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Australian Truffle Grower's Association, Inc., Grower's Manual/Wiki, created by Members and Associates

Welcome to the Australian Truffle Grower's Association's Grower's Manual/Wiki. This Growers Manual will be created by Members and Associates using the Wiki software, similar to that used to generate the iconic Wikipedia that we all find so useful.

Below you will find a number of chapters laid out and waiting for those among us willing to share that experience and develop a resourceful and relevant document (a Grower's Manual!) that can be used as a guide by all those wanting to become a productive truffle farmer. The Blue Headings already have some content that can be edited of added to and the Red Headings are awaiting contributions from you. The Association would encourage all of you to record your experience under the relevant headings in the manual.

If you are new to the Wiki, and wish to contribute to the manual, you will need to create an account. You can use the "create account" link in the top right corner of the page. If you've already created an account, you should log in using the "login" link in the top right corner. You should consult Help:Contents for information on using the Wiki software.

Please note that all contributions may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors and that all contributions are logged, including recording the IP address and email address of the editor. If you don't want your writing to be edited, then don't submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see TruffleWiki:Copyrights for details). DO NOT SUBMIT COPYRIGHTED WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION!

Contributors will be automatically acknowledged under the 'history' tab but are also welcome to include their name on their contributions to the Manual.

Main Sections

Introduction - Growing truffles in Australia.

Industry History in Australia - brief but rich!

Climatic data from producing areas in Australia

Testing Soil and Water Resources

Preparation of the Ground for Planting

Establishment of Irrigation

Planting and Initial Maintenance

Ongoing Plant Maintenance and Pruning

Training and Maintaining your own Dog

Harvesting the Crop and Yield monitoring

Maintaining Quality Through Grading Standards

Marketing and Selling the Crop

Pest and Diseases

Appendices

Costs and income (Perhaps a curve showing costs and time, when income could be expected)

Share cropping considerations

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