We grow grapes from seed at home

Traditionally, it is believed that propagation of grapes is possible only by seedlings or layering. There is another, albeit long, but interesting way. How to grow grapes from seed at home in order to have an ornamental plant and get a decent harvest as a result.

Is it possible to grow grapes from a seed at home

Although numerous studies confirm that the method of grape seed propagation is not always justified. This is due to the fact that the seedling rarely retains the varietal properties of the parent plant. But this method is sometimes used

Purposes of growing grapes from seed

• Breeding work (breeding of hybrids, the formation of varieties with the best taste, frost and disease resistant).
• Cultivation of seedlings.
• Ornamental use of the seedling.
• Growing stock.

Not all grape varieties are suitable for the seed propagation method; early hybrid ones are often used:

• Russian concord,
• Marshmallow,
• Delight,
• Kesha-1,
• Triumph,
• Laura.

And the productive qualities of self-fertile varieties: Early dawn, Alpha, Russian violet are inferior to the mother bushes.The choice depends on the purpose of using the berries: sour - for winemaking, sweet ones are eaten without processing.

Species peculiarities are not always preserved. Therefore, you can sow several seeds of the same variety at once. In the future, compare the taste, yield, pest and frost resistance.

Grapes grown from seeds are significantly inferior in yield and fruit taste, compared to a plant propagated by cuttings or cuttings.

Preparing seeds for planting

For successful germination, large, ripe berries are selected, without defects and diseases. Leave until fully ripe.

Stages of bone preparation

1. Remove the pulp, wash the seeds under running water or soak for 2 hours.
2. Large, beige or brown bones are selected.
3. To increase germination, a stratification process is carried out, starting no later than December for several months. Then, at the beginning of summer, the seedling can be transplanted into open ground.

Preparing seeds for germination in toilet paper

Stratification

Selected seeds are placed in a damp cloth and plastic bag and stored in the refrigerator for 6-8 weeks. The optimum temperature is + 3⁰С - 0⁰ С. It is required to inspect the seeds regularly, once every 10 days.

To exclude the appearance of mold, it is necessary to periodically rinse the bones with water. Then, after 1.5-2 months, the shell will begin to crack. This marks the end of stratification.

At the final stage, the seeds are placed on a damp cloth, without covering, in a warm place. After about three days, thin roots will begin to appear.It is time for sowing in the ground.

Some gardeners do not always apply the stratification process. For this, crops are sown before winter, in open ground, while the percentage of germination is lower.

You should not use seeds from unripe berries for planting. They have low germination, or weak shoots with low productivity grow.

Sowing at home in a pot

Sowing stages

1. Prepare the soil. For these purposes, use a store or mix independently in equal proportions sand, humus and garden soil
2. It is advisable to use a separate container for each seedling. Previously, a drainage hole is made in each and several pebbles are poured onto the bottom. Fill with an earthy mixture.
3. The seed needs to be planted to a depth of 1-1.5 cm in a pot and shed.
4. Well-lit windows, preferably south-facing, are ideal places for further growth. It remains only to germinate the planting.
5. To preserve soil moisture before germination, the cups are covered with foil.

For the successful growth of seeds, it is necessary to withstand the temperature regime. The optimal daytime temperature should not be lower than + 20⁰C, and the nighttime temperature should not be lower than + 15⁰C. Then, after 7-11 days, a sprout will appear.

The grape that gave the first sprout

Plant care

An important factor for the growth of a strong plant is periodic, moderate watering and the presence of sunlight for at least 8 hours a day. In addition, the main care is loosening and feeding. Nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizer is applied every 10 days.

At the initial stage, it is better to water young shoots from a spray bottle so as not to disturb the root system... The seedling is inspected daily for the absence of spider mites. The pest is able to destroy the plant.

If in the plans the grapes will be used to decorate the room, then at a height of 10 cm the seedling is transplanted into a container with a volume of 3-4 liters.

Planting in open ground is performed in the first days of June.

