VASCM: Winter irrigation

[Prudy Foxx]

FYI for those wondering about this unusal dry spell.  I checked in and received this response from UC Davis.

Yes, I would irrigate vines under these current conditions (and we are doing so at our department vineyards). The question is how much is needed and given the uniqueness of these circumstances, you can imagine that we don't have a lot of experience/data to help guide us. Nevertheless, assuming you have drip irrigation, I would put on a minimum 6 to 8 gallons per vine.


-Jim Wolpert 
Dept of Viticulture & Enology 
UC Davis