Waste from suburban green bins across Melbourne is being reused as mulch on vineyards in central Victoria — with results showing more vibrant grape growth and reduced chemical use. Hew and Diana ...

Q: I am putting in 30 more wine grapevines. I was thinking of using chat, crushed rock, for mulch rather than wood chips. What do you think? A: The idea of using rock mulch, rather than wood chips, ...

A Christchurch winery says it is taste-testing the wine made from a block of vines on which it has experimented by laying beds of crushed glass to suppress weeds, retain soil moisture and improve ...

MUSSEL POWER: Jim Greer with some of the mussel shell mulch that could make a difference to red grape development. . Photo: DAVE WILLIAMS / The Marlborough Express Previously dumped mussel shells ...

Whether you are growing wine grapes or table grapes, it’s a good idea in our climate to delay the final pruning until you are confident that freezing, dry and windy weather has passed. The reason for ...