How to Grow Grape Vines

Growing grape vines is a great hobby and would recommend it to everyone. In this article I have created some suggestions that every newbie will need to know before they are ready to start growing their own grape vines.

Let's start by picking the right sort of a vine. To first question I want you to ask yourself is what your purpose is. Some people wish to grow a grape vine so they can start producing their own white wine or make grape juice. Others are not interested in those things, but would rather have some delicious eating grapes. Others still, are not even interested in grapes but would similar to to cover their patio area with some great looking vines. Your purpose will identify what type of grape vine to choose.

I understand that some people want to have both consuming grapes and white wine grapes at the same time. Well you can. But if that's what you're after I would recommend that you plant 2 different sorts of grape vine - one that is good for consuming and one that benefits white wine.

Now as soon as you understand what you want your grape vines for, it's time to head out and buy some plants. You'll still need to understand which plants are suitable for your geographical location and I would suggest that you seek advice from a professional on this. The most convenient thing to do is merely to go to one of the next-door neighbors, one that already has a well growing grape vines, and ask him a number of questions. In my experience, people are constantly more than happy to discuss their vines.

Now go and find a good site for your vine. The vines will need a lot of sun and an abundant soil, so pick sensibly. I would recommend that you construct the support for your vines before you start planting. If you try to do this in the future, you might damage the plants. There are several types of support that you can use. To construct one of the most fundamental one, merely drive some stakes into the ground and then connect them with wire. If your grape vines will be growing over a wall, you don't need to do anything at this point, but you might need to put a number of nails in that wall later. So keep that in mind.

Now it's time to put the plants into the ground. And think it or not, that's the easy step. Simply dig a small hole, put the plant in, and tap the dirt around it. Done. You've simply ended up being a vine grower.

From now on, you'll need to ensure that your vines have a lot of water, are fertilized and pruned. Again, speak with an expert in your location to find out how much water and fertilizer is needed. This will differ from area to location. As far as pruning is worried, you will not have to do any of it in the first 6 months. So for now, just relax and let your vines grow.

If you want to understand more about how to grow grape vines, how to pick the perfect vines, how to plant them, look after them and how to make sure they produce as many grapes as possible, then I would suggest that you have a look at this book on how to grow grape vines easily It's filled with helpful suggestions on generally whatever that associates with vine growing and grape production, so I'm sure you're going to like it