Practical tip · autumn

It’s grape harvest time. With the GreenManager®.

Establishing green cover in your vineyards after the harvest is crucial for returning nutrients and protecting the soil.

  • Viticulture
  • Green cover
  • GreenManager®
GÜTTLER GreenManager® establishing green cover in a vineyard
Season
Autumn
Topic
Catch crops & green cover
Reading time
2min
Updated
10/2024

Autumn – it’s grape harvest time

The moment to harvest the fruits of your hard work. But while you are bringing in your grapes, you should also think about the future: the health of your soils for the next season.

Establishing green cover in your vineyards after the harvest is essential to return nutrients and protect the soil. With the right green cover, you strengthen the soil’s resilience, promote biodiversity and prepare it optimally for the next harvest.

Discover our GreenManager® – the universal seed drill for winegrowers.

No erosion – the story of regeneration: from harvest to new vines

After a successful grape harvest, it is not only time to celebrate but also time for a crucial step in viticulture: preparing the soil for the coming seasons. At GÜTTLER we know that healthy soil is the foundation of a productive vineyard.

Picture the golden grapes, freshly picked and resting in baskets, as the last rays of sunshine light up the vineyard. But the real treasure lies beneath our feet – the soil. By sowing green manures after the harvest, we not only protect the soil from erosion but also improve its structure and enrich it with valuable organic matter. The GÜTTLER GreenManager® allows us to sow these seeds efficiently and ensure optimum growth.

Healthy soil leads to stronger vines, ready to deliver even better yields next year. This time after the harvest is the perfect opportunity to think about which green manure mix will best support your quality and quantity goals for next year.

Let’s seize this opportunity together and look after our soil, so that it can thrive and celebrate with us in the seasons to come.

Practical tip from GÜTTLER · last updated 1 Oct 2024

Practical tips · catch crops & green cover

Further reading.

  • Drone shot: sowing catch crops on stubble with a GreenMaster harrow and MAYOR Prismenwalze®Summer
    • Catch crops
    • Super Maxx®

    Sowing catch crops with GÜTTLER

    Super Maxx® BIO and CULTI, GreenMaster with MAYOR, MAYOR with seed tank: the equipment for reliable catch crop sowing.

  • Tractor with Super Maxx® BIO during catch crop destruction in springSpring
    • Catch crops
    • Super Maxx® BIO

    Catch crop management in spring

    Let the soil dry first, then work shallow with the Super Maxx® BIO: narrow point or swept point – and no trailing roller.

  • GÜTTLER Prismenwalze® rolling down a dense, flowering catch cropAutumn
    • Catch crops
    • Prismenwalze®

    Catch crop management

    Minimum soil cover under the CAP, dense multi-species stands, rolling at the right time: how an obligation becomes a benefit for the soil.

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