VIII. Vineyard tasks, a seasonal timeline

Appendix II
Federal import quarantine order for Pseudomomas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa)

Appendix III
Statewide market analysis methodology and results

Appendix IV
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture (MDAR) decision letter (8/28/17)

Appendix V
Supplement on Actinidia kolomikta

Appendix VI
Areas of needed research

Appendix VII
Effects of harvest time and cold storage on the quality of berries of A. arguta cvs. ‘Ananasnaja’ and ‘Geneva 3’

Appendix VIII
Vineyard tasks, a seasonal timeline

APPENDIX VIII

January	Equipment sanitation and repair. Vineyard winter pruning continues
February	Vineyard winter pruning continues
March	Vineyard winter pruning ends (~early March at latest) Soil test Begin soil amendments and fertilizer applications in vineyard, depending on vine age class and soil analysis Prepare irrigation system for seasonal use
April	Soil amendment and fertilizer applications continue, as needed Begin scouting for vegetative budbread (~early April)
May	Fertilizer applications continue, as needed Weed management begins Vine pruning and training begins (~mid-May) Planting of new vineyard stock (~late May)
June	Fertilizer applications continue, as needed Summer pruning and training continues
July	Fertilizer applications continue, as needed Summer pruning continues
August	Summer pruning continues
September	Summer pruning ends Begin scouting for harvest (~early September) Harvesting, sorting, and storage of crop Begin fruit sales
October	Sale of fruit from cold-storage Management of crop in storage Vineyard cleanup and preparation for winter
November	Sale of fruit from cold-storage continues
December	Begin pruning vineyard (~mid-December at earliest)