Grape

Grape

Vitis vinifera

Plant out around your last spring frost. Space plants 72 in (183 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Transplant (Container or Rooted Cutting)

From a plantRecommended from a plant
  1. Plant outaround your last spring frost
  2. First harvestlate summer to early fall; the first crop about 3 years after planting

Optimal Transplant (Bare-Root Dormant)

RootRecommended root
  1. Plant outaround your last spring frost
  2. First harvestlate summer to early fall; the first crop about 3 years after planting

Indoor Start (Not Recommended)

From seedRecommended from seed
  1. Start indoorsaround your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening off9 weeks after your last spring frost
  3. Plant out10 weeks after your last spring frost
  4. First harvestlate summer to early fall; the first crop about 3 years after planting

Growing grape

Spacing in the row
72 in (183 cm)
Between rows
96 in (244 cm)
Planting depth
Plant bare-root to original nursery depth, container plants to soil level.
Sun
Full Sun
Soil
Well-drained loam, pH balanced
Germination
14-56 days at 70-85°F
Harvest season
Late Summer to Early Fall
Years to first crop
3
Mature height
6-10 feet (trellised)
Support
Trellis, Arbor, Wires
Hardy to
USDA zone 6
Life cycle
Perennial

Grapes are typically propagated from dormant cuttings or purchased as bare-root or container plants.

Watering. Consistent moisture during establishment and fruit development. Avoid waterlogging.

Neighbours

The companion chart →

Grows well beside

Keep apart from

Feeding

Seedlings
Not typically applicable for seeds; for rooted cuttings, use a balanced slow-release fertilizer.
Growing
Apply a balanced fertilizer (e.g., 10-10-10) in early spring before bud break.
Flowering and fruiting
Maintain consistent nutrient availability throughout the growing season, avoiding high nitrogen.
How often
Once a year, in early spring.
Note
Excessive nitrogen can promote vegetative growth over fruit production.

Your grape, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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