Girl's grape is a perennial tree-like vine belonging to the grape family. This is an original ornamental plant that can transform any household plot: to serve as a hedge, to create a shady corner for relaxation, to hide from prying eyes the unsightly sections of the wall of the house, making it look like a fairytale castle. All summer, girl’s grapes delight the eye with their lush greenery, and in autumn, right up to the frost, with bright crimson foliage and unusual bright blue berries on red stalks. “How to propagate girl’s grapes in order to plant this wonderful plant on your personal plot?” - you ask. The simplest and most common method is propagation by cuttings. It gives almost one hundred percent survival of young seedlings.
Propagation by the cuttings of maiden grapes: mastering technology
Propagation and planting of young plants in the ground is usually carried out in the spring, so that over the current season the seedling has managed to develop into a strong independent plant and managed to survive the winter frosts. And now, first things first.
Preparing planting material
Cuttings should be started early in the spring, before the movement of the juices in the shoots begins. From the most healthy, strong and well-developed lignified shoots of the last season, cuttings of 20-30 cm are cut, each of which should have 4 full buds. Propagation of maiden grapes by cuttings does not require the use of special fertilizers and rooting stimulants, but if you wish, you can soak the planting material in a solution of growth stimulant for several hours, and powder the cuttings with Kornevin powder immediately before planting.
Choosing a landing site, preparing the soil and planting cuttings
So, the planting material is prepared, you can begin to plant our young girl's grapes. Propagation by cuttings does not require any special soil preparation, however, if the land in this area is too depleted, it is better to fertilize it for better survival of seedlings. Planting cuttings should be made in close proximity to the support (wall of the house, arch or fence), preferably from the south, south-west or south-east side.
In advance, prepare tubs with loose fertile soil or holes of at least 50x50 cm. The distance between seedlings should be about 1 m. When you propagate cuttings of girl's grapes, do not plant several cuttings in one tub. A healthy, strong plant will grow from almost everyone, it can become closely in such proximity to each other.
Propagation by stem cuttings
Such propagation by cuttings of maiden grapes is akin to rooting of cuttings, however, in this case, a long and strong 2-3-year-old shoot is separated from the mother plant before rooting. These stem cuttings are planted in pre-prepared holes to a depth of at least 5 cm, watered abundantly. After some time, young roots and new shoots will appear in the internodes. If desired, you can leave the young plant in this form, or you can cut it into pieces according to the number of new shoots and get several young seedlings at once.
In such an uncomplicated way you can get girl’s grapes in your own garden. Good luck with your endeavors!