VASCM: Next Meeting Thursday, June 6 on Mildew Prevention & Control & other fungal diseases - at Storrs Winery in Pleasant Valley

[Mary Lindsay]

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*The next VASCM meeting will be on Powdery Mildew Prevention & Control: 
Spray Options, Scheduling, Rotation, Preventing
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*Resistance - /and other fungal problems/ ***
*with Larry Bettiga, **Viticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey, Santa 
Cruz and San Benito Counties *

*Date: Thursday, June 6*
*Location: Storrs Winery & Vineyards in Pleasant Valley
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*2:00pm: Tour & talk with Pam & Steve Storrs
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*3:00pm: Presentation



*The prolonged rains have put a lot of pressure on our vineyards for 
mildew and other fungal diseases, including phomopsis and botrytis.  
This next VASCM meeting will address mildew control, including spray 
options, scheduling, rotation, resistance issues - and mitigating other 
fungal diseases as well. Larry Bettiga is UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor 
for Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties and author, /Grape Pest 
Management. /

The meeting will be held at Storrs Winery & Vineyards in Pleasant Valley 
(address and directions below). Starting at 2:00 Pam & Steve Storrs will 
give us a tour of their organic vineyard (planted to Chardonnay and 
Pinot Noir) and talk about their sustainable practices both in the 
vineyard and in restoring and protecting the riparian corridor the 
vineyard is located in. This includes erosion control and soil 
restoration (aided by the flock of baby doll sheep that graze the 
vineyard in the winter), working with the Wild Farm Alliance to protect 
wildlife, and the 'zero energy'' solar-powered winery and recently 
opened tasting room with 2-foot thick walls made of soy-based foam 
insulation.

We suggest you bring your own chair.  As usual, please bring a bottle of 
wine to share. This is an opportunity to compare notes on the impact of 
this year's weather so far on our vineyards.

Thank you to Pam and Steve Storrs for hosting.

We look forward to seeing you next Thursday, June 6.


Regards,
The VASCM Board:
- Mary Lindsay
- Ken Swegles
- June Salsbury
- Rick Clarke


Directions to Storrs Winery & Vineyard:
1560 Pleasant Valley Rd., Aptos 95003

/From Highway 1/

// <http://www.cumbreofvinehill.com/pdf/map.pdf>
· Exit Freedom Blvd. and drive 2.7 miles
- bear left onto Hames Rd.
- left on Pleasant Valley
- Storrs will be on the right in about .2 miles





















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