Five steps to mitigate frost damage.

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The Vidacycle team uncover the secrets behind building good soil health.

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The Vidacycle team uncover the secrets behind building soil health.

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Tim Kerr, fertiliser specialist for Hutchinsons turns his expertise to vines. 

In a dull autumn, vineyards appear golden brown; the wood is seasoned with potential for future fruitfulness and ready for pruning.

The grapes are pressed, the leaves are yellowing and falling to the floor and attention is now switching towards pruning and the year to come. It seems strange now to look back at the year we have had with the summer’s prolonged high temperatures (and the challenges it brought) making ‘the Beast from the East’ a distant memory. This year illustrates just how influential temperature is on good cropping in grapes, following a prolonged winter. Continue reading “A year in review” →

2018 will be remembered as a surprisingly good growing season. In reality, it was full of challenges, but despite the weather, summer pests and nutrient deficiencies, the harvested crop has been of excellent quality with very high sugars. Continue reading “To feed or not to feed?” →

This year has been good for grape production, but as temperatures soared above 25ºC over the summer months, powdery mildew and botrytis pressure also increased. Continue reading “Resistance management in disease control” →