Before transplanting, the seedlings are hardened for 5-7 days. To do this, during the day they are put out on the street, in a place quiet from drafts, in partial shade. These activities contribute to the rapid establishment and elimination of negative consequences from sunburn.

Slightly grown grapes that can be transplanted into open ground

Outdoor transplant and vine care

When the seedlings reach a height of 20-30 cm, they are transplanted into the garden.

1. The place for landing is chosen sunny, calm, preferably hidden from the north winds.
2. The soils should be light, breathable and well-drained. In humid lowlands, grapes freeze.
3. A mixture of humus, sand and soil is poured into the dug holes at a distance of 1.5-2 meters from each other.
4. Grape seedlings are planted in moist soil on a warm, sunny day.
5. Each shoot is fixed to a vertical support (more often these are trellises 2 meters high with a stretched wire).

During the first summer, care consists of regular watering, loosening and weeding. Under favorable conditions, the grapes will root well and reach a height of 1-2 meters in the first year.

Transplanted young vine in open ground

Formative pruning of the vine is recommended for the third year of growth. With the right choice of plant variety, the harvest is expected in 3-4 years, in rare cases after 2.

Growing grapes from seed at home is a more time-consuming process. This is due to the long growth period before the first harvests. And it does not always bring the expected effect. Therefore, in case of failure, and varietal qualities will not be preserved, the seedling is used as a stock.

As a rule, grapes are bred by planting cuttings or grafting. However, there is another cultivation method - through grape seeds. This is a rather laborious and time-consuming process, but it gives high guarantees for obtaining results.It is necessary to adhere to some conditions - to decide on a variety and choose suitable seeds, prepare them for planting, plant grown seedlings in open ground.

Selection of seeds for future grape seedlings

It is believed that seeds from hybrid grape varieties are best used.

When choosing the best option for planting material, you should be guided by some conditions:

• selection of the most suitable grape variety;
• extraction of grape seeds;
• checking the material for viability.

It is no secret that there are a great many different grape varieties, but it is also no secret that every owner wants to grow a special variety, characterized by high productive indicators, and a beautiful appearance.

Variety

Grapes grown from seed do not always retain their parental qualities.

The first step is to decide what you want from the culture - wine, conservation, use fresh berries, use it as a product, use it as a beautiful decor. Next, choose the best option for each individual case.

• For jam Isabella is best suited.
• For industrial trade varieties with a dense skin and a beautiful appearance are suitable, for example, Tamerlane, Talisman.
• For wine: Chardonnay, Bianca, Regent, Pinot Noir, Saperavi.

Next, they determine which variety will develop most actively in a particular region. Among other things, even if the variety is conditionally suitable for growing in the region, you can create the most favorable conditions.

Examination of the bones

The bones should be chosen the largest, preferably beige and brown.

After deciding on a specific variety, you should start extracting the seeds. You can buy ready-made seeds at the horticultural market, you can purchase them at an agricultural firm, or you can independently extract them from purchased grapes.

1. First you need to make sure that the seeds are suitable.... Healthy bones should be firm to the touch and can be tested by holding the seeds between your fingers.
2. You should carefully examine the seed, pay attention to the color... A healthy viable material should have a pale gray or white substance underneath the skin.
3. Next, you should place the planting material in the water. - only healthy seeds will drown, at the same time all damaged, unripe or unusable ones will remain on the surface of the water.

Preparing for landing

After the seeds have passed the viability test, they should be rinsed thoroughly to prevent the possibility of pulp or other residues.

The selected seeds must be washed.

1. Next, the planting material is filled with distilled water and left for twenty-four hours.
2. After soaking, it is recommended to separate the seeds, this process is called stratification.

To slow down the germination of grains, it is recommended to place the seeds inside a cold, damp place. The natural conditions for braking are the seeds being in the ground during the winter period.... However, for growing at home, it is necessary to stratify and artificially accelerate the germination process.

Delamination

It is best to delaminate in December. The following actions are taken:

• prepare the substrate;
• put the material inside;
• cool;
• leave for a certain period.

Substrate

A sealed bag filled with moistened paper towels can serve as a support.

