PHENOLOGICAL STAGES: Winter dormancy
Edith Byrne, Association Program Educator I
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
January 19, 2013
What to be doing (Winter dormancy: winter bud scales more or less closed ):
Prune (winter hardy varieties first, followed by less hardy varieties in late winter/early spring)
Watch Pruning Concords Video
Pruning to reduce overwintering disease inoculum:
Removal of infected canes, cordons, trunks, or fruit during dormant pruning can be especially important in the management of Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot, Eutypa dieback, and black rot. An understanding of how these pests overwinter leads to the removal in infected tissues, which significantly reduces the primary inoculum available for the upcoming season. This significantly reduces disease pressure and thus, the amount of fungicide needed for management. (From Grape IPM in the Northeast, T. Weigle and J. Kovach, Number 211, 1995)
Watch Eutypa Dieback Video
Renewals - during pruning, mark vines that need replaced, plant layers
Repair equipment
Purchase fertilizers (after obtaining soil and/or petiole test recommendations)
Purchase herbicides, pesticides
Map your vineyard
PHENOLOGICAL STAGES: Eichhorn-Lorenz Stages Images (pdf; 304KB)
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NYWGF visits the Chautauqua Region
The New York Wine & Grape Foundation, led by Executive Director Sam Filler, is thrilled to announce their upcoming visit to your region this April!During this visit, NWYGF will host an information session about programs affecting our industry. As you may know, NYWGF is sponsoring a Vineyard Survey aimed at gathering accurate and insightful data about grape growing in New York. If you are a grape grower or wine maker in the state, your input is crucial in shaping the future of funding and promotion for the industry. By participating in the survey, you will be contributing valuable data that will help inform decisions about the industry's future growth. We invite you to learn more about the Vineyard Survey, how you can help by providing your data, and how the results will be shared and will support the industry.
The NYWGF team will also be sharing information about our valuable membership benefits and services, as well as giving you an overview of the New York Sustainable Winegrowing Program. The New York Sustainable Winegrowing Program provides a clear pathway for vineyards to achieve certification by implementing regionally defined sustainability standards.
To make the visit even more valuable, a free lunch will be provided.
This is an amazing opportunity to learn more about the exciting developments happening in New York's wine and grape industry. NYWGF is thankful to our partner, American National Insurance, for making this visit possible. This public-private partnership showcases the impact that we can have when we work together towards a common goal.
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