Steps
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Topic
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Decisions/Content Info |
Simulation Activities/Tasks |
1
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Vineyard Site Selection
terrain
soils
(geological survey data)
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climate conditions
slope--length, steepness, aspect
soil type/texture
depth
parent materials
pH
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Real estate signs provide information about different parcels of land
Need to model different options--click on sign to "buy" the property and enter the module
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2
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Vineyard Design
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diversion ditches
grass field border/headlands
layout--row set up
Trellis systems
- Types of Posts
- Quantities of Posts Required per Acre of Vineyard
- Installing Line Posts
- Installing End Posts
- Wire Characteristics of Importance for Use in Vineyard Trellises
- Amount of Wire Required
- Installing Wires
- Tools and Gadgets for installing Trellis Wires
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3
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Site Prep
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- Preparing the Soil for Planting
- Marking the Field
- Irrigation
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4
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Varietal Selection
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Muscadines
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitis vinifera (Old World)
- Chardonnay
- Viognier
- Muscat Ottonel
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Merlot
Native American
Vitis labrusca
Vitis aestivalis
French hybrids
American hybrids
Rootstocks
V. rupetris, V. riparia, V. berlandieri
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5
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Planting
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- Preparing and Handling Vines
- Planting Techniques
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- ruler marks out spacing, automatically fills in
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6
|
Canopy Management
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- Vine growth & development
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7
|
Year 1 Management |
- Training--growth tubes, trellis system
- Adjusting the Number of Shoots Per Vine
- Defruiting
- Managing Shoot Growth
- Managing Row Middles
- Nutrient deficiency symptoms
- Controlling Pests
- vertebrates--birds, deer
- insects
- Disease Management
- Weather issues
- Controlling Weeds Around Vines
- Machinery/Equipment costs
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8 |
Year 2 Management
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- Early-season Weed Control
- Replanting
- Year 2 Vine Management
- Tying Grapevines
- Pre-emergence Weed Control
- Adjusting Shoot Number per Vine, Suckering and Defruiting
- Managing the Canopy
- Managing Row Middles
- Nutrient deficiency symptoms
- Fertilizing with Nitrogen
- Controlling Pests
- Disease Management
- Weather issues
- Machinery/Equipment costs
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9
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Year 3 Management
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- Training
- Pruning
- Weed Control
- Nutrient deficiency symptoms
- Fertilizing with Nitrogen
- Controlling Crop
- Controlling Pests
- Disease Management
- Weather issues
- Machinery/Equipment costs
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10
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Harvesting--Selling
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market prices |
Resources
North Carolina Grape Growing (Dept of Commerce)
The North Carolina Winegrape Growers Guide
Vineyard establishment II Planting and early care of vineyards, MSU Extension Fruit Bulletins - 26459701 11/30/99
VineBalance Sustainable Viticulture in the Northeast--Grower Self-Assessment Workbook
Grape Pest Management Guidelines--UC-Davis
Other Considerations
scoring system
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