• The bag can be filled with sand, vermiculite, wet peat moss.
• All of the above can be used, but peat moss is the best solution as it has amazing antifungal properties.
• But moss also copes well with the presence of mold - it systematically removes it.

Package

The seeds are placed inside the bag, spread over the entire surface of the substrate.

From above it is necessary to pour the ready-made soil mixture, the layer thickness should be at least one and a half centimeters.Then the planting materials placed inside the bag should be placed in a damp, cold place. The refrigerator could be such an ideal place. The shelf life is about ninety days. At the same time, in no case should the bag be placed in the freezer - only on the least cold shelf.

In the first half of March, they take out bags with material, plant seeds in pots or other containersthat are filled with fertile land. It is noteworthy that you need to plant one bone at a time in a separate pot. If a large container is used, then the distance between the seeds should be at least four centimeters.

Temperature

It is necessary to control the temperature.

It is necessary that the temperature regime was maintained within degrees plus sign, while the night temperature should not fall below fifteen degrees. To maintain an optimal temperature regime, it is required to store containers with plantings inside the greenhouse or, in extreme cases, use warming mats.

Soil and transplant

Moisten the soil in the pots constantly, but do not pour so that there is no water. If the soil dries up, you can thoroughly spray the surface.

The first sprout has appeared.

It takes two to eight weeks for sprouts to break through the soil.... Growth must be constantly monitored. You can transplant when the sprouts reach eight centimeters. For maximum adaptation, it is worth placing the container in the room until the sprouts are about thirty centimeters long.

Among other things, the root system of the seedlings should get stronger, and five or six leaves should form on the stems.

We continue to grow seedlings in separate pots.

Transplanting grape seedlings into the ground

The procedure for planting seedlings in open ground implies compliance with the necessary requirements.

For the normal development and growth of seedlings, it is necessary to choose a suitable place. The grapes love a lot of sun, so the place should be open, with maximum access to the sun's rays. At the same time, the site should not be exposed to drafts, sharp gusts of wind.

Before planting in open ground, we harden the seedlings in the shade.

Distance between cuttings

The distance between the cuttings should be kept within two and a half meters.

It should be noted that the soil must be well drained. If there is a large percentage of clay on the site, finely processed compost, sand or other drainage mixtures should be introduced. And it is also recommended to raise the bed.

It is recommended to examine the site for the acidity level before planting. Different species require different levels of acidity. For American species - from five and a half to six, for hybrids - 6.0 or 6.5, for Europeans - from six and a half to seven. Accordingly, it is necessary to acidify, where necessary, to reduce, where the level is high.

Soil quality and top dressing

For planting a seedling, we prepare a fertile mixture.

If it is customary to grow grapes for winemaking, it should be borne in mind that the quality of the soil affects the taste.

1. Top dressing is introduced fourteen days after planting.
2. Then it should be fed once a year, in the spring.
3. As a support, you can use different landing methods - arbor, wall, trellis method. It is worth noting that, using the wall method, it is necessary to retreat from the building by about a meter so that the plant can receive the necessary dose of light, since grapes are a light-loving culture.

Grape seedling in the hole.

Pegs

While the cuttings are still small, you need to drive in pegs nearby and tie the plant in an upright position.

The pegs should be high enough to prevent the vine from dropping to the ground. As the shanks grow, the pegs are removed, and the vines are directed to the trellis or the frame of the gazebo.In the future, the branches should be guided, forming an arbor or wall frame.

Further care of the seedling from the seed is no different from the grape grown from the cuttings.

Vineyard care

Further care of the planting consists in controlling growth, timely elimination of weak and damaged branches.

It is recommended not to allow a strong density so that a strong and vigorous crop grows. In the second year, the necessary fertilizers can be introduced. It is also recommended to cut off the first peduncles. This is done in order to prevent the depletion of the still young grapes.

In the third year of cultivation, you also need to feed the grapes, while eliminating the lower stems and buds... During this period, you can leave a small number of inflorescences, but most of them are still cut off.

