Phenology dates

Recording the date of bud burst in the Sectormentor app

By recording the date of bud burst, flowering, veraison, and harvest each year, you are better equipped to predict your harvest date in future. For example, if you know your flowering date is early then you are likely to have an early harvest, and you can get everything in place!

Recording these dates is easy in Sectormentor when you’re out in the vineyard, by selecting the block you are in, and choosing the event you want to record. You can also record these dates retrospectively.

Once back in the office and on your computer, visualise what you’ve recorded in the Phenology Report in Sectormentor, to compare these key phenological dates over time. This tool is a really handy way to visualise the patterns of your vineyard!

What to record

Record activity (e.g. ‘Bud Burst’)

Make notes: Anything interesting you’ve noticed!

Photos

Equipment

Just your phone (with the Sectormentor app)!

How to do the test

1. Head to the relevant block where you want to record a phenology date, and select the same block in Sectormentor, either by clicking from your Sectormentor vineyard map, or selecting from your block list.

2. Select the phenology activity, e.g. ‘bud burst’. Sectormentor will assume you want to add this recording for today’s date, but if you want to record a date in the past, you can click ‘Today’ and scroll back to a past date.

3. Make any relevant notes you may have observed – e.g. ‘Late start due to cold Spring’.

4. Take a photo! It will be useful to look back on photos in the future for comparison and context.

5. Done! Remember to ‘Sync’ your app so you can visualise what you’ve added in the Sectormentor Phenology Report.

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