Viticulture Association of the Santa Cruz Mountains

"Vine Talk" is the collective knowledge of VASCM members' viticulture experience, organized seasonally for convenient reference.  To start, much of the content is derived from the newsletter columns written by Prudy Foxx over the past few years.  Help broaden the perspective and enhance the content by sending topical write-ups of your own to Mary Lindsay for inclusion in this section of our web site.

Spring - Bud Break:

• Bud Break I: early mildew prevention, canopy management, fertilizer program (VASCM newsletter, March 2005)
• Bud Break II: early mildew prevention, canopy management, fertilizer program, gophers & pests (VASCM newsletter, April 2006)
• Bloom I: mildew control (spraying/thinning), till/no-till (VASCM newsletter, May 2005)
• Bloom II: frost damage, mildew inspections & spraying, thinning, weed control.  (VASCM Newsletter, May 2008).

Summer - Veraison:

• Canopy Management/Mildew Control (Vine Talk, June, 2004)
• Veraison I: including botrytis prevention and post-harvest planning (Vine Talk, August, 2004)
• Veraison II: canopy management (including mildew and botrytis pressure), watering and cover crop (Vine Talk, October, 2005)
• Veraison III: Watering, Botrytis, Fruit Thinning
• Vine Mealybug

Fall - Harvest:

• Harvest: post-harvest and cover crop (Vine Talk, October 2004)
• Hang Time (presentation by Stan Grant, August 2005 meeting)
• Post-Harvest Nutrition (presentation by Pete Christensen, October 2004 meeting)

Winter - Dormancy:

• Pruning (Vine Talk, Jan 2008
• Spraying
• Weed Control (Vine Talk, Jan 2005)
• More Weed Control, Pruning, BioDiesel (Vine Talk, Jan 2006)

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