Grower Insights
Ground covers
Brent Hutton, Keith Tulloch Wines
About this Grower Insight Meet EcoVineyards Regional On-ground Coordinator (ROC) Brent Hutton who shares his practical insights when working with commercial cover crops in the midrow, as well as native ground cover Dichondra repens, tom thumb in the undervine and midrow area in the Hunter Valley.DOWNLOAD PDF
Grower Insights
Ground covers
Liz Riley and Jerome Scarborough, Scarborough Wine Co.
About this Grower Insight Meet EcoGrowers Liz Riley, Vitibit Pty Ltd and Jerome Sccarborough, Scarborough Wine Co. who bring their perspective of working with different multispecies cover crops in the Hunter Valley. They share their grower insights and practical knowledge on some of the seasonal challenges that occur when managing multispecies cover crops in the vineyard.DOWNLOAD PDF
Grower Insights
Ground covers
Steven Faulkner, Oakridge Wines
About this Grower Insight Meet Steven Faulkner, Viticulturist, Oakridge who has been working with different multispecies cover crops in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and surrounding wine regions. Steven shares his grower insights and practical knowledge on what works well and pitfalls to avoid when preparing, sowing, and managing stands of ground covers in the vineyard.DOWNLOAD PDF
Native plant list
Barossa wine region
Major pre-European plant community lists associated with the Barossa wine region.NatureMaps is an online program that can be used to source information for individual properties located in South Australia. This is a ‘quick guide’ to help get you started on your property planning project and it provides details of the major preEuropean plant communities found in the Barossa Wine Region.DOWNLOAD …
Fact Sheet
Natural predators of vineyard insect pests
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd About this fact sheet A guide to the natural enemies of grapevine pests in South Australia.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
Fact Sheet
Weedy species – what do they tell us?
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet What is a weed? Weedy species are often referred to as plants located in an undesirable location. But what if that plant provides an indicator of soil health and is performing a vital role in healing the land?DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
Fact Sheet
‘Sedges on edges’ – Improving farm dams
By Phil Barron, Barron EnvironmentalAbout this fact sheet Farm dams are important sources of water and a typical sight in our dry Australian landscape. However, open, bare-edged dams can also attract bird species such as corellas and sulphur-crested cockatoos, which may become destructive when they are over-abundant in some regions. These bird species often approach in flocks to drink and feel …
Fact Sheet
An introduction to native insectary plants
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet Recent PhD research found that native insectary plants can increase the presence of predatory arthropods (natural enemies and good bugs). Insectary plants provide food, shelter and alternative prey/hosts, which nourish and support the presence of predatory arthropods. In turn, predators provide ‘regulating’ ecosystem services, which involve biological suppression of vineyard …
Fact Sheet
Fire resistant native insectary plants
By Dr Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture Pty LtdAbout this fact sheet There is growing interest in the types of plants that may offer resistance to fire and/or have low flammability characteristics. Download the fact sheet to find out more.DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET