The Grape Grower

A Guide to Organic Viticulture

Lon Rombough, Roger B. Swain

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Chelsea Green Publishing Co
25 October 2002

Viticulture; Cookery, food & drink; Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Organic gardening

Grapes are the most popular and widely grown fruit in the world. From the tropics to Alaska, grapes will grow successfully in almost every climate. Whether you raise them for fresh eating, or for making wine, juice, or jellies and preserves, the right grapes will reward you with abundant crops for a modest investment of time and effort. Now for the first time comes a book for grape growers who wish to use organic growing methods to raise healthy, thriving vineyards in the backyard or on a small commercial scale. The Grape Grower distills the broad knowledge and long-time personal experience of Lon Rombough, one of North America's foremost authorities on viticulture. From finding and preparing the right site for your vineyard to training, trellising, and pruning vines to growing new grapes from seeds and cuttings, The Grape Grower offers thorough and accessible information on all the basics. The chapters on grape species, varieties, and hybrids are alone worth the price of a college course in viticulture. And technical information on the major (and minor) insect pests and diseases that affect grapes, as well as their organic controls, makes this book an invaluable reference that readers will turn to again and again.

By: Lon Rombough
Foreword by: Roger B. Swain
Imprint: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 204mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9781890132828
ISBN 10: 1890132829
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 25 October 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword: Seed Matters / Roger B. Swain 1. Structure of the Vine 2. Getting Started: Site, Soil, and Planting 3. Pruning and Training 4. Growing Grapes Organically 5. Diseases of Grapes 6. Insects of Grapes 7. Animal and Bird Pests 8. Propagation 9. Rootstocks 10. Varieties 11. Grape Species 12. Grapes in Cold Climates and the Tropics 13. Breeding Grapes

Lon Rombough was a well-known garden writer, nurseryman, and fruit grower, with more than thirty-five years experience growing grapes and maintains hundreds of varieties in his small vineyard. A prominent member of North American Fruit Explorers, or NAFEX, he lived in western Oregon.