Vodogray grapes
Gardeners who grow Vodogray grapes admire the large and juicy fruits. With proper care, this variety can produce crops almost every year.
Vodogray grapes
Characteristics of grapes
The Vodohrai grape variety is famous for its large berries. Their weight ranges from 500 g to 1 kg.
The variety, according to the description, does not require pollinators and goes well with other species. The annual yield of grapes is approximately 120-180 grams per bunch. The period from the beginning of flowering to the ripening of the berries lasts 125 days.
Advantages of the Vodograi variety:
- exquisite taste;
- constant yield.
Disadvantages:
- average transportation;
- small bunches;
- poor resistance to cold weather.
Description of fruits
Vine bushes are vigorous and have a distinct root system. The foliage is a small dissected five-lobed shape. Annual branches are light brown in color, while vegetative branches are red-green.
The berries are oval, pink in color, which depends on the correct watering and the number of sunny days. The skin is firm and has a fleshy flesh that tastes like nutmeg. The berry weighs about 12 g, the length is about 34 mm, and the width is 20 mm. Subacidity - from 6 to 7 g / l, sweetness - from 18 to 20 g / 100 ml.
Growing grapes
The grapes should be covered for the winter because they are not hardy. The culture is kept up to -21 ° C. A well-known and practical way to preserve the plant is to sprinkle it with soil or wrap the vines with plastic.
Due to the intolerance of frost and cold weather, it is better to plant Vodogray in the spring. Weak branches that were planted in the fall may simply not survive the winter.
Landing in the soil
The plant grows well in moist soil
According to the description, this species is unpretentious to the ground, but grows better and bears fruit in sufficiently moist soil. Whenever possible, the plant is regularly watered and the soil is drained, depending on the weather.
Fertilizer
Every year it is necessary to make potash, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers. Organic fertilizer is used every 2-3 years, adding ammonium sulfate to it.
Watering
This variety loves moisture. Watering is carried out in the spring, before flowering buds, and then before blooming and after its completion. It is also necessary to carry out autumn watering before the plant is enveloped.
Diseases and pests
For prevention, you can spray with fungicides before and after blooming flowers. Bordeaux liquid will help fight these diseases. A fungicide will help solve the problem with rot. It is better to process the plant in the rain.
To avoid chlorosis, it is important to follow the watering regime. Excess moisture washes out all salts from the soil. The metabolism of the plant also depends on this, in which yellow spots appear on the leaves, but the veins still remain green. In this case, the growth of the grapes stops. If there is a big defeat, then the bush will die.
To cure chlorosis, you need:
- If moisture is exceeded, drain.
- With a large amount of lime, make holes near the bushes, 40 cm deep and pour in the antichlorosin liquid (10 liters of solution for 2 bushes). Spray the foliage with the same.
- If there is not enough iron, the bushes are treated with iron sulfate (0.5%).
- Fertilize with manure if the plant is grown on sandy soil.
- If affected by ticks, it is worth treating the bushes with sulfur pollination. It is processed 2 times with a pause of 10 days.
- The tick will not appear if the treatment against Oidium disease has been previously done.
When the berries are ripening, the rich smell attracts wasps and birds, which can damage most of the crop. To protect the grapes from them, you should pull the threads over the bushes and put mirror balls.
When fighting wasps, their nests are destroyed by burning or using insecticides.
Conclusion
Beginners in horticulture should start with the Vodograi variety, which gives a good harvest. If you take proper care of it and wrap it up for the winter, then the culture will increase yields from year to year.