Grapes Long-awaited

Content:

The Long-awaited grape is a variety of early ripeness, its berries are very sweet. It is very similar to raisins. Its fruits are large in size, and the seeds in the pulp are either absent or not as noticeable as possible.

grape variety long-awaited photo

Long-awaited grapes: photo of the variety

Long-awaited grapes: description of the variety and characteristics

The long-awaited hybrid grape variety, it has the fourth class of permanence. The grapes were bred by breeders on the basis of such varieties as: 1) talisman; and 2) raisins Radiant... This variety can be used in the production of wine drinks. Suitable for growing not only in the southern regions, but also in the middle lane. Frost resistance of grapes Long-awaited not too high, can withstand frosts only up to minus twenty-three degrees. But it is important to note that not much lighting is needed to fully ripen the vine. This plant is quite resistant to drought and summer heat. But he does not like waterlogged soils.

About fruiting.

Long-awaited grapes bear fruit, only three years after planting. It begins to bloom on the twentieth of the first month of the summer period. Well pollinated, bisexual inflorescences. He brings his big harvest steadily. The berries are large and graceful. There are either no seeds at all, or there are two or three small seeds, sometimes they are rudimentary. It should be noted that this variety is early. He begins to ripen in about a hundred, or one hundred five to one hundred twenty days after the growing season begins. That is, by about the third month of the summer period. From one bush, you can collect from six kilograms to ten kilograms of ripe fruits. When cultivating the Long-awaited grape variety, you may encounter peas, but even its small berries will still ripen. A plucked bunch of grapes should be stored in a cool and shaded place. If the weather is favorable, they will keep in good shape on the bush for a very long time. Ripe grapes must be protected from waterlogging. That is, during rain and watering, they need to be covered with a film. If exposed to water, they can crack and then rot. And if you transport them, they will simply crumble. If the weather is dry and sunny, then overripe fruits can dry out. Many gardeners process all varieties without berries using a drug such as gibberellin... But this is not suitable for this variety, there is a great risk that the berries will simply fall off.

grapes long-awaited variety description

Long-awaited grapes: photo of the variety

In what territory and distance you need to plant grapes Long-awaited

For active growth and development, this instance will need four to six square meters. When planting several specimens at once, between the bushes, there should be a distance of one hundred, or two hundred centimeters. This variety responds positively to vaccination, and can also serve as a stock itself. Also a real variety, can be propagated using cuttings. They adapt and grow very quickly root system.

About possible diseases and resistance to them.

The Long-awaited grape variety has an average sensitivity to various diseases. But often he can be struck by a disease such as oidium.

Insect resistant.

This species has a high resistance to grape mites. Also, wasps, berries of this culture do not attract.

Description of the grape bush Long-awaited

The grape bush itself is Long-awaited medium-sized, but its vines are very powerful and massive. The grape clusters of this specimen are large enough, narrowed towards the bottom. One bunch will weigh at least five hundred grams, with an average weight of seven to eight hundred grams. But especially large clusters, under comfortable conditions and proper agricultural technology, can reach fifteen hundred grams, or even seventeen hundred grams. Such a bunch weight can be only in the second year, after the beginning of fruiting. The bunch itself is of medium density, even loose in some places.

Long-awaited grapes: photo of the variety

Long-awaited grapes: description of berries

On average, one berry weighs about twelve grams, the length is about thirty-five millimeters. The smallest berry will weigh seven grams. The berry is elongated, as light greenish as possible. The peel is as thin as possible; it is not felt during the process of eating. The pulp is fleshy and juicy, the taste is rather delicate and harmonious. The berries themselves are quite sweet, with a very slight sourness. The bones are very rare. One berry will contain from seventeen to twenty-two percent sugar, and the acidity is about seven to eight grams.

How to properly grow grapes Long-awaited

Experienced gardeners recommend planting the Long-awaited grapes in the spring, namely at the end of the second month. In the southern regions, this plant is planted in the autumn, but with good covering material. The site for planting grapes should be sunny, protected from powerful windy currents. In the landing hole, there should be light soil. In places where groundwater is too close, it is not recommended to plant grapes.

