well, i don't have any experience with the classic texas black waxy clay soils you've got, but grapes can thrive in a variety of soils at a variety of pH's,...
This is interesting stuff. I had considered doing a little experimental vine or two in my backyard here in the same type of black clay soil. Wonder what...
Hi everyone, A lot of people have been emailing me this year about the pictures I used to have at grapepictures.com which is no longer mine. Finally I've put...
Yes, I got some Blanc Du Bois cuttings from Jim Grabowski, Grabowslki Vineyard And Nursery, Chandler, Texas 903-840-3363 Richard ... pd resistant. I'm pretty...
Been awhile since I posted however this got my attention - if you really have black clay for soil - don't bother trying to grow grapes. To verify your soil is...
Chuck > Been awhile since I posted however this got my attention - if you really have black clay for soil - don't bother trying to grow grapes. To verify your...
Hey Chuck and Jim, I don't normally butt in very much since I'm not in Texas but I do have a success story from the land of clay up in northern N.B., Canada. I...
Maybe on life support is a better description. I get maybe one message a year. It's such an interesting topic, I wished we had more posters. Jim Swayze ...
I'm here too, but I just sit back and watch mostly unless I can help out. Seems like you folks in Texas have been having some pretty bad storms. It stormed a...
Hi, everyone, I'm here, over in the Parker, Lucas area, just east of Plano. We've been blessed with rain, of late. Yesterday's tornado warning path was...
Interesting, it might be everyone migrated to the North Texas Wine Guild group for those of us in North Texas. And the Home-Wine-Maker Group has some traffic...
for the people that want info on pd resistant varieties go to the "munson maniacs" group they are a little more busy than this group but a lot more info. i'm...
Thanks David, I'll check them out too. This group sometimes provides help to growers, and although it is silent I have made some contacts and met great...
Jim, Have you or any one else had sucess with Sangiovese here in North/Central Texas? I like the idea of Sangiovese but have been afraid of PD, I have about 50...
Not sure., and of course PD is an issue will ask at the next meeting. My library experiment is telling me most grapes like my soil. I got cutting from NY,...
Could someone give me some suggetions on what type of seedless grape would do well in east Texas ? Only wanting to plant a couple of vines for table grapes....
I have started a library with some cuttings from USDA, but I am in Decatur so my conditions are not like yours. If you want to take time and experiment, get...
it's a bit tricky, but you can plant a PD-resistant rootstock like dog ridge and then in the fall, after it's gotten a bit established, graft on something like...
About the only seedless table grape that will stand up to PD is Orlando, a variety developed by University of Florida, it is a white grape,smaller than the...
There will be a U-Pick Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 3 Vines Vineyard, Ponder Texas starting at 6:00 AM for Home Wine Makers. The wine grapes are Sangiovese....
I have some muscadines for the first time here in Atlanta. Small clusters...and all the grapes dont ripen at the same time in the clusters. They are deep...
Folks here is some information from a member of the North Texas Wine Guild. Her contact information is: 972-723-2025 home, and 214-621-8001 cell. Jim P ...
First ever ... GOP Meet and Greet with the 2010 current elected officials and those running in the GOP March Primary. Where: Brushy Creek Vineyard and Winery,...
Jim; I live in Denton County.....But wineries and political gatherings sounds like a winner to me. Greg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
You just might be surprised at who shows up... In a message dated 10/3/2009 2:34:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, pndrhawkins@... writes: Jim; I live in...
Jim: I would love to come to this but we are obligated to a school fund raiser all that day. We still have kids so that is the way it goes. It would of been a...
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