How to grow grapes for beginners
Let me tell you about the knowledge related to how beginners can grow grapes and the steps of grape cultivation method, keep reading on!
Everyone must have heard the saying "eat grapes without spitting out the skin," but it's not just a simple slogan. The elements contained in the grape skin can not only help lower blood lipids but also enhance immunity and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which is beneficial when consumed. However, due to issues like pesticide residues in current grape cultivation, people are no longer brave enough to eat grape skins. So, how can you grow good grapes? Here are some key points of high-quality and high-yield grape cultivation techniques compiled by Xiao Nong Jun, teaching you how to grow good grapes!
In fact, the grape plant has relatively easy growth conditions and can be grown in many places.
1. Temperature aspect
It only requires a minimum temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius to survive, which is the spring temperature in most regions. So, if you are interested, you can choose to plant in the spring, which is the germination period.
2. Water aspect
Grapes have high water requirements, with more water needed in the early growth stage. In the later fruiting stage, due to the robust roots, the water requirement significantly decreases, so you can't water too much. Otherwise, it can cause excessive humidity, leading the grapevine to grow wildly without fruiting and easily trigger diseases such as black spot and gray mold.
3. Lighting aspect
Grapes also have certain requirements for lighting. If you just want to use the grapevine as a canopy, you only need to provide enough water and a certain amount of basic fertilizer. Since it is a vine plant, if you want to eat grapes, you need to take good care of it. Grapes require a certain intensity of sunlight to grow normally; otherwise, it may cause the grapes to drop flowers or not fruit and just grow wildly.
4. Pruning aspect
To prevent the grapevine from growing wildly, you can cut off some of the branches and leaves, but you can't cut them all as you still need to keep the leaves that can cover the grape fruits. Too much sun can cause sunscald on the fruit. Therefore, after pruning the branches and leaves, make sure to fertilize.
5. Fertilization aspect
The fertilizers required by grapes are similar to most crops, with the main macronutrients being nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The trace elements needed are fewer, but they are essential. You can choose to apply foliar fertilizers to supplement these trace elements. For topdressing, if the soil pH is below 6.0, you can apply dolomite powder or lime.
6. Planting methods
Although grapes are vine plants, they can also be planted using methods similar to other trees, such as cutting and layering. However, these methods require a certain amount of time to grow before they start fruiting. If you are growing grapes personally, you can choose to buy some well-cultivated grape trees and transplant them. Make sure to build the grape trellis in advance, and it can become a natural canopy in two years!
The above introduction on how to grow grapes for beginners and the specific steps of grape cultivation methods, I hope everyone will like it!