What to do if grapes transplanted to a permanent place do not grow well and what they lack
The grapes love warm and fertile soil. Therefore, it is not easy to grow a plant in cool regions. Many gardeners don't know what to do when grapes grow poorly. Even with proper care, the plant does not bear fruit. The most important thing is to find out the reason that leads to stunting. It is worth familiarizing yourself with the main factors affecting the development of the vine.
Possible reasons
There are several unfavorable factors affecting the growth of a culture. Main reasons:
- Excess dressing. When the soil is oversaturated with nutrient mixtures, plant growth slows down. Fertilizers must be applied according to a specific system. Select dressings intended for grapes and comply with the terms and conditions specified by the manufacturer. The oversaturated soil with nutrient mixtures allows the plant to build up vegetative mass, but does not allow the grapes to bloom and form fruits.
- Incorrect cropping. When pruning fruiting eyes, the plant does not form fruit clusters well. Before the procedure, learn the correct pruning technology.
- Pollination. The predominance of female flowers in the culture does not allow the plant to bear fruit. If the variety is not pollinated, then other varieties of grapes need to be planted nearby.
- Freezing. Many varieties are not adapted to harsh winters. With insufficient winter shelter, the fertile eyes freeze slightly. In the spring, frost-damaged shoots are cut to the ground. The procedure will help stimulate the plant to grow and form berries.
- Lack of nutrients. With insufficient fertilization, the plant slows down growth, the leaves become small, lethargic and as a result fall off.
A certain reason in time will allow you to take the necessary measures to obtain a bountiful harvest.
What to do if grapes grow slowly
Important recommendations:
- In order for the seedling to grow and develop well, it must be provided with good lighting when planting. Also, the plant loves warmth. Roofing material, spread around the culture, or stones thrown around, accumulate heat during the day, and give it to the air at night. Nearby, growing plantings should not shade seedlings. In a darkened area, the vine will grow but will not bear fruit.
- After planting in a permanent place, the plant is watered every week. From the second year, watering is carried out no more than twice a month. The need for watering is regulated by the bush itself. When straightening the tops in early summer, the soil should be moistened. Limit watering during fruiting at the time of fruit softening.
- It is recommended to plant seedlings no deeper than half a meter. Such a planting will allow the earth to warm up quickly, and the plant will begin to grow faster in the spring.
- Young grapes require good shelter for the winter.
A bush transplanted into the ground requires careful care, adherence to recommendations and constant monitoring.
Planting seedlings will be successful if the necessary conditions are correctly created. For generous and stable fruiting, follow the recommendations of experts:
- before buying, they study the characteristics of the variety and choose the one suitable for growing in the region;
- the culture is sprayed with fungicides, strictly following the instructions;
- if the ovaries are slowly forming, the bushes are thinned out, the foliage is removed from the bunches, which blocks the sun's rays.
With proper care, homemade grapes will delight you with healthy and tasty berries for many years.
The grapes stopped growing
Inspection of the bush will help determine the reasons for the growth arrest. Parasites and diseases are often the cause.
The most dangerous pests:
- Aphids affect the root system and ground parts. At the same time, growth is disturbed, and development is inhibited. A swelling of yellow color and ulcers appear on the roots. With such manifestations, the plant cannot be saved.
- Spider mite. With abundant distribution, the development of culture is sharply reduced. And as a result, it leads to the death of plantings. Damaged foliage is cut off and sprayed with a preparation that contains sulfur. Well suited "Bi-58" or "Storm". Also sprayed with colloidal sulfur. The processing is carried out two times. The gap is two weeks.
Fighting insects is easy. The main thing is to see the threat in time and apply an effective insecticide to treat the vines.
If the grapes have stopped developing, disease may be the cause. The most common ailments encountered by plant owners:
- Mildew. With the development of the disease, oily spots form on the shoots, and the lower parts of the branches are covered with a gray bloom.
- Gray rot. The bush is covered with a gray coating. When you touch the affected fruit, their surface begins to dust.
- Fungal diseases are characterized by the appearance of brown spots on the foliage. The inflorescences dry up, and the berries are covered with gray spots.
- Short node virus. The disease is rare, while there is a weak growth, the leaves grow small and cut. At the first symptoms, the bush must be dug up and destroyed. The disease cannot be cured and infects the entire vineyard.
If you do not immediately begin to combat ailments, the leaves of the plant will completely fall off. Fungicidal preparations designed for spraying grape bushes will come to the rescue. The best option for good growth is timely preventive treatment of the crop. In this case, you do not have to think and worry about the well-being and development of the plant.
The treatment solution must be free of chemicals.
In the first year after transplanting, the plant grows its root system, so the growth of the vine is weak, and you should not worry about this.
Helpful tips from gardeners
Lyubov Morozova: “If a bush is slightly frozen in winter, then after a certain time it will recover and bloom. But the flowers are better off. The fruits will not have time to ripen, so you should not waste the strength of the grapes. It is better to give him time to gain strength, and next year you will be able to enjoy a bountiful harvest. "
Petr Kuzovskaya: “The development of bushes is influenced by underground pests. Commonly encountered are grubs. Dealing with them is difficult and ineffective. In certain years, May beetles have massive departures. In this case, they are caught on raspberry bushes. At night, at low temperatures, the activity of insects decreases, and they are shaken on the bedding. The caught beetles will not be able to lay eggs, thereby reducing the number of larvae.
Vasily Pavlov: “You cannot plant a seedling in unheated ground.The bush will get stress and freeze for a long time. In a well-warmed soil, favorable conditions for the root system are created, and there will be no growth retardation. If the plant was planted too early, then humate treatment of each leaf will help to resume growth.
Margarita Vasilyeva: “If it is not possible to determine the reasons for the poor growth of the plantings, then I recommend to hand over the soil for analysis. With an excess or lack of salt, the growth of the vine stops. Drought also affects. On hot days, to improve the passage of moisture to the root system, I pierce the soil deeply with knitting needles. This procedure helps the water to penetrate the ground faster and deeper. In autumn I warm the bushes well to avoid freezing of grapes. "
