SEPTEMBER 2025 MEETING REPORT: Planting & Growing Grapevines With Master Gardener, Susan Pacheco - SD Hort YouTube Presentation Video & Handouts

Susan Pacheco presenting Planting and Growing Grapes. Photo credit: Karen England.

https://youtu.be/Wq9M8sdPX9U

Planting and Growing Grapevines Presented by Susan Pacheco, Master Gardener Association of San Diego County (MGASDC)

Contact: susanpacheco@mastergardenerssd

Planting and Growing Grapevines Resources for more learning

• UCANR (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources)

• Catalog • https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/

• Vineyard Pests • https//anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3532

• Novabackyard retail site • https://www.novabackyard.com/pages/grapevines-for-sale

• Plant and soil analysis laboratories in Northern and Central California • https://ucanr.edu/sites/gardenweb/files/82228.pdf

• MiraCosta College, Viticulture and Enology Certificate, Dept. of Horticulture • https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/horticulture/#certificatestext

• Hands-on volunteer experience at some of the 166 various boutique vineyards and wineries in San Diego County • https://sandiegowineries.org/explore/interactive-map

• University of California, Davis • Viticulture and Enology Extension • https://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/extension/ve-extension

• Continuing and Professional Education - Winemaking • https://cpe.ucdavis.edu/areas-study/winemaking

• Gopher Hawk YouTube video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArwUB7lf89g

Where to buy grapevines

• Home Depot, Lowe’s, local garden and nursery centers

• Novabackyard online retail store • https://www.novabackyard.com/pages/grapevines-for-sale

DOWNLOADABLE PDFS Available:

Grapevine Spacing PDF

Grape Training Systems PDF

Pruning Grapevines PDF

Rootstock Characteristics PDF

Varietal and Clonal Selection Chart PDF

USEFUL LINKS:

FPS Grape Selections: Available Selections

The Wine Institute Winesearcher.com

List of American Viticultural Areas

Mudshakes Soil Ribbon Test UC

Integrated Pest Management Program / Grape Page

Susan Pacheco's Carlsbad, CA front yard vineyard. Photo credit: Susan Pacheco.

Susan's various grapes ripening on the vine...

Susan Pacheco presenting homeowner grape growing to an enraptured audience of San Diego Horticultural Society members. Photo credit: Karen England.

The information table included bottles of Susan's homegrown award-winning wine!

---

sdhortnews.org

sdhort.org