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Table grape varieties are valued for early ripening and pleasant taste. The Frumoas Albe grape variety of Moldovan selection is very attractive for gardeners. Grapes are quite unpretentious, complex-resistant, clusters meet commodity standards, although their friability and fragility are noted. Berries are a great dessert.
Characterization
Frumoasa Alba means White Beauty. The big name of the grape corresponds to the properties of the variety. It is a complex hybrid obtained from the varieties Guzal Kara and Save Villar 20-473. Frumoas grapes have an average ripening period of 130-145 days from the time of bud opening. In the southern regions and in the Lower Volga region, the first brushes ripen by the end of August. Sometimes in the descriptions, amateurs note a medium early harvest, which will ripen in 115-125 days. The vine keeps bunches until frost, delighting with a tasty harvest, which retains an excellent level of taste for a long time. In the northern regions, amateurs grow this variety with a covering crop.
Dessert grape Frumoas Alba, according to reviews, is often preferred over other vines. Its berries steadfastly endure the sun, do not crack in the rain after hot weather. The brushes ripen evenly, without peas. The high taste properties of Frumoas Alba grapes are indisputable, therefore its light amber crop is almost completely consumed fresh, as gardeners note in the description of the variety. The older the vine, the more intense the flavor of the berries. Grapes are easily propagated by cuttings, it is easy to make a lacy green summer curtain out of it, given its undemandingness and resistance to diseases. When pruning in autumn, several strong cuttings are left for spring planting.
Growers in this variety are attracted by a stable and generous harvest. 16 kg of grapes are guaranteed from one bush. With a good agricultural background, up to 40 or more kilograms are harvested from an old bush. The vine ripens well, gives from 75 to 90% of fruitful shoots. Clusters carry transportation, lying.
The frost resistance of Frumoas Alba grapes, according to the description of the variety and the reviews of gardeners, is quite high: up to 22 degrees. Under the snow cover, the vine is preserved even at -25 degrees. In the middle climatic zone, clusters ripen for a long time, especially with frequent rains. The grape vine of this variety is popular with summer residents and in household plots with resistance to fungal and viral diseases. Grapes are not affected by gray rot and mildew, phylloxera. The variety is immune to oidium, anthracnose, leafworm, spider mite.
Description
As noted in the description of Frumoas Alba, the grapes have medium-sized bushes. Although some reviews speak of a vigorous vine that spreads up to 2 m. Five-lobed, slightly wavy leaves of medium size, strongly dissected. The leaf veins are densely pubescent. The flowers are bisexual, always well pollinated.
Cylindrical winged clusters are large and medium, up to 19 cm long, 10-13 cm wide. By density – moderately loose. The mass of bunches ranges from 300 to 700 g, the average is 500-600 g. The record harvest of grapes of this variety is 1-kilogram brushes.
The yellow-green berries of Frumoas Alba are round, sometimes slightly oval. Medium in size: 24 x 22 and 27-28 mm, weighing 5-8 g. Dots are visible on the skin with a wax coating. It is of medium density and easy to eat. The pulp is sweet, juicy, fleshy, with an inherent pleasant nutmeg aroma and harmonious taste. There are 3-6 little tangible seeds in the berry. The sugar content is up to 17%, with an acidity of 7,5 g / l. The tasting score of the variety is 8,2 points.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to reviews, Frumoas Alba grapes are in the top five varieties that are easy to grow. In addition to this fact, it has many other advantages.
- Consistent high yield;
- Excellent taste, saturated with nutmeg notes;
- Preservation of the taste qualities of bunches and the appearance of berries that remain on the vine for a long time;
- Good maturation of clusters along the entire length of the shoot;
- Satisfactory commercial performance;
- Sufficient disease resistance.
The disadvantages of selection are:
- Average frost resistance;
- The need to normalize the load of bunches per shoot: no more than two;
- Susceptibility to powdery mildew.
Landing
In accordance with the description of the variety, Frumoas Albe grapes should be planted in a sunny area, on the south side of any buildings, retreating one and a half meters from the wall. It is better to plant cuttings in the spring, but autumn plantings are also possible.
- Between grape seedlings, the distance is not less than 2 m;
- Planting depth – 25-35 cm;
- The seedling is placed in the hole, tilting to the north;
- Sprinkled with earth, watered abundantly, then the root circle is mulched;
- The accustomed cutting is planted 15 cm deeper than the size of the container where it grew.
Kadoch culture
In the conditions of the city, amateurs plant the vine in pots, taking it out to balconies and loggias in the summer.
- The grapes of Frumoas Alba are grown in tubs, each year changing the container to a larger one;
- Attention should be paid to airing the room without creating drafts;
- The vine is fed with organomineral fertilizers;
- Preventive treatment of grapes from diseases is permissible with drugs permitted indoors.
Care
Frumoas grapes, as emphasized in the description of the variety, are easy to care for. Regular watering, rationing of the vine, preventive treatments and preparation for winter are the recommended care for grapes of this variety. Each bush needs to put a strong support and pull the trellis.
Watering
The seedling is given more attention, watering it moderately, but constantly for better survival. The old vine is watered abundantly during the spring-summer drought. Especially grapes need moisture during flowering and the formation of ovaries. Watering is accompanied by all root feeding of grapes.
Feeding
The harvest will be better if you apply the necessary fertilizers to the plant under the root.
- For Frumoas Alba grapes, it is advised to use water-soluble forms of fertilizer so that they are more easily absorbed by the roots;
- Take 50 g of potassium and nitrogen supplements for each bush, which fertilize the vines in the bud formation phase;
- Top dressing will be useful in the pea phase. Make complex fertilizers for grapes;
- Doses of organomineral dressings are used, guided by the instructions.
Rationing
The vine of the Frumoasa variety produces many inflorescences, but does not tolerate crop overload. The following year, the berries are small and tasteless. First, one inflorescence is removed from the shoot. The term for removing the extra bunch comes when the berries grow the size of a pea. Choose the best brush, cut off the rest. Usually the bunch located below pollinates worse. Experienced growers leave only one bunch on one shoot.
Trimming
Most often, for grapes of the table variety Frumoas Alba, a fan-shaped form of growth is used on a high trunk with a load of up to 22 shoots. Usually, a fan is first formed into four sleeves on a single-plane trellis. With this arrangement, the bunches receive the most optimal dose of sunlight, which they urgently need for high-quality ripening. In autumn, shoots are cut to 8 eyes, or short, which is preferable, to two or three buds. The total load on the bush of this variety is up to 35 eyes.
Preparation for winter
In the first year of growth, only one shoot is left in a young vine. At the end of October or November, grape trunks with lower eyes are sprinkled with earth and mulch, covering up to 30 centimeters from below. Such shelters serve as an additional guarantee of the preservation of the bush. Water does not penetrate through the ground to the root during winter thaws, and the grapes do not freeze. Old vines are bent down, laid on the ground, sprinkled with sawdust, leaves, spruce branches. When snow falls, it is raked up to the trunk. In the spring, packed snow must be removed.
Protection against diseases and pests
In autumn, after leaf fall, grape shoots are sprayed with iron sulphate.
With the advent of heat, the grapes are lifted onto supports, tied up and treated to prevent diseases and overwintered pests with Bordeaux liquid. Fungicides are used prophylactically at the bud stage, after the formation of ovaries and a month after the previous treatment.
Sunny fruits with a unique vitamin and mineral composition are good for health. Growing a vine and using its rich gifts is within the power of every enthusiastic gardener.
