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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

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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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Part 11 - Irrigation

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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