Looking like a great year (for trunk disease)
Looking like a great year (for trunk disease) Sorry to be a Negative Nancy… The recent rain we’ve been getting is certainly a welcome change for us in California. Wet weather does, however, present other challenges especially going into the pruning season. That’s right. I’m talking about trunk disease. It’s everywhere, and like viruses, growers […]
What is sap flow pruning and how can I apply it in my vineyard?
What is sap flow pruning? Some basic principles should be applied to pruning to sustain vine health over the long-term The following is an excerpt from “Grapevine pruning to maintain sap flow“, which originally appeared in Wine Business Monthly in February 2021. I was first trained in the art of sap-flow pruning while working in […]
