Weather
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Now that we at the peak of hurricane season, I thought you might like a look at what we can expect for weather the next few weeks and on into the winter. We are currently under the influence of a strong high pressure area, which is bringing sunny skies and low humidity to the area.…
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August is on the horizon, and you might be interested in the latest outlook for the next month. Unfortunately, I don’t see any big change in the pattern for the next month. Cooler and wetter conditions are expected to dominate the weather this week as the stream of atmospheric moisture that has been causing flooding…
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Is it ever going to stop raining? I’ve been getting this question a lot in the last couple of weeks, as farmers and everyone else get inundated by repeated rounds of thunderstorms that develop over the afternoon hours and grow in the late afternoon heat. I’ve gotten almost three inches of rain in the last…
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Great to see some of you at the West Georgia winegrape symposium today! For those who missed it, here is a summary of what I am expecting for climate conditions this summer and fall. One month ago, dry conditions across Georgia were hampering the best efforts of producers to get their crops in and see…
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I think only Grateful Dead fans will understand the unworthy attempt at being funny in the title… sorry. But it has been a long, strange pre-bloom / bloom period in Georgia vineyards, and perhaps throughout other grape growing regions in the southeastern US. Most bunch grape vineyards in Georgia are well into bloom or early…
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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 Frost Protection Extension Bulletin_blog share…
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All: We are seeing some bud break, and as much as 1.5 inch growth, out there in early-breaking cultivars (Chardonnay, Merlot) across Cleveland and Dahlonega. This is perhaps also true in Blanc du Bois in Bremen / Carrolton area as well as the southern region. I am also hearing reports of some bud swell occurring…
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In the last blog post, Mark Hoffman described a place to get hourly weather forecasts for up to six days for a number of stations at airports around the Southeast. But if you don’t live near an airport, you might prefer to get information that is closer to your farm. Here is a way to…
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Atlas Obscura is one of my favorite blogs because it provides a lot of information on bits of geography and history that I would not otherwise hear about. Here is a long and interesting story about how two Italian viticulturists worked together to bring Vitis vinifera to Virginia, following the failed experiment of Thomas Jefferson. As you…
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I am hearing reports of 10-15% bud break in early-breaking cultivars such as Chardonnay and Merlot planted across Cleveland and Dahlonega. Perhaps this is also occurring in Blanc du Bois is west Georgia, and in Chardonel at lower elevations. Buds may still be either at the dormant bud or bud swell stage at higher elevations…