs, etc., so it is a very handy […]
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For those of you who grow muscadines, you might want to review this meeting site. Several muscadine specialists were involved in the meeting, including yours truly, and it provides a good review of the state of the art relative this commodity. Florida muscadine meeting link: https://hos.ifas.ufl.edu/grape/resources/
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I hope you will get this information in a variety of ways. John Scaduto (Rabun County Agent) sent this out this morning, so I am simply copying and pasting his information for this blog. “In case you were not aware of it, I wanted to forward this information about the newly established Georgia Agriculture Commodity […]
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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 (hit the link below for […]
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Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who has already completed the questionnaire. Before I close it down, I just wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to fill it out. I know it is a busy time for you are, so I will make this quick. With grape root borer adult activity coming to […]
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The attached fact sheet was authored by Annie Vogel, a recent graduate student in the Horticulture Department at the University of Georgia. It is a great synopsis of our current knowledge of sour rot, which continues to be a difficult disease to address in our climate. It is well written and informative.
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Are you seeing powdery mildew in your vineyard this season? If so, we would love to sample it, as it could mean that your fungicide program is breaking down due to resistance development in the powdery mildew fungus. One of our graduate students in the University of Georgia Plant Pathology Department, Brooke Warres, is working […]
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Hello everyone, I know it is a busy time for you are, so I will make this quick. With grape root borer adult activity coming to a close here in Georgia, I wanted to get your input on this tricky pest. Below is a link to a short questionnaire about grape root borer management. If […]
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You may find this YouTube video to be of interest. With the amount of Pierce’s disease (PD) we are observing lately, we need to consider alternatives to Vitis vinifera and susceptible hybrid cultivars, especially at lower elevations and latitudes throughout Georgia. In light of our need for production of quality grapes in the presence of […]
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Mark Hoffman (North Carolina State) has developed another webinar that may be of interest to many of you. Please see the link below to find this webinar and related PowerPoints. Enjoy. Link to the webinar: https://grapes.ces.ncsu.edu/grape-diary/webinars-2020/#Harvest
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