Month
2019
2018
30-years average
difference (2019-2018)
January
0,5
3,4
-2,0
-2,9
February
2,0
-2,2
-0,2
4,4
March
7,2
1,5
3,6
5,7
April
9,6
12,5
8,5
-2,9
In total
19,3
16,2
9,9
10,1
Month
2019
2018
30-years average
difference (2019-2018)
January
12,6
28,2
20,0
-15,6
February
19,8
4,0
19,0
15,8
March
22,6
35,6
23,0
-13,0
April
30,6
21,6
32,0
9,0
In total
85,6
89,4
94,0
-3,8
Years
2019
2018
Max. temperature - °C
25,7 (26.04.)
27,1 (21.04.)
Min. temperature - °C
-4,1 (14.04.)
-4,4 (07.04.)
Max. rainfalls - mm
23,4 (29.04.)
14,0 (16.04.)
Number of dry days
25
21
Comparing the basic data on temperatures and rainfalls, the first quater can be compared to above-average warm, mainly in March, when the temperature was 3.6°C higher than the long-term average.
The rainfalls in individual months varied over the long-term average, although the mont of April could be assessed as extremely dry as it did not rain until April 25 in the Saaz area. The first rainfall was April 26, 6.0 mm and April 29, 23.4 mm. At the same time, it cooled significantly.
As in the previous year, spring works in hop gardens started a little ahead. The cutting of hops of the hybrid varieties Sladek, Premiant and Agnus began in mid-March.
The cut of the main variety of Saaz started at the end of March. Due to the weather conditions of April when the temperatures were not as high in 2018, the state of vegetations are in normal.
The training of hybrids hops varieties began aroun April 15th. The training of main hops variety Saaz will began on the usual dates from April 5. - 10.
Chemical protection of hops was conducted against fungal diseases and pests and mainly against Hemp flea beetle, whose occurrence is significantly higher this year.
Compared to 2018, the total area of 22 ha, and for the variety Saaz dropped by 88 ha.
Variety
Saaz (ha)
planting out of that
Area 2018
Ausha(ha)
planting out of that
Area 2018
Trschitz (ha)
planting out of that
Area 2018
CZ (ha)
planting out of that
Area 2018
Saaz
3 360
120
3 401
429
4
457
475
10
494
4 264
134
4352
Agnus
48
14
37
8
5
3
2
0
2
58
19
42
Bohemia
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
Cascade
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Harmonie
8
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
7
Kazbek
24
0
25
5
0
5
4
0
4
33
0
34
Premiant
111
28
99
36
4
32
46
8
39
193
40
170
Rubin
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Saaz late
44
0
44
0
0
0
2
0
2
46
0
46
Saaz Special
41
7
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
7
34
Sladek
215
25
199
38
3
36
91
13
87
344
41
322
Vital
3
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
4
Other
10
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
10
Total
3 867
194
3863
516
16
534
621
31
629
5 004
241
5026
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