"spud" > wrote in message
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> Been doing some research on trellis systems for grapes.
>
> Are there any references that anyone would recommend for
> suitablility/fit and application of the different systems? And some
> 'how to' instruction?
>
> I'm interested in one called a pendlebogen, evidently a German
> technique, but can't find more than a dozen hits on it on the net.
> The discusions are fairly light on these sites.
>
> TIA
>
> Steve - Noobie
> Oregon
Pendlebogen is a good choice for valuable fruit that is prone to bunch rot
and the like especially in high disease pressure areas.
It is also known as Vertical Shoot Positioning with arched canes. This
newsgroup has listed a number of good viticulture books that describe this
technique in detail. i.e Vines to Wines by Cox, General Viticulture by
Winkler ...
Joe