Great Grapes: Grow the Best Ever
Grow the Best Ever
Author: Annie Proulx Series: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Grapes are among the most desirable and best-known fruits, prized for their beauty, their succulence and varied flavors, their noble metamorphosis into wine, and their more utilitarian roles as sources of fresh juice and tasty jellies. For most growers, the triumph of harvesting fragrant clusters of dusky-bloomed grapes in rose, blue-black, amber, purple, or light red bunches is its own reward—a test of gardening skill. In "Great Grapes," you'll learn all you need to know to grow superb grapes, including how to: Choose the most suitable cultivars for your areaChoose the right sitePrepare the soilBuild trellisesPlant and train the vinesPrune for maximum yieldPropagate new vinesControl pestsHarvest the grapes at the peak of ripeness
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Grapes are among the most desirable and best-known fruits, prized for their beauty, their succulence and varied flavors, their noble metamorphosis into wine, and their more utilitarian roles as sources of fresh juice and tasty jellies. For most growers, the triumph of harvesting fragrant clusters of dusky-bloomed grapes in rose, blue-black, amber, purple, or light red bunches is its own reward—a test of gardening skill. In "Great Grapes," you'll learn all you need to know to grow superb grapes, including how to: Choose the most suitable cultivars for your areaChoose the right sitePrepare the soilBuild trellisesPlant and train the vinesPrune for maximum yieldPropagate new vinesControl pestsHarvest the grapes at the peak of ripeness
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
About the Author
Annie Proulx is the author of eight books, including the novel "The Shipping News" and the story collection -->-->"Close"-->"-->Range-->"-->. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN/Faulkner award. Her story ?Brokeback Mountain, ? which originally appeared in"The New Yorker", was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Her most recent book is "Fine Just?the Way It Is".?She lives in -->-->Wyoming-->-->.
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Grapes are among the most desirable and best-known fruits, prized for their beauty, their succulence and varied flavors, their noble metamorphosis into wine, and their more utilitarian roles as sources of fresh juice and tasty jellies. For most growers, the triumph of harvesting fragrant clusters of dusky-bloomed grapes in rose, blue-black, amber, purple, or light red bunches is its own reward--a test of gardening skill. In Great Grapes , you'll learn all you need to know to grow superb grapes, including how to: -Choose the most suitable cultivars for your area -Choose the right site -Prepare the soil -Build trellises -Plant and train the vines -Prune for maximum yield -Propagate new vines -Control pests -Harvest the grapes at the peak of ripeness
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