Grape variety "Vodograi" pleases its lovers with incredibly large and amazingly beautiful clusters of fragrant berries.
This wonderful variety is ready to give a rich harvest of fruits every year.
To get it, you must take into account all the features of "Vodograi" and provide him with proper care.
What kind is it?
"Vodogray" is a table grape variety. He is remarkable excellent taste, excellent presentation and high yields. The variety is grown for fresh consumption and preservation. Table varieties include the well-known Korinka Russian, Lily of the Valley or Karmakod.
Berries "Vodograya" give a lot of juice, so it is quite suitable for the production of wine.
The transportability of the variety is average. Fruits during transportation are practically not injured, but tend to crumble with bunches.
Description of grape varieties Vodogray
"Vodogray" can be found in a surprisingly large elegant clusters, the mass of which can reach up to 1 kg. The shape of the cluster is conical, dense, sometimes medium-dense. Amethyst Novocherkassky and Baikonur are distinguished by the same beauty of bunches.
Beautiful large berries oval-shaped painted in pink shades, the saturation of which depends on the number of warm sunny days and the regularity of watering.
Pulp of berries with a dense skin, fleshy and very juicy with a delicate muscat flavor. Weight reaches 12 g, length - up to 34 mm, and width - up to 20 mm. Acidity "Vodograya" - from 6 to 7 g / l, and sugar content - from 18 to 20 g / 100 ml.
Small leaves have a five-lobed dissected shape. One-year matured shoots of soft-brown shades, and vegetative ones - reddish-green.
Grape bushes are vigorous and have a three-tier well-formed root system. Ataman Pavlyuk and Anthony the Great also belong to the vigorous varieties.
One of the advantages of this grape is bisexual flowers, thanks to which Vodogray, like Ruta or Tabor, does not need pollinator varieties and performs this role perfectly for other varieties.
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Breeding history
"Vodograi" is considered one of the best in the collection of the Ukrainian breeder V. V. Zagorulko, who bred this wonderful variety, crossing "Kishmish Radiant" and "Arkady".
The breeder Zagorulko is also the author of such varieties as Asya, Viking and Bazhena.
From parents "Vodogray" acquired enough early ripening with not very high frost resistance. It belongs to covering grapes.
The variety is successfully grown in the southern regions of Russia, in the Crimea and in Ukraine. For cultivation "Vodograya" in the middle of Russian latitudes will need a thorough shelter for the winter.
Specifications
"Vodogray" gives high stable yields every year. Its coefficient of fruitfulness is on average from 1.2 to 1.7 clusters. From the beginning of flowering to the full ripening of the fruit usually takes about 125 days.
Shoots varieties ripen almost completely. Clusters on a bush are formed rather weighty, which sometimes leads to an overload of the vine. Therefore, it needs autumn pruning. When shortening, it is recommended to leave from 4 to 8 buds on the vine. In vaccinations "Vodograi" is well compatible with most stocks.
The frost resistance of the variety allows the grapes to withstand up to -21 ° C, so it requires mandatory shelter for the winter. To protect the grapes from severe frosts, it is necessary to warm it with polyethylene or sprinkle it with earth.
It is important to ensure that the vine does not come into contact with frozen soil in winter. To do this, you can use straw, burlap or any warming material.
To improve the quality of the fruit, "Vodograi" needs to remove stepsons and shoots with weak growth, pinching before the start of flowering, rationing of the crop and partial breaking of leaves for free access of the sun's rays to ripening berries.
The variety responds well to fertilizing with nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, which need to be made every year. In addition, "Vodograi" - a big fan of moisture.
Watering should be carried out before budding, before flowering and after, as well as before shelter for the winter, not forgetting about mulching the soil.
Diseases and pests
Vodogray is resistant to oidium and mildew. The degree of its resistance to diseases - from 3.5 to 4 points. However, preventive treatment of the plant does not hurt. It will help the grapes to protect themselves from other possible diseases.
Well helps spraying bushes Bordeaux liquid and fungicides ("Ridomil", "TILT - 250"). Plants should be treated twice - before flowering and after it.
Due to overmoistening or alkalization of the soil, grapes can get chlorosis. This is due to the fact that the metabolism is disturbed in the plant, in which yellowish stains and spots are formed on the leaves.
Streaks on the sheet plates remain green. The growth of grapes in this disease is inhibited and in case of a large lesion the bush may die.
For the treatment of chlorosis The following measures are effective:
- If the soil has an excess of moisture, it is drained.
- If there is an excessive amount of lime in the ground, pits with a depth of 40 to 42 cm should be dug near the bushes and pour anti-chlorozin solution into them (5 liters per bush). He also sprayed the leaves.
- If there is a shortage of iron, the bush is treated with a solution of 0.5% ferrous sulfate. This should be done very carefully to avoid burning the vine.
- If the grapes grow on sandy soil, it is fertilized with manure diluted in two parts of water to protect against chlorosis.
Another danger that may lie in wait for Vodogray, - grape mite. In the case of mass destruction, this pest reduces yield by 50%. The mite is destroyed by treating the shrub with a sulfur-containing preparation or pollination with sulfur. Processing is carried out twice with an interval of 10 days.
If prophylactic treatment against oidium was carried out in the vineyard, the grape mite does not usually appear.
In the period of fruit ripening juicy and fragrant "Vodogray" attracts birds and sweet waspsthat can ruin a significant part of the crop. To protect against the attack of birds, you can pull strong threads over the bushes, install ratchets or mirror balls on the site, but such methods are not always effective.
There is a very good way to protect the harvest - it is necessary to provide the birds with clean water on time. In the spring or in June, you need to place a drinker around the vines.
Birds develop the habit of drinking water from drinking bowls and they leave the grapes intact. This measure will also help in protecting the crop from wasps, since the insects are not able to bite through the dense skin of the fruit and eat them only by other pests that have already been damaged, for example, birds.
In the fight against wasps, you should regularly go around their favorite places of settlement: the holes in the fence, the tapestry pipes and other places. Aspen nests are destroyed by insecticides or burned.
Very effective in dealing with wasp traps with small holes and sweet syrup inside. And the best way to protect the harvest are special bags, worn on ripening clusters.
Grapes "Vodograi" certainly deserves to become a favorite variety of the grower. With good care and a reliable shelter for the winter, he is able to generously please you with an excellent harvest every year.
