How to plant wild grapes

How to plant wild grapes

Wild grapes unpretentious and frost-resistant plant. There are several its versions some of which are evergreen. However in the territory of Russia most often cultivate deciduous wild grapes.

For landing of wild grapes saplings are necessary. They from the moment of purchase prior to burying in soil need to be held in water. Their drying and solar overheating is inadmissible. It is necessary to carry out landing in the spring, it is impossible to do it in the fall categorically as there is high risk of death of all saplings.

Preparation of saplings of wild grapes

First of all make processing of saplings. Remove parts of the dead root system which will have brown color and sluggish appearance. Then cut off eyes at saplings, leave only on 3-5 on everyone. It is required to make it in order that it was easier to look after plant and also to increase chances that it will be accepted and will develop adequately.

Choose the suitable place for wild grapes. Its productivity in many respects depends on it. It is necessary to choose well lit site where groundwater occurrance not less than 1 meter. If they are closer, then it will be required to make embankment on 04-0.5 m of the fresh earth. The soil should not turn out too friable.

Landing of saplings of wild grapes

Begin landing of saplings of wild grapes at the end of March or the beginning of April. Such time best of all for this purpose approaches. Choose sunny day and arm with shovel. It is necessary to make holes for saplings of the following sizes: 80х80х80 cm. On their bottom lay out layer of humus or manure. It is possible to add to it a little mineral fertilizer. Then take saplings and in turn plant them in the prepared holes. It is necessary to watch that their roots not too strongly went to fertile layer. It is necessary to fill up them with the fresh soil of which purchase it is necessary to think in advance. It is necessary to stamp and create it the small hill. It has to cover rod and eyes. Then carefully water it. At the same time you should not believe that because of such hill the eyes will not be able to sprout, under the influence of water the soil will a little be washed away. As disembarkation is made in the spring, it is necessary to take care surely of that with approach of summer the saplings have not died. For this purpose you make mulching of the soil where it is necessary to use straw, peat or sawdust. It will allow to keep moisture in soil in necessary quantity. As a result the root system will always receive necessary amount of water. Besides, the made peat, sawdust or straw layer will create favorable conditions for reproduction of the microorganisms useful to wild grapes.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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