Rilaines Pink Sidlis grapes: variety description and cultivation

Almost at every cottage in any climate, you can find several bushes of grapes, because this berry is universal, it can be consumed raw or processed to produce juice and wine, and the bushes themselves twist any designs, so they are easy to use in landscape design. To avoid problems when growing these plants, you need to choose the right variety. In this article we will discuss this form of grapes, as "Rilaines Pink Sidlis."

The Rilaines Pink Sidlis grape variety is a product of American breeders' labor created in the mid 60s of the last century.The most important moments in the description of the variety: the absence of seeds in the fruit and excellent resistance to low temperatures (up to -30 ° C), which allows not to cover it during frosts and grow in almost any climate. The ripening of berries takes from 105 to 115 days, which makes it possible to assign the Rilaines Pink Sidlis to medium-early varieties, which means that it can be collected in the first decade of September. Usually, a little less than half of the shoots usually bear fruit, while as much as 80% of the berries begin to ripen.

The weight of one bunch of such grapes reaches 300 grams with a mass of one berry from 1.5 to 3 grams. The fruits of this grape are covered with a very thin and delicate pink skin, their sugar content reaches 25% with an acidity of only 7 grams / liter, so the grapes taste very sweet and have a pleasant strawberry flavor. Thanks to this, he earned high marks from professional tasters: 7.4 for fresh berries and 7.6 for raisins.

The considered species is sufficiently resistant to fungal diseases that are destructive for other varieties: real (odium) and false (mildew) mealy dews, gray and black rot, common mold.

Because of its high resistance to frost, it is possible to plant the Rilaines Pink Sidlis both in the autumn and in the spring, the main thing is that until the most severe frosts remain for at least a month. It is better to plant bushes in a place that receives enough sunlight, but is also covered from gusts of wind. Almost any soil is suitable for this variety, except for lime. Before planting the seedlings, they should be soaked in water for up to 24 hours, after which their roots should be cleaned, carefully cutting off the damaged areas.

The pits for bushes should be square with a side of 1 meter, their depth should also be 1 meter. At the bottom of each pit, stone drainage is arranged, humus is poured on top, and only then the seedling is planted. In the process of planting the roots need to gently straighten. After that, the next bush is attached to the support and watered abundantly, it is worth mulching around it.

Due to the high resistance of the Rilaines Pink Sidlis to dangerous diseases, regular spraying of the bushes is not required. It makes sense to carry it out only if there are visible traces of a disease, especially with powdery mildew (after all, the variety is resistant to it, but not completely invulnerable).

Various insects and pests can cause the greatest harm to planting. To combat those of them that live in the ground, it is necessary to loosen the soil around the bushes with a certain frequency. Wasps, which are attracted by the sweet aroma and taste of this variety, can cause very severe damage to ripe berries. To combat Hymenoptera pests, it is necessary to find and destroy their nests in time, arrange “sweet traps” at a distance, and in the extreme case - spray insecticide.

The main care of the bushes "Rilaines Pink Sidlis" is reduced to their regular watering, rubbing leaves, regular watering. In the initial period of growth, it is necessary to carefully and carefully cut off all the mounds from the young shoots of the bush. If any shoots or sheets still suffer from pests or diseases, it is worth cutting them off.

Due to its remarkable taste properties and the lack of seeds in the berries, "Rilaines Pink Sidlis" is well suited for fresh consumption and for processing. At the same time, the processing of this variety is much easier than many other varieties, because it is also characterized by soft skin.

Bushes can be used for decoration of arbors or walls of buildings.

Most gardeners say that “Relinks Pink Sidlis” really tolerates cold weather (sometimes down to -34 ° C) and has delicious taste qualities, while the lack of seeds makes it easy to make delicious juices and wines out of it.Very good, according to both summer residents and tasters, dried raisins from the fruit of this variety.

Among the shortcomings, it is noted that, despite the declared high resistance to diseases, the bushes are still sometimes affected by them (especially those that have a non-fungal nature).

You will learn more about the Rilaines Pink Sidlis grape variety in the following video.