After a long winter "sleep" the vine requires special care. Proper care for the grapes in early spring will avoid a lot of troubles in the future. Vinogradari to such include attacks of spider mites, as well as fungal and bacterial diseases. Both these and other misfortunes can cause significant damage to the future harvest. From this article, gardeners will be able to learn a lot of useful on the topic of care for grapes after the winter.
First thing
The first thing to do is to choose the right time when you need to open the grapes pricked into the ground after winter. Depending on the latitude where the shrub is planted, the air temperature at the same time of the year may differ significantly. For this reason, it is best to navigate through the air temperature, making a correction for its fall at night. For swollen buds and shoots, frost is below -2 degrees, and during the vegetative period the plant loses another degree in the resistance to colds. If the plus temperature in your region comes in the late spring, then it makes sense to build an uncomplicated greenhouse over the open grapes. The simplest option is to drive two pegs, pull the twine between them, and through it to slip the sleeve of a thin transparent film. If you take this recommendation, you can accelerate the harvesting period by 15-21 days. On fine days, it is recommended that the film be temporarily thrown back so that the plant can "breathe deeply" and take sun baths, which, by the way, hinder the development of bacterial diseases.
As can be understood from this section, it is necessary to navigate with the times when it is possible to safely open the grapes after winter, based on the local climate.
Early spring pruning and processing
After the grape bushes are uncovered, it is necessary to prune . The temperature at this time should not exceed a mark of five degrees of heat. The type of pruning (depending on the variety and age of the plant) can vary significantly, but the process that follows it is unique for all species. It is a fungicidal, as well as insecticidal treatment of grape bushes after winter . Depending on the attitude to the garden chemistry of the horticulturist, for these purposes it is possible to apply both biological preparations and preparations based on small doses of toxins safe for human. What of the above types of drugs to process grapes after winter, as already mentioned, to choose you, but the practice of chemical treatments proved to be much more effective.
From biologics for these purposes, you can use "Baikal-EM-1", "Biosporin", "Guapsin". It can not be said that there is no effect on their use, but even manufacturers in the instructions to the preparations indicate that to achieve the proper effect of treatment it is necessary to produce at times more often than chemistry.
It should be noted right away that the damage from the use of garden chemistry is largely exaggerated. Especially embellished are the arguments that you can poison the processed fruits. To breathe in if you work with a violation of TB, yes, but it's unlikely that the results will be met if the manufacturer's recommendations are observed. For these purposes, you can
In addition, early spring is an excellent time for grapes varieties. It is during this period that there is the highest probability that the graft stab will take root.
Having carried out the above procedures, you will prevent possible trouble with the treatment of plants or discourage attacks of ticks and other parasites. By giving plants time in the early spring, you thereby ensure yourself an excellent harvest of fragrant berries!