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An Abuse Of Grape Pomace

Categories: Soils, Fertilizers and Irrigation

I got in an argument with a neighbor of mine who stated that grape

pomace is not a fertilizer. Is it so? My neighbor says that two years

ago he had two apricot trees in his yard, and they were fine bearing and

healthy trees. After making his wine he put the pomace on the ground and

they died. Could that be the cause?



Yes, probably. He used too much fresh pomace and the resulting

fermentation of its products may have killed the trees. But grape

pomace, after going through fermentation and in the process of decay,

makes humus in addition to giving potash and other desirable substances

to the soil.



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