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WineEast were just as robust as during the previous year, and pruning weights increased from the first year. The differential between outside and inside vines narrowed a small degree for each variety, but the total leaf area strongly favored the vines inside the tunnel. During the 2012 growing season a traditional VSP training system was implemented. Based on the pruning weights from the 2011 season, we left 40 buds per plant. Buds began to swell noticeably in late February but then held constant until mid-March. The plastic was put up at the beginning of April. Because of the effects of putting up the plastic in 2012, we will install it in March this year. During bud break, flowering and fruit set in 2012 there were weather events (rain and cool temperatures) that affected vines in both nearby vineyards as well as the outside plants in our research vineyard. By harvest, the yield on the outside plants was less than half the yield from the inside plants. Verasion occurred July 23, and harvest took place Sept. 26 (see table on page 64). The inside plants for Viognier were harvested the second week in September, and the Cabernet/Petit Verdot was picked the last week in September. At the time of harvest for the grapes grown in the tunnel, the differences in chemistries were significant for the inside plants compared to the outside vines. The outside plants were scheduled to be harvested about two weeks later; however, birds decimated the outside crop before it could be picked. An overall observation that was most impressive was the speed of establishment of the inside vines. The rate of vine growth and the increasing girth of the vines was about as fast as could be accomplished physiologically. The outside vines grew at reasonable rates, just not as fast. The spray program was very simple. During the growing season, five or six fungicide sprays were applied to the inside plants. The outside plants had fungicides as well, but they were sprayed at the traditional rate of about every three weeks. In both plot areas there was no evidence of either powdery or downy mildew. GREEN GRAPE HOE Hillup Your Vines For Winter. Basic Hoe comes with a Hillup and a Takeaway Blade. Additional attachments include .3 Tooth Cultivator, Undercutter Blade, Rotary head, " NEW " Rolling Cultivator and "Vine Auger". The Green Hoe Company, Inc. 6645 West Main Road, Portland, NY 14769 PHONE (716) 792-9433 FAX (716) 792-9434 WWW.GREENHOECOMPANY.COM Wildlife Control S a le s ��� Bird netting ��� Side Applied Netting ��� BirdGard ��� Scare Devices ��� Deer Fence & Deterrents Company ��� Mist Sprayers ��� Trellis Supplies ��� Notched Metal Post, Wood ��� Anchors ��� Wire ��� Tools ��� Gripples ��� Dura-Line Training & Tying Supplies ���Tree-fix ��� Wire ties ��� AgLoc ��� Klip-on ��� Grow Tubes ��� Training Stakes ��� Tying Products We offer a complete line of low volume mist blowers. Spring Pruning and Tying Supplies FINGER LAKES TRELLIS SUPPLY BUY ONLINE! Motor Models available American Made Low Maintenance High Performance Excellent for spraying: VINEYARDS, vegetables, orchards, nurseries, Christmas trees, mosquitoes, cattle, chicken houses, etc. References available in your area www.fingerlakestrellissupply.com 315-904-4007 info@fingerlakestrellissupply.com 4041A Railroad Ave. Williamson, NY 14589 For free brochure contact: Swihart Sales Co. 7240 County Road AA, Quinter, KS 67752 785-754-3513 or 800-864-4595 www.swihart-sales.com Win es & Vines M A RC H 20 13 63