Lucille grape

Lucille grape
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: USA
  • Appointment: universal
  • Berry color: pink
  • Taste: sweet with sourness, with citron-nutmeg aroma
  • Ripening period: early
  • Ripening period, days: 120
  • Frost resistance, ° C: -35
  • Name synonyms: Lucile, Lucile, Lucille
  • Bunch weight, g: up to 200
  • Flower type: bisexual
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This variety is versatile. It is used for the preparation of wines, various jams, preserves and other confectionery products, as well as for squeezing juice. It is especially valuable for the preparation of marmalade due to the presence of a large amount of pectin in its composition.

Breeding history

The Lucille grape is a hybrid, one of the parents is the Wyoming variety. First appeared in the USA. In addition to the main one, it also has a name - Lusail.

Geography of distribution

It grows mainly in its homeland, America. But in the Moscow region varieties appeared - full clones of Lucille, they took root well and bear fruit.

Description

The bush has high vigor. The leaf is large in size, on the back side it tends to fluff strongly. Of its distinctive features, one can single out a good ripeness of the vine.

Ripening period

The harvest begins to ripen by the end of summer, it can be harvested in September. Such ripening dates are considered early. The entire bunch of grapes ripens completely. It takes about 120 days from growing season to harvest.

Bunches

Consist of medium sized berries. The clusters themselves are of a fairly dense structure and conical shape. They weigh up to 200 g.

Berries

The fruits of this type are pink in color, with a strong taste and aroma. Slightly oval. The flesh of the berries is slimy, located under the thick skin, which is easy to separate from it. The acidity is quite high, equal to 8-12 g / dm3, but in the presence of 210 g / dm3 sugar, the berries do not have a very sour taste.

Taste

It has a rich taste and strong citron-nutmeg aroma, with a light floral note. Leaves a sour aftertaste. Unfortunately, the wines made from this variety do not retain the natural aroma of its berries.

Yield

Refers to varieties with high yields. It has a good fruiting factor of 2.4-2.7.

The choice of planting material
Experienced gardeners recommend that beginners take cuttings and seedlings from those who made them from their vines and are professionally engaged in the production of such material.
You can evaluate the quality by cutting off a small amount of bark. When growing a bush from a cuttings and observing the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 90%, the high quality of the plant is practically guaranteed. It is possible to control the development of grapes at all stages.
Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 100%. The seedlings must be healthy. Pay attention to the absence of blisters, growths, or other signs of disease.

Growing features

Doesn't require special conditions. Bears fruit in various climatic zones. Loosening of the soil is necessary, it provides a good exchange of air.

Landing

A universal planting scheme is suitable, which is applied to many varieties of grapes. For planting seedlings, the soil is first loosened and grooves 15-18 cm are made.

Landing features
In order for the vine to give a signal harvest after 3 years, it is necessary to take into account many factors - from the type of soil on the site to the nearby plants.

Pollination

To grow Lucille, you do not need to plant other grape varieties next to it. It bears fruit well alone and does not need pollen donors. Since it blooms flowers of both sexes, which are well pollinated with each other.

Pruning

Pruning is done after winter to remove dead shoots.Or, within a year, when a disease appears, the bad parts of the plant are removed.

Pruning is one of the main grape care procedures. Depending on the purpose of pruning and the type of plant, the appropriate type of formation is selected.
Irrigation schemes
In order for the berries to be large and juicy, it is necessary to organize full watering and feeding. All standards must be adjusted for weather conditions and the rate of evaporation of the liquid.
With a frequent watering scheme, it is recommended to moisturize once every two weeks (that is, twice a month during flowering and the appearance of berries) so that the earth is saturated 50 cm deep so that the plant does not switch to superficial (dew) roots. This amount can be reduced by mulching the crop with straw.
With a rare irrigation scheme, choosing the age and maturation of the grapes, you can use the standards presented in the table in another article.

Top dressing

Top dressing is applied only in the second year of the culture's life, when the soil begins to deplete.

For feeding, humus and peat are used, and also rotted manure is introduced immediately after wintering. Fresh manure can burn the root system, so it is not used. Plants are also fertilized with mineral fertilizers.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

Possesses high frost resistance, tolerates low temperature conditions up to -35 ° С. That allows it to be grown not only in the southern regions. Refers to grape varieties that do not require additional shelter for wintering, which greatly facilitates caring for it and makes it available for cultivation by novice gardeners.

Shelter for the winter is a very important step for the preservation of many grape varieties after wintering.

Diseases and pests

Very well resistant to fungal diseases. Therefore, it is required to carry out the usual prophylaxis against powdery mildew and mildew. The plant is treated with a solution of "Fundazol".

From the birds, they build cages around the bushes or wrap the bunches in cloth bags to preserve the berries.

Storage

Stores very well and also tolerates transportation well. Therefore, it is an excellent variety for growing for commercial purposes. But there is a small minus that must be taken into account - the berries are prone to cracking.

Lucille is an American grape variety that tolerates cold climates, has good transportability and good taste.

General characteristics
Authors
USA
Appeared when crossing
hybrid with Wyoming seedling
Name synonyms
Lucile, Lucile, Lucille
Appointment
universal
Yield
high-yielding
Transportability
Yes
Bunches
Bunch shape
tapered
Density of the bunch
dense
Bunch weight, g
up to 200
Berries
Berry color
pink
Taste
sweet with sourness, with citron-nutmeg aroma
Sugar, g / dm³
210
Acidity, g / dm³
8-12
Skin
firm, thick, separates well from the pulp
Pulp
mucous
Berry weight, g
2-3
Berry size
average
Growing
Frost resistance, ° C
-35
Flower type
bisexual
The power of growth
vigorous
Fruiting rate
2,4-2,7
The need for shelter
No
Resistance to fungal diseases
high
Maturation
Ripening period, days
120
Ripening period
early
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