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Guide to Growing Grapes – Digital Download

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This is a downloadable pdf version of the Guide to Growing Grapes. At last a comprehensive guide to growing your own wine grapes. WineMaker’s “Backyard Vines” columnist and professional winemaker Wes Hagen walks you through how to plan, plant and take care of a small-scale home vineyard in this new 80-page special issue. This is […]

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This is a downloadable pdf version of the Guide to Growing Grapes.

At last a comprehensive guide to growing your own wine grapes. WineMaker’s “Backyard Vines” columnist and professional winemaker Wes Hagen walks you through how to plan, plant and take care of a small-scale home vineyard in this new 80-page special issue. This is a must-own reference for anyone growing, or thinking about growing, grapes. Contains over 10 years of our best growing articles, tips and advice.

Topics will guide you through:

  • Planning and planting phase
  • Care of the vines throughout the seasons
  • Troubleshooting problems
  • Growing the best wine grapes
  • Harvesting

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