Establishing the Vineyard

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Establishing the Vineyard
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Location

• Page 62 (Regions)
• Page 64-66 (Table 3)
• Climatic Factors Temperatures exposure,
  rainfall, winds.
• Soil Topography, cost of clearing, depth,
  texture, composition.

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Other Considerations

• Vine pest disease ( Oak root fungus, nematodes)
• Size of planting.

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Preparation of the Soil

• Clearing the land
• Weeds pests
• Drainage
• Leveling
• Fertilization
• Preparing the soil

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Planning the vineyard

• Values of good planning. (What should you
  consider?)
• Vine spacing
• Row spacing
• Turning area
• Loading area
• Avenues Roadways
• Direction of the Rows

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Laying out the vineyard

• Base lines
• Planting lines

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Choice of Variety, Planting Stock, Planting

• Pick a variety that is suited to the location.
• Rootings, Grafts, Potted Vines, or unrooted
  cuttings.
• Disease-free planting stock
• Planting the vineyard rootings or grafted vines
  are headed back to 1 2 nodes roots clipped
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