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Starting a Vineyard • General Viticulture • Timely Viticulture • Pest Management
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The information provided below will assist you in starting a vineyard

Presentations

For more detailed presentations on various subjects see the following:

Basics of Vineyard Nutrition

Vineyard Herbicides

Basics of Pest Management: Wildlife

Pruning First Year Vines - Initial Shoot Selection

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Publications and Resources

Soil and Plant Testing Lab Resource List

Site Suitability Evaluation for Starting Vineyards in Maryland
The following files are designed to be a tool to assist individuals to evaluate site suitability for starting vineyards anywhere in Maryland. The files contain general and specific as well as maps for climate, geology, slope, aspect, elevation, soil classification, and land-use classification. The individual site features were then “layered” or combined to produce a composite “Viticulture Suitability Ranking" image.

There is a file for getting a view of the whole state and files for individual counties. For each county there is a PowerPoint type file that is meant for viewing on the web and a word type document that is better suited for printing and viewing at your leisure. Washington County is the prototype map that is now available and other will be appearing shortly. We hope you find them helpful. Feedback is always requested.

Site Suitability for the State of Maryland– web version
PDF file (PowerPoint format) for getting a view of the whole state. Designed for viewing on the web.

Washington County Maryland Site Suitability – web version
PDF file (PowerPoint format) for evaluating Washington County. Designed for viewing on the web

Washington County Maryland Site Suitability – printable version
PDF file (Word format) for evaluating Washington County. Designed for printing and viewing at your leisure.

Starting a Vineyard/Winery in MD
Maryland Wineries Association

Pre-Plant Renovation and Soil Conditioning for New Vineyard and Small Fruit Plantings

Grow Tubes - The Benefits

Grow Tubes - The Drawbacks

Vineyard Site Selection
Tony Wolf, Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Varieties, Roostocks and Grafting - MGGA

Vine Nutrition and Health - MGGA

Irrigation Publications - MGGA

Training and Pruning - MGGA

List of Grape Growing Guides on MGGA web site

List of trade publications on MD Grape Growers Association (MGGA) web site

Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America (NRAES-145)
This comprehensive reference will be used by novice and experienced growers, crop advisors, service providers, educators, communicators, and students. It provides information on all aspects of wine grape culture including site selection and preparation, trellising and pruning, disease and pest identification, nutrient management, irrigation, pesticide application, harvesting, vineyard cost and returns, and grape sales.

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Grants and Incentive Programs

MARBIDCO Vineyard Planting Loan Program - Application

Maryland Grape & Wine Industry - Vineyard Capital Assistance Program
      • Guidelines
      • Application

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Web Sites

Maryland Wineries Association - Start a Winery/Vineyard in MD

Penn State - Information Resources for New Growers

Virginia Tech - New Grape Grower Checklist

Michigan State University: New Grower Information
  Vineyard Establishment I: Preplant Decisions
  Vineyard Establishment II: Planting and Early Care of Vineyards

Munson Has Grape Expectations
Tamela Baker, Herald Mail Newspaper - February 18, 2005 issue

Maryland Grape & Wine Industry - Growing on the Vine
Maryland Farm Bureau Spotlight - September/October 2002

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Visit the Timely Viticulture page for more information on vineyard management.