For some people it seem so easy to produce high quality grapes that they are so willingly to share with the rest of the neighbourhood. Wouldn’t you have done the same just to show people how good you are at growing award winning grapes? But what are their secret to produce these high quality grapes that are so large and taste so great?
Well there are many things in the equation that decides the quality of the grapes. One deciding factor is the type of soil that the grape vine is planted in. Grape vines generally like poor soil that is well drained. Also, grape vines need a lot of sun and high temperature. Therefor you should plant the vines on slopes that are facing south. If you plant them on slopes or walls facing north then it would be a lot more difficult to produce grapes. But there is one thing that stands out more than anything else..
I’m about to share with you a secret when growing grapes that will help you to produce large amounts of tasty grapes year after year.
The number one factor that decides how much fruit you get and how tasty it’s going to be is the quality of your pruning.
If you know how to prune then you will also know how to get large and tasty grapes.
However, pruning is to some people very hard and it can be if you have no idea how to do it. Luckily I will tell you how to do it correctly.
Follow these step by step instructions and pruning won’t be a difficult task for you.
• You should only prune when the plant is in its dormant stage which occurs after the leaves drop. This is in the autumn and if you prune in this time then the plant won,t bleed and get damaged.
• Heavy pruning will result in very high quality fruit, Very heavy pruning results in no fruit but a lot of vegetable growth. No pruning results in large amounts of low quality fruit or no fruit at all.
• For wine you should leave 20 – 30 buds per grape vine. This will produce high quality grapes.
• For juice and jelly you should leave 50 – 80 buds per vine. This will produce large amounts with medium quality fruit.
• Cut back to the third bud each year. This might seem like a lot but the plant will grow back and it’s essential if you want to produce fruit year after year.
• Canes that produced fruit this year wont produce fruit the next year so you have to cut those canes off.
Pruning is a lot more easier if you have the right training system. Here’s another great resource you should checkout when growing grapes, click that link to find out more.
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