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- From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] table grapes
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:05:00 -0500
We've had a trial of grape cultivars at our Research Center in
St Charles, IL (west of Chicago) since 1998. It includes 6 seedless table grape
cultivars, including Reliance, Canadice, Einset, Marquis, Vanessa and Glenora. I
think the first 2 could be grown commercially here, the middle 2 would be
marginal for hardiness and the last 2 are too tender for our Winters. The fruit
quality is very good though. I've tried them out on quite a few people. They
don't always agree which is best but they all seem to think they like them
better than the grapes in the grocery stores. I think that's largely because we
ripen them fully but the shipping industry does not.
I wouldn't recommend investing in them commercially unless you
had some experience with them. They demand a lot of attention to grow and train
them. They cost a lot of money to get established and don't produce well until
the 4th year. And they have plenty of disease and insect problems. Once you
understand these issues and have practical solutions to them, perhaps they have
commercial potential. I happen to think they do. Perhaps a pick-your-own patch,
if that system works in your area.
Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center Does anyone on the list grow table grapes in the mid-west or further east |
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Re: [Market-farming] table grapes,
SaladG, 06/21/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] table grapes,
Bill Shoemaker, 06/21/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] table grapes, Willie McKemie, 06/21/2004
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[Market-farming] Re: table grapes,
Tom at Limerock, 06/22/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: table grapes,
Joan Vibert, 06/22/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: table grapes, Tom at Limerock, 06/22/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: table grapes,
Joan Vibert, 06/22/2004
- [Market-farming] Table grapes, , 06/23/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Table grapes, Bill Shoemaker, 06/23/2004
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