Gourmet grape

10 years ago, breeder Krainov V.N. crossed 2 grape varieties - Talisman and Radiant Kishmish. For its nutmeg taste and high tasting marks, the hybrid was named Gourmet. The collection of Krainov's selection achievements includes varieties of this variety - Flashlight, Graceful, Lakomka, Rainbow and Early. Plants are unpretentious in care and bear fruit in all regions of Russia.

Characteristics of the grape variety Early Gourmet

• Early, matures in 105-110 days.
• The leaves consist of 3-5 lobes.
• The bunches are conical, weighing from 500 g to 1300 g.
• The berries are oval, pinkish in color.
• The juice is not colored with pigments.
• Productivity - up to 8 kg per bush.
• The sugar content in fruits is 15 g per 100 cm³.
• The concentration of acids in berries is 5 per 10 cm³.
• Number of seeds - up to 3 pcs.

Gourmet Early Grape Description:

• Suitable for growing in private plots and gardens. In the northern regions, greenhouses are used.
• Pollinated from neighboring bushes with bisexual and male flowers.
• Harvesting is possible in August.
• Unripe berries are not ripened. Ripe fruits are stored for up to 7 months.
• Gourmet grapes are used to make grape juice, wine.

The Gourmet grape has large fruits

How to grow the early Gourmet grape variety

1. Harvesting cuttings. In the spring - before the buds swell - cut off shoots 30 cm long. During the day they are soaked in a solution of honey and water. After drying, the tips are dipped in paraffin 6 cm. To harden the plants, they are kept alternately for 10 days in the shade and in the sun.
2. Vineyard laying. Grapes do not tolerate transplanting well, so it is important to choose a suitable site. Preferably an open, sunny location inaccessible to the north wind. For example, you can plant grapes next to a fence or other bushes, the main thing is to maintain a distance of 2 m. Opposite the seedlings, they put a partition painted black. It gives off extra heat and protects against drafts.
3. Landing in the ground. Dig holes with a diameter of 60 cm, cover the bottom by 20 cm with a mixture of earth, humus and drainage, apply fertilizer. To do this, mix 3 kg of wood ash, 300 g of potash fertilizer and 300 g of suphosphate. A seedling is placed in the recess. A layer of soil is poured and tamped on top. Then 10 liters of water are poured, the earth is loosened. Ditches are made to drain excess fluid. On both sides of the bush, channels 1 m deep are dug at a distance of 60 cm.
4. Planting scheme and depth. About 2 meters are left between the rows, between the bushes - 1.5-2 m. It is permissible to plant strawberries or vegetables between the rows. For example, parsley will protect grape roots from disease.

The deepening of cuttings depends on the soil:

• 45 cm in clay and black soil.
• 60 cm in sandy soil.

How to water and fertilize grapes

The roots of the grapes reach 14 m, so the plant is able to withstand drought. But proper watering is a guarantee of a good harvest. In the spring, water every week with 20 liters of warm water per bush. From the middle of summer, irrigation stops so that there is more sugar in the berries.

In the spring, the plant requires nitrogen and potassium fertilizing. 20 days before the flowers appear, they are fed with a solution of 5 g of potassium salt, 10 g of nitrate, 20 g of superphosphate and 2 buckets of water. Before fruit ripening, nitrogen fertilizers are excluded.

Gourmet grape

Foliar dressings are purchased at the store. Or they prepare themselves from water, ash and herbal infusion.For better penetration into the leaves, sugar is added to the mixture. Bushes are irrigated with such a liquid in the morning or evening, when there is no direct sunlight.

Gourmet Early - the owner of 9 points on the tasting scale with a maximum of 10 points. To obtain such a crop, it is important to choose a sunny, windless place, water and fertilize on time. Fruits are harvested after full ripening, because there is no possibility of ripening indoors.