tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31836835.post1210314226221346510..comments2023-04-13T17:57:26.006+09:30Comments on The Barossa Grapegrower: This week 17th October 2008Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334791144666852798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31836835.post-28593183890152034332008-10-21T17:49:00.000+10:302008-10-21T17:49:00.000+10:30We put on preventive sprays in case we get conditi...We put on preventive sprays in case we get conditions conducive for disease. The chemicals that are available to us to get rid of fungal outbreaks are quite harsh and rather expensive - it is much better not to get diseases in the first place. The chemicals that I use prevent outbreaks, however they need to be re-applied as the vines grow and whenever we get rainfall.Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334791144666852798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31836835.post-65477360501703791702008-10-21T17:12:00.000+10:302008-10-21T17:12:00.000+10:30nice shot!em...spring spray, as you mentioned a pr...nice shot!<BR/><BR/>em...spring spray, as you mentioned a pretty dry spring is typical in Australia, why do you spray now rather than the early summer?<BR/>Sorry I know little about viticulture...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com