Cultural Practices
Vineyard NutritionJust as in humans, nutritional balance within the vine is essential to consistent fruit quality and quantity. How do you balance nutrition in the vineyard? While the majority of nutritional management can be dealt with prior to planting, such as adjusting soil pH and organic matter, vineyard soil management is a continual process and requires monitoring to ensure healthy, productive vines. It's better to maintain proper soil health practices than to try to correct problems when leaf symptoms are visible. How can you keep an eye on vineyard nutrition? Soil and petiole testing will help you monitor nutrients available in the soil and in the plants. We recommend doing BOTH soil and petiole testing to verify that what you have available in the soil is actually getting into the vines. If a petiole test result indicates a deficiency, but soil test results indicate adequate levels of a nutrient, an alternative problem, such as improper soil pH or inadequate water drainage, could be the culprit.
Most Recent Cultural Practices Winter Content
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Grape belt low temperatures in Feb 2015 reached -19 to -29 degrees F and this has caused variable damage to fruiting buds of grapevines. Viticulture Specialist, Luke Haggerty, and the CLEREL staff are evaluating the extent of bud damage from several vineyards across the region.
Tim Weigle, Team Leader, Statewide Grape IPM Specialist
Would you like to see the current weather and grape pest information found on NEWA without having to click through the website? Then eNEWA is for you. eNEWA is a daily email that contains current weather and pest model information from a station, or stations, near you. The email will contain; 1) high, low and average temperature, rainfall, wind speed and relative humidity 2) the 5-day forecast for these weather parameters, 3) GDD totals (Base 50F), 4) 5-day GDD (Base 50F) forecast and 5) model results for powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis and grape berry moth. The weather information is provided for not only the current day but for the past two days as well.
Nitrogen Worksheet
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: June 4, 2015
Freeze Damage
Last Modified: February 24, 2015
Lake Erie Grape belt low temperatures in Feb 2015 reached -19 to -29 degrees F and this has caused variable damage to fruiting buds of grapevines. Viticulture Specialist, Luke Haggerty, and the CLEREL staff are evaluating the extent of bud damage from several vineyards across the region.
Beta Testing of eNEWA for Grapes
Tim Weigle, Team Leader, Statewide Grape IPM Specialist
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: February 10, 2014
Would you like to see the current weather and grape pest information found on NEWA without having to click through the website? Then eNEWA is for you. eNEWA is a daily email that contains current weather and pest model information from a station, or stations, near you. The email will contain; 1) high, low and average temperature, rainfall, wind speed and relative humidity 2) the 5-day forecast for these weather parameters, 3) GDD totals (Base 50F), 4) 5-day GDD (Base 50F) forecast and 5) model results for powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis and grape berry moth. The weather information is provided for not only the current day but for the past two days as well.
Upcoming Events
2023 NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course
March 23, 2023
Portland, NY
This course is to prepare you for the pesticide applicator exam scheduled for March 30, 2023, to be held at CLEREL.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #1
May 3, 2023
Fredonia, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts and camaraderie.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #2
May 10, 2023
Lockport, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts and camaraderie.
Announcements
Straight Talk: Is H-2A Working Out in the Vineyard
Check out the story below. Our local grower Andy Knight is one of the 3 growers interviewed.
2023 LERGP Coffee Pot Schedule
2023 LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting ScheduleMay 3, 2023 10:00am Double A Vineyards
10317 Christy Rd. Fredonia NY 14063
May 10, 2023 10:00am Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
4434 Van Dusen Rd. Lockport NY 14094
May 17, 2023 10:00am John Schultz & Sons
9510 Sidehill Rd. North East PA 16428
May 24, 2023 10:00am Brian Chess Farm
10289 West Main Rd. Ripley NY 14775
May 31, 2023 10:00am Sprague Farms
12435 Versailles Rd. Irving NY 14081
June 7, 2023 10:00am NO COFFEE POT MEETING
June 14, 2023 10:00am Betts' Farm
7365 East Route 20 Westfield, NY 14787
June 21, 2023 10:00am Paul Bencal Farm
2645 Albright Rd. Ransomville NY 14131
June 28, 2023 10:00am Gary Young Farm
8401 Gulf Rd. North East PA 16428
July 5, 2023 10:00am NO COFFEE POT MEETING
July 12, 2023 10:00am Zach & Alicia Schneider Farm
771 Bradley Rd. Silver Creek NY 14136
July 19, 2023 10:00am Schultze Winery
2090 Coomer Rd. Burt NY 14028
July 26, 2023 10:00am Westfield Ag & Turf
7521 Prospect Rd. Westfield NY 14787
Spotted Lanternfly Public Service Announcement
Please take a look at this PSA on YouTube. It is narrated by our very own Jennifer Phillips Russo.If you see a Spotted Lanternfly:
1-Take a photo
2-Collect it
3-Squish it
4-Report it
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