Growing Grapes from Seeds

Growing grapes at home is one of the most cultivated hobbies of the people who like gardening. Growing grapes and maintaining the grapevines later, can be a real challenging task that really needs much effort. There are many grape varieties that can be cultivated in the garden. Each with its own distinct aroma, taste and flavor. Growing grapes for wine, fruits, jelly, jam and many other dessert recipes can be a great thing for a true hobbyist. Well pruned grapevines can really enhance the landscape value to a great extent. Grapes are excellent, nutrition wise too.

Well, how to grow grapes at home? There must be some standard method and proper procedure of growing grapes at home, right? Yes, there are a few and amongst them all, we are focusing on the method of growing grapes from seeds. This can be a really tough job, requiring a lot of patience and dedication. One must treat the grapevines as a child and provide the same TLC.

Growing Grapes from Seed
As we know, typically, grapes are planted by cutting or grafting the stocks. The prime reason to do so is because the seeds take more time to germinate and also it is a common assumption that seedlings are less productive and less tasty compared to the parenting plant. Still, there are people who are interested in growing grapes from seeds. One can easily find grape seeds in the nearest plant nursery or any online nursery as well. You can also collect the grape seeds from grapes. Bring home the grapes and remove the seeds, scrub them a little with an old soft bristled toothbrush and place them to dry for a week to 10 days. Here are a few simple things that are worth considering.

• Plant the grape seeds into small, soil filled pots. Make sure you plant them just beneath a ½ inch layer of the soil. Put this pot into a plastic bag and cover it well.
• Refrigerate this pot for 30 to 90 days. Make sure you maintain temperature the below 40 degrees so that it can facilitate the dormancy of the seeds. You will also have to make sure that the seeds do not freeze!
• After that, remove the seeds from the refrigerator and let them get worm inside the house itself. Make sure you don't put them in direct sunlight and light as it can cause the grape seeds to die.
• Put the seeds into a plastic bag until they start to germinate and remove them afterward only to place in a dry area of the outdoors. While doing this, make sure you keep the soil inside the pot moist and not over-watered.
• Transfer the seeds in separate pots after the plants are grown up to be around 8cm. Put these pots in shady and covered areas that will be away from wind and rain. Keep them like this for 10 to 15 days. Then move the plant to a permanent location in the backyard.

Tips for Growing grapes
While planting the seeds in the soil, make sure you select the correct location that is sunny and a location that is not frosty. Possibly choose an area that has adequate slope and especially a southwest slope. The next important factor is the irrigation and water drainage. Do not plant the grape seeds into clay soil and soil with poor drainage as it will affect the quality of the fruits. Choose the best cultivar that will suit best in your area and atmosphere. Space the plants 7 to 8 feet away from each other, this is very necessary. Also, as a part of a basic training system of the grapevines, one must also learn how to build a grape trellis, for a stronger support to the vines. Next thing is to provide appropriate fertilizers like manure, compost and other chemicals (if necessary) and pruning grape vines. These things are very necessary to facilitate a healthy life cycle of the grapevine.

Take all the above mentioned things in consideration and plant the seeds well for the best results! Happy gardening!