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How to Get a Job in Horticulture

By Annie Mueller

A little planning and preparation will go a long way in helping you to gain that job you want in horticulture. There are many horticultural jobs to choose from, so it's important to refine your goal; then you'll know better how to reach it, whether through further education, volunteer experience, networking, or a little bit of each. Look into the options. What type of job do you want?...

Pruning Grapevines

By Amber Keefer

If you don't want the grapevine in your backyard growing into a tangled mess, you need to prune the plant every year while the vine is still dormant. Prune too much, and you might kill the plant. Don't prune enough, and you could end up with vines all over the place. But if you don't prune the plant at all, the vine will bear fewer grapes, and in a few years, it might not produce any...

When to Cut Down Grapevines

By Lauren Wise

Deciding when to harvest grapes can be a difficult decision for wine producers and growers, but it is much easier to decide when to actually cut down a grapevine. When a grapevine ceases producing fruit, it's usually because of disease and means it's time for it to be chopped down and discarded. If a grapevine stops producing fruit, wait a couple of years to see if it produces anything....