Pleven grapes

Pleven grapes
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Bulgaria
  • Appointment: dining room
  • Berry color: yellow-green, tanned on the sunny side
  • Taste: harmonious
  • Ripening period: early
  • Frost resistance, ° C: -15
  • Bunch weight, g: 222-307
  • Flower type: bisexual
  • Density of the bunch: medium density and loose
  • Skin: thick, with a dense waxy coating
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Pleven grapes are in demand among gardeners all over the world. It takes root well in many regions, even with a fairly low temperature regime.

This grape is grown mainly for fresh consumption and is used to make Muscat wines. It is also good for making marmalade, various types of confiture and preserves.

Breeding history

The grape gets its name from the place where it was bred. It originated from a cross between Italy and Amber in the city of Plevna, which is located in Bulgaria.

This variety has several names - in addition to the main Pleven, it is called Phenomenon and Augustine.

Geography of distribution

Despite its high resistance to frost, this variety loves to grow in warm climates. For the ripening of a good harvest, the most suitable are the southern regions, as well as areas with a mild climate, located in the middle lane.

Description

Differs in great vigor of growth. Shoots are brown with a slight green tint. The bunches of grapes are small in size, but despite this, Pleven's berries are quite large. The leaves of this plant are not dissected, five-lobed.

Ripening period

In terms of timing, this grape belongs to the early. Begins to bear fruit in August. Under good growing conditions, the crop can ripen within 100 days from the start of the growing season.

Bunches

This plant has medium-sized clusters of medium density, conical, slightly winged in shape. They do not have a tendency to pea. The berries are very secure on the hand. The weight of one bunch can reach 222 g, and with good strengthening and 307 g.

Berries

Fruits are oblong, light yellow-green in color. A slight tan appears on the sunny side of the berries. They are quite large in size, each weighing up to 5 g. The skin is thick, covered with a dense waxy coating. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, crunches when bitten.

The sugar content is 157 g / dm3, acidity is 5.4 g / dm3.

Taste

It has a harmonious taste with subtle nutmeg notes. Has a fresh sour aftertaste.

Yield

High-yielding variety. Up to 140 centners of the crop are obtained from one hectare. Each bush ripens about 60 kg of berries.

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

Almost any soil is suitable for growing, preferably soil with loam or black soil. The acidity should be between 5-6 pH. Can be planted and not in open areas, calmly tolerates partial shade. Not afraid of windy weather and drafts. Pollinates and bears fruit in various conditions of detention.

He loves large watering, and especially needs abundant moisture in dry weather conditions.

Landing

There are no special conditions for planting, the usual scheme is suitable, as for most other varieties.

The seedlings are planted in holes 10-15 cm deep. The soil must be prepared in advance - loose and nourished with nutrients. For this, legumes or parsley are first grown on it. And you also need to worry about good air and moisture exchange.

For planting at the time of year, spring is best so that the grapes can take root firmly in good weather conditions. In the fall, he may not have time to take root before frost appears.

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

Pleven differs from many other varieties in that it is capable of self-pollination under various climatic conditions. It has flowers of both sexes.

Pruning

This type of grape care is produced every year. It is taken into account that mainly clusters are formed on shoots a year old. When pruning, leave a load of 35-40 eyes per bush.

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.

Watering

The variety loves abundant moisture, therefore, in the first year after planting, during the first month, it is watered every 10 days, during the second - every 14-20 days, and starting from the third month, watering is carried out every 30 days. Water consumption per bush is 10-20 liters. When it rains, watering is not carried out, waiting for the top layers of the soil to dry with a depth of 15 cm.

After each watering, the soil is loosened and mulched with a depth of 15 cm. A month before the arrival of frost, 50 liters of water should be poured under each bush.

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 carried out only in the second year of plant life. During the first year, there are enough nutrients in the soil for seedlings without additional groundbait.

By the spring, after cleaning the shelters, the soil is dug up and fertilized with muted manure. Fresh manure cannot be applied.

Before the flowering period of grapes, it is treated with a mineral complex, at the expense of 40 g of superphosphate and 10 g of potassium salt per 10 liters of water for watering one bush.

When the ovary appears, yeast milk is added. Sugar, yeast and water in the proportions of 2 tbsp. spoons, 1 pack per 10 liters, respectively, combine and mix until foam forms on the surface. The water temperature must be at least 35 ° C. 10 liters of solution are consumed per 1 m2.

Before wintering, the soil is fertilized with potassium phosphate 10 g and dolomite flour 40 g. Usually, watering and feeding are combined with each other.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

Not too hardy variety. It takes root in the northern regions of the country, but there it requires additional shelter for the winter. Poorly tolerates cold winters without snow. Therefore, in such a climate, he needs additional care.

In order for this variety to tolerate severe cold well, it is tilted and placed in the furrows, sprinkled with earth on all sides and covered with special material. Sometimes a shelter created from boards is laid under the material. In such conditions, the grapes tolerate wintering well and give a rich harvest.

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

Diseases and pests

A very disease-resistant grape variety. This is its main disadvantage. It has an average resistance to leaf phylloxera - 4 points. Only 2 points of resistance to gray rot. The immunity to other diseases is even lower.

For the prevention of diseases, the upper part of the grapes is treated with "Fundazol". The solution for use is prepared at the rate of 1 to 1 of the drug and water. Use 1.5 liters of solution per square meter. 3 treatments are required with this agent with a time interval of 10 days.

If the plant is already infected with oidium or mildew, it is necessary to prune the diseased shoots. The cut off affected parts are removed from the landing area. The soil is cultivated, and at high humidity, the top layer of soil is removed and a new one is poured, mixed with sand and peat.

To scare away birds and keep the berries on the bunch, put on small cloth bags. And the bushes themselves are fenced off with cells.

Storage

According to its properties, the variety is suitable for long-term storage. It has high rates of transportability and keeping quality, which makes it an excellent variety for growing in industrial conditions for sale.

Review overview

From the reviews on this variety, it can be noted that, despite the low resistance to diseases indicated in the sources, in practice, in some cases, it is almost not exposed to diseases. Produces a good harvest consistently.

Unpretentious care. Suitable for growing in private plots. It is possible to grow it even to a summer resident without special professional skills. It makes excellent confectionery products with excellent taste.

The Pleven grape is an excellent variety that does not require complex care, suitable for growing beginners, but also well-established in industrial cultivation due to its commercial characteristics.

General characteristics
Authors
Bulgaria
Appeared when crossing
Italy x Amber
Appointment
dining room
Yield
high-yielding
Transportability
Yes
Bunches
Bunch shape
conical, often winged
Density of the bunch
medium density and loose
Bunch weight, g
222-307
Berries
Berry color
yellow-green, tanned on the sunny side
Taste
harmonious
Sugar, g / dm³
157
Acidity, g / dm³
5,4
Skin
thick, with a dense waxy coating
Pulp
crispy, fleshy
Berry shape
oblong
Berry weight, g
4-5
Berry size
large
Growing
Frost resistance, ° C
-15
Flower type
bisexual
The power of growth
vigorous
Resistance to fungal diseases
unstable
Resistance to gray rot, points
2 points (stability)
Resistance to leaf phylloxera, points
4 points (susceptibility)
Maturation
Ripening period
early
Reviews
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