Fascinated by the variety of grapes, every gardener is looking forward to the first harvest, he is waiting for a miracle. Well, how else can you call the appearance on the flexible vine of huge, wonderful beauty, brushes.
They are so similar to very large inflorescences of fabulous plants. And color is more the color of flowers than of fruits. So you can say about Rosalind grapes.
You can even think that purely for aesthetic pleasure gardeners breed this variety. Of course this is not the case, the variety is wonderful in all respects. Very good for eating raw.
Rosalind Grape: variety description
Rosalind grapes belongs to table varieties of early ripening, but, unlike many others, it can be on the branches for a long time without losing its qualities.
The table varieties are also Alexander, Pleven and Lily of the Valley.
Harvest can be collected in 117-130 days, counting from kidney formation to full maturity. They are distinguished by an appetizing and attractive appearance and a pleasant, not quite ordinary taste.
It blooms as a rule in June, it is noted by the fact that the berries do not differ much in size - evenly large, weighing about 15-20 grams.
The fruits themselves are pale-pink in color, elongated, and towards the tip they show yellowness. The flesh is dense, juicy, the skin is almost not noticeable when eating.
High sugar content - up to 20% with low acidity, due to this, the grapes are sweet. The clusters are even, conical and very large. The weight of one can reach up to one and a half kilograms with proper care.
Aladdin, King Ruby and Queen of Grapes are also high in sugar.
A bush of great growth power. It will look gorgeous in the garden due to the high vine, which will be picturesquely wrapped around a fence or a gazebo. The leaves are bright, green, rather large.
Frost tolerance is good - up to 24 degrees, which means the possibility of growing not only in the southern regions, has a good maturity of the shoots, is easy to graft, cut off on 8-10 buds.
Well tolerated minus and varieties such as Alex, Svetlana, Pink Flamingo, Arched.
The yield is great - 15 kg. from the bush, stable. Flower bisexual. Due to a strong root system, it takes root well, fruiting begins about 2-3 years after planting.
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Selection
Recently, more and more hybrid varieties of plants began to appear. Agroprogress did not leave untouched grapes. Rosalind variety is a form formed by crossing varieties Gift Zaporozhye and Fantasy.
Their descendant absorbed the best qualities, and brought Rosalind I. N. Voronyuk. The place where Rosalind was obtained is Ukraine.
How to grow?
Rosalind planting is the same as other types of grapes. The first step is to find the right place.
As with the cultivation of any grapes, it is best when there is a lot of sun and as little wind as possible. Almost any soil is suitable, except for swampy with close groundwater. Then in the intended area we make a pit 50-70 cm deep.
The colder the growing region, the deeper it is recommended to plant in order to avoid freezing of the roots.
The shape of the pit can be any. The soil with which we will fall asleep is fertilized with manure and mineral fertilizers. Pour this mixture on the bottom of the fossa, Set the cutting and fall asleep the rest of the soil (the seedling can be tied to a stick). For watering need 2 buckets of water.
It is possible to make planting both in spring and in autumn; this is for the choice of a gardener.
Diseases and pests
Rosalind grape variety has a high resistance to diseases, it is not too strongly affected by such terrible diseases as gray rot, mildew, oidium, which can destroy vineyards with whole plantations, causing great losses.
But how dangerous phylloxera for this variety, while not studied.
Phylloxera is a grape aphid, destroys vineyards in a short time, quickly spreading through the nearby bushes.
However, this does not mean that it is not necessary to carry out preventive actions to protect against fungal diseases with fungicides and insecticides - from harmful insects.
The most commonly used method of contact treatment is the Bordeaux mixture and various preparations of complex action.
In comparison with the system, the waiting time between processing and harvesting is smaller, it quickly and quite effectively destroys rowing spores, but here it is not very good for treating plants.
In any case, no matter what drug is chosen, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions for use, since all these chemicals are poisonous.
It does not hurt to carry out prevention from time to time against bacteriosis, chlorosis, rubella and anthracnose. Also big trouble can be threatened with bacterial cancer. How to deal with them, read the individual articles of the site.
Lovely pink berries, good resistance to infections, strong beautiful bush - such is the Rosalind grape.
Sufficiently resistant to growing in central Russia and endowed with high taste, excellent yield and rare sugar content, it will appeal to both beginners and experienced growers.
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