Grapes are a wonderful natural gift that has been grown since ancient times. It belongs to lianoid plants and does not have a specific shape. And for the vine to develop and grow normally, it needs support. For grapes with their own hands, this is not difficult. After planting a plant, it will be enough to score a wooden stake next to it, for the first year of its life this will be quite enough. But in the second and subsequent years, the shoots will have to be placed evenly and freely in order to get good ventilation and sunlight. The installation of trellis for grapes will help in this.
Such support is especially relevant for those who are engaged in the cultivation of this crop and plant not a couple of bushes, but whole rows of different varieties. One of the main tasks when planting grapes is to ensure that plants of one row do not obscure the adjacent row. Therefore, there must be a sufficient distance between landings. And the trellis for grapes with their own hands is done quickly and has several advantages. This is the simplicity of manufacture, uniform ripening of the crop, it is convenient to care for the bushes, and you can still grow something between the rows.
How is such a support made for grapes with their own hands? Here you can use different materials. Metal corners, wooden poles or asbestos-cement or iron pipes are suitable. And you also need a wire. Better if it is copper or aluminum. If you do not have your own welding machine, then square pipes made of metal will be more suitable material for work. They are easily attached using angles and metal screws. You can use the good old tree, although there is no guarantee that such a support for grapes will serve for a long time. Do it yourself with your own hands to build a long-term construction.
So, you need poles of the following height: 2 meters from the ground, plus 0.6 meters for digging. So, each pillar should be 2.6 meters. The distance between the posts should be no more than 3 meters. The number of columns depends on the length of the rows of planted crops. Dig a hole, insert a pole, fill it with rubble or stones and fill everything with cement. When the solution hardens, it is desirable to connect the upper ends of the pipes with thinner pipes for structural rigidity.
Now you can proceed to the transverse bars, for which you will need wire. The first plank should be located at a distance of 60 cm from the ground, this will help protect the vine from spores of the fungus, and when watering the grape brushes will not get dirty. The remaining slats are stretched every 40-50 cm. It is best if the wire is copper, since it creates copper oxide during oxidation, which kills the spores of a grape disease like mildew. Here, perhaps, and made a support for the grapes with their own hands.
And for those who in their area do not have enough space for vineyards, there are many other ways to plant this crop. For example, a couple of bushes can be planted around the arbor. And enjoy the berries, and get excellent shading from the sun. You can still plant bushes along the south wall of the house or any other building. Many make pergolas in the yard, and overgrown grapes create coolness on hot summer days. Only in these cases should frost-resistant non-covering varieties be planted. Do not confuse them with winter-hardy ones, as they tolerate only frosts and thaws, frosts below 23ºC are harmful to them. Frost-resistant grapes calmly overwinter even at a temperature of minus 32ºC. Although today, varieties combining both of these qualities have already been bred.