"Brilliant" grapes: variety description and characteristics, growing features, secrets of high yields, advice from experienced gardeners

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Probably today, almost every experienced gardener interested in growing grapes has heard about a new bred variety - "brilliant". Although it appeared only a few years ago, it has already shown excellent qualities that make it a good choice for many gardeners. Therefore, it will be useful for every reader to know more about the "brilliant" grape variety.

Description of vines and brushes

When ripe, the vine is gaining strength rather quickly, so it needs to be shaped. Ripening of shoots occurs at two nodes. Therefore, it is desirable to trim the horns. When forming the vine, you can also use a horizontal cordon. To increase yields, extra bunches should be removed in a timely manner - otherwise they will draw on themselves excess moisture and beneficial trace elements.

Autumn pruning of the vines should be done later, shortly before laying down for the winter. Then all the juices intended for the leaves have time to return to the roots, providing an easy wintering.

Giving a descriptiongrapes "brilliant", it is worth talking about bunches. They are very large - on average from 600 to 800 grams. The shape is rather conical, slightly elongated. The berries themselves are almost round in shape, only sometimes a little oval. Grapes are quite large - about 8-9 grams with good care. The color is very heterogeneous - ripe berries can be both rich pink and with large green spots, which slightly affects the aesthetics, but in no way impairs the excellent taste. The grapes “brilliant” owe their name to the pruin substance contained in the berries. It is he who gives them a small, barely noticeable shine.

The taste is very pleasant, rich, with a slight aftertaste of nutmeg.

Photos of "brilliant" grapes posted in the article will allow you to evaluate its appearance.

Useful qualities

Specialists and ordinary gardeners highly appreciate this variety for its high usefulness.

For example, berries contain a whole range of useful acids - ascorbic, cinnamon, malic and tartaric. It also contains fructose and glucose, making it a good choice for people with some forms of diabetes who are forced to significantly reduce the list of foods suitable for eating.

In addition, the berries contain flavonols - substances with antiseptic properties.

Finally, if you need to increase the amount of useful and easily digestible trace elements such as cob alt, iron, iodine, manganese and calcium, then you should addin the diet of the berries of this grape - they contain a large amount of these minerals.

Distribution area

Despite its recent discovery, it is worth noting the popularity of the "brilliant" grape variety. Reviews about it are left by both experienced experts and ordinary soda growers.

It was bred by Russian scientists working in Novocherkassk in 2005. The variety was the result of crossing "Victoria" and "original white". Moreover, "brilliant" received high marks from experts. The commission, which conducted the tasting of fresh berries, rated 8.9 points - a very good result. Moreover, it was this variety that was named one of the most promising for further breeding.

In the shortest possible time, this was confirmed in practice. Today, grapes of this variety are actively grown in different regions of our country, including those in which the plant does not traditionally grow. In addition to the Krasnodar Territory, vineyards appeared in many regions of Central Russia. He took root perfectly in Ukraine and Poltava region. The variety showed itself very well in Siberia, which is famous for its rich, undepleted soils.

High frost resistance

Describing the "brilliant" grape variety, its high frost resistance should certainly be noted. After all, it is this problem that often makes it impossible to grow such a valuable shrub in many regions of our country with short summers and cold winters. Now this problem is almost completely solved.

To start with, the grapes are early ripening - 90-100days. Therefore, in the southern regions of Russia, the harvest can be harvested as early as late July - early August. But even if the climate is very harsh, the grapes ripen only a week later - by mid-August, you can definitely harvest. It is very important that mature brushes can be stored on the bushes for a long time without harm to themselves (of course, if they are protected from pests - from insects to birds).

Can tolerate drought for a long time without needing watering. In particularly dry regions, drip irrigation works well, reducing water consumption to a minimum.

