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Wynboer Tips for December
PLANNING
- Make arrangements for soil preparation (soil samples and contractors) in January/February.
- Make arrangements for labour requirements during the harvest.
- Check harvesting equipment/harvester.
VINEYARD PROGRAMME
Irrigation
- Monitor soil water status and reaction of vineyard to irrigation scheduling.
- From pea berry stage, ensure that there is moderate moisture stress on vigorously growing vineyards and large berry cultivars.
Disease control
- Keep up preventive control programme for oidium and downy mildew in particular.
Pest control
- Monitor mealybug and ants and control where necessary.
Vine development
- Complete formation of cordons (green shoot method) and tip for development of bearer shoots.
- Crop control of young vines in first year of production - no bunches on weak shoots (<50 cm).
- Fertilise where growth is not sufficient.
Canopy management
- Regular tipping actions to control vigorous growth and to prevent toppling over of canopy.
- It is very important for foliage wires to be picked up timeously and shoots to be positioned.
- If canopy is too dense, break leaves out judiciously.
- Remove green bunches and bunches with poor colour at 80% v‚raison for high quality wine purposes.
- Also remove gleanings.
FINANCIAL
Contact Gert van Wyk for information about:
- Viability and economic studies.
- 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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