How to plant grapes
For most women, the experience related to how to plant grapes and the cultivation techniques and management of grape cultivation, the editor will introduce to netizens next.
Grapes can be planted as early as February or March. If planted late, the survival rate is lower. First, dig several ditches, add some organic fertilizers, and then place the grape seedlings. For later management, the ditches should be kept open to prevent water accumulation. Before planting grapes, we need to prune the seedlings first, removing the branches and the weak tips, retaining 2 to 3 strong main buds on the main branches to cultivate fruiting parent branches. Then, set up a trellis, which can be either a flat trellis or a vertical one. Continue to prune the growing branches, leaving only 7 to 8 leaves, removing new branches, and retaining one leaf on the new branch's fork to pinch the tip, leaving nutrients for the fruit.
Disease and pest control: When the new branches grow to 20 centimeters to the early flowering stage, you can spray 200 times the half-rate Bordeaux mixture 1 to 2 times to prevent gray mold. After flowering, spray Bordeaux mixture for protection. After the end of June, you can alternate between Bordeaux mixture and bactericides such as carbendazim for control. Because July and August are the peak periods for downy mildew, spray every 10 days for 2 to 3 consecutive treatments to prevent bacterial infections. Apply fruit-setting agents during flowering, usually after rain and when it's sunny again, spray the medicine and loosen the soil. Also, prevent the king Kong drill beetle from boring into the tender stems. Use specific drugs depending on the disease.
Fertilization and water management: The soil should not be too dry; grapevines prefer moist soil. Apply nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers when newly planted, and switch to phosphorus and potassium fertilizers after the vines start growing. When the fruit is the size of peas, you can continue to apply compound fertilizers and wood ash to prepare for fruit setting.
When the fruit is almost ripe, you can cover it with paper bags to prevent the fruit from cracking due to dry weather or continuous rain, as well as preventing flies, bees, and birds from eating the fruit.
In the late autumn and winter, we can thoroughly clean and prune the dead branches, and it is important not to prune too late, as dripping branches can also lose nutrients. When pruning, retain 6 to 7 fruiting branches and remove the rest to effectively reduce the disease source. During the grape dormancy period, spray 2 to 5 times with lime sulfur mixture to control black spot disease and powdery mildew.
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