Grapes like climbing plant requires a garter to a trellis - temporary support structure. The support can be made of metal or wood, have cells or levels of cable. With the right approach to the choice of materials and installation, such a design can last more than one year.
Choosing a place for a vineyard
Grapes belong to the heat-loving plants, so the place for planting should be well lit. Its roots penetrate the soil for several meters, so groundwater also matters. The recommended depth of their occurrence is at least 2 m from the soil surface.
Did you know? Grapes contain the same amount of nutrients (except fat) as milk.
The place should not be littered with stove coal ash. If the road is close to it, beware of dust protection. You can avoid dusting without a fence, choosing a place under the vineyard at a distance of more than 3 m from the roads. The ideal place is the south or southwest slope, which is not accessible to poultry and animals.
List of required materials and tools
For grapes, as for any other climbing plant, need support - it is not a secret. To make it at home, first make sure you have all the necessary tools and materials. For the construction of the trellis you can use:
- pipe 4-7 cm in diameter;
- channel and corners;
- wooden bars 6 cm thick;
- supporting parts made of special plastic.
Important! Metal parts should be treated with an anti-corrosion agent.In addition to the material for support, it will be required for stretch. Tension material can serve as:
- wire from 2 mm in diameter;
- galvanized wire with plastic insulation;
- stainless steel wire;
- garden nylon, withstand a load of not more than 150 kg .;
- fishing cord.
Drawings and dimensions of the trellis
The most popular option among gardeners because of its simplicity and low cost is a vertical support with five strained wire rows. Adhering to the finished drawing, making a trellis for grapes with your own hands is not so difficult.
Along the edges, to a depth of 0.6-0.65 m, poles of 12-15 cm in diameter are buried. Between them, columns of smaller diameter (10-12 cm) are instilled at a distance of 3 m from each other. Height of a design is selected individually, for ease of care during the growing season.
Did you know? 600 grapes are needed to produce one bottle of wine.
The diagram shows the dimensions that are optimal for placing the rows of trellis trellis for grapes. If you prefer a structure with cells, it is necessary to determine its dimensions. 10 centimeter cells look very nice. Having reduced the size, the appearance of the support will lose its attractiveness, but the design itself will become more durable and stable.
Read what you need and how to make a trellis with your own hands.
Types of tapestries
Grape stands are divided into two types:
- single plane;
- two-plane.
Single plane
Supports with one plane are very easy to install and do not require huge financial investments. Their height is usually 1.7-2.2 m. The intermediate pillars are located at a distance of 3 to 4 m from each other. The first row is mounted in the 0.5-1 m from the ground. The second is better to place in 25-30 cm., And all subsequent 40-50 cm. The optimum wire thickness is 3-4 mm.
Advantages of single plane type trellis:
- affordable cost of materials;
- ease of installation;
- good ventilation and illumination of the vineyard;
- convenient and affordable design.
- not intended for tall varieties;
- less rational in the use of space.
Biplane
Two planes connected at the base are ideal for strong-growing shade-tolerant grape varieties. The design has a height of 2 to 2.5 m, with a distance of 3 m between the rows. The stretch is placed according to the same principle as that of single-plane trellis. The distance between the planes ranges from 1 to 1.5 m.
Did you know? Grapes have choleretic properties and is used to treat liver disease.Advantages of a two-plane trellis type:
- it is intended for cultivation of powerful forms of grapes;
- holds from 6 to 8 sleeves with fruits;
- ensures the rational use of the vineyard area;
- high yield per unit area;
- protection of fruits from sunburn.
- difficulty in leaving;
- higher price and complicated installation process, compared with a single-plane support.
All gardeners who want to have a stable harvest of grapes, it is useful to know how to make a trellis for him with his own hands.
Tapestries can serve as a support not only for grapes, but also for other plants: bindweed, terry calistegia, climbing rose, lagenaria, clematis, campsis, honeysuckle, scyndapsus, philodendron, Schizandra chinensis, diploadeniya, hoya, nasturtium, tunbergia and clarke.
Single plane trellis. Step-by-step instruction
In order to build a one-plane support for grapes with your own hands, you will need:
- metal pipes or a corner about 2.5 m long;
- metal cable with vinyl chloride sheath;
- roofing screws with washers;
- drill;
- screwdriver.
In places marked with a drill, make holes for screws and make them with a screwdriver. Secure the end of the cable and go to the tension between the supports. 
Important! Do not fix the cable with screws, until you finish the tension of all levels.
After the stretching process is complete, fix the other end of the cable and all intermediate points with self-tapping screws to press it against the support. Installation of a single-plane trellis does not take much time and does not require special construction skills. A more complex option is a two-plane support.
Two-plane trellis. Step-by-step instruction
For the manufacture of a two-plane support, the same tools and materials are used as in the first case. From the point of view of your own safety, it is better to install a V-shaped trellis. 
Metal pipes with a height of 2.5-2.7 m are better for concreting to a depth of 0.5 m. The optimal distance between the bases of the support is 0.7 m, while the expansion in the upper part is 1.2 m. The markup for levels is as follows:
- The first row is located at a height of 0.5 cm from the surface of the ground, but, depending on the variety, it can be raised to 0.7 m.
- Each subsequent level is at a distance of 0.5 m from the previous one.
Important! The shoots of a young plant are rather weak and often break by the wind, therefore it is better to arrange the second row at a distance of 20 cm from the first.
As in the case of a single-plane trellis, fix the end of the cable and stretch all levels of one plane. Then secure with screws the other end of the cable and all intermediate points. Identical actions and spend the second plane. It will take much more time, but only This type of support is suitable for vigorous plants.
Installation of trellis for a vineyard under the force of any summer resident. The main thing - the correct choice of materials and the exact implementation of the above recommendations. By completing all the conditions, you will extend the life of a homemade support for the vineyard for many years.
