Vineyard Maintenance Schedule

January – March

• Dormant pruning of vines
• Strip spray of vine rows
• Irrigation system check-up
• Begin Fungicide rotation at Budbreak

April – June

• Spring Fertilizer application
• Tie and Train vines
• Begin Irrigation
• Pest control (gophers, squirrels, etc.)
• Replant dead or diseased vines

July – September

• Tuck Shoots and pull leaves around fruiting zone
• Crop thinning if necessary
• Discontinue Fungicides after Verasion
• Netting of Vines
• Sugar sampling to begin in September and continue until time of harvest

October – December

• HARVEST!
• Remove Bird Netting
• Put down cover crop seed (if necessary)
• Winter fertilizer application