R110 certified root-stock mother plants,
tested against 7 different viral infections

R110 C170 Grenache rootlings 5 weeks after plantation (20th June)

Young Plant Production

Our nursery gardens comprise no less than 2 million plants, under control of the Avignon branch of ONIVINS.
 
Our Vine Nursery « Michel Colomb » maintain a cooperation relations with more than 15 nurseries from this region. With their support the number of plants reach a number above 5 million. The entier production process is controlled by Mr. Michel Colomb and by the Aragon branch of ONIVINS.

General view of the nursery

General view of the nursery (1st September)

Cold store for our vine plants before delivery to our customers. Temperature 4° to 6° Ñ.

Conservatory made by construction polycarbonate for aclimatization of vine plants.

In the operating we use new technics to rise the effectiveness and to go down the waste and damage production

Preparation of the root-stocks before grafting. January/February.

Grafted plants in the hot room at a temperature of 30° Ñ

Plants after the graft has taken the graft, covered in paraffin wax, ready to be planted in nursery beds.

Automated sorting line :
I.Verification of grafts and rooting.
II. Cutting the stems and roots.
III. Protection of the graft with paraffin wax and didinfection.
IV. Applying root protection and bagging-up.
V. Packing into palettes and putting into cold storage.

Preparation of the future planting of our vine plants.

Mounds covered in plastic sheeting with automatic watering system before planting the young vine plants.

Planting of young plants in May.

Installation of watering system.

Summer pruning in July/August, to obtain regular growth in our plants

10 to 12 treatements are carried out depending on that year’s weather in our vine nursery to fight against : mildew, oidium, flavescence dorée. We also use insecticides.

December/January. Mechanical harvest of the young vine plants.