Avid gardeners and winegrowers are constantly looking for more and more new varieties of grapes for their orchards and vineyards.
Due to the different climatic conditions, not all species of this plant take root, because sometimes the bushes do not withstand frost of a temperate European climate.
But such a variety as "Blagovest" is suitable for any weather and soil and will delight with its delicious fruits.
Consider this variety of grapes.
Description of the grape variety "Blagovest"
The grapes of the Blagovest variety are the result of the work of the breeder Krainov VN, who crossed the varieties of Talisman and Kishmish Radiant.
"Blagovest" is early varietybecause it ripens in 110 - 125 days around mid-August.
Bushes grow well, many shoots bear fruit. Flowers bisexual.
The clusters are large enough, the weight can reach up to 1 kg, cylindrical or conical, the density is average.
Fruits are large, the weight of one reaches 10 g, oval, light yellow in color. The flesh is juicy, has a light nutmeg aroma, is fleshy, sweet, melts right in the mouth.
"Blagovest" can withstand a temperature drop of -23 23C. May be damaged by mildew and oidium, and also susceptible to attack by wasps.
High yield, the weight of berries from one course can exceed 6 kg. Clusters taken off the course can be stored for a long time in a cool place, transportable.
Merits:
- great fruit taste
- early maturation
- high yield
- high frost resistance
- long shelf life
- well maintains transportation
disadvantages:
- affected by wasps, mildew and oidium
About the features of planting varieties
Planted seedlings "Blagovest" can be both in spring and autumn, because the small fluctuations in temperature he is not afraid.
For planting lignified seedlings are used, the root system of which is well developed and matured enough.
Need a bit before landing shorten the roots (up to a length of 10 - 15 cm), as well as incise the escape, leaving two or three peepholes.
If on a sapling two or more shoots, then you need to leave the strongest. After this, the roots are dipped into a clay mash. Next, you need to dig holes for each bush. But, if you decide to plant the Blagovest saplings in the spring, then it is better to dig holes in the fall and fertilize the soil in them.
Under each future bush digging deepening the size of 80x80x80 cm.At the bottom of each pit, a mixture of topsoil (which was obtained when digging holes), humus, wood ash and superphosphate (approximately 300 g) is poured.
There are 2 - 3 buckets of ash and humus in one pit. The thickness of this layer should be about 40 cm.
If it was not possible to prepare the pits in advance, then this fertile layer should be compacted very well. Otherwise, the roots simply do not reach him.
Next, a seedling is placed in the pit, which is filled up first with a fertile mixture (about 5 - 10 cm thick), and then with ordinary soil from the bottom of the pit.
No need to fill the pit completely. It is better to leave some kind of hole around the seedling.
The height of such a hole should be at least 10 cm, and the diameter should be about 30 cm. After planting is completed, the seedling needs to be watered and mulched. As for the distance between future bushes, it should be at least 2 meters so that the grapes are not crowded.
Tips for caring for "Blagovest"
- Watering
Young annual bushes need regular wateringespecially in dry weather.
The first watering is done after planting, all subsequent ones should be carried out in 2 weeks.
The last time watering is done from 5 to 10 August.
In order for the soil to be properly soaked with moisture, you need to dig several holes 10 to 15 cm deep at a distance of 40 to 50 cm from the seedling in a circle. In these pits need to pour 4 - 5 buckets of water in a row.
Already more "adult" bushes need watering in the amount of 4 - 5 times per season.
The first spring watering should be done before the juice began to move along the shoots. If there was enough rain in the winter, you can not water the bushes. If not, then for each bush you need about 50 - 70 liters of water.
Similar watering must also be done 20 days before flowering. When the clusters have already formed, and the berries have grown to the size of peas, the first summer watering should be done.
On one the bush must go not less than 60 liters of water. The next time the bushes need to be watered 3 weeks before ripening. Before the leaves fall off, it is imperative to make a watering irrigation for the winter with the calculation of 60 - 70 liters per bush.
- Mulching
Mulching plays an enormous role in the development of grape bushes.
The first time a circle with a radius of about 40 cm around the seedling is covered with mulch immediately after planting.
As materials for mulching, straw, fallen leaves, plants Batva, etc. are used.
In addition to organic materials, you can use polyethylene or special materialsFor example, mulch paper. The main function of mulch is to retain moisture in the soil.
- Shelter
Shelter grapes for the winter is a necessary procedure. After all, the roots can be damaged by frost, which ultimately will lead to the death of the entire bush.
Therefore, the protection of grapes need to think in advance.
The most favorable time for shelter comes in the middle - the end of October, when there is no frost yet, but the temperature has already decreased sufficiently.
If the foliage has already crumbled from all the bushes, then it's time to “wrap up” the vineyard.
For this you can use both natural materials and artificial. Protect the bushes can be land, burlap, plastic wrap.
For shelter bushes need to bind, lay on the ground, fasten with metal clips, but before that lay some material (plywood, slate) on the ground so that the vines do not touch the ground. Further, metal rods in the form of arcs are installed above the bushes and one or two layers of polyethylene are pulled over them.
In addition to the film on these arches you can pull, for example, blankets. On the side of the covering material is sprinkled with earth to fix.
If in winter the temperature does not fall very low, then the bushes can be covered with earth. To do this, the bush is "divided" in half, each half is connected and fixed on the ground.
Vines should be carefully sprinkled with earth, preferably with a slide. If snow falls, then on top snow is poured on the ground. Thus, heat and moisture will long remain in the ground. Before the shelter it is necessary to make watering irrigation.
- Pruning
The most favorable time for pruning is autumn, the beginning is mid-October.
Shortening shoots is not recommended in summer or spring, and even more so in winter. Since the shoots of grapes "Blagovest" can form many clusters, this can lead to excessive load on the bush. Therefore, an adult plant can be left on average 25 - 30 young green shoots, that is, approximately 9 such shoots per 1 sq. M. food area.
Weakened shoots must be removed so that they do not take energy from healthy branches. On the vines should be 8 - 9 eyes.
If you need to cut young seedlings, in the first year you need remove the matured vine, and after - just shorten it. When forming a bush, it is enough to leave 3 - 8 lower shoots that bear fruit, and from 2 to 5 buds.
- Fertilizer
The key to a good harvest will be regular feeding bushes.This procedure can be performed no more than 3 times during the active development of the bushes with an interval of a month.
In the first year after planting, it is not necessary to fertilize the land, as the top dressing was introduced during planting. In the second year in the spring, before they are almost completely dissolved, nitrogen fertilizers must be applied along with organic matter.
This dressing is done with the calculation of 40 - 50 g of ammonium nitrate per 10 liters of manure solution or compost.
In early summer, before flowering, you need to feed the earth with zinc, moles of potassium or superphosphate. After the harvest is collected, you need feed for the winter, namely to make superphosphate and potassium salts.
If a drainage system was installed during planting, then fertilizing is performed through it. If not, then you need to dig around the bush small holes 30 cm deep and fill them with fertilizer.
- Protection
The grape bushes "Blagovest" can be badly damaged by wasps, mildew and oidium. Protection against wasps can serve as a special mesh, which you need to wrap already formed clusters.
Mildew leaves yellow oily spots on leaves of bushes. If gray dust appears on the leaves, the bushes are infected with oidium.
The methods of struggle are the same in both cases. 3 times the grapes need to be treated with fungicides (anthracol, gates and others). First, the bushes are sprayed, when the shoots have already grown enough (up to a length of 20 cm), the second time - before the flowers have blossomed, and the third time - after the end of flowering.
