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Growing grapes is usually both equally time-consuming and rewarding experience. If you choose to grow grapes, you will have to comply with a number of steps so you can successfully do this. Growing and feeding grapes is indeed a challenging thing to do. However, if you are able to make the finest grapes and make wines out of them, you will be rewarded instantly. Of course, the secret in making and producing great tasting wines is a better know-how of how grapes are grown, fed, and harvested. If you want to be able to make great tasting wine, you will have to learn the basics of growing and feeding grapes, as well as familiarize and comprehend the steps.

First, you have to pick the type of of grapes you want to grow. You do not decide, however, based on what you want; you actually have to take some points into consideration, such as the climate and earth in your area. Then, what are your plans after you have collected your grapes? Do you want to make grape juice? Perhaps wine? Maybe you want to make jelly out of your grapes, or perhaps other products that make use of grapes and then sell them afterwards. Your next move is to install the nursery for your grapes. At this time, be aware that after you have planted your first grapes, you will need to wait at least two years before your grapes bear their fruits.

Here are a few more tricks you should bear in mind when you are growing and feeding grapes:

- When you are planting the grapes, don't ever make it easy for the roots to become dry, especially when you are holding the rootstock. Keep in mind that grapes' rootstocks should remain wet, although not to the degree of being flooded. Plant the rootstocks immediately. Grapevines should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart in soil that has good drainage. It is best to grow your grapes in sandy or rocky kind of soil. Always maintain proper drainage when feeding grapes so you can grow grapes that are healthy and well-nurtured.

- Water your grapes with lots of water, particularly during the first and second months. As usual, make sure you maintain the roots of your grapes wet as well as moist so their roots can completely settle in and since the roots of grapevines often spread, you have to cultivate a huge area in the around base of the plant.

- Always monitor your grapevines by carefully checking their leaves. If the leaves are vibrant and have a dark green color, you don't have to worry about your grapevines. But, if the leaves are not healthy at all, you can start a compost close to the plants; your plants can get the nutrients that they require from the compost.

- Install trellises where your grapevines can go up. Trellises will be very useful in making your grapes grow in the right direction. Also, grapevines that climb in trellises are much easier to feed and maintain.

- If you want your grapes to bear more fruits that are larger, prune the grapevines on a frequent basis. If you don't prune, you are going to end up with lesser, and smaller fruits.

- Don't forget to protect your valuable grapes against pest, insects, birds, fungus, and fungi because they can ruin your plants. To offer them full protection, you can make use of grape nets and then remove them during the harvesting period.