How to Grow Candice Grapes

Planting

• 1

  Clear a growing site for your grapes in an area that receives ample sunlight. Candice grapes grow best when they receive full sun.

• 2

  Measure the pot or container that houses the young grape plants.

• 3

  Dig a hole for each grape plant in your cleared growing area, conforming to your previous measurements. Space your holes 5 to 8 feet apart from one another.

• 4

  Remove each young Candice grape plant from its container and place it gently into a hole. Pack topsoil around the base of the plant.

• 5

  Spread 1/4 cup low-nitrogen fertilizer in a circle around the base of the plant. Do not allow fertilizer to come into direct contact with the plant itself.

• 6

  Water each plant, thoroughly saturating the fertilizer ring.

Growing

• 7

  Dig post holes for your grape trellis that measure 2 feet deep and 20 feet apart. Grape training preferences vary widely, depending on the gardener, but the North Carolina University Cooperative Extension recommends using posts 8 feet long and 3 to 4 inches in diameter.

• 8

  String 12-gauge trellis wire along each post, beginning at one end and working your way to the other. As you reach a post, wrap the trellis wire around the post twice to keep your trellis sturdy and capable of supporting a mature grapevine's weight.

• 9

  Water your Candice grapes frequently throughout their first year, keeping the soil moist at all times.

• 10

  Prune away weak shoots from each plant as they grow, leaving only the strongest shoot to climb upward to the trellis wire.

• 11

  Fertilize the grapes once each year in the spring using low-nitrogen fertilizer. The amount of fertilizer you need will vary depending on the age of the plant. As Candice grapes mature, their root systems spread out underground. Fully mature plants have a root system spanning up to 8 feet in diameter.

• 12

  Harvest your Candice grapes as they mature. Maturity depends partially on when you planted the vines. Typically, Candice grapes ripen in late summer and continue to produce fruit through early autumn.