All subsequent years, it is necessary to carry out sanitary pruning, to constantly feed, while it is already possible to allow a full harvest. Annuals will bear fruit.

Video about two-year-old seed-grown grapes

Everyone knows such a plant as grapes, the cultivation of seeds of which at home is of interest to many gardeners. To get a fruiting bush, you need to know the correct technology for this method and tune in to the fact that it will last for quite a long time. Not many growers and gardeners use this method, since it is quite complicated and not everyone is able to cope with it.

Why are grapes grown at home?

Ways to grow grapes at home:

• using cuttings;
• using seeds.

The last method is the most time consuming and painstaking, so not many people take it. Let's consider just such a growing method in more detail.

When asked whether it is possible to grow grapes from seed at home, experienced breeders and winegrowers answer positively. But the harvest is quite modest, so gardeners are doing this for the sake of:

• Excitement. Growing such a plant is long and difficult, and this process requires a lot of effort, constant attention and care. Not every gardener will be able to grow a garden crop in a pot from a small seed.
• Experiment. For those who develop new varieties, grapes from the seed can become a kind of "guinea pig" on which you can try out various feedings, as well as track how the plant reacts to pests, diseases and other negative factors.
• Rootstock. Grapes, grown from seeds of which takes place in an apartment, are used as a support for an ordinary garden vine. This will also save on seedlings.
• Decorating. Grown "home" grapes are no different in appearance from garden grapes. And since the plant itself is very beautiful, you can decorate your balcony with it.

What kind of harvest should you expect?

Berries obtained from the "home" vine, their taste is significantly different from the garden. Grapes begin to bear fruit after planting in 4-5 years. For the first time, the yield is expected to be rather low, and the taste of the berries is sour or have a weak taste.

Seed preparation

Due attention should be paid to the preparation of seeds for planting. It is best to choose new varieties, as this ensures that the grapes grown from the seeds at home will be resistant to various diseases and adverse conditions. The seeds must be extracted from the most ripe berries, differing in varietal qualities, without deformation and without signs of rot.

Grape seeds that will be used for home cultivation must be very large and preferably beige-brown in color. They are carefully and very thoroughly washed under water, and then not dried, but immediately laid out in moistened nylon bags and wrapped in ordinary plastic wrap.It is recommended to place prepared grape seeds on the lowest shelf in the refrigerator. They should be inspected regularly and flushed periodically. As soon as cracks appear on them after a few months, this indicates their readiness for planting in the ground.

Planting technology

Is it possible to grow grapes from seed at home? If done correctly, then it is quite feasible. Sprouted grape seeds are planted in individual containers, which are filled with fertile soil. The optimum soil consists of a mixture of humus and sifted sand. Before sowing seeds, the soil should be disinfected; for this, the soil is calcined in an oven at a high temperature or spilled with boiling water with the addition of potassium permanganate.

After the containers are filled with soil, it is moistened and the prepared grape seeds are planted to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. In order for the sprouts to appear as early as possible, it is better to place the seed pots on the windowsill, where there is good illumination and a lot of heat.

Growing features

If, when growing grapes from seeds at home, an optimal temperature regime is created, and the crops are provided with the necessary amount of light, then sprouts can be expected to appear in 10 days.

The conditions for growing grapes are as follows:

• plants must be regularly watered with water at room temperature, but waterlogging or severe drying of the soil must not be allowed;
• the soil must be loosened, and this must be done very carefully so as not to harm the sprouts;
• if such a need arises, then irrigation is supplemented with fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers;
• the plant should be protected from drafts, and if the weather is very sunny, then the grapes should be shaded.

It is necessary to regularly inspect seedlings, since young plants are often affected by diseases or spider mites. In the spring they are transplanted into larger containers.

If grape seedlings are grown, then next year they are recommended to be transplanted into open ground. It is also very important to harden the plants before they are planted in a permanent place. Thanks to this procedure, they quickly adapt to new growing conditions and take root faster.

