How to prepare grapes for winter (pruning and shelter) - video
In the harsh Russian climate, sheltering and pruning grapes is the most important stage in its competent preparation for wintering. The ability of grapes to endure winter depends on many factors, and also on how well you tended them throughout the season.
Vine bushes must be healthy and not damaged, they must be fed and treated with fungicides in time.
Healthy and strong vines ripen and overwinter best of all, the thickness of which is 6-13 mm, and the woody core occupies no more than a third of the entire diameter of the trunk.
Such plants have accumulated enough nutrition and strength not only for excellent wintering, but also for further growth and successful fruiting.
In the video presented, you will see the easiest and most affordable way to prune grapes without knot replacement, and you will also be clearly shown the creation of an effective air-dry shelter.
The purpose of grape pruning is to free the plant from excess, already fruiting parts, and all diseased, unripe, damaged and old vines should also be removed.
With the arrival of autumn, when the first frosts come, it is necessary to properly shelter the grapes, and you will learn how to do this better by watching this video. In the spring, when the temperature is above zero, do not forget to open the grapes, removing all the covering material, and tie up the shoots.