Canopy Management & Budding & Grafting Workshop

Want to learn the tricks for budding and grafting in your vineyard?

Topics and focus:

• Grafting or budding? Selecting the appropriate method
• Tools: selection and maintenance
• Preparation of Rootstock cuttings
• Collection and preparation of vine stock cuttings
• Chip budding

Please indicate in your RSVP if you would like to purchase a grafting and budding knife (approx. $27).

Canopy management is the organisation of the shoots, leaves and fruit of the grapevine plant in order to maximise the quality of the

microclimate surrounding them, thus improving quality and yield. It is particularly important in cool-climate areas like the Granite Belt.

This half day workshop with Mike Hayes, will give you the skills that you need to breathe the life back into tired vines.

Topics and focus:

• Balancing your vines for optimum wine grape
  production
• Petiole testing
• Shoot thinning and leaf removal
• Fruit to leaf ratio
• Controlled stress management
• Sun burn on fruit
• Spray penetration
• Turning foliage wires

Extensive course notes covering all aspects of the course techniques will be provided.  Course cost includes morning tea and lunch.

There will be the opportunity for questions at 3.30pm over a glass of wine with Mike.