Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 6: The importance of 100% ground cover
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 5: For the love of native ground covers
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
Fact Sheet
Integrated snail control in vineyards
By Dr Michael Nash, The University of Adelaide and Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Four species of snail Cornu aspersum, common garden snail; Theba pisana, white Italian snail; Cernuella spp., vineyard or common white snail; and Cochlicella barbara, small conical or small pointed snail predominantly cause vine damage especially at bud burst, they may contaminate …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 4: Stacked enterprises, birds and microbats
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 3: The underpinning research
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 2: How to grow in harmony with nature
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
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EcoGrowers Podcast Episode 1: Why is biodiversity important?
Thank you for listening! We are delighted to present the EcoGrowers podcast where we discuss practical ways of growing in harmony with nature! Additional resources We invite listeners to join the EcoVineyards community via Facebook or Instagram @EcoVineyards, explore the EcoVineyards website and sign up to our monthly newsletter. About Dr Mary Retallack Mary is the founder and custodian of …
Best practice management guide
Best practice management guide on functional biodiversity in Australian vineyards
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd In this guide you can read more about the importance of functional biodiversity, early succession, coloniser, or pioneer (weedy) species, flora (insectary plants), fauna (predatory birds, insect eating mammals, reptiles, amphibians), reported agrochemical toxicity to humans and cost and benefits of suggested practice change.About this fact sheet The beauty and functionality of …
Field guide
Biocontrol of common grapevine insect pests
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd Healthy and diverse populations of predatory arthropods (insects and spiders) and parasitoids (wasps and flies) can help prevent grapevine pests from reaching economically damaging thresholds. In this guide, we explore the life cycle and biocontrol options for seven common insect pests of grapevines.About this fact sheet The beauty and functionality of native …










