. Hubbard Company : grape vine specialists. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Nursery stock New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Grapes Seedlings Catalogs. SUGGESTIONS TO PLANTERS LOCATION AND EXPOSURE FOR VINEYARDS HE best location for a vineyard is on soil naturally dry or artifi- cially drained. Grape vines will not thrive on low, wet soils ; they succeed best on high, dry ground having enough slope to carry off all surplus water. In northern latitudes, away from large bodies of fresh water, an eastern or southern exposure is preferab
. Hubbard Company : grape vine specialists. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Nursery stock New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Grapes Seedlings Catalogs. SUGGESTIONS TO PLANTERS LOCATION AND EXPOSURE FOR VINEYARDS HE best location for a vineyard is on soil naturally dry or artifi- cially drained. Grape vines will not thrive on low, wet soils ; they succeed best on high, dry ground having enough slope to carry off all surplus water. In northern latitudes, away from large bodies of fresh water, an eastern or southern exposure is preferable. Near a large river or lake, an exposure facing the water is usually most desirable. A location giving a free circulation of air is very desirable, as in such locations there is less liability to mildew of foliage or rotting of the fruit, to both of which diseases many varieties of grapes are subject. Where the formation of the land will permit, it is best to plant the rows so that they will be parallel with the direction of the prevailing winds of sum- mer and autumn, as this will permit the wind to blow unobstructedly between the rows, rather than against them. SOIL Grapes do well on either gravelly, sandy or clayey soils, or on a combi- nation of these. If planted on clay soil, it must be thoroughly underdrained to secure good results. Any good, dry soil of sufficient fertility to produce good farm crops is suitable for vineyard planting, if climate and exposure are favorable. PREPARATION OF SOIL The only necessary preparation of the soil is to thoroughly plow and pul- verize it to a depth of 12 to 18 inches. If in sod it should be summer-fallowed in August or September preceding planting, and again plowed at the time of planting. At this last plowing many of our best vineyardists plow the ground into lands equal in width to the distance apart the rows are to be planted, and plant the vines in the dead furrows. This saves a large amount of labor in digging the holes. 3].
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