Grape plants are available in many varieties in the nursery, both for outdoor and greenhouse use. Over the past 15 years, we have had a small area with different grape plants in the open air, and here I will just mention Solaris as one of our favorites. In recent years, many new varieties of grapes have been added to our range, both for the garden and the greenhouse. There are several new seedless grape varieties with green, yellow and blue grapes.
Planting: Grapevines thrive best in calcareous soil and preferably in a very sunny spot, preferably south-facing or in a greenhouse. You can plant the grapevine deep to avoid root aphids, but this is more of a problem further south in warmer climates. The color of the grapes on your grapevine is not decisive for whether you plant in a greenhouse or in the garden. Here you need to find a grape variety that is suitable for ripening where it will be planted. Not all grapevines can ripen their grapes properly outdoors in our climate.
Pruning your vine: Winter pruning, we recommend that you prune your vines at the end of December so that they do not lose too much juice, and thereby set fewer grapes the following season. The first year, prune your vines to select a main branch. The side shoots you want grapes on are pruned to 6-8cm thick. Subsequently, you add extra length to the main branch every year and cut the side shoots short. Please note that there are many different principles and ways to have vines in trellises and pruning methods.
Most of our grapes produce table grapes, but some grapes are also very good for wine production.
