When do grapes begin to bear fruit?

Many gardeners want to grow grapes on their site, since it is not so difficult to care for them. But at the same time, many novice winegrowers are very interested in the question of when the grapes begin to bear fruit.

The timing of fruiting is influenced by many factors that must be taken into account when growing grapes. Let's pay attention to the most important of them.

• Variety... There are a huge number of grape varieties, and they have different fruiting times. Some ripen in early August, others by the end of August - early September. And there are also such specimens from which the harvest can be removed at the end of July or at the end of September. When buying seedlings, it is worth asking the seller for everything.

• The quality of the planting material. It is necessary to purchase seedlings from specialized nurseries with a well-formed healthy root system. If you plant a cutting, you will have to wait a long time for the harvest, while the seedling will give its first harvest in a year.

• Landing dates. Most of the grapes are planted in the fall. But there are those gardeners who do it in the spring and even at the beginning of summer. Grapes planted in autumn are capable of bearing fruit as early as next year, while spring grapes this season will only take root, directing forces to the formation of the root system.

• Correct care... It is impossible to count on a full-fledged harvest if you do not provide good care for the plants, which includes adherence to the irrigation regime, timely feeding and preventive treatment of the vines from diseases and pests.

• Pruning... For grapes, pruning plays a very important role. If you let it grow as you please, then you can never wait for a full harvest. It is very important to form a vine that will bear fruit. It is necessary to monitor the growth of grapes, and he does this very rapidly, and remove all unnecessary shoots - diseased, dried, non-bearing, growing vertically.

• Growing region... Despite the fact that grapes are best grown in the south, and it is there that they give good yields, many have adapted this culture to their regions, looking for frost-resistant varieties. Fruiting time will depend on the region. In the southern territories, it will come earlier than in those where severe winters are observed, and summers are short.

If the seedling is healthy, and the planting is done correctly in the autumn, then the grapes begin to bear fruit the next year. But at the same time, it should be understood that the plant will only show itself. Therefore, it will be just a few bunches from the bush. In the second year, the harvest will be larger.

Some do this in the second year, believing that the plant will strengthen during this time, develop immunity. And already for 3-4 years you can expect a full harvest.

To make grapes happy with a good harvest, you should pay attention to the main points.

• If the rains alternate with sunny days, then a specially grown plant need not be watered. On dry days, the grapes need to be watered every 2 weeks. It is advisable to do this with warm, settled water, this is especially important at the moment when the inflorescences have already appeared and the fruits are forming.

• In the spring, with the beginning of the growing season, grapes require nitrogen fertilizers, and later, at the time of fruit ripening, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.... All fertilizers are diluted with water in the proportions indicated on the package.

• And also it is imperative to carry out preventive treatment for fungal diseases with Bordeaux liquid, you can either spray the bushes or pour the liquid under the bush. If the disease has struck the vine when the fruits ripen, it is better to use Fitosporin.

• We must not forget about the pests that love grapes. These are snails, aphids, grape mites. The latter is especially dangerous. And if you do not start the fight against him in time, you can lose the whole vine. That is why you need to frequently inspect the leaves. It is not difficult to notice the presence of the parasite. The upper part of the leaf swells up, forming pimples, and the lower part becomes covered with white spots. Processing can be carried out by such means as "Actellik", "Fufanon", "Omite". You can prevent snails from getting to grapes with the help of ash. It needs to be poured near the grape bushes.

• And, of course, the key to good fruiting is timely pruning and vines formation. In the spring, it is imperative to examine the grapes, remove old, frozen branches. In the summer, you also need to control the situation. A strong thickening of the plantings will not allow the bunches to develop normally and will restrict the access of light to them. In addition, the plant will spend extra energy on foliage, and not on fruits.