When is the best time to prune grape leaves?
Compared to the general understanding of when it is best to prune grape leaves, regarding the timing of pruning grape leaves and when it is appropriate to prune them, the following introduction will be provided by the editor.
1. Winter Pruning: Winter pruning can be done at any time from after the leaves fall to before the start of growth in the second year, as it does not significantly affect the sugar nutrients in the plant nor the growth and fruiting of the plant. In regions where the vines are buried in the soil for winter in the north, winter pruning should be done as soon as possible after the leaves fall; in the southern regions where vines are not buried for winter, winter pruning can be done 3 to 4 weeks after the leaves fall until before the sap flows, usually one month after natural leaf fall to January of the following year, when the plant enters a deep dormancy period.
2. Summer Pruning: Summer pruning refers to the pruning carried out during the entire growing period from after germination to before the leaves fall. The task of pruning is to adjust the distribution of nutrients in the plant, determine the reasonable load of new shoots and fruit clusters, ensuring that nutrients are adequately supplied to the fruit; control the growth of new shoots, maintain a reasonable leaf canopy structure, ensuring ventilation and light penetration; balance the vegetative and reproductive growth, promoting flowering and fruit setting, improving the quality and yield of the fruit, and cultivating strong and well-differentiated flowering branches; making the plant easier for field management and disease and pest control.
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