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Wynboer Tips for December
1. Planning
- Make arrangements for soil preparation (soil samples and contractors).
- Plan plantings and order vines for forthcoming planting season.
- Make provision for labour requirements for the pressing season.
2. Vineyard programme
Irrigation
- Monitor soil water conditions and vine symptoms for irrigation scheduling.
Disease control
- Emphasis on preventative control of oidium, downy mildew and botrytis especially.
Pest control
- Monitor mealybug and control where necessary.
Vine development
- Complete shaping of cordon (green shoot method) and tipping of shoots.
- Crop control of young vines bearing for the first time.
Canopy management
- Pay attention to tipping actions, foliage density.
- Place foliage wires in position to support shoots.
- If the canopy is too dense, break out leaves judiciously.
- Remove green bunches and bunches showing poor colour at 80% véraison.
3. Financial
Contact your agricultural economist for information about:
- Viability studies and breakeven analyses.
- Presentations on the economics of wine grape cultivation, industry overview, etc.
- Budgets and financial planning in the light of production cost, establishment cost and other industry parameters.
- Participation in the production plan/study groups.
Compiled by: VinPro Consultation Service
A more detailed version may be ordered from Annamarie van Onselen on (021) 8073027
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