Randall Grahm(@RandallGrahm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Making cuttings of the Estrella clone of Syrah down in Paso Robles today. It’s 80 degrees today and budbreak is not far off. Worked with actual Estrella Syrah 37 years ago. .

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Viticulturist °d(@SJVGrapes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This overhead Selma Pete displaying uniform budbreak. Above average temps forecast this week will hasten canopy development. Growers will be walking rows looking for pests and diseases like vine mealybug & powdery mildew. Drip irrigation sets are currently short

This overhead Selma Pete #raisin #vineyard displaying uniform budbreak. Above average temps forecast this week will hasten canopy development. Growers will be walking rows looking for pests and diseases like vine mealybug & powdery mildew. Drip irrigation sets are currently short
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Pride Wines(@pridewines) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new year with new potential! While above ground things look bleak, below ground the vines are spending energy on their roots, helping them grow, gaining nutrients from the soils and getting ready for budbreak in spring.


A new year with new potential! While above ground things look bleak, below ground the vines are spending energy on their roots, helping them grow, gaining nutrients from the soils and getting ready for budbreak in spring. 
#wintervines
#dormantvines
#pridewines
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The Orchard Keeper(@keeper_orchard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A bad case of stem phylloxera on pecan. This is caused by a small, aphid like insect which feeds on the stems/nuts and the tree forms these galls around it in response. Once you see damage it’s too late. The grower will have to treat for these at budbreak next year.

A bad case of stem phylloxera on pecan. This is caused by a small, aphid like insect which feeds on the stems/nuts and the tree forms these galls around it in response. Once you see damage it’s too late. The grower will have to treat for these at budbreak next year.
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The Orchard Keeper(@keeper_orchard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is not what I want to see ahead of a forecast of 25 degrees

Fortunately, budbreak occurs from the bottom up and it looks as though only the lowest limbs are this far along. Most of the canopy has buds still tightly closed or only the outer scale splitting

This is not what I want to see ahead of a forecast of 25 degrees

Fortunately, budbreak occurs from the bottom up and it looks as though only the lowest limbs are this far along. Most of the canopy has buds still tightly closed or only the outer scale splitting
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Viticulturist °d(@SJVGrapes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Clouds are bumping up against the Sierra Nevada Mountain range; storm remnants. We didn't receive much precipitation yesterday so growers are irrigating . Most vineyards have experienced budbreak with a few lagging behind. Spray rigs being prepared.

Clouds are bumping up against the Sierra Nevada Mountain range; storm remnants. We didn't receive much precipitation yesterday so growers are irrigating #vineyards. Most vineyards have experienced budbreak with a few lagging behind. Spray rigs being prepared. 
#firstdayofspring
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Mondavi Sisters(@MondaviSisters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The long wait is OVER! Budbreak for our Rocky Ridge vineyard atop Howell Mountain is finally here! From last year we are one month and 18 days behind last years Budbreak. With the warm weather we are having these vines are most certain to catch up!

The long wait is OVER!  Budbreak for our Rocky Ridge vineyard atop Howell Mountain is finally here!   From last year we are one month and 18 days behind last years Budbreak. With the warm weather we are having these vines are most certain to catch up! #napavalley #howellmountain
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Roger Nichols(@Eightfold14) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The vineyard is going nuts. Just a week after budbreak & it's already shoot thinning time. 🍇🍇
Splitting my time between carpentry & the vines. 80+ hour weeks until harvest in October. I love how I get to spend my efforts. 🙏🍇♥️

The vineyard is going nuts. Just a week after budbreak & it's already shoot thinning time. 🍇🍇
Splitting my time between carpentry & the vines. 80+ hour weeks until harvest in October. I love how I get to spend my efforts. 🙏🍇♥️ #vitaculture #woodworking
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