At the beginning of February Nova Scotia was widely hit by a freeze event, having some differences in a couple places, and damaging many crops, including grapevines. In the case of vineyards many factors played a role on their damage, such as the historically warm start of winter, and the impact on the bud acclimation, which effected hybrids and Vitis vinifera in different ways.
- Did you know the difference between winter advective freeze and winter inversion event?
- Did you know that December 2022 and January 2023 have been the warmest on record?
- How can the warm temperatures impact bud acclimatation?
- Which is the bud viability of primary and secondary buds in Vitis vinifera and hybrids?
All this
information and more can be found in the following article.
Please check February
3 - 4, 2023 Post Freeze Report: Nova Scotia Wine Grape Initial Impact
Assessment or the hyperlink https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Feb-2023-Wine-grape-post-freeze-report_AAFC-Perennia_21Feb2023.pdf