Grape maintenance and care for it consists in the formation of bushes by cutting them. Do you want to get healthy and fruitful grapes? Pruning in the summer can do this. This procedure helps to create favorable conditions for flowering, ripening and further harvest. It also forms a bush so that it is convenient to cover the grapes in winter. Pruning in the summer or spring helps to increase the yield and ripening of large clusters.
Most often, the procedure consists of pinching the shoots on the bushes, minting, pinching, thinning leaves and breaking out unnecessary dry branches. This makes it possible to provide prophylaxis against certain types of diseases, access of sunlight to bushes, etc. Therefore,
pruning grapes in summer or spring is not limited to the procedure of the same name.
In the regions of Siberia, grapes grow quite well, but pruning of vines in the spring is not carried out due to the possible occurrence of loss of apiary, which leads to a slowdown in bud opening and shoot growth. In early June, when the sap flow is over, it will be necessary to remove those branches that were subject to drying and spoilage from frost and disease. As the Germans say, "don't expect a good harvest unless you provide grapes with care." Pruning in summer or spring is that part of the care that is critical to the ripening of a future crop.
Tying the shoots is one of the main procedures for the comprehensive maintenance and care of grapes. There are 2 types of garter: green and dry. The latter is carried out to give a specific direction to the vine (inclined, horizontal, arc or ring). In southern regions, garter is best suited for late April or early May. In the more northern regions, the procedure is best carried out not earlier than the beginning of June, since grapes will not withstand spring frosts.
The "green garter" procedure consists in fixing the shoots with trellis. This can be done with twine, strips of film, stems of weeds or tendrils of strawberries. For a better understanding of the process of performing these procedures, you can see how pruning grapes looks in pictures.
Compliance with proper care requires breaking off the shoots in the spring twice. The first - during budding (sterile shoots are removed), the second - after freezing and garter of the vine. The procedure of pinching (removal) is carried out at the beginning of flowering. Experts believe that this will best prepare the berries for setting. It is necessary to mint shoots until the appearance of the first normal leaf. The first or second decade of August is best suited for this. Adult grapes are minted if there is a strong growth of shoots that already exceed the height of the upper trellis and begin to move to the side. Leaves also need thinning. A few weeks before ripening, remove part of the sheets at the base.
Performing all the necessary procedures, you can prepare your grapes for better ripening in the fall. Pruning in summer and spring is a necessary green operation. However, it should be remembered that this procedure is contraindicated for young vine bushes.