Farming is the first occupation of man, and gardening is an integral part of it. One of the first cultivated plants was grapes.
One and the same grape variety may have several names, valuable varieties are exported from one country to another, where they get, along with the old, a new name, which is gradually taking root.
Breeders, having received a new variety, give it a double name.
On the territory of Russia, almost everywhere, not only in the European part, but also on Far East and even in Siberiagrows frost-resistant grapes Beauty of the north.
This is a table variety, eaten fresh, in color refers to the white varieties.
White table varieties are also Delight White, Alexander and Husayne White.
Grapes Beauty of the North: variety description
The cluster is large, has the shape of a cone, is branched, the berry is large, light-colored, has a pleasant taste, juicy.
Large clusters demonstrate and Original, Karmakod and Ataman Pavlyuk.
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Photos of grapes Krasa north:
Breeding history
The beauty of the north was obtained by crossing two famous grape varieties - Dawn of the north and Tayfi pink at the Institute of Genetics and Plant Breeding in 1960.
Specifications
The beauty of the north is a fruitful, frost-resistant grape variety that ripens early and is stable during transportation. High content folic acid makes it curative.
Black Panther, Princess Olga and Russian Concord are also distinguished by their healing properties.
With excessive moisture, the berries can be long on the bushes and do not deteriorate. Sort resistant to gray rot, the berries do not crack. Beauty of the north withstands cold to -28 degrees.
Amethyst, Valery Voevoda and Valek also require shelter for the winter.
Diseases and pests
The beauty of the north is susceptible to mildew and oidium.
Mildew is also known as downy mildew, the fungus appears on the back of the leaf in early summer, multiplying, it destroys the leaves and the plant can be left without any.
For this, Bordeaux liquid is used, the first treatment is carried out in May, then, after the appearance of several diseased leaves, the following spraying is carried out.
Use other solutions: kuprostat, champion, copper sulfate. Good results are given by chemical preparations: radomil, saprol, strosby, acrobat. Spray the plants need to rain.
Oidium (powdery mildew of grapes). The berries in this disease rot and fall, feel an unpleasant smell. Against oidium, spraying with colloidal sulfur and preparations is also used: soon, with topaz.
Do not forget about the prevention of such common grape diseases as anthracnose, chlorosis, bacteriosis, rubella and bacterial cancer.
Grapes have two more enemies: wasps and birds. Against the birds, modern means were added to the usual nets and bullets: the birds do not tolerate the sounds of certain frequencies, and devices reproducing these sounds appeared in the gardens.
It is more difficult to fight the wasps; at the end of the summer they begin to consume fresh fruit and turn into pests of the new crop. There are two ways to fight this enemy: the destruction of the wasp nests and the installation of special wasp traps.
Nests are found, treated with a means to combat wasps, then burned. For traps, containers are used, for example, plastic bottles: syrup with poison is poured into them, branches are inserted so that the wasps can get to the treat, and laid out in grapes. The method is very effective.
55 years Gardeners of our country and Ukraine grow the Beauty of the North grapes, love this variety for its unpretentiousness and yield, for the juicy taste of its berries, for its medicinal properties. The gardener knows, the Beauty of the North will not let you down, will give an excellent harvest.
Among unpretentious varieties also worth paying attention to the Delight perfect, Denisovsky and Aleshenkin gift.
