Press release
A free presentation on growing grapes in Texas will be hosted by the Henderson County Master Gardeners and presented by Dr. Justin Scheiner on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6-7 p.m. at the Cedar Creek Library, 410 E Cedar Creek Parkway, Seven Points. Come learn about which grapes are best grown in our area.
Justin Scheiner received a B.S. in Horticulture and Crop Science from Sam Houston State University in 2005. In 2007, he received his M.S. in Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences from Texas A&M University. Dr. Scheiner earned a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University in 2010. From 2010 to 2013 he served as the Director of the Viticulture and Enology Program at Grayson College. Dr. Scheiner joined the faculty of the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M as an Assistant Professor and Extension Viticulture Specialist in 2013.
Dr. Scheiner’s Extension activities include developing educational programming for prospective and current grape growers in the state of Texas and conducting appliedresearch on best management practices for vineyards in areas of Texas affected by Pierce’s Disease. Dr. Scheiner also teaches HORT 416 Understanding Wine: From Vines to Wines and Beyond, and he is a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Horticultural Sciences.
For more information, call 903-675-6130 or visit www.henderson-co-tx-mg.org.