Hello Dear Growers!
Welcome to another absolutely beautiful week of fall. I am aware that there was no blog post last week, so this week, there will most likely be two.
Firstly, here are some weather forecasts for this week (and yes, some rain is coming-maybe-we'll see on the day). The temperature will be dropping as the week continues, so please do be aware that some frost in the evening may be a possibility. We are in the thick of harvest, and by all accounts, the situation looks fantastic. I am hoping that the rain predicted for Wednesday does not impact berry integrity or quality in any significant way.
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 |
22.3 |
|
October |
115.8 |
0.5** |
**Up
to October 1, 2025
Table 2.
Growing degree days
and Sine degree days up to October 1, 2025. 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 |
|
2828.5 |
2781.8 |
1128.4 |
1110.0 |
Lastly, please see the sugar and acidity stats below. Accumulation is slowing - as is to be expected. Keep a lookout in your varieties. Some cultivars have shown signs of raisinating as we wait for the acidity to decrease.
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Thank you all for your time this week, and see you in the vines!
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