How to stratify a landing site

For a bush, you will need a maximum of four to six square meters. In the autumn period, you need to dig up the earth, and then add one bucket of organic humus and thirty grams of superphosphate there. You need to fertilize every square meter. Thanks to this, the root system of the grapes will receive nourishment for several years. If the soil is clayey, then the soil must be mixed with coarse sand.

How to prepare a planting hole for planting in the fall

There are several steps:

You need to dig a landing race, its diameter should be one hundred centimeters, and the depth should be seventy to eighty centimeters.
Fertile soil from the top of the soil must be poured separately to prepare a nutrient mixture.
At the very bottom of the planting hole, you need to lay a drainage layer, this will protect the bush from rotting.
After the drainage layer, a fertile layer must be laid. To do this, you need to mix fertile soil with organic humus, or rotted compost. It is also recommended to add five kilograms of wood ash and five hundred grams of azophoska. Wood ash must be from a clean wood, that is, not painted, not glued, not varnished.

How to plant grapes correctly Long-awaited

Long-awaited grapes: photo of the variety

There are several guidelines:

The planting hole, in the spring, you need to lay loose soil, and then bury the seedling there
The grape seedling needs to be watered, and the hole must also be mulched.
In the autumn, hilling should be carried out, this will help the bushes to protect them from frost.
If you took seedlings from the nursery, then they need to be soaked for twenty-four hours in clean water, at room temperature. And before the planting procedure, you need to dip the root system in a garden chatterbox.A chatterbox can be prepared from: 1) clean water at room temperature; 2) mullein; 3) clay.

When planting, the seedlings need to be deepened into the soil so that about a couple of eyes remain on its surface.

How to care for

The long-awaited grape requires careful adherence to agrotechnical rules. In order for it to reach its full potential, it is recommended to use organic as well as mineral dressing... There are several tips for his departure:

Do not water too often. Abundant watering should be done only when the berries are poured.
After three years of the bush's life, that is, in the fourth year of its life and development, you need to dig a small trench into which you need to fill in ten to twenty kilograms of organic humus. After a year, a trench must be dug on the other side.
It is necessary to make foliar dressing, using universal mineral complex fertilizers for fruit and berry crops, they must be carried out before flowering, and after.
Before the winter period, the grapes must be sprayed with a three percent solution of iron or copper sulfate, and then covered with earth. Adult shoots can be covered with dry straw, spruce branches, or agrofibre.
The long-awaited grapes for the whole season need to be sprayed about twice with the help of fungicidal preparations. This is done as a preventive measure.
This specimen can be fed with wood ash. To do this, you will need to allocate about three to six kilograms. Wood ash must be buried. Such feeding at the stage of the spring period will help strengthen the root system. And in the summer, it will stimulate the berries to be more sugary.

Pruning rules.

For the Long-Awaited grape variety, the pruning procedure is very important. There are several guidelines:

You need to leave thirty to thirty-five eyes on one piece.
You need to form a bush with a four-arm fan.
Its properties cannot be regulated by anything. But to carry out annual pruning in the fall, it is very important to leave eight to ten buds on each of twenty to twenty-five young shoots.
With the arrival of the spring period, you need to remove all damaged, weak, undeveloped, dried, cracked branches.
In the summer, you need to constantly remove the shoots that thicken the bush. This is very important for the berries. When trimming excess plant elements, it will be better for them to receive the sun's rays, that is, they will ripen faster and more evenly.
Excess sheet plates also need to be removed. This will provide better air circulation, thereby protecting the plant from diseases such as powdery mildew.
Excess milk mushrooms also need to be cut off, as this is fraught with the fact that the shoot may break. If the shoot breaks, the vine will no longer bear fruit.

Conclusion.

The Long-awaited grape cannot be called an unpretentious variety. But it is not more optimal among varieties with early ripening periods. Its berries are delicate as well as rich in flavor. Give your bush love and care, and the Long-awaited grapes will thank you with a delicious and abundant harvest.