Growing Grapes in Texas

From the Commercial Vineyard to the Backyard Vine

Jim Kamas

January 2026 |

Series: Southwest Winegrowing Series

Product Type : Ebooks

Pages :

250

Description

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 sit ..Read more

Author Bio

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Jim Kamas works closely with tree fruit and grape growers across Texas. Through formal educational programming, on-site visitations, phone and email contacts, he assists growers with cultural practice problems including fruit nutrition, pruning and crop-load management, orchard/vineyard ground cover management and disease and insect control. He also currently is involved in several applied research projects on Pierce's disease. Kamas c ..Read more

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