Maturity Control: Week of 22 September 2025

Hello Dear Growers,

I hope you have had a good week. Here are this week's brix and acidity results. Please note that sampling was conducted mainly through the Kentville/Wolfville areas. results may vary slightly depending on your site. 

Weather data was provided by Jeff Franklin at the Kentville Research Centre:

Table 1.  Precipitation totals for the Kentville Research and Development Centre by month.

Month	25-Year Average (mm)	Current Year (mm)
April	81.9	93.7
May	74.0	88.6
June	98.7	50.5
July	85.9	33.0
August	91.1	13.2
September	98.8	16.5**
October	115.8

**Up to September 24, 2025

            Table 2. Growing degree days and Sine degree days up to September 24, 2025. Growing degree days were calculated using the average method and Sine degree days were calculated using the single sine method. All temperature data were recorded at the Kentville Research and Development Centre.

Single sine degree days, base of 0 °C starting on April 1		Growing degree days, base of 10 °C starting on April 1
Current Year	10-Year Average	Current Year	10-Year Average
2725.8	2682.6	1092.1	1079.4

 Other News and Events:

26 November 2025: 9am-3pm. Viticulture Season in Review @ Berwick Lions Club. Sign up link to follow. This event is complimentary with lunch provided.

@NS_Viticulture is now on Instagram and LIVE.  Follow me for stories, updates and information linked to the Nova Scotia grape growing industry.

Podcast Launch: Cool Climate Crush. 

Perennia's viticulture podcast. My first episode will be live by the beginning of October. It is a timely discussion about crop insurance with Alicia Lushington Parsons. We dive into the details of crop insurance, addressing common misunderstandings and clearing up misinformation to give farmers a clear picture of how it really works.

The deadline to enroll in Crop Insurance is 15 November. 

Thank you all for your time this week and I wish you all a lovely weekend and a successful harvest.

Cheers!

Katarina

Advance Notice: I will be away on vacation beginning 3 November and returning on 19 November 2025.

 

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