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Organic Farming Techniques
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Cultural Practices of a Vineyard
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December-January
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Pruning of Grapevines
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February-March
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Tying of Grapevines
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March-April
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Vines Start to Grow
Soil Fertilizer Applications
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April-July
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Spraying of Foliar Fertilizers
Spraying of Sulfur and Thiolux
Spraying of Insecticides as needed
(M-Pede, Neemix)
Weed Control: Hoe Plowing, Rotovating, Hand Hoeing, Rotary weed
removal in rows, Chisel, Clemins, Disc
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August-November
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Harvest
Soil Fertilizer Applications
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Organic Farming of Mountanos Vineyards
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To be certified organic you must be inspected each year.
There are several governing agencies for organic registration.
We are registered
with CCOF, California Certified Organic Farmers.
Before being certified organic you must wait 3 years from the date of the last non-certified organic pesticide application. If nothing has
been sprayed you are immediately certified upon inspection.
Upon inspection the inspector checks that you do not spray non-certified organic pesticides, checks that you maintain 25 feet buffer
zone where non-certified pesticides are sprayed, storage of non-certified pesticides are not stored next to certified pesticides, he also checks your harvest records to clarify organic toneage.
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