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 enlarge | Publisher: Chelsea Green
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 41694
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1890132829
Dewey Decimal Number: 634.80973
EAN: 9781890132828
ASIN: 1890132829
Publication Date: December 1, 2002
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 Excellent condition and fast delivery! Good seller. May 28, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book and reference. Good seller correspondence.
 For vintners that don't know everything May 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a gift for my dad, and he said that it was a great resource that used a lot of plain language, not jargon. He also said that there's a lot in the book that he never plans on using, but that parts of it were really good. If nothing else, I'd say it makes a great gift for the grapes/wine enthusiast.
Great book for the novice March 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a really great book filled with more information than you would ever need about growing grape vines, particularly for the novice grower. Easy reading and just an all around great book.
I purchased this book based upon the idea of wanting to plant a vine or two because my grandmother had a couple of grape vines I remembered as a child.
Be careful, after reading this book I now have 10 vines in the ground with visions of many more and looking for a way to quit my job and make a living at it.
Ordered by accidentally but.... February 8, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I asked my wife to get me for xmass Jeff Cox's book "From Vines to Wines". Accidentally she put also "The Grape grower" to the basket. Well I am not sorry. The book is full of usefull information about the process of growing grapes. I like the authors attitude towards local grapes. Some of them are grown also here in Hungary, but they are forbiden here, because they are not from the Vitis Vinifera. People do grow them, but there is not too much information about them. Thanx for the great info !!!
The Bible of Viticulture January 8, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
The secret to success in any growing venture is to know the facts, and plant and maintain your garden accordingly. Lon Rombough, who has been growing grapes in Oregon for over 36 years, provides extremely thorough information on siting and establishing the vineyard, training and pruning the vines, pests, diseases and animal pests, propagation and breeding. This book covers EVERYTHING the small grower needs to know.
Rombough's varietal discussions are especially interesting and useful. Did you know that there are hundreds of luscious grape varieties? But unless you know of a local unusual farmers' market, the only way you will probably get to taste them is to grow them yourself.
The control of pests and diseases is a big challenge for the backyard grape grower, especially those trying to stay organic. Ronbough says that organic grape growing is a new field (although a century ago all grapes were organic) and admits that organic methods are still developing. He devotes a substantial chapter to the numerous strategies available to organic growers. Techniques for pruning, training, trellising and propagating are well illustrated. There are also drawings of insect pests for identification and color photos of numerous grape varieties.
In conclusion, this is THE book to consult on grape production.
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