Grapes
Indiana Horticulture Society Field Day Wednesday, July 9th Chandler’s Orchard & Country Market Fillmore, Indiana Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day Thursday, July 24th Purdue Student Farm West Lafayette, IN https://ag.purdue.edu/events/department/hla/2025/07/purdue-small-farm-education-field-day.html Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day Thursday, July 26th Southwest Purdue Ag Center Vincennes, IN https://vegcropshotline.org/article/southwest-purdue-agriculture-center-field-day-june-26-2025/#:~:text=Southwest%20Purdue%20Agriculture%20Center%20Field,Purdue%20University%20Vegetable%20Crops%20Hotline New Sprayer Technologies & Best Practices: Vineyards &[Read More…]
Hello! It’s been a wet and cool couple of weeks. Sprays in both the orchard and vineyard have been pushed back because of this and our limited time frame for planting vegetable crops. Hopefully we can get back on schedule this week. It has been ideal weather conditions for some fungal pathogens, so we will[Read More…]
This is the time of year where we receive numerous reports of off-target herbicide exposure. Grapevines and fruit trees sensitive to growth regulator herbicides, including phenoxy, benzoic, and pyridine classes of compounds. 2,4-D and dicamba are the most common products, and they are used widely in corn and soybean production. Damage can range from minimal[Read More…]
Phylloxera is an aphid-like insect that is native to the Eastern US. It has two distinct life forms: the root form, which feeds on the roots, can stunt growth and eventually lead to vine death. The foliar form of the insect causes galls on vine leaves (Figure 1) and is overall less concerning. The root[Read More…]
The most important time of the year for fruit disease control in grapes is from pre-bloom to 4-5 weeks past fruit set. The potential for fruit infection drops significantly 4-5 weeks post-bloom. Important diseases to control during this time include black rot, downy mildew and powdery mildew. Fruit of the most commonly planted varieties is[Read More…]
Mancozeb can still be used in grapes during the 2025 growing season. However, the EPA has proposed to cancel the use of mancozeb in grapes in the future. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is conducting a re-registration review of many multi-site fungicides, including ziram, thiram, captan and now mancozeb. The proposed cancellation[Read More…]
Hi! This week’s crop conditions are looking quite good despite not having any significant rain recently. Most crops have set fruit and are progressing well. The grapes received their second spray this season on the 9th. This is a busy time here at Meigs as we make raised beds for our vegetable crops and prepare[Read More…]
Hello! This is our third crop conditions update this season. The fruit trees are progressing well as things get up and going around the farm. Most everything has passed 1 or more stages of growth since the third week of this month. Monday the 28th marked our first fungicide application in the vineyard, with the[Read More…]
Join Veterans in Farming and Purdue University for a Grape Planting Workshop followed by a wine tasting on June 3rd at The Rejoicing Vine Winery in Indianapolis, IN. Come see what it takes to cultivate grapes and operate a winery! Learn from Purdue viticulture specialist Miranda Purcell all about grape planting and growing techniques for[Read More…]