Tips & Tricks

Growing grapes at home lasts until it reaches a height of 1.5-2 meters. After that, seedlings can only develop in the open field. In this case, the conditions for growing the plant are as follows:

• The landing site should be well lit and not in a draft. It is best if there is protection from the north side.
• It is advisable to choose a site with light, breathable and moderately moist soil.
• Usually, grapes are grown on trellises, which are very strong supports of two meters in height with a stretched wire. There should be a distance of 1.5 or 2 meters between the planted plants.
• Grapes need to provide good drainage in the form of medium-sized stones or broken bricks. It is recommended to fill it up with high-quality and fertile soil.

In the future, caring for the planted grapes provides for regular watering, loosening the soil, and fertilizing. If you properly care for the plant, then it will begin to bear fruit in three or four years after planting the grape seed.

Conclusion

Thus, we have sorted out what constitutes grapes, the cultivation of seeds of which takes place in an apartment or a private house. This process is very complicated and only experienced gardeners can do it. You can not only decorate your own balcony with a grown vine, but also enjoy berries.

Even an inexperienced gardener can get an adult fruiting bush from a seedling, but how to grow grapes from a seed? And most importantly, is it worth spending time on this: will it be possible to wait for the harvest, and what quality will the berries turn out to be on such a plant?

How justified is the cultivation of grapes from seeds?

If you are sorry to just throw away the seeds from delicious grapes, and you want to grow full-fledged grape bushes from them, learn more about how to implement this idea.

In the photo grapes

Traditionally, seedlings or cuttings are used to create a vineyard on the site. Since the seed is more of a hassle, this method is used much less frequently. In addition, when sowing seeds, you need to be prepared for risk, because it is impossible to predict in advance what qualities a new plant will inherit. It is possible that the fruits will not be as large and tasty as expected.

Growing grapes from seeds makes sense in the following cases:

• It is planned to get a new variety;
• for the variety you like, a stock is required - it will be possible to subsequently graft a stalk from a bush that brings an excellent harvest to the grown bush (for the same purpose, copulation of apple trees is done);
• you are interested in experimenting and see what happens.

Video about growing grapes from seed

If you want to try yourself in the role of a breeder, then plant several seeds at once, so that later you can compare different grape bushes in terms of resistance to pests, diseases, frost and drought, as well as in yield and fruit quality.

Variety selection and preparation for planting grapes from seeds

In theory, a grape bush can grow from any seed accidentally thrown to the ground. But in order to increase the chances of a good harvest, you should carefully consider the choice of the variety. Best suited for this purpose are new hybrid varieties that have good disease resistance and other improved characteristics.

It is important to use fully ripe fruits with brownish seeds. Large seeds with a dense shell are considered to be of high quality.

After removing the seeds from the grapes, rinse them in running water. But do not rush to immediately dry them and plant them in the ground. For quick germination, the seeds should be spread out on a damp material, wrapped in plastic and placed in the refrigerator. From time to time, the bones need to be removed and washed with water. In a similar way, apple seeds are prepared for planting.

After a month and a half, cracks will appear on the grape seeds, indicating their readiness for planting. Seed material will need to be transferred from the refrigerator to a warm place (also in a damp cloth) and left for two days. Soon, the bones will start up white roots - which means you can start planting them.

In the photo grape seeds

The main stages of growing grapes from seed

Fertile soil is best suited for planting, which is a mixture of two parts of humus and one part of sand. After filling the pots with soil mixture, plant the prepared seeds to a depth of one centimeter and place the pots close to the window so that the plants have enough light and warmth to grow.

Video about the correct cultivation of grapes from the seed

Grape sprouts, outwardly resembling pepper shoots, begin to appear after seven days. Further, the plantings will need to be constantly looked after, ensuring regular watering, careful loosening of the topsoil, applying top dressing and pest control. It is especially necessary to ensure that a spider mite does not appear on the landings.

In late spring, transplant young plants into larger pots and place them on the balcony - over the summer, the vines can grow up to two meters in length. With the arrival of autumn, the grapes are planted in open ground. You can transplant the plants to the garden plot right away, back in May, but before that, the seedlings should be hardened, leaving the pots outside for one hour, then for two, etc.

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