A summer resident from Germany uprooted plants that spoiled the grape harvest

How to plant grapes is a difficult question, and requires taking into account many factors. One of them is the place of the future landing. In order for the vine to give a generous harvest, and not wither at the root, it must be protected from bad neighbors. And who they are, we will tell in our article.



Gardeners have long noticed that the neighborhood of grapes with some plants allows you to significantly increase its yield, and with others - can even ruin.

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Plants that “friend” and grow better together are called companion plants. For their opposite, the names have not yet been chosen. We will call them antagonists or unwanted neighbors.

Grapes are one of the most light-loving plants in our gardens and categorically does not accept shading. With this in mind, you need to choose the southern or western side of the site, as well as avoid the neighborhood with tall trees.



The vine is unpretentious, but prefers both fertile and stony soil. Providing such conditions is not so easy. After all, soil with a high content of crushed stone and large sand usually can not boast of a high content of nutrients. The way out is the introduction of appropriate feeding.

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Grapes do not like both excess moisture in the soil and its deficiency. But it needs regular watering. Excess moisture leads to weak development of roots, incomplete fertilization of inflorescences and the development of fungal diseases. Lack of moisture does not allow the fruits to mature normally, the leaves prematurely turn yellow, the berries are small and sour.

When growing grapes, it is worth considering the features of the root system of neighboring plants. Some of them can make it difficult to get moisture and nutrients to the vine. Other plants carry diseases dangerous for grapes, attract pests, suppress the growth of flowers or worsen the taste of berries.

1. Corn, sunflower and horseradish are the worst neighbors of all possible for grapes. They will fight the vine for nutrients and deplete it.
   
   
   
2. Next on the list of unwanted neighbors are tomatoes. There are several reasons for Tom. First, tomatoes, like potatoes, suffer from phytophthorosis, which can affect the roots of grapes. 5960-1967
   
   
   
   Secondly, tomato phytoncides slow down the formation of grape flowers. Thirdly, according to the observations of some gardeners, grapes grown next to a tomato bed do not gain their taste. It looks like berries to glory, and the taste is not the same.
   
   
3. Also, grapes will not like the proximity with pepper and eggplant. You need to water them often and until the frost. And grapes excessive soil moisture is contraindicated.
4. There are among the antagonists of grapes and seemingly harmless flowers. So, a beautiful and useful calendula depresses grapes within a radius of 3 m from the bed and especially strongly affects young seedlings.
   
   
   

Editorial Board Another point worth paying attention to. In June, grapes require treatment with toxic chemicals. If you plant a garden strawberry next to it, which ripens at the same time, it will be problematic to process grapes.



He does not like grapes and neighborhoods with cucumbers, potatoes, celery, parsley. But to get a generous harvest of sun berries, you need to try and find on his 6 acres such a corner for grapes, where he will not have unwanted neighbors.