Features of Chameleon grapes
Grapes are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals necessary for humans. Chameleon grapes are useful for children and adults in any form.
Features of Chameleon grapes
Characteristics of the variety
The Chameleon grape is obtained by selection. 4 varieties were chosen for crossing:
- Arcadia;
- Atlant Zaporozhye;
- Glasha;
- Kishmish.
The hybrid turned out to be frost-resistant: it can withstand frosts down to -25 ° C. It has a high yield (up to 35 kg per bush) and good survival rate. A characteristic feature is the ability to long-term transportation, winter storage.
The Chameleon grape variety is early maturing. It takes 100-115 days to mature. The harvest is ready for harvest in the first days of August. Bunches remaining on the vine do not lose their taste until November.
The sugar level in Chameleon grapes reaches 18-20%.
Characteristics of the vine
Features of the bush:
- vigor;
- pomp;
- the presence of bisexual flowers;
- slight pubescence of the shoots;
- dark color of the shoots;
- openness of the petiole notch;
- bristly pubescence of the lower part of the leaf.
Shoots are slightly brownish, leaves with a characteristic dissection, five-lobed, with raised edges.
Fruit characteristics
Chameleon grapes have heavy and large bunches, their weight is up to 1.5-2 kg.
Description of bunches and berries:
- the shape of the bunch is correctly conical;
- berries are loosely attached to each other;
- the leg is treelike;
- the weight of one berry is up to 15 g;
- berry size - 32 x 28 mm;
- berries of the correct oval shape;
- the color of the fruit is pink, the flesh is orange.
Berries of the correct oval shape have a light protective coating of a whitish color. Their skin is firm and crispy. The pulp is juicy and homogeneous, without foreign inclusions. The fruits have a balanced sweet and sour taste.
Chameleon grapes are well sold in retail chains, due to their appearance, transportability and taste.
Benefits of the variety
The variety will delight you with a good yield.
Compared to other table varieties, Chameleon grapes have a number of advantages. Their description:
- rapid maturation;
- unpretentious care;
- high productivity;
- annual fruiting;
- balanced taste;
- no cracking of fruits;
- disease resistance.
Chameleon is a frost-resistant grape, the berries do not crumble from the bush. It tolerates transportation and storage very well. Salt and drought tolerant.
Features of agricultural technology
The Chameleon grape variety does not require much maintenance. It is preferable to form it on a high trunk, so that the supply of vines is larger. Pruning is carried out up to 10 eyes: this allows you to increase productivity.
Landing
Any soil is suitable for planting Chamelenon. He is picky about the composition of the soil. The process of planting seedlings begins in the last days of March.
The root system after the spring planting of seedlings is able to grow, strengthen before the winter period. When planting grapes in the soil in the fall, more careful measures should be taken to protect against frost and drafts.
When choosing a seedling, you need to look at the length of the rhizome. It should be at least 20-25 cm. For better growth, one shoot is left on the vine, the rest are cut off.
They are planted in a hole up to 70 cm deep, where a nutrient mixture is poured in a small layer. A seedling is placed on top, which is buried in soil. The soil around is tamped and watered abundantly with water at room temperature. The presence of a sufficient amount of moisture accelerates the survival rate of the seedling.
For the further development of the bushes, a distance of up to 1 m is maintained between them during planting. The first fruiting occurs in 3-4 years.
Care
Watering is carried out 1-2 times a month at the rate of 3 buckets per 1 sq. m.
Mulching after watering conserves water in the soil and maintains the correct moisture level until the next watering. It protects the vine from weeds. Any suitable and available material is used for mulching: cut and dried grass, burlap remnants, etc.
For a good harvest, you need to not only water, but also fertilize the plants. For this, mineral, phosphorus and potassium supplements are used. If necessary, add zinc and iron fertilizers. Green dressings, compost, peat, dung, etc. are good organic supplements. It is brought in twice a year.
Autumn preparation for cold weather includes good watering of the soil and protection of plants from the coming winter frosts. For this, the bushes are fixed to the ground and tied together. From above they are covered with prepared material: film, burlap, tarpaulin, etc. - and sprinkled with earth for insulation.
Conclusion
The high-yielding delicious Chameleon hybrid is suitable for both adults and children. It makes excellent compotes and jelly, fruit salads and smoothies.