I sprayed again on 6/29 after a night of rain. I have already gone through groups I and II so I had to pick up some Abound to move to group III. The stuff is expensive :( $280 for a single gallon.
Sprayed 25 gallon tank with:
12 ounces Abound
2 cups Sulphur
24 ounces Sevin
I've been seeing a number of clusters that have gotten raisins/mummies in them. This affects maybe 3% - 5% of the total crop, and I'm hoping this will be something that can be stopped with the fungicide spray.
Beyond this, I have been dressing vines in section B, 3 of 9 rows complete.
6.30.2010
6.23.2010
Section A Finished
Finally finished one complete pass dressing vines in section A. Next, it's on to B. Things seem to be going very well at the moment. The vines are healthy, no bugs or fungus issues to speak of, and the fruit looks to be in fairly decent shape. There are a few clusters with little raisins in them - not sure why - but it doesn't seem wide spread.
6.15.2010
Spray Troubles
Well I managed to spray fungicide/insecticide again, but it took 4 days this time because of troubles with the pump on the sprayer. I ended up replacing it twice. Two from Atwoods burned out, I assume because they were 6 not 7 amps. So I got a 7 amp pump from Lumber 2 which worked to finish up section b. I think I broke it when flushing the tank afterward though :(
Anyway, I sprayed with
4 oz Rally
1 1/2 cups of sulphur
24 oz of Sevin
Started on 6/9 and finished on 6/12
Anyway, I sprayed with
4 oz Rally
1 1/2 cups of sulphur
24 oz of Sevin
Started on 6/9 and finished on 6/12
6.08.2010
Hornworms are here
Got back into town Sunday 6/6 and made a trip to check on the vineyard. First sighting of hornworms out there - killed 6 or 7 of them. Planning to spray Sevin tonight (6/8) to address.
6.02.2010
June is here
So it's now June, and things are continuing to be very busy in the vineyard.
Most recently, I sprayed another application of Roundup on Monday, 5/31 to keep the weeds under control.
Also, over the holiday weekend, I fired up the irrigation system for the first time this season to test it. For the most part, it seems to be in good working order. There are two rows in section A that need another clamp at the end of the drip hose because they are leaking. Most of the emitters seem fine, but there are a few that seem to be clogging/dripping slowly.
The fruit is coming along nicely, and we continue to WPTT, working our way through section A (3 1/2 rows left for this first pass this season). Then we'll move down to B, which should take less time per plant.
A couple of other updates. Caterpillars continue to be seen - various kinds - but no appreciable damage as of yet. And no hornworms. The latest specimen from yesterday:
And good news: The two vines that had glyphosate damage seem to have run the course and have started putting out healthy leaves again. Hopefully they will catch up next season.
Most recently, I sprayed another application of Roundup on Monday, 5/31 to keep the weeds under control.
Also, over the holiday weekend, I fired up the irrigation system for the first time this season to test it. For the most part, it seems to be in good working order. There are two rows in section A that need another clamp at the end of the drip hose because they are leaking. Most of the emitters seem fine, but there are a few that seem to be clogging/dripping slowly.
The fruit is coming along nicely, and we continue to WPTT, working our way through section A (3 1/2 rows left for this first pass this season). Then we'll move down to B, which should take less time per plant.
A couple of other updates. Caterpillars continue to be seen - various kinds - but no appreciable damage as of yet. And no hornworms. The latest specimen from yesterday:
And good news: The two vines that had glyphosate damage seem to have run the course and have started putting out healthy leaves again. Hopefully they will catch up next season.
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