The Geneva Double Curtain is an improved system of training certain varieties of grapes used for processing. Research on this system, developed at the Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station, was initiated in 1960, and grower trials started in 1964. Read more about vine training and trellis construction…

Purposes & Attributes of Training Systems Sustainability of the growth form Consideration of the pruning process Establish a sunlight-efficient canopy Compatibility with canopy management practices Position fruit to promote maturity Facilitate harvest efficiency Establish a fruitful renewal zone Cost effective Management Read more about trellis systems…

Spec Trellising is proud to offer only the highest-quality, longest-lasting products from around the world to make your growing and processing experience easier and more profitable. We invite you to browse our catalogs and see what’s new for 2015. Please call for more information or a quote on any item. View Products Now

Welcome to Orchard Valley Supply! Since 1986 we have been the wholesale vineyard supply and orchard supply choice of America (we ship coast to coast). Orchard Valley Supply has all the vineyard supplies and vineyard equipment you need for the vineyard in addition to winery supplies, orchard supplies, and nursery supplies. We provide high quality products for everything between the vine/plant an...

Militello Farm Supply is a family owned business dedicated to providing farm supplies and agricultural information for over 25 years. It is located on Rt. 39, about three miles west of Forestville, New York. As a family owned business, the principals Bob and Judy Militello started selling chemicals in a hundred year old barn on their Sheridan NY farm in 1984. New facilities, at the same site we...

JSC is a full service Steel Center. We supply allaluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel shapes and sizes.  We also buy and sell New and Used Pipe. Our Vineyard Supply Division manufactures steel trellis materials. We carry a complete line ofvineyard supplies for your vineyard trellising and fruit orchard trellising. Get trellising supplies…

ISU Horticulture Research Station planting before the trellis system was installed (July 2002). Post locations were marked, and line post were set out. Driving a line post with a hydraulic driver. The narrow end of 3.5” x 8’ posts were driven 2 ft into the ground. Read more about installing a vineyard trellis…

George Ray McEachernExtension HorticulturistTexas A&M University Grapes and muscadines have been a part of Texas’ heritage and tradition for many years. Grape arbors were part of the Seaport Mansion Landscape in Galveston and Spanish Mission courtyard in El Paso. Many homesteads and landscapes over the state still have the grapevine – over the wall, along a back fence, or in the old shade t...

A vineyard trellis is often the single largest cash expense in the establishment of a vineyard. Not only does trellis construction impact on the economics of vineyard establishment but it also can very significantly influence the long term productivity and profitability of a vineyard. A wide range of materials may be used to construct vineyard trellises. Too often little thought is given to the...