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Your rows are tilled. Your stakes and end-posts are emplaced. Ideally, it is on/around mid-October (though in our case, it was early spring). You are now ready to order your vines, plant them, and hang the wire before diving into Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Planting Your Vines
You selected your backyard vineyard site. You mapped out and measured your layout. You prepped your soil. And you finally selected a training system and trellis. Now is when the fun really begins. Building the trellis for a backyard vineyard Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – How to Build a Trellis
Let’s face it. There are a lot of people out there who know way more than The ChapDaddy about choosing a trellis from the dozen or so options available. Geneva Double Curtain? Sounds like something from IKEA, but sure, why Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard: Choosing a Trellis
Grape vines are not tomatoes. Grape vines prefer a healthy struggle for survival, at least when it comes to the soil they inhabit. In fact, the best grapes come from vines that actually have to work for a living, not Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Soil Preparation
Your backyard vineyard site selection is complete. You’ve ordered some grapes. Ideally it is still late summer/fall before the winter arrives. What should you do now? Your priorities before planting – ideally the summer/fall before your anticipated spring planting – Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Layout
Let’s be honest – your trellis construction, pruning skills, and blending techniques are meaningless without a quality backyard vineyard site selection. Site selection is the most important decision for your backyard vineyard operation. It is the foundation for everything that Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Site Selection
Your author experienced his first grape harvest in a small Georgian village called Nukriani on the outskirts of famed Signaghi. The process was incredibly simple. We arrived mid-afternoon on a sunny September day with a light breeze. The vineyard owner, Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – The Tipping Point