Field Day: Under-Vine Cover Crop Hydroseeding

Name: Field Day: Under-Vine Cover Crop Hydroseeding
Start: 2026-09-17T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-09-17T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Hedges Family Estate

September 17 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Flyer for a field day titled “Vineyard Cover Crop Hydroseeding.” Background image shows a vineyard with rolling hills under a cloudy sky. Event details: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Hedges Family Estate, Benton City, Washington. A map inset marks the vineyard location near Richland and Benton City. Large registration link: tinyurl.com/HedgesFieldDay. The flyer features two circular headshots labeled Reid Wilson, Hedges Family Estate and Liz Gillispie, WSU Prosser. Event description invites participants to join the Washington Soil Health Initiative for a field day at Hedges Family Estate, described as an organic and biodynamic vineyard. The program will explain and demonstrate the use of hydroseeding to establish under-vine cover crops. Additional text explains that hydroseeding involves spraying a mixture of seed, recycled paper mulch or straw, and water onto soil to encourage rapid vegetation establishment and weed suppression. A photo at the lower right shows vineyard rows with blue-green hydroseed material applied along the ground and the word “Hydroseeding!” overlaid on the image.

Join the Washington Soil Health Initiative for a field day at Hedges Family Estate, an organic and biodynamic vineyard. Vineyard Manager, Reid Wilson, and WaSHI Soil Health Vineyard Researcher and Manager, Liz Gillispie, will explain and demonstrate the use of hydroseeding to establish under-vine cover crops. Hydroseeding involves spraying a slurry of seed, recycled paper mulch or straw, and water onto the soil to promote rapid vegetation establishment and weed suppression.

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