Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are currently flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are approaching flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

Marquette grapes are in the 1-3 inch stage of shoot growth. Zestar, Cortland, and McIntosh are finishing up petal fall. Honeycrisp is just finishing up […]

The scouting this week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station did not result in any insect activity to report. Only one grape phylloxera gall […]

We saw reports of bud burst and 1- to 3-inch shoots this past week in Wisconsin. Critical fungicide application timing is now for several grape […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development varies widely across all cultivars (Table 1). Marquette is the most […]

Early varieties like Macintosh and Zestar are at first pink. Honeycrisp is at half inch green to tight cluster. Marquette is at early bud swell. […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development across all cultivars has reached at least E-L* Stage 3 (“Wooly […]

As we resume our scouting at the West Madison Research Station, we only noticed one instance of damage caused by the feeding of a flea […]

Cortlands, McIntosh, and Zester are between half inch green and tight cluster. Honeycrisp are about at half inch green with some weaker buds at quarter […]