Growing grapes in Texas : from the commercial vineyard to the backyard vine / Jim Kamas.

Includes index.

Why do you want to plant a vineyard? -- History of grape growing in Texas -- Grape-growing regions of Texas -- Factors limiting grape production in Texas -- Systematics of the genus vitis -- Choosing a vineyard site -- Timeline for establishing and planting the vineyard -- Vineyard design -- The growth cycle and grape maturity -- Grapevine physiology -- Rootstock selection -- Selecting fruiting varieties -- Choosing a training system -- Pruning and training dormant vines -- Canopy management -- Grapevine nutrition and vineyard fertilization -- Diseases affecting foliage and fruit -- Other diseases affecting grapevines -- Vineyard floor management -- Grapevine water needs and vineyard irrigation -- Insect and mite pests -- Vertebrate pest control -- Vineyard equipment and infrastructure needs -- Vineyard and winery relations.

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In this complete and approachable manual on grape growing in Texas, Jim Kamas asks the essential question all potential growers need to answer: Why do you want to plant a vineyard? Outlining the challenges and risks to all who think viticulture is a weekend hobby, Kamas then identifies the state's current grape growing regions and covers everything the commercial or home producer needs to know in order to have a successful vineyard. Well-illustrated text offers chapters on site choice and design, rootstock and fruiting varieties, pruning and training strategies, canopy and floor management, and.

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