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The Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
by
Thomas J. ZabadalMSU Southwest Michigan Research
and Extension CenterBenton Harbor, MI
© Thomas J. Zabadal, 2014
Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
Part 1 – Last –minute Weed Control
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Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
Part 2 – Fitting the Field
(Plowing, discing, etc.)
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(1) Plowed (2) Disced
(3) Dragged (4) Marked
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Part 3 – Marking the field
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Part 4 – Planting techniques
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VINEYARD ESTABLISHMENT
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Planting Grapevines Without a Planter
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Keep vine roots moist at all times
Place the graft union ongrafted vines
about 2 inches above the level vineyard floor.
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Part 5 – Post-plant Hill Up
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Mini-terracing on sloping ground(1) Plowing downhill
Mini-terracing on sloping ground(2) Rotovating
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Mini-terracing on sloping ground(3) Discing
Mini-terracing on sloping ground(4) Cultipacker Seeding
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Part 6 – Fertilizing
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Fertilizer application to new vines
Apply 30# actual N per acre
= ~ 2 oz of ammonium nitrate/vine
= ~ 1.5 oz of urea/vine
Fertilizer application to new vines
Apply potassium if recommended by soil test
Ring around vines or make a banded application in the vine rows.
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Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
Part 7 – Weed Control
3-FOOTWFA 5-FOOT
WFA
A COMPARISON OF THE INFLUENCE OF VARYING WIDTHS OF THEWEED-FREE AREA (WFA) ON THE GROWTH OF NEWLY-PLANTED NIAGARA VINES
SWMREC 7/31/96
Width of weed-free band around vines (ft)
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August 17, 2007
Mechanical weeding around new grapevines
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Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
Part 8 – Shoot Adjustment, Grow Tubes and Defuiting
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GROW TUBE EXPERIMENT ON WHITE RIESLING SWMREC 6/1/98
GROW TUBE EXPERIMENT ON WHITE RIESLING SWMREC 6/30/98
Table 1. Vine size and yield data for White Riesling vines managed in year 1 with threevine management systems.
Year 1 Year 1 (1998) Year 2 Year 3 vine Leaf area/vine1 Weight of Yield Yieldmanagement (cm)2 canes/vine (tons/acre) (tons/acre)systems
All shoots retained 7644 a 254 a 1.57 a 4.63 a
3 shoots/vine 6643 a 221 a 1.51 a 4.51 a
3 shoots/vine 4537 b 163 b 1.24 a 3.93 a+ grow tube
LSD (0.05) 2 1408 48 0.40 0.75 1 Measurement on 8/18/98 which was 110 days after planting.2 Mean separation according to Fisher’s Test for least significance. P <= 0.05. doc2770
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Cost Estimate for Using Grow Tubes
(1) Cost of tubes …………… 800 x .30 = $240
(2) Labor to install tubes ….. 800 x .30 = $240
(3) Labor to remove tubes … 800 x .05 = $ 40
Cost per acre = $520
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Part 9 – Disease & Insect Control
Git ‘er dun !
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Part 10 - Row Middle Management
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Planting and Early Care of a Vineyard
Part 11 - Irrigation
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0.5
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Weed Control NO NO YES YES
Nitrogen
Fertilizer NO YES NO YES
Irrigation NO YES
PruningSeverity S L S L S L S L S L S L S L S L
Fig. 4. Weight of cane prunings for 'Niagara' grapevines after two growing seasons. Vines subjected to combinations of weed control under the trellis, nitrogen fertilization, irrigation and pruning severity. Mean separation according to Fisher's test for least significance. P 0.05. LSD = 0.22.
NO YES NO YES NO YES
Treatment Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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MATERIAL COSTS FOR IRRIGATING ONE ACRE
Item Cost
120' 1 1/2" SCH40 PVC @ 35¢ / ft $42
4800' T-tape at 1.9¢ / ft 91
Filter (Agricultural Products Inc. - 150 mesh) 16
Pressure Regulator (Senninger 10-32 gpm) 18
Fittings - T's, L's, clamps, bushings, glue, etc. 60
TOTAL $ 227
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Part 12 – Trellis, Vine Stakes and Training Young
Vines
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A newly-planted vines beingTrained with a twine tie on aStub at the base of the vine
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THANK YOUFOR
YOUR ATTENTION