Planting vines

Success in planting a vineyard is all in the planning and preparation.

The planting calendar

Date Essential Optional
Summer, year 1 Remove existing vegetation
Levelling
Subsoiling
Plant external windbreaks
Terracing
Drainage
Autumn Corrective fertilisation
Deep ploughing
Soil disinfection
Spring, year 2 Deep cultivation
Tracing out the plantation
Planting