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Wynboer Tips for October*
*This is the first article in our new, reader friendly format which provides cultivation guidelines for producers.
PLANNING
Plan the necessary actions with regard to soil preparation, fumigation, drainage, irrigation and trellis systems in accordance with your long term plan.
IN THE VINEYARD - pay special attention to:
Disease control
- Emphasis on preventive control of downy mildew and oidium
- Monitor especially after showers of more than 10 mm
Pest control
- Monitor and control erinose, snails and calanders if economically justified
- Also monitor early mealy bug (traps now available) and ant movement and control if necessary
Vine development
- Undertake green shoot development on 2nd leaf and vigorous 1st leaf vineyards
- Do shoot spacing on young vines where cordon shoots have been developed on the wire
Canopy management
- It is beneficial and economically viable to begin suckering early at 5 - 10cm shoot length
- Quality / high income vineyards receive preference
- Tip budding shoots for evenness
- Tuck in shoots or use wires for picking up when shoots are approximately 45 - 60 cm
Fertilising
- Begin fertiliser instalments at ñ 30 cm shoot length - if necessary!
Irrigation
- Important to monitor soil moisture; water requirement is still very low and irrigate only before flowering if soil moisture is low
- Cover crops - drag flat if dry enough
FINANCIAL
Contact your agronomist for information about:
- Purchase of land or farm evaluation.
- Viability studies and breakeven analyses.
- Establishment planning and costs.
- Budgets and cash flow statement.
Compare the budgeted situation with actual expenses as well as with the corresponding month of the previous year on a monthly basis and make adjustments if necessary.
Compiled by: VinPro Consultation Service
A more detailed version may be ordered from Annamarie van Onselen on (021) 8073027
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