

GRAPE GROWING SECRETS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EBOOK
- How to choose the right area for your vineyard…
- 5 good reasons to start your own vineyard…
- Essential points (4) in growing grapes – know what grape-growing entails so you know what you’re embarking on…
- The 5 biggest US markets that are in dire need of grapes year-round…
- Growing grapes for consumption vs. growing grapes for wine – pros and cons…
- The success formula in the grape growing business…
- General guidelines when selecting viable land for your vineyard…
- 5 things a grape vineyard needs to thrive…
- The ideal soil for a vineyard – 4 characteristics of a great soil…
- 2 bad things that can happen to your grapes yield and vineyard if you use soil with poor drainage…
- Soil preparation tips – how to obtain neutral to alkaline soil when the pH level of your soil is too acidic…
- The ideal chemical properties of a good soil…
- Soil analysis – how often should you do it, and how to obtain a core sample for lab analysis…
- – Table – Organic fertilizers – breakdown of the nutrient content of common manures…
- Added benefits of using organic manure to fertilize your vineyard…
- Grapes growing tips and cautions – tobacco stalks and leaching…
- Ideal pH ranges for:
– American hybrids
– French-American hybrids
– European grapes
- When to adjust the reserved acidity of the soil…
- Adding nitrogen – how much should you apply to your soil, and when is this nutrient most needed…
- When is magnesium needed?
- The establishment phase – what it is, and why it matters…
- – Tables (3) – Application guidelines for potassium (K), magnesium (Mg) and phosphate (PO43-) fertilizers…
- – Tables (3) – How much ground limestone is needed to attain a pH level of 6.4, 6.6, and 6.8 after soil sampling…
- The 3 major phases of vineyard preparation – classification, description and reasoning…
- 18 known perennial weeds that are considered pests to grapes…
- What propagules are; 5 common propagules you might find in your vineyard…
- How, and when should you deal with weed pests?
- The 2-way importance of a cover crop…
- Temporary vs. permanent cover crops…
- Last minute preparations before planting the grape vines…
- Vineyard designing goals (5)…
- Tips for designing your vineyard…
- The 3 decisive factors of proper row positioning…
- Row positioning tips for raisin vineyards…
- Row positioning tips for windy areas…
- Marketability tips – how to retain the juice quality of your grapes…
- The maximum and the optimal numbers of grape buds for one foot of grape vines…
- Spacing tips for American and French-American hybrid cultivars…
- Spacing tips for European cultivars…
- How many grape vines per acre of land yields a bountiful harvest…
- Numbers in your vineyard – know these numbers so you can get the best possible harvest for your area, soil and climate…
– row spacing (in feet) for each type of cultivar
– grape buds per vine per type of cultivar
– vines per acre of land for each type of cultivar
– optimal length of rows
- Square layout vs. rectangular layout – which layout can save you time and money, and why…
- Sprinkler vs. drip irrigation system – pros and cons…
- The Trellis system, or how to train the vines to grow in a particular direction – step by step guide (18 steps with detailed instructions)…
- Annual vineyard maintenance, broken down by month, March to October (checklist)…
- March – initial pruning + 5 other tasks…
- – Table – Pruning practices that should be used depending on the number of dead primary grape buds…
- The 2 most common pests to watch out for…
- April – installing vine protection (3 methods) and 3 other tasks that should be carried out this month…
- Cane borer, phylloxera, cane gallmaker and cane girdler – the 4 most common vineyard pests: how to identify them…
- Shoot thinning (suckering) – what is this and how to do it?
- Cluster thinning…
- 8 vineyard maintenance tasks for the month of May…
- June & July – it’s all about pests (9 pest management tasks)…
- How to estimate how much you’ll be harvesting for the year…
- How to deal with water sprouts…
- 7 great benefits of thinning shoots…
- How to maintain a narrow single canopy…
- Botrytis (aka. botrytis blight or gray mold) – how to spot it and how to deal with this pest?
- When is the right time for leaf thinning…
- How to tell when your grape cultivar has fully matured…
- Your main concerns during the month of August, and the 2 pests that you’ll have to deal with…
- Post-harvest tasks for September – watch out for the powdery mildew!
- Tips for choosing the right cultivars for your vineyard…
- Vitis vinifera – strategies to prevent the mass die-off of the (non-adaptable) Vitis vinifera species of grape vines…
- 7 cultivars – 2 for consumption, 5 for wine making – that are adaptive to Midwest regions…
- – Table – Grape species and their main characteristics…
- Tips for ordering the stocks and planting the grapes…
- Tips for pruning and storing the stocks until you have time to plant them…
- The importance of organic mulch in storing grape stock…
- Mechanical planting vs. manual planting – which is best, and why?
- Easy methods (2) of keeping the root systems of the cuttings moist…
- Tips for digging holes, and preserving the root system (very important)…
- Spring planting vs. fall planting – when is the best time to plant grape cuttings, and why?
- Important reminders for fall planting…
- Vine disease – one of the biggest obstacles to maintaining a healthy vineyard…
- 2 great American species with solid resistance to grape diseases caused by fungi or bacteria…
- Disease management – natural methods for controlling pests vs. fungicides and herbicides…
- Tips for choosing organic methods of growing and maintaining grapes…