A Detailed Guide to Grape Planting Methods and Cultivation Techniques
Before planting, choose grape seedlings with a well-developed and intact root system, free from pests and diseases, and with plump embryos. Before raising seedlings, prepare the seedling holes. After digging the planting holes, first apply a certain amount of farmyard manure as base fertilizer. After transplanting, water the roots with enough settling water and cover with a layer of plastic film. When the plant grows to a certain extent, build a grape trellis.
1. Raising seedlings
Before raising seedlings, prepare the seedling holes. After digging the planting holes, first apply a certain amount of farmyard manure as base fertilizer, then fill them with soil mixed with some compound fertilizer, and the height of the filled soil should be higher than the ground. Then carry out germination work on the seeds. The seeds can be wrapped in moist gauze. Sowing after a period of time is more conducive to improving the germination rate of the seeds. Generally, the best month for transplanting is April-May.
2. Water and fertilizer
After transplanting, water the roots with enough settling water and cover with a layer of plastic film. During the seedling stage, there is no need to water too much. After the seedlings have stably survived, the watering frequency can be appropriately increased. If weak seedlings or dead seedlings are found in the meantime, replanting should be done in time to ensure normal growth density and consistent growth progress.
3. Trellising
When the length of the new shoots of the grape plant reaches more than 5 m, trellising work can be carried out. During the trellising process, attention should be paid to the firmness of the trellis. At this stage, the plant can also be appropriately top-dressed, and attention should be paid to the proportion and amount of nutrients. After the vine-training work is completed, water about once every half a month. Watering work should be carried out together with weeding to strengthen the plant's full absorption and utilization of water.