Grapes Make a Good Backyard Crop
NEWARK, Del. If your yard
has a spot with full sun and well
drained soil, consider growing
grapes, says University of
Delaware Extension Horticultural
Agent Dave Tatnall. A grape vine
will produce a large quantity of
delicious fruit in a relatively small
space. One well-managed vine can
produce about 15 pounds of fruit.
Grapes do well in our climate,
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and are not difficult to grow. Just
fertilize in the spring, spray
regdlarly for disease control, and
prune once a year.
The best time to prune is in
February or March, when the
worst of the winter is over but the
plants are still dormant. This
pruning will pay off in bigger and
better grapes, Tatnall says.
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method of pruning grape vines is
called the four-arm Kniffin
system. Basically, the vines are
trained to form a double T along
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The main trunk of the vine is
trained up to the top wire, with one
arm allowed to extend off in each
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direction at the upp»r and lower
wires, giving each plant a total of
four arms. Everything else is
pruned away, except for one
renewal spur at each intersection.
The renewal spurs will develop
canes that will bear fruit' the
following year.
Do not apply a dry fertilizer
around newly planted grapes,
Tatnall recommends. In early
spring of the second year, fertilize
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each plant with one cup of 5-10-10
or 5-10-5 lertilizer, scattering it on
the ground no closer than one foot
from the trunk. Increase the
amount of fertilizer each year until
you reach the maximum ap
plication rate of four cups per
plant
For more information about
growing or pruning grapes, con
tact your County Extension office
in Newark, Dover, or Georgetown
INC.