Which month is best to transplant grape seedlings?

Grape is a woody vine plant of the Vitaceae family. It is one of the oldest fruit tree species in the world and also a famous fruit with a variety of varieties, including Kyoho, Black Summer, Beauty Finger, and Sunshine Rose. It is one of the fruits with the highest yield at present, with a wide planting area and high economic benefits. Xinjiang is rich in grapes. So, when is the best month to transplant grape seedlings ? Let’s take a look below.

1. Which month is best to transplant grape seedlings?

Generally speaking, it is best to plant grapes about 15 days before budbreak in spring. Most areas can choose autumn planting because the survival rate of grape seedlings transplanted in September to October is much higher. Autumn is the season when root activity is most active. After transplanting in autumn, the root system grows abundantly and is easily subdued by the cold winter.

2. Grape planting method

1. Reasonable site selection

The ideal grape growing environment should have sufficient sunlight, high terrain and good drainage to prevent water accumulation and affect the health of the root system. The plant spacing is generally set at about 2 meters, using a horizontal trellis structure with a height of at least 2 meters to facilitate daily activities and management. Before planting, you need to dig planting holes and apply decomposed organic fertilizer as base fertilizer to ensure that the seedlings can grow well after their roots stretch.

2. Select good varieties

Variety selection is an important part of garden grape planting. It is recommended to use large-grained, disease-resistant fresh varieties such as Kyoho and Fujiminori because of their strong adaptability and good fruit taste.

3. Planting at the right time

The best time to plant is after the leaves fall in autumn or before the buds sprout in spring, and use 1-2 year old grafted seedlings with thick fibrous roots for planting.

4. Fertilizer and water management

Scientific fertilizer and water management is essential during the growth of grapes. Base fertilizer is usually applied after fruit harvesting in autumn, while topdressing is mainly concentrated before flowering and during the fruit expansion period, mainly consisting of human and animal manure, stable manure, wood ash or chicken manure, etc., and irrigation is timely based on rainfall conditions to keep the soil moist but not too wet.

5. Flower and fruit management

In terms of flower and fruit management, the fruit set rate can be increased through artificial pollination, and the fruit cluster size and density can be controlled by thinning the inflorescences, pinching the secondary inflorescences, thinning the flower buds and thinning the young fruits to improve the fruit quality. In addition, the fruits are bagged about 40 days after flowering to effectively prevent and control diseases and pests while ensuring that the fruits have bright color.

6. Plastic surgery

In terms of shaping and pruning, courtyard grapes mostly adopt the multi-main vine fan-shaped pruning method. Summer pruning mainly includes operations such as bud removal, tipping and removing side shoots to regulate nutrient distribution and promote the growth of fruiting branches; winter pruning is based on the characteristics of the variety and the strength of the branches, and flexibly uses short-tip, medium-tip or long-tip pruning techniques to retain strong fruiting mother branches and lay the foundation for a good harvest next year.

That’s it