Grapes "Strashensky": description of the variety and its features

Grapes are valued from ancient times, this berry is famous for its taste and juiciness. However, the purchase product does not satisfy everyone.It is much more pleasant and safer to use the harvest from your own plot.

Grapes "Strashensky" refers to a group of mid-season hybrids. All of its representatives are highly valued by farmers for their excellent practical qualities. It is worth noting that some growers know this plant under a different name - the Moldovan "Consul". A variety of areas where it can grow causes a difference in the maturity. It is important that the reviews about this grape variety are either benevolent or neutral. No one gives a negative assessment of this variety.

The harvest from an adult bush can reach 30 kg. Clusters are always large, on average they weigh from 1.5 kg. In a good year, under favorable conditions and proper care, about half of them are heavier than 2 kg. Each bunch has an impeccable presentation, is formed by round neat berries, equal in size to a coin of 5 rubles.

Fruits are usually purple, with a dark sheen, but sometimes black color is also found. One Strashensky berry can have a weight of 8-14 g. It is almost impossible to notice the peel on the fruit when it is consumed. Commodity and culinary parameters of berries satisfy most consumers.

Each bush of this variety is different:

• powerful development;
• large leaves pubescent;
• bisexual flowers;
• permissible load on escape up to 1200 g.

An important advantage of this plant is its excellent resistance to cold. Even if the air temperature drops to -24 ° C, the vine will remain intact and retain its qualities. Susceptibility to the dry period is slightly higher, but for some time the bush can live without watering. Corporate description emphasizes that the grapes immunity to phylloxera and spider mites is above normal. Mildew is reflected no worse than when using other varieties.

The disadvantage can be considered an increased likelihood of oidium and gray rot. Problems can create a long flowering that slows the formation of the fruits themselves. For the same reason, “Strasensky” is often attacked by wasps and various birds.

The best landing sites are those that are well lit by the sun, but not too blown by the winds. It is also important to eliminate the stagnation of moisture in direct contact with groundwater. It is recommended to choose the most even places for planting and ensure that there is enough nutrients in the ground. Planted "Strasensky" can be both in the autumn and in the spring. Regardless of this, landing pad preparation is of great importance.

If you plan to plant grapes in the spring, fertilizer should be added even when digging in the fall. The best feedings are humus and compost. Put 10 liters of organic matter (a normal bucket) and 0.5 kg of superphosphate into one well. If planting is scheduled for autumn, feed should be administered 21 days before. The size of the pit is selected individually, trying to place the roots in it as freely as possible.

The minimum width and length of the landing pad is 75 cm. It is impossible to bring together individual pits of more than 250 cm, the distance between rows normally ranges from 3 m.

Laying a layer of organic matter in the middle of the pit put a support structure. In view of the rapid growth of the "Strashensky", the support of a sapling initially benefits him. It is necessary to place a sapling strictly in the middle, straightening the roots and falling asleep with fertile soil. It requires a little compacted and water after landing. It is advisable to mulch the circle around the trunk.Then the water in the ground will last longer, and the probability of success will increase.

The precipitation during the flowering period may result in the appearance of small, underdeveloped fruits. Prevention of excessive moisture during the growth of the crop. Too much water can cause cracking.

The first 30 days after planting, you need to pour water when the top layer dries out noticeably. Having waited for rooting and the beginning of growth, it is possible to reduce watering. Adult bushes are usually watered only three times during the fruit season and once in the fall to create a supply of moisture on cold days. But these are approximate recommendations, because you should take into account the structure of the soil and weather conditions. Shrubs growing on the sand, watered every 30 days.

As soon as the ripening of the fruit begins, they immediately selectively cut the clusters. An overloaded plant does not grow well, and as a result a rich but insufficient quality crop is obtained. It is necessary to remember about the heterogeneity of ripening typical for this variety. Often the top of a cluster ripens when it is still completely green below. You can eliminate this by cutting a third of the brush when tying the berries. But the stepchildren must be left, because the appearance of the leaves and the quality of fruiting depend on them.

The approach to pruning - as in other varieties, 4-6 eyes. Inflorescences with empty eyes should alternate. For the formation of large clusters emit the second level. It is important to remember that a maximum of 18 eyes should remain on the same level. Disease prevention is carried out by spraying (3 or 4 times during the vegetative period). Protection from insects and birds is provided either by traps or by covering the clusters with nets.

Despite the famous resistance to frost, with the likelihood of a harsh winter, the Strasensky grapes are best removed from the supports and sheltered before the onset of warm days. When complying with the norms of agrotechnology, you can expect to receive fruits within 12-24 months after planting. Since the flowers are heterosexual, there is no need to use auxiliary varieties for pollination. To improve the quality of the harvest helps the regulation of grapes. During the fruit season the stepchildren pinch.

The watering itself, although not too frequent, is produced abundantly so that the water seeps deeper into the soil. Cut "Strashensky" need in the fall, at the last moment before leaving for the winter. If pruning is done at the beginning of the season, the vines will “cry” and the plants will quickly deplete.

Drying of shoots can be equally likely to be triggered by both deficiency and excessive moisture. Noticing the appearance of brown and black spots, you need to spray the plant with magnesium sulfate (at a concentration of 3%). It can be replaced with magnesium chloride (0.75%), calcium chloride (at the same concentration), or their mixture with a saturation of 0.5%. Regardless of the drugs chosen, the plants should be sprayed once every 10 days, until the disease has passed completely.

Prevention of gray rot occurs in the usual way: by loosening the ground and eliminating weeds, instantly removing diseased shoots and grapes. Spraying a solution with baking soda solution (at a concentration of 0.01) or iodine (40 g per 10 l) helps not bad.

Mildew, or false-mildew, develops mostly from half of April to half of July. To eliminate this disease, you need to burn all the fallen leaves and dig up the area around the bush. Also helps trimming, providing airing, and the use of drugs based on copper. They should be treated with bushes immediately before flowering and 2 weeks after its completion.

Grape aphid, also known as phylloxera, can be stopped by preventive measures and the use of resistant rootstocks. In the case of the appearance of leaf-shaped insects help drugs such as "Dilor", "Etafos", "Aktellik". You need to process the plants twice: when the buds come out and when at least 9 leaves appear on the shoots.

Having detected the occurrence of wasp colonies, they should be attacked in the evening, taking care of their personal safety and preparing the most active insecticides. When using protective covers, they carefully check if they do not hinder the development of berries, or if they increase the risk of rot.

Note the following nuances.

• Strashensky can be crossed with stocks of the varieties SO-4 and Kober 5BB.
• The treatment of the plantation with pesticides should be completed approximately 30-35 days before the berries are picked.
• It is undesirable to bring the brushes close to the ground.
• The coefficient of ripening shoots reaches 4/5, and the coefficient of fruiting - 200%.
• The temperature of -24 ° C plant withstands briefly, long-term tolerable level is -17 ° C.
• The berries contain up to 19% of sugars, the amount of acids is limited to 0.008 kg per liter.
• In addition to fresh use, fruits can be canned, pickled, used for homemade wines.

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