{"product_id":"the-grape-grower-a-guide-to-organic-viticulture-9781890132828","title":"The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrapes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow 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 \u003cem\u003eGrape Grower\u003c\/em\u003e distills the broad knowledge and long-time personal experience of Lon Rombough, one of North America's foremost authorities on viticulture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom finding and preparing the right site for your vineyard to training, trellising, and pruning vines to growing new grapes from seeds and cuttings, \u003cem\u003eThe Grape Grower\u003c\/em\u003e 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRombaugh also provides a wealth of information on hardy but little-known grapes that are native to North America, and on a wide range of topics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epruning neglected or overgrown vines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003egrowing grapes on arbors and in greenhouses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econtrolling animal pests in the vineyard\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebunch grapes and muscadine grapes for the South\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewinter protection, and how to increase the hardiness of grapes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreating your own new varieties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRombough, Lon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLon 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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545199481106,"sku":"9781890132828","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca2a14e2-a342-4b24-b9b7-cc59121d24da.jpg?v=1731542383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grape-grower-a-guide-to-organic-viticulture-9781890132828","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}