The Backyard Vineyard – Planting Your Vines

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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

The Backyard Vineyard – How to Build a Trellis

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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

The Backyard Vineyard – Layout

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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