Grapes refers to drought-resistant plants and can for a long time dispense with watering. But still he needs extra moisture to form a rich crop. In this case, you can not overdo it with watering, because it will negatively affect the plant. Since often need to water the grapes to reach this golden mean?
Summer watering of grapes
Basically, watering falls on a warm season, so you need to know how often to water the grapes in the summer, especially in the heat. Without additional irrigation, you will get a poor harvest in autumn with small berries and rare brushes. Yes, and the greenery without water early yellow and wither. In addition, in search of underground moisture, bushes begin to expand strongly in horizontal and vertical directions and begin to interfere with other plants.
To overmoist the soil too, because it destroys the roots, leads to freezing in the winter, the washing out of nutrients from the soil.
So how often to water the grapes? In small private vineyards, all watering should be timed to the moments when the plant needs it especially:
- the first time immediately after the dry garter shoots;
- the second - immediately after pruning;
- the third - when the shoots become 25-30 cm in length;
- the fourth - before flowering;
- the fifth - when the berries are the size of a small pea;
- the sixth - during the softening of berries;
- the seventh after harvest.
The number and frequency of watering also depends on the quality of the soil. On the sandy soil grapes are poured more often and in smaller portions. On heavy clay - less and more abundant. All watering must be accompanied by appropriate top dressing.
If you do not know how often to water the grapes during the ripening period, you need to decide on the variety. After all, if the berries are prone to burst, then after softening they can not be watered in any case.