As a liana plant, a grapevine is dependent on the support of a climbing aid. This applies to cultivation on the house wall as well as in the garden. How to build a trellis yourself.
The freestanding trellis
Sharpened logs that are 50 centimeters longer than the desired espalier height are required. Drive these into the ground at the beginning and end of the row of plants. From a height of 80 centimetres, stretch stainless wire, which is fixed with U-clips. The distance between the individual trellis wires is ideally 25 centimetres.
The vine trellis on the house wall
In order to attach a climbing aid for grapevines to the house wall, you need special trellis wire, possibly thinner stitching wire and spacers. That's how it's done:
- the lower edge of the trellis is 50 centimeters above the ground, as a protection against infection with powdery mildew
- use the spacers to fix the wire 10 centimeters from the wall
- the supporting wires on the trellis are 100 centimeters apart from each other
We recommend stretching a stitching wire between each trellis wire. Here, tendrils can also be tied to prevent them from dangling as they grow.