Novice gardeners, for the most part, to the cultivation of grapes do not come immediately.
Very difficult, at first glance, it seems to care.
And as if specially for those lovers that they want to grow grapes, but they are not yet sure of their strength and are only familiar with the culture of viticulture from literature, a wonderful variety, Elegant, has been developed.
Elegant grapes: variety description
Elegant is a white table grape, early ripening and resistant to diseases, not a variety, but a dream of a true esthete. But not only the beauty of his milk clusters can look like a gardener!
By right, Elegant is among the top ten varieties in all respects, including taste.
Among the white table varieties are also known Delight White, Amethyst Novocherkassky and Arcadia.
The grapes are very sweet, juicy, fleshy with a slight nutmeg aroma. The berry is large, greenish-white or milky-white, egg-shaped. The brush of average density, weighing from 400 to 600 grams, conic.
The plant is weak or medium vigor, the vine is rather thin, the leaves are relatively small.
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Breeding history
The variety Elegant is bred in Russia in VNIIV and V them. Ya. I. Potapenko. This is a hybrid form, obtained from the crossing of varieties Frumoase Albe and Delight. Synonyms: F V-3-15, Timur, Elegant early.
Specifications
First of all it is important to say that Elegant - very early grapes. Its berries ripen at the end of July or at the very beginning of August.
The frost resistance of the variety is high, in the European part of the country it does not need to be harbored for the winter, as it tolerates frosts up to 24-26 degrees below zero. Productivity is stable, high, 80% of shoots are fruitful. Ripening shoots early.
Also early maturity are different White Miracle, the Pharaoh and Sangiovese.
The heat and drought of the Elegant variety plants are tolerated well, the variety is resistant to common grape diseases.
Growing up
Grapes - heat-loving culture. This should be considered when choosing a landing site.
The southern or southwestern side of buildings is best suited, fences or slopes, and the more sun, the better, groundwater should be located no closer than one and a half meters from the ground surface.
Light soils are good for grapes, but less suitable ones can be refined, drain off excess moisture, and make fertilizer. Organic fertilizers are applied during planting. Mineral is more effective to make in dissolved form.
You can plant grapes in autumn, in October, and in spring, in April. Very good, if the planting material is grown in containers - the root system is damaged a little and the plant immediately goes into growth.
Trimming and shaping a bush is also important, but not as complex as it may seem - Elegant has a medium growth power. In that case, if the plant is root-bearing, pruning and the formation of the bush is not required.
Pretty Woman, Pink Flamingo and Parisian also have an average power of growth.
Enough sanitary cleanup. But in order to increase the productivity of a variety, it can be grafted onto strong-growing stocks. In this case, pruning is done on 6-8 buds.
A young plant brings the first fruits in the second or third year after planting. The formation of a bush under the shelter in the winter is not necessary, the Elegant variety does not need it.
Do not require shelter and Crystal, Delight and Marcelo.
Pests and diseases
Grapes of the Elegant variety have high resistance to diseases, for example, to mildew, oidium and all sorts of rot.
This remarkable feature of the variety makes it possible to abandon the complex of preventive measures.
However, if the summer was cool and rainy, it is better to hedge up and treat the plants with Bordeaux liquid or contact-type drugs - Ridomir Gold MTS, 68, Quadris 250, Acrobat.
Protecting the vineyard from pests refers to those cases that can not be neglected in any case.
You need to start it when landing. The soil should be mulched. Moisture is preserved and weed germination is difficult.
The fact is that the weeds serve as a shelter for the grape-blossom, wireworm, moths, mites, bugs.
In the event that during the inspection of the bushes of grapes you find caterpillars of the biennial moth or grape variety in dangerous quantities for the plant, treat the bushes with one of the preparations developed for this purpose.
You will need to carefully read the instructions for the drugs before you make a choice.
Each tool has its own waiting period, the time from use to complete destruction, so you should focus on the time remaining until the crop is ripe.
The attitude to chemical protection is undeservedly biased, and we are to blame for this. We do not read the instructions for use carefully; we violate the dosage; we ignore personal protective equipment. Exact compliance with the instructions ensures complete safety for the person.
Being easy to maintain, resistant to fungi and frost, not too tall and at the same time very tasty and giving abundant fruit, Elegant can become the very first variety to begin acquaintance of a novice gardener with grapes. He will not give unpleasant surprises and will not disappoint the one who decided to plant him on his land.
Among the unpretentious varieties also worth paying attention to Aleshenkin dar, Delight Ideal and Giovanni.
