2013 Vineyard Notes

4/21/2013  Small Vineyard -(Sevin) 1.5 oz/gal
                                          -(Captan) (Nova/Rally)
                                          -Bud burst- 4"
Growth Bud burst occurred around April 13 with Catawba leading the way and Chambourcin close behind. Heavy T-storm the night of April 19. Sprayed the morning of April 21 using the mix ratio below. Sprayed Big Vineyard with 3tsp/2gal Mancozeb and 1.5 oz/2gal of Sevin.

4/22/2013

The news this morning suggested Tempatures in the mid 30s but windshields of our cars had thin coating of ice. Couldn't tell what kind of damage might have occurred in the vineyard….will check this evening and again tomorrow. Evening check…GOOD NEWS, no signs of Frost damage!

5/2/2013 Small Vineyard -No Pesticide
                                       -(Captan) (Nova/Rally)
                                       -4"- 8" Growth, visible flowers on all.
After doing some work in the Big vineyard on 4/27/13, I noticed quite a bit of frost damage out there. My thoughts are because growth was close to the ground instead of elevated, on wire. Hopefully all will recover. Rainy, misty, drizzly since Sunday. Temps around 70 during the day. 5/02/13-DEER Damage in big vineyard...need to fix this quick!

5/6/2013

Kept my I on things this weekend…Deer damage doesn't seem to be getting worse but plan to put dogs in there when fence is secure. Also, have had a few chickens go missing…the trap is set and I'm ready! Supposed to rain off and on through Wednesday (5/08/2013)

5/14/2013

Temps this morning were cold enough for a slight glazing of ice on the windshield. Frost this late is RARE! Small vineyard seems to be okay but will have to see. Big vineyard suffered from the frost in April so I'll have to check to see if any damage appears. Also, I need to get another spray in.

5/15/2013 Small Vineyard -No Pesticide
                                         -(Captan) (Nova/Rally)
                                         -12" - 24" growth, some flowers starting to open. Pre-Bloom Spray
Crucial Spray………….We seemed to have survived the frost threat, Sprayed fungicide only as pest damage is very minimal so far. Vines look healthy and flowers should produce lots of clusters. Deer still getting into Big Vineyard…saw 3 this morning and when they saw me they kept running into the fence…didn't see how they got out. I need a DOG!

5/24/2013 Small Vineyard -No Pesticide
                                         -(Mancozeb) (Nova/Rally)
                                         -Excellent Growth, no signs of fungus and very little pest damage. Bloom Spray
Crucial Spray………..It's been a misty, light rain kind of week. Heavy drizzle this morning hampered my spray efforts but sprayed anyway. Should be okay as drizzle let up soon after spray was applied…we'll see. Applied Mancozeb at 1 tbsp/gal and Nova at 1tbsp/4gal. Used my new 4 gall backpack sprayer.

5/27/2013

Small vineyard looks good. Signs of spray residue still present on leaves so hopefully flowers clusters are protected as well. Growth looks great…haven't noticed the normal red leaf issue on Chambourcin yet. Bushhogged big vineyard today…no signs of deer damage since my fence repair on 5/24/13, good growth recovery, I hope I can keep it up!

6/2/2013

9 days since last spray…Big rains coming this afternoon into tomorrow. Decided to wait until after rain to spray (hopefully tomorrow afternoon). Tied up loose and long arms from current growth. Saw lots of insect activity but not much damage (including Phloxera on leaves) Also, saw some early signs of minimal black rot, overall looks good but still cautious. Worked in big vineyard, lots of good growth and no recent signs of deer invasion. Still need to spray round up to control weed growth in planted rows.

6/4/2013 Small Vineyard -None
                                       -(Mancozeb) (Nova/Rally)
                                       -Chambourcin is not quite pea-size. Post-Bloom Spray
Crucial Spray………Sprayed early this morning as sun was coming over the trees. We had heavy downpours Sunday evening (6/2/13) and again last night (6/3/13). Chambourcin is not quite pea size but growing nicely. Will probably notice BR damage in the next week or so....hopefully sprays have been timely. All vines seem to be loaded with flower clusters.

6/9/2013

As predicted, Black Rot spots are showing up on a few leaves of Chambourcin. Not bad yet but noticeable when tying up arms. Berries currently look good at pea size. Also removed unwanted arms and smaller non fruiting arms from trellis. Traminette is showing some clusters with poor berry set but overall looks better than last year. Norton now showing a leaf yellowing "thing" where it start as a brown patch and causes leaf to turn yellow. It's not black rot I don't think but could be a spray/contact issue. Not a big deal right now but will continue to watch it. Leaf Phlyoxera starting to show up...will add Sevin or Malathion to next spray.

6/10/2013

This stretch between sprays has been very wet! TS Andrea came through Friday with another intense rain period Saturday morning into afternoon. Sunday was warm and humid and more heavy showers and T-storms expected this afternoon (Monday). I should be able to get a spray in tomorrow evening before the next round come Wednesday night into Thursday. We'll see...

6/11/2013 Small Vineyard -Sevin
                                         -(Captan) (Nova/Rally)
                                         -Large Pea-size to pre-berry touch.
Sprayed in the evening…some signs of rot but I guess that's to be expected with all the heavy rains and high humidity. Seeing an occasional JB…Deer still bothering me in the big vineyard.