Growing Vici grapes
The unusual Vici grape is characterized by low maintenance requirements. It is often used to decorate buildings. In appearance, it resembles a tropical vine. Most pests cannot penetrate the dense carpet of the plant, which makes it easier to care for.
Growing Vici grapes
Characteristics of grapes
The ornamental Vici grape is used to decorate buildings or fences. He weaves along the walls, gradually rising up. Vici grapes are high. Its vines grow up to 20 m in height, which allows it to wrap around any wall. During the year, the plant grows 5 m. Vegetation lasts 5 months.
Plant features
According to the description, the Vici grape has the following characteristics:
- leaves are small in size, green in color: in the fall they begin to acquire a rich red hue and the appearance of tiles, which cover the roof of houses;
- the leaves have a smooth, dense surface with an average wax bloom;
- on one plant, the leaves acquire a different shape (round, elongated or heart-shaped);
- flowers are small, have white petals with red spots:
- the plant blooms from mid-summer to mid-autumn.
Description of the fetus
Small, round, triangular berries, purple. The diameter of each fruit is 1 cm. There are 2 seeds inside the berry.
The bunch is conical, weighing up to 1 kg.
The fruits are unsuitable for consumption either fresh or in meals.
Growing grapes
Tri-pointed Vicha grapes are picky about the type of soil. You can not plant bushes on acidic soils. The optimum acid level is 3%. Planting is carried out both in shaded areas of the garden and in well-lit areas. The difference lies only in the quality of growth and color of the leaf. Plants located in sunny areas are taller, their leaves are brighter.
To protect from the wind, grapes are planted next to the fence. Within 3 years, the stem of the liana is so strengthened that it is not afraid of gusts of wind.
Before starting the spring planting, they dig up the entire area. In the process of performing the procedure, weeds and their roots are removed. This is done for better plant growth.
The holes should be 20 cm deep. A drainage system is installed at the bottom: it will remove excess moisture. The drainage is sprinkled with sandy soil and humus (5 kg of sand and 1 kg of humus are poured into each hole). At the end of planting, the wild bush is watered with 10 liters of warm water and tamped well. The distance between the bushes should be 2 m, and between the rows - 2.5 m.
Plant care
The plant needs annual pruning
Vich grapes are watered at monthly intervals. If the plant is grown in hot climates (central and southern regions of the country), the interval is shortened to 2 weeks. It is better to water the plant in the morning, while the sun is not high. 10 liters of warm water are poured under each tri-pointed bush. After 2-3 days, the soil is loosened and all weeds are destroyed.
Features of feeding
Tri-pointed Vici grapes need high-quality feeding.20 days after planting, nitrophoska is applied under the plants (100 g for each bush). During the period of active growth, top dressing consists in the use of phosphorus components (40 g of superphosphate per 10 l of water). When the fruit is ovary, the bushes are watered with a solution of ammonium nitrate (30 g of the drug per 10 l of water).
Pruning
The shoots of the Vici variety require annual pruning to form bushes. In the summer, green shoots are removed, in the fall, all diseased and damaged areas are cut off. The desired number of eyes is left on each shoot.
In late autumn, the whole plant is covered with plastic wrap or agrofibre so that frost does not disturb the structure of the bush.
Diseases and pests
Vicha grapes are resistant to most diseases and pests, but often the crop infects aphids or midges. A solution of the drug "Oxyhom" or "Khomus" (50 g per 10 liters of water) helps to get rid of aphids. They cope with midges by spraying with a solution of wood ash (200 g per 10 liters of water). Spraying is carried out at intervals of 14 days.
The variety is often affected by gray mold and powdery mildew. Regent solution (10 g per 10 l of water) helps to get rid of gray rot, and manganese solution (5 g per 10 l of water) in the fight against powdery mildew.
As a preventive measure, weeds are removed, on which parasite eggs or disease bacteria often accumulate. Also, the site is sprayed daily with copper sulfate (30 g per 10 l of water).
Conclusion
The Vici grape variety is the best option for creating shade in the house. It is customary to use it from the sunny side to protect an apartment or house from the sun. Caring for this wild crop is simple, so even beginners grow it.
It is required to regularly remove shoots that have been knocked out of the general structure, to water in hot weather, to protect the plant from frost. This will allow you to grow a beautiful tall bush.