Grape Pathology at Virginia Tech

VA Grape Disease Risks from Last Week, and Downy Mildew Forecast

Grape Disease Risks: 6/17-24/2026, and Downy Mildew Forecast Vine status We hedged our Chardonnay vines this week. Still behind on canopy management, as you can see in the picture above. Hybrids and table grapes ar

VA Grape Disease Risks from Last Week and Downy Mildew Forecast

Disease risks from 5/13 - 5/20 and downy mildew forecast Vine status Things are finally moving. I saw quite a few shots from the secondary (or tertiary) buds coming up strongly, especially from the central part

Grape Disease Risks and Pre-bloom Disease Management Considerations

I hope you started to see some shoot growth this week.

Please see the post below.

Grape Disease Risks: 5/6 - 5/13/2026, downy mildew forecast, and pre-bloom disease management considerations Vine Status Things are still slow, but moving. Our Chardonnay vines started to push secondary buds. On the other hand, some primary buds that survived the fr