To get bigger grapes, you have to jump over your shadow. Our trick reveals which measure is crucial.
Wine in your own garden is a real eye-catcher. Because the vine is an excellent climbing plant, after just a few years it grows very densely, so it is also suitable as a privacy screen or natural roof. Not to mention the delicious grapes.
If you have found a sunny location for your wine, you can start harvesting the grapes from September. However, the yield can decrease over the years. This is usually because the plant is getting too big. Your task is now to thin out the wine, i.e. cut it back again and again until it becomes woody.
Trick for bigger grapes
To get bigger grapes, you have to jump over your shadow. The wine forms the vines in spring and the first small berries can be seen as early as May or June. If this is the case, you should take a closer look at the wine. If he's having a lot of vines, while that's a sign he's doing well, it's also a sign the berries aren't getting very big - there are just too many.
To optimize the size you need to use the scissors and cut off some vines. Cheer up, you'll be rewarded with far larger and tastier berries.
We have had particularly great success with this nursery's grape variety.
Extra tip: protect the grape harvest from insect damage
Anyone who has been growing grapes for a long time knows the problem: the largest berries are useless if they are eaten by wasps first. To effectively prevent this problem, it is advisable to put the grapes in organza bags. They hardly cost any money, can be reused for years and provide particularly effective protection.