Grapes - a culture that is valued not only for the taste and aroma of the fruit, but also for decorative qualities. Every gardener wants to take refuge in the shadow of the mighty vine and enjoy the ripe clusters. Bush support health and help him cope with the hardships of winter help proper autumn crop of grapes.
When the best vine?
Indeed, an experienced gardener will notice that there are recommendations for spring pruning of fruit crops. Why the same vine better in the autumn? The fact that the grapes - the culture is very special! The main problem of the spring crop - the so-called "vines crying".
Due to the early start of sap flow, spring pruning grapes often leads to abundant release of juice from the cut. However vine readily withstands temperature is lowered to -5 ° C, or even lower. It is when all the foliage of opal, and should take up the secateurs.
How to cut the grapes?
Proper autumn pruning is done in 2 stages.
- Pre-pruning is to remove not had time to ripen, the green shoots. Matured shoots brown shade is not worth it though.
- After 1-2 weeks produces forming cutting (primary step). First, we should get rid of all the vines, causing suspicion: dry, thin, broken, having signs of attack by pests or diseases.
- Then - ruthlessly leave uncomfortable located branches and remove traces of last year's crop - a sort of hemp. Old overly long sleeves, give small annual vines or not to give their all, they are also removed completely.
- If not then it became necessary to form a new arm, then down with all tops, coppice shoots and underdeveloped.
The strongest fruit vines should be pruned to the arrow, and nevyzrevshie top - shortened by 15%.
So, if you did everything right, you will be able to get rid of 50-70% annual growth, significantly lighten the bush and get a bountiful harvest.
I hope that the article was useful for you. I'll be glad your Laika!
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