Iris Sawfly Pest

May 15, 2017

The Iris sawfly and how to manage this pest.

April Frost Again

April 21, 2017

Last year we had killing frost at the end of April. And this year it has happened again. So far …

April 11, 2017

Our Italian Riesling is budding out this week, with typical first leafing out nearest the cane ends. Meanwhile the Turán …

April 3, 2017

Turán (a.k.a. Agria) is always the first of our grape varieties to bud out each year. And this year was …

April 2, 2017

April 1, 2017

For what it is worth, below are the dates for the past three years when the first cherry blossom appeared …

March 22, 2017

Not talking about blog posts here, but rather vineyard trellis posts. This is a continuation of my tale of two …

March 18, 2017

Despite the overcast weather the first opened almond blossom appeared today. Which makes this the same bloom day as in …