Grapes Complete Guide: How To Grow, Harvest & Sell Grapes In Farming Simulator 25

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to successfully grow, harvest, and sell grapes in Farming Simulator 25. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to optimize your grape farming operation, this tutorial walks you through each step of the process, from placing grapevines to preparing them for the next season.

Getting Started with Grape Farming

Before diving into grape farming, it’s helpful to understand the basics of attaching vehicles to machinery in Farming Simulator 25. The general process involves reversing a tractor up to machinery, attaching it, driving to your field, and then turning on the equipment while driving over the field. This method applies to most machines used in grape farming.

Step 1: Placing Your Grapevines

To begin growing grapes, you need to place grapevines on your field. Access the build menu by pressing Shift+P on PC (this is the default key bind). Navigate to the second icon on the left side of the menu and go through the following path: Factories → Selling Points → Greenhouses → Cultivation.

Once you’ve found the Grapevine option, click on it. Zoom in to the area of your field where you want to plant your grapevines. Click once to place the first grapevine. The game will automatically show you where to place the next one, and it will snap into place to form rows. You can continue placing as many rows of grapevines as you like.

Step 2: Soil Preparation – Mulching

After placing your grapevines, the first soil preparation step is mulching. Mulching involves crushing the crop stumble (old crop debris) underneath the grapevines. This removes leftover material from previous crops and prepares the soil for cultivation.

To mulch your field, attach a mulcher to the back of your tractor. Press V to lower the mulcher to the ground, then turn it on and drive over the rows. You have many mulcher options available—choose whichever suits your needs best.

Step 3: Soil Cultivation – Subsoiling

After mulching, use a subsoiler to further prepare the ground. The subsoiler is perfect for grape and olive farming as it prepares fields for the next growing season and can be used as an alternative to plowing.

Find subsoilers in the Soil Cultivation section. Attach one to your tractor, lower it using the key bind shown in the top left corner of your screen, and drive it over the soil between and around your grapevines.

Step 4: Monitoring Vine Growth

Once you place grapevines, they begin growing automatically. You don’t need to buy seeds or replant them. However, you can improve the quality of the soil to increase your harvest yield. When you walk up to the grapevines, you’ll see information displaying that they are growing, whether they are fertilized, and the current yield bonus.

To monitor growth progress, go to the map and enable the “Grapes” crop type under crop types. The color coding shows growth status: different shades of green indicate growing grapes, while orange indicates grapes are ready to harvest.

Step 5: Fertilizing Your Grapes

To enhance your grape yield, fertilize your vines using a liquid sprayer. Navigate to the Fertilizer, Spreaders & Yield Improvements section in the shop menu and select a sprayer designed for liquid fertilizer application.

To fill your sprayer with fertilizer, drive it near your liquid fertilizer storage. Press R (the default key bind) when your sprayer is positioned near the fertilizer to fill it up. You can spray your grapevines up to twice—either in a single application for double coverage or at different growth periods. Fertilizing at multiple stages can significantly improve your final harvest.

Step 6: Harvesting Your Grapes

Once your grapes turn orange on the map, they are ready to harvest. Navigate to the shop menu under Grapes and Olives and select Grape Harvesters. Unlike combine harvesters that output to the side, grape harvesters require you to reverse them up to your trailer. The harvested grapes dump out of the back of the harvester directly into your trailer.

You have several grape harvester options available. If you’re planning to grow both grapes and olives, consider purchasing the Gregois model, which can harvest both crop types. Otherwise, choose the grape harvester that fits your budget and needs.

You should also invest in Grape Trailers—specialized tippers designed specifically for transporting grapes, ensuring optimal storage and transport.

Step 7: Selling Your Grapes

After harvesting, transport your grapes in your trailer to a tipping point to sell them and earn your profit.

Step 8: Pre-Pruning for Next Season

The final step unique to grape farming is pre-pruning your vines after harvest. This crucial step prepares your grapevines for the next growing season. Find the pre-pruning tool in the Grape Tools section of the shop (look for the Provitus pre-pruner or similar models). After harvesting, bring this machine over your vines to pre-prune them and ready them for the next year’s growth.

Complete Grape Farming Process – Quick Recap

Here’s a quick summary of the entire grape farming process in order:

Place grapevines on your field using the build menu (Shift+P)

Mulch the ground to remove old crop debris using a mulcher

Subsoil the ground to cultivate and prepare the soil

Optionally lime your fields using a fertilizer spreader

Apply liquid fertilizer to your grapevines using a sprayer (can be done twice)

Wait for grapes to grow and turn orange on the map, indicating harvest readiness

Harvest grapes using a grape harvester, collecting them in a grape trailer

Transport your harvested grapes to a tipping point to sell them

Pre-prune your grapevines to prepare them for the next growing season

Conclusion

Growing grapes in Farming Simulator 25 is a rewarding but detailed process that requires attention to soil preparation, fertilization, and post-harvest maintenance. By following these steps—from placing your vines to pre-pruning for the next season—you’ll be able to successfully cultivate and sell grapes. While the process involves more steps than some other crops, the specialized equipment available and the unique mechanics make grape farming an engaging aspect of the game.

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