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A Pocket Guide for Grape IPM Scouting in the North Central and Eastern U.S. (Rufus Isaacs, Annemeik Schilder, Tom Zabadal and Tim Weigle) $15.00
This book is a pocket scouting guide to be used in the vineyard to assist you in identifying common pests, diseases, weather-related disorders, symptoms of pesticide damage and nutritional disorders. It will assist you in learning what to look for and to guide timing of scouting activities.
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Backyard Fruit Production (David R. Schlabach) $12.95
This book is a guide to fruit growing success for both homeowners or commercial growers. It offers guidance in the following areas: proper planting methods, pruning, disease and pest control, conventional and organic growing practices and variety and cultural tips for specific fruits from apricots to raspberries.
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Complete Handbook of Winemaking (American Wine Society) $15.95
This handbook is a reference source for winemakers. It covers information on making outstanding table wines, champagne and sparkling wines, port style wines, sherry type wines, as well as wines from a variety of fruits.
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Diseases and Pests of Grapes $40.00
Companion to the Field Guide and gives more detailed information on diseases and pests of grapes.
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Grapes Into Wine (Philip Wagner) $18.00
This book discusses the use of hybrids for winemaking and covers everything from the choice of the right vines, to the care of new vines and the bottling of wine.
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Northern Wine Works (Tom Plocher and Bob Parke) $27.00
This book is aimed at readers with a foundation of basic grape growing and winemaking knowledge, who want to plant varieties suitable for their climate and site, and make high-quality wines from them.
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The Australian and New Zealand Field Guide to Diseases, Pests and Disorders of Grapes $25.00
A field guide with color photographs of grapevine disorders. Laminated pages make it great for taking out to the vineyard with you.
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The Backyard Berry Book (Stella Otto) $15.95
A hands-on guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden.
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The Backyard Vitner- A Wine Lover's Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Wine At Home (Jim Law) $19.99
A comprehensive guide to at home wine making. This book teaches readers how to start and maintain a small vineyard including information regarding trellises and pruning techniques. It also includes a chart of grape varieties that addresses types of wine that can be made and climate considerations. Readers are given recipes and advice on bottling, storing, serving, evaluating and appreciating wines.
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The Grape Grower A Guide to Organic Viticulture (Lon Rombough) $35.00
This book provides a detailed explanation to the intricate science of growing grapes organically. The author utilizes many illustrations, photos, tables and graphs to enhance text descriptions of concepts. Organic growers have a harder time warding off insects, diseases, weeds, and mammals effectively. Describes the theory as well as the integrated pest management techniques, making the reader a better all-around viticulturist. In addition, chapters describe many grape species and cultivars, propagating techniques, grafting methods, and grapevine physiology. Recommended for both organic and conventional grape growers.
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The Midwest Grape Production Guide (Ohio State University) $13.00
A comprehensive guide that covers all aspects of grape production in the colder regions of the United States. The 155-page book addresses: site and variety selection; vineyard establishment;cultural practices, including pruning, training, and canopy management; soil management and fertilization; disease and pest management; harvesting and marketing.
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The Production of Grapes and Wine in Cool Climates (Jackson/Schuster) $40.00
This book provides a guide to the production of grapes and wine, specifically in cooler regions. It addresses the following areas: the grape and it's growth, climate requirements, soil management, establishing a vineyard, training, grape varieties and pest and disease.
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Vineyard Establishment I- Preplant Decisions (Thomas Zabadal and Jeffrey A. Anderesen) $8.00
This Michigan State University Extension Bulletin is intended to assist in the process of establishing a vineyard. It addresses the following topics: selecting a vineyard site, designing a vineyard ,obtaining grapevines for planting and site preparation.
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Vineyard Establishment II- Planting and Early Care of Vineyards (Thomas Zabadal) $10.00
This Michigan State University Bulletin is a companion to the Vineyard Establishment I publication. It is intended to assist new growers in the establishment of a productive vineyard. It addresses the following areas: preplanting activities, planting vines, steps after planting, year 1 vine management, engineering a modern trellis, year 2 vine management and year 3 vine management.
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Wine Grapes Production Guide for Eastern North America (Tony Wolf, Virginia Tech, Lead Author) $65.00
***Available in Fall 2008***The book will be a comprehensive resource for novice and experienced growers, as well as crop advisors, service providers, educators, communicators, and students. The book manuscript was prepared by 16 authors and improved after review by 40 experts from 21 states and Canada. The outcomes expected from publishing the book include: improved economic sustainability of eastern vineyards; improved vineyard design, operation and profitability; increased demand for supplies and services from support industries; cultivar selection that considers the local growing conditions and winery preferences; improved grape quality through better canopy and crop management; improved educational programs and college courses; reduced movement of fertilizers and pesticides off the target area.
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Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of Protection (Tom Zabadal, Martin Goffinet, Mark Chien and Imed Dami) $15.00
This book is described as the best publication on the subject of winter hardiness of grapevines. The topics covered include cold hardiness of grapevines, weather conditions that cause winter injury to grapevines, winter injury of grapevines, managing grapevines to prevent winter injury and managing winter-injured grapevines. The book summarizes over 100 years of research about the problem of winter injury.
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