Crimson grapes: planting and care

There are few varieties of early grapes, and even lower grades. But which grapes should be chosen by an ordinary amateur gardener who wants to plant a vine, which produces the crop of ripe clusters before the others? We offer to pay attention to the "Crimson" - an early ripe table grapes.

Description

"Crimson" - table very early grapes with beautiful and large, very sweet berries, which has good resistance to fungi and frost. The fruits of this grape contain almost no fruit acids, so children really like it. The grape variety "Crimson" (a hybrid of "Wax" × "Charrel") ripen very early. Its elongated, loose clusters with almost four centimeter elongated pink berries with a reddish or yellowish tinge look very nice on the bush and on the plate.

And the clusters themselves are large - their weight reaches 900 grams. The taste of "Crimson" is very pleasant: the juicy flesh of its oval, heavy (up to 9 grams) berries has a light tint of nutmeg and is very sweet - up to 23% sugar.The bush is medium strong, has large leaves, vigorous.

Breeding history

Often the breeding of new grape varieties is not the fruit of the work of specialists, but the result of popular selection or the work of an amateur grower. "Crimson" - the result of works V. Kapelyushnogowho managed to combine valuable qualities in this unique variety, which are especially important for the successful growth of the vine in Russia.

Characteristics of a variety

The main advantages of this early variety are the excellent sweet taste, high yield (up to 7 kg per vine) and, of course, very beautiful clusters that adorn the garden and the table.

Vine with tall, strong, evenly maturing shoots carries bisexual flowers - self-pollination avoids crossing. The cuttings of the vines are well rooted. The high resistance to cold of the "Crimson" - this grape tolerates a decrease in temperature to minus 23-25 ​​degrees, and this allows you to successfully grow it in the northern regions. Early ripeness also contributes to this - 100-110 days before the berries ripen, therefore the short and cool summer of the North is not a hindrance to it.

A particularly important characteristic of the variety is its considerable resistance to mildew (downy mildew), and the wasps, the unpleasant neighbors of every gardener, do not like “Crimson” - these insects do not like the dense skin of the berries.

This sort of fruit is relatively stable, but the density of planting is important - both the volume of the crop and the ripening of the grapes depend on it.

Description of the grape variety "Crimson" complement the photo below.

Agrotechnika varieties

In order to purchase planting material "Crimson", follow him to the nursery or purchase from a reliable seller on the Internet, it is better than trusting the accidents of the market.

Saplings "Crimson" soon take root, but if the root system seems weak, treat the seedlings with drugs that contribute to its development and more rapid rooting of the vine - "Heteroauxin" or "Kornovinom". Choosing the right site for saplings is extremely important.It should be noted that grapes are more likely to ripen and develop better on sheltered from the cold wind, sunlit slopes, oriented to the south or south-west.

Well-fertilized, light soils are better suited for planting grapes; seedlings in moist, poor and heavy soil, of course, will take root, but will grow poorly and be affected by viral diseases and parasitic fungi. The yield and marketability of the fruits will be affected - the clusters will be small, and the berries will be dull.

Recommendations for the cultivation of grapes for the northern regions:

• Planting is carried out by one-year-old saplings in planting pits prepared since autumn.
• Organic fertilizers are added to the pits.
• In the north, "Crimson", like any other grape variety, is covering.
• Shrubs are pruned either in spring and autumn, or only in autumn - twice.
• Be sure to carry out spraying the bush and make feeding in the growth period.

In order for the grapes to be healthy, and the harvest abundant, you need to ruthlessly get rid of weeds. Extraneous vegetation contributes to the appearance of grape thrips, itching (felt ticks) and cicadas. Weed control should be carried out only by mechanical means - pesticides that have not yet become stronger vines can suffer. But in the event that insect pests were found on the grapes, willy-nilly, it is necessary to resort to chemical preparations.

“Scarlet” is highly resistant to fungal infection and grows well in places that are too wet for other varieties, but during the growing season you must always take into account the weather and carry out preventive processing.

For the prevention of the appearance of the grape fungus, mainly contact drugs are used - "Champion", "Jet" or "Tiovit". If oidium, gray rot or powdery mildew have already appeared, you should resort to means such as "Ridomil Gold MC", "Kvadris" or "Acrobat".

Peculiarities of care

When planting the “Crimson” variety, it is necessary to take into account the fact that they form a strong bush, and it should not be allowed to thicken. If we take into account that the vine of this grape is quite vigorous, the recommendation to plant and prune bushes becomes obvious so as to provide them with sufficient area for root growth and sprouts - this will prevent excessive shading of the bushes in too dense planting and provide sufficient nutrition.

To stimulate the development of a powerful root system, katarovka is performed, that is, cutting off superficial (dewy) roots. To do this, remove the layer of earth from the trunk, cut off the thin roots and again fall asleep the trunk with earth.

Variety "Crimson" - an early and steady lookwhich is perfect for breeding in areas with a short warm summer period. At the same time, to taste it can compete with any southern varieties cultivated only in the subtropics.