Upcoming Events and Phenology Update

 Hello Dear Growers!

I hope your week is off to a good start- albeit somewhat rainy.

Here are some weather updates from last week- I will be posting a second quick post with the current week's data toward the end of the week.

Precipitation:

Month	25-Year Average (mm)	Current Year (mm)
April	81.9	93.7
May	74.0	88.6
June	98.7	1.89**
July	85.9
August	91.1
September	98.8
October	115.8

**Up to June 3, 2025; Kentville Research Station Phenology Data:

Phenological stages of three varieties of grape by date for the KRDC Research Vineyard.

Date of Assessment	Marquette	L’Acadie blanc	New York Muscat
4-June-2025	75 % 6 leaves separated, 25% 7 leaves separated	50% EL- 4 leaves separated, 50% 5 leaves separated	50% 4 leaves separated, 50% EL-5 leaves separated

Perennia Phenology Measurements: 9 June 2025

9-Jun-25	L'ACADIE	6 leaves separated;  10-15cm shoot length	CHARDONNAY	5-7 leaves separated; 10 shoot length
	NY MUSCAT	5 leaves separated;  10 cm shoot length;  clear inflorescence	PINOT NOIR	5-7 leaves separated;  10 shoot length
	OSCEOLA MUSCAT	6 leaves separated;  10-15cm shoot length	MEUNIER	5-7 leaves separated; 10 shoot length
	MARQUETTE	7 leaves; approx  20cm shoot length	GAMAY	4-5 leaves separated
	BACO NOIR	8 leaves open; approx 30cm  shoot length	CAB FRANC	4-5 leaves separated
	FRONTENAC  BLANC	5-6 leaves separated; 15-20cm shoot length.	SAUV BLANC	4-5 leaves separated
	F. GRIS	5-6 leaves separated; 15-20cm shoot length.	RIESLING	4-5 leaves separated
	PETIT PEARL	4-5 leaves separated. 10cm shoot length.
	TRIOMPHE D' ALSACE	7 leaves separated
	SEYVAL BLANC	7-8 leaves separated
	VIDAL BLANC	7-8 leaves separated
	GEISSENHEIM	7-8 leaves separated
	LEON MILLOT	7-8 leaves
	LUCIE KHULMAN	7-8 leaves
	CASTEL	7-8 leaves

Malagash Area Phenology: 

1. June for Marquette/Foch and Baco (4-5 leaves separated)

4. June for Geissenheim 318, 8.June for L'Acadie Blanc and NY Muscat (4-5 leaves separated)

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE: 18 and 19 July 2025.         TIME: 12-2pm

Canopy Management for Quality Wine Grape Production with  Kevin Ker and myself; 

18 July Location: 1648 Lansdowne Rd. Bear River; B0S 1B0

19 July Location: Mercator Vineyard and Winery: 88 Dyke Road, Lower Wolfville; B4P 2R5

The Registration Page will be up shortly. The Sessions will be identical. Please attend the venue which is closest to you. 

DATE: 24 July 2025.        TIME:12-3pm         Location: Blomidon Estate Winery, 10318 NS-221

Smart Farming in Action: Using Precision Ag and Drone Technology for Site-Specific Field Management

Join the Perennia Ag Tech team and tech vendors for an in-field demo on using drone imagery and soil mapping to improve efficiency and reduce input costs. Learn how data-driven tools identify variability in your fields to create targeted management zones—and explore implementation options, funding opportunities, and practical next steps.

REGISTRATION PAGE:

Smart Farming in Action: Using Precision Ag and Drone Technology for Site-Specific Field Management – Perennia

NOTE: We welcome all growers including, viticulturalists, winemakers, agronomists, and commodities outside of Viticulture, so do spread the word. 

Thank you all for your time. As always, if you see anything of concern in your vineyards, do contact me. 

I will do a quick update toward the end of the week with some additional phenology and weather data.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Cheers!

Katarina

Katarina Vucic P.Ag; MSc; DipWSET

Viticulture Specialist
Perennia Food and Agriculture
Email kvucic@perennia.ca
Office 902-678-7722

Cell 902-599-1390

 

www.perennia.ca