Growing grapes at home or in your backyard can seem daunting.
But while this is something that takes a lot of care, growing grapes at home is something that can be done successfully if you know what the right tools are.
A key tool used in growing grapes, whether your making wine or not, is to use a trellis.
Training the grape vines on a trellis has many benefits, but here we're going to focus on five key benefits that are vital when it comes to growing and harvesting grapes successfully-while minimizing the exposure to disease: 1.
  A trellis helps grapes get the most sunlight.
As you know, sunlight is a vital nutrient for your vines.
2.
  A trellis can help maximize vine size.
They make it easy to see what parts of the vines are in need of pruning and determine what clusters need to be removed in the cluster thinning process.
3.
  Keep fungal diseases under control.
Grapevines are particularly vulnerable to fungal diseases.
By training a vine onto a trellis, better air flow can reduce the exposure to fungal diseases.
Moreover treatment with fungicides becomes easier because the grapevine has better overall exposure.
  4.
  Weed control.
With grapevines trained on a trellis, weeds are easily accessed.
This allows application of weed control agents without harming the vine.
5.
  Harvesting.
If trellises are used appropriately, and are well-designed and strong, harvesting the grapes will be easier-leading to success whether you are making wine or not.
An appropriate trellis design can be selected for manual harvesting or for using machines.
If you're new to grape growing or you've struggled in the past, don't be discouraged.
Get on the internet and do some research into the best methods used to raise grapes and utilize the appropriate tools like trellises, and you will be well on your way to a career of successful grape growing.