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Wynboer Tips for January
1. Planning
- Prepare for harvesting - get cellar equipment in order and re-assess the grading system.
- Plan and schedule establishment actions for this year's plantings, inter alia soil preparation, soil samples and planning for the 2005 plantings so that plant material may be ordered in good time.
- Order cover crop seed, fertiliser, lime and post-harvest applications.
2. In the vineyard
Irrigation:
- Irrigate according to vines' needs but always take wine objectives and expected harvest date into account when decisions about irrigation are taken.
Canopy management:
- Tip actively growing vines to assist translocation stream to the bunches.
Disease and pest control:
- Monitor vineyards continuously for fungal diseases and evaluate effectiveness of spraying programme. Persist with the necessary preventive programmes where necessary, but keep to withholding periods.
Vine development:
- Remember to pay attention to young vine development.
Sampling and harvest:
- Get an early headstart with berry sampling to monitor ripeness and ensure that early cultivars are harvested at optimum ripeness in accordance with the wine objective.
3. Financial
Contact your agricultural economist for information about:
- Purchase of soil or farm evaluation.
- Viability studies and breakeven analyses.
- Establishment, planning and cost.
- Budgets and cash flow statements.
Compare, on a monthly basis, the budgeted situation with actual expenses as well as with the corresponding month of the previous year and make adjustments if required.
Compiled by: VinPro Consultation Service
A more detailed version may be ordered from Annamarie van Onselen on (021) 8073027
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