February 1st 2013 Issue

The five most common mistakes

Good Fruit Grower asked Steve Kuhn, of Wilson Orchard and Vineyard Supply, for trellis tips for both vertical and V-trellis systems that would support modern orchard yields. The following is his perspective on trellises.

for a vertical trellis Line posts are spaced too far apart. Kuhn advises spacing line posts 32 to 35 feet apart for optimum performance; 40 feet is average, and 50 feet apart is asking for trouble. Line posts are too small, resulting in posts tipping over. Kuhn recommends using 3- to 4-inch-diameter posts, not less than 3 inches. Line posts are too short. Posts used to be 12 feet tall, sunk in the ground 2 feet, but are now recommended to be 14 feet, and to be put into the ground 3 feet deep. Posts that are too short don’t […]

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February 1, 2013

Production, Technology and equipment, Melissa Hansen

Melissa Hansen

Melissa Hansen is the research program director for the Washington State Wine Commission. Hansen previously was an associate editor at Good Fruit Grower from 1996 through 2015. Read her stories: Author Index

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