Episode Details

When it comes to nutrition in your vineyard, you need to know the environment that your vineyard is planted in including mineral nutrition, soil microbes, nitrogen from rainwater, and nutrients or potentially salt from well water. Fritz Westover, Host of the Vineyard Underground Podcast and Founder of Virtual Viticulture Academy shares a big-picture approach to nutrient management that is practical for any grower. He covers:

• Why it is important to test tissue both at bloom and veraison
• How to take tissue samples
• When macro and micronutrient additions are most essential

If you are a long time Member of our organization then you probably remember Fritz from his days with Vineyard Team in 2013 and 2014. We are thrilled to have Fritz back on air with us for the third time. Plus, I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on his podcast, Vineyard Underground. Search for episode 034: Why Sustainability Certification Programs for Vineyards Matter – with Beth Vukmanic on your favorite podcast player to listen in. And we have that linked in the show notes.

• 1/16/2024 Tailgate | Ag Order 4.0 Update
• 57: Wet Climate Viticulture
• 115: Examining Plant Nutrient Mobility with SAP Analysis
• 155: Sustainable Vineyard Management Across Different Climates
• 191: CropManage: Improving the Precision of Water and Fertilizer Inputs
• Fritz Westover Bio
• Healthy Soils Playlist
• The Science of Grapevines - Marcus Keller
• Vineyard Underground Podcast
• Vineyard Underground Podcast - 016: Nitrogen Sources and Strategies for Application with Paul Crout
• Vineyard Underground Podcast - 034: Why Sustainability Certification Programs for Vineyards Matter – with Beth Vukmanic
• Virtual Viticulture Academy

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• Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year
• Sustainable Winegrowing On-Demand (Western SARE) – Learn at your own pace

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