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Frost Protection: The Complete Vineyard Guide to Wind Machines, Sprinklers, & Site Management

This comprehensive guide provides vineyard managers with an exhaustive understanding of frost protection strategies. Delve into site-level risk factors, the mechanics of temperature inversions, and detailed operational guidelines for wind machines and sprinkler systems. Learn about crucial cultural practices like double pruning and essential crew management protocols, ensuring your vineyard is fully prepared to mitigate spring frost damage.

July 11, 2026

21 min read

#frost protection#wind machines#sprinklers

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Sulfur Applications and Bee Safety: A Vineyard Manager's Guide to Compliance and Protection

Vineyard managers face the challenge of controlling powdery mildew with sulfur while protecting vital pollinators. This guide details bee-safe sulfur application practices, including label interpretation, strategic timing, and drift reduction, to ensure compliance and environmental stewardship.

July 10, 2026

11 min read

#bee safety#sulfur#pollinators

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Dormant Oil: Precision Application for Early-Season Vineyard Pest Control

Dormant oil is a crucial, proactive tool for vineyard managers to combat overwintering scale and mites. This post details precise timing based on bud swell and temperature, exact application specifications, and a step-by-step process to ensure maximum efficacy and prevent phytotoxicity, safeguarding your vineyard's early season health and yield potential.

July 9, 2026

9 min read

#dormant oil#vineyard pest control#scale insects

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One Critical Spray: Mitigating Post-Frost Disease Risk in Spring Vineyards

Learn the critical importance of a targeted fungicide application immediately following a spring frost event to prevent secondary disease infections in grapevines. This post details exact specifications, a step-by-step process, and actionable next steps for experienced vineyard managers.

July 8, 2026

5 min read

#spring frost#bud break#frost protection

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Precision Viticulture: Timing Vineyard Canopy and Spray Work with Growing Degree Days

Discover how using Growing Degree Days (GDDs) can revolutionize your vineyard's canopy management and spray timing. This guide provides experienced vineyard managers with actionable steps to implement GDDs, reduce costs, and improve fruit quality by aligning vineyard tasks with the vine's actual physiological development.

July 8, 2026

8 min read

#growing degree days#GDD#phenology

Vineyard Management Blog

Frost Protection: The Complete Vineyard Guide to Wind Machines, Sprinklers, & Site Management

Sulfur Applications and Bee Safety: A Vineyard Manager's Guide to Compliance and Protection

Dormant Oil: Precision Application for Early-Season Vineyard Pest Control

One Critical Spray: Mitigating Post-Frost Disease Risk in Spring Vineyards

Precision Viticulture: Timing Vineyard Canopy and Spray Work with Growing Degree Days

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