Grape or scientific name of Vitis vinifera or if the English language is called grape. Grape is not a native plant in sub-tropical regions. But grape can also be cultivated in tropical regions such as Indonesia. Wine includes a fairly easy crop cultivated. Even in some areas have become a center of Grape. Well this time we try to discuss how planting the grapes in your backyard or in the yard that land is limited. Because the vines and the grapes are also not as big as the size of mango trees, automatic requires only a little land, the size of 50 x 50 x 50 cm is sufficient for each tree. Grape can generally grow and bear fruit well in areas such as the long dry season in the center of the Grape is Probolinggo East Java that have hot season.
Grape Seed
Grape seedlings are very easily obtained. You can contact the seller of ornamental plants in your town, and seeds can order grape at an affordable price. Currently green and red grape seeds is quite affordable, around Rp 10,000 s / d 15,000 per tree.
Land preparation
To cultivate the grape plant, we begin by making a hole-making plant media 50 x 50 x 50 cm are allowed 2-3 weeks, filled with soil, sand and manure with 1:1:2 composition.
In some locations, vines are best planted in April-June, grape seeds in polybag tananam opened slowly with a razor blade or scissors and inserted into the ground to the ground. Opening polybag should slowly and not to damage the roots of the vines.
Plants need water, but wine does not happen puddles. Since the beginning of the growth watered 2 times a day, except for the rain, and a month before the cut, so watering is stopped.
Two-three days after pruned, watered the plants more water as much as possible. A week before penen, watering was stopped and 4 days before harvest should be watered again until the soil is wet.
After a one-year old plants, shoots principal branch called primary branches pruned and spared 0.5 meters. Secondary branch buds produce tertiary branches that grow with further interest bearing fruit. Along with trimming, all the leaves removed / cut. Tertiary shoots like fins arranged so that its shape.
Up to 1 year old plant, which berunsur fertilized with N (urea), conducted once every 10 days until the age of 3 months, fertilizing 10 grams / tree. Furthermore, plants need 3-6 months 15 g / tree once every 15 days, 6-12 months need 50 g / tree once every 30 days. After 4-year-old plants, fertilization is given once a year ahead of trimming fertilization.
Some things are also noteworthy in grape cultivation, the month of March-April is usually due to not being his little flower season, from July to August is usually a lot of fruit, the branches cut left fertile buds 4-10. Branches are pruned to shed water, if not trimming delayed.
In addition, the shoots that grow above the flowers should be trimmed, if buhnya been great for tamarind seeds, thinning should be done as much as 40-50 percent. In order not attacked by pests of fruit, the fruit should be wrapped in paper or plastic bags transparent cement. Fruit ready for harvest after rate cut 105-110 days.
