http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/ Growing Grapes in TEXAS! Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:19:54 GMT Richard Beason http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/169 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/169 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 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:11:25 GMT bigsoy@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/168 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/168 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 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:30 GMT jparker000@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/167 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/167 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 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:35:13 GMT gfrf84 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/166 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/166 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. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:09:41 GMT jparker000@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/165 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/165 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, Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:39:36 GMT rebeason http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/164 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/164 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:42:07 GMT Michel White http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/163 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/163 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:21:08 GMT David Weber http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/162 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/162 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:19 GMT jparker000@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/161 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/161 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:12:01 GMT Rory K. Young http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/160 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/160 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:44:53 GMT Michel White http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/159 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/159 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:17:25 GMT Jim Swayze http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/158 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/158 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:47:48 GMT Jim and Debra http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/157 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/157 Is this group dead? last message I see is from 2007? Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:37:41 GMT Michel White http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/156 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/156 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 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:55:14 GMT wildtrout@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/155 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/texasgrapes/message/155 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