While spraying last week, I stopped and removed two bunches of fruit each in different locations that showed similar “purple” spots on the fruit. I have not seen more as of yet. I took a casual walk through the vineyard the other evening just to marvel at the work everyone has done. It really looks great.
Based on my walk and articles on fungi and diseases I have read like the one below, there are three comments I would make:
1. It is my opinion that we should incorporate an effort to remove more of our prunings from the vineyard as opposed to leaving them and mowing them under. As with many things in life, good housekeeping is the best effort we can make to help us fight the problems we will encounter in the vineyard. Removing all trimmings would come short of eliminating problems, however, as I am spraying, my mind meanders into worst case scenarios where I see the mower spewing and spreading spores that might otherwise be minimized by removing them immediately after our efforts.
2. Correct me if I misunderstood, but I understand that Mr. Tilmon did not suggest pruning more fruit from the vines. Basically let them grow. Based on what I saw the other evening, it is very clear that those vines that did not quite get pruned back to the ideal target of three vertical shoots in 12” of cordon have substantially more fruit than others. I would say in those areas the fruit is actually crowded. However, the berries and/or bunches in those areas are also not as well developed as those in vines that are pruned closer to the ideal. I see this as a potential detriment when we are sampling to reach the target of 22 brix. It will take longer for this fruit to reach that target and my understanding is that it may in some ways affect future quality in those vines as well.
3. As a curious observation, I saw that those vines in row 1 that were substantially “devastated” by the deer prior to our second application of deer deterrent now have some of the best looking fruit bunches on them. I am very curious to see what the quality of those bunches will be at the time of harvest.
As always my comments are solely intended for bettering our future as a vineyard and in no way do I mean to diminish the work everyone has done. The vineyard really does look great.
All the best,
Chip
Chip Lieber
Based on my walk and articles on fungi and diseases I have read like the one below, there are three comments I would make:
1. It is my opinion that we should incorporate an effort to remove more of our prunings from the vineyard as opposed to leaving them and mowing them under. As with many things in life, good housekeeping is the best effort we can make to help us fight the problems we will encounter in the vineyard. Removing all trimmings would come short of eliminating problems, however, as I am spraying, my mind meanders into worst case scenarios where I see the mower spewing and spreading spores that might otherwise be minimized by removing them immediately after our efforts.
2. Correct me if I misunderstood, but I understand that Mr. Tilmon did not suggest pruning more fruit from the vines. Basically let them grow. Based on what I saw the other evening, it is very clear that those vines that did not quite get pruned back to the ideal target of three vertical shoots in 12” of cordon have substantially more fruit than others. I would say in those areas the fruit is actually crowded. However, the berries and/or bunches in those areas are also not as well developed as those in vines that are pruned closer to the ideal. I see this as a potential detriment when we are sampling to reach the target of 22 brix. It will take longer for this fruit to reach that target and my understanding is that it may in some ways affect future quality in those vines as well.
3. As a curious observation, I saw that those vines in row 1 that were substantially “devastated” by the deer prior to our second application of deer deterrent now have some of the best looking fruit bunches on them. I am very curious to see what the quality of those bunches will be at the time of harvest.
As always my comments are solely intended for bettering our future as a vineyard and in no way do I mean to diminish the work everyone has done. The vineyard really does look great.
All the best,
Chip
Chip Lieber
From: Baldwin, Caroline (OPM)
This is info that we needed last year. I don’t know if we have a problem this year or not but we’ll keep our eyes open.
Caroline L. Baldwin, CCM
This is info that we needed last year. I don’t know if we have a problem this year or not but we’ll keep our eyes open.
Caroline L. Baldwin, CCM
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