Crop report 2014 June (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas

temperature °C

rainfalls mm

In June temperatures were average. Rainfalls were very below-average, i.e. 42% of the 30-year average. Practically all June almost did not rain, namely 22 days without precipitation.

2. Vegetation stage

The plants of hop gardens are on the whole as in good condition as in terms of growth and health. Almost all the hops are 1 m under the top of the construction. We can assume that almost all the hops will be above top of hop gardens construction in mid-July.

3. Pests and diseases

Overall, the hops are in a good condition. During the month, we continued on chemical protection of hops against fungal diseases. Also, treatment was applied against aphids and red spider mite, but their presence was not extreme.