But the main advantage for most gardeners is high frost resistance. Bushes easily tolerate temperatures down to -23 ° C without harm to themselves. For the period of wintering, it is enough to remove them, roll them up, press them to the ground and cover them with polyethylene. Wrapping, like other varieties, is optional. Snow, covering polyethylene with a thick layer, will perfectly protect against too low temperatures, providing easy wintering.

Disease resistance

Bringing "brilliant" grapes, experts focused not only on early ripening and high frost resistance. They also tried to create a variety that has good resistance to a variety of diseases. We have to admit - they succeeded.

The resulting grapes boast increased resistance. So, susceptibility to oidium is 3.5 points, and to mildew - 4 points. At the same time, the variety is completely not susceptible to pea, and the resistance to gray rot is very high.

Just a few common diseases may represent a bushserious danger. These are rubella, chlorosis, anthracnose, bacterial cancer and bacteriosis.

Alas, the high sugar content (up to 0.8% of the total mass of berries) leads to the fact that wasps love to feast on juice, causing serious damage to the vineyard. This problem can be solved both by treating the brushes with special tools, and by the preventive destruction of wasp colonies and nests.

Choosing a place to land

Like other crops that do not tolerate extreme cold and drafts, it is advisable to plant "brilliant" grapes on the south side of a house or other buildings to protect against a penetrating north wind.

An adult bush needs quite a lot of space, so it is desirable that there are no trees, shrubs and other obstacles within a radius of 1.5-2 meters from the landing site. Otherwise, problems will arise in the future - additional work will have to be done to clear the site.

In order for the bush to grow quickly and give a good result, the soil must meet certain requirements. It should be light, sandy - on such a root system it grows rapidly, providing good nutrition and high yields. But at the same time, humus and compost are needed so that the bush receives the necessary top dressing. The optimal ratio of soil and sand is 1:1.

But the bush does not like high humidity. The root system begins to rot, and the plant may die. So it would be useful to know in a timely manner the approximate depth of groundwater. If the index is less than 2meters, then you should seriously think about a drainage grid that solves the problem of excess moisture.

Hub Care

Compared to other grape varieties, "brilliant" is not whimsical. But still, if you want to get a rich harvest, you need to take care of the bushes accordingly.

One of the most important is the timely application of top dressing. Compost should be added to the soil at least twice per season - shortly after hanging, and also in early to mid-July, shortly before the time when the brushes will gain size and flavor.

Some experts recommend using mulch. Almost any material will do - needles, small sawdust, dry grass and even shredded paper. However, it should be used deliberately, laying no earlier than mid-June. By this time, even in cold years, the earth warms up well, and without this, the bushes will not be able to develop well, and the harvest will not be rich.

You need to keep a close eye on stepchildren. It is not necessary to trim them, but excess leaves should be removed so that they do not pull useful substances from the roots onto themselves. Then the brushes will receive a maximum of minerals, which means that the harvest will be rich, and the berries will be especially tasty and he althy.

Main advantages and disadvantages

Now let's summarize by briefly talking about the main pros and cons of this strain.

One of the main advantages is the absence of peas, large brushes and very sweet, pleasant-tasting berries. They are great for making jams, jellies and jams. After harvesting, the crop is stored for quite a long time - on the bushes until the first serious frosts, and in a cool room without temperature changes - up to 1-1.5 months.

Strong berries perfectly withstand transportation without harm to themselves, which is an important indicator for many summer residents who have to overcome a long distance when transporting crops from their dacha to the city.

Finally, for many regions of our country good frost resistance is a serious plus.

Alas, there are also disadvantages. True, they cannot be called critical. The main one is the heterogeneity of berries in the brush. They can differ not only in size (sometimes 1.5-3 times), but also in color (there are differences from light green to deep pink). However, they are important only in cases where the grapes are intended for sale. They cannot be called critical for home use.

Conclusion

This concludes our article. Now you know more about the "brilliant" grapes - the description of the variety, photos and reviews provide quite comprehensive data. Therefore, each reader can decide whether it is worth allocating a few square meters on the site to grow this variety.