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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    I don't plan to begin a winery. I am going to sell the grapes to some local wineries. Texas has a huge shortage of wine grapes. Over 50% of all wine grapes are imported from other states. The market for wine grapes in this area is really good. Most of our water wells in this area are around 180...
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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    After some more thought, I do believe this is where I am going to land. I am going to rent a CAT 308 for a day soon at around $550 a day delivered and picked up. I am going to just go to work and spend an entire day trying to clear land and if it is viable I will continue to rent until it is done.
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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    I just read that article. That actually does concern me a bit... Having said that, there are quite a few vineyards around this area starting to pop up and yields are pretty awesome. My buddy's vineyard just had their first crop on 4th year vines produce 6-7 tons per acre.
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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    For what reason would you not spray roundup? Will it potentially harm the vines? There's a bunch. But they are all tiny. No more than 2-3 ft tall. They are basically bushes. Not big enough to make BBQ wood. I will take a picture this weekend when I head out there. There are a ton of cotton...
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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    Awesome. That is good to know! I am planning to follow what a friend of mine has done with a very large vineyard about 40 miles due east. They have 290 acres of wine grapes planted with what they called "high wire." Their first block of 350 acres total with around 60 acres being VSP and 290...
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    Planting 9 acre vineyard

    Hello everyone! I am new here. Just got on this forum today. I have a 10.5 acre piece of land that I am building a house on right now. I have read and researched for about 3 years on how to install a small vineyard and finally purchased a piece land last month to begin my wife and I's dream of...
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