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In recent years, more and more amateur gardeners are trying to grow grapes, even in regions with risky farming. The main thing is to choose the appropriate grape variety, taking into account the timing of ripening and frost resistance. Today, even in the Leningrad region, Tason grapes are grown.
Of course, you should not buy seedlings, only according to the description of the variety or photo, without knowing the characteristics. We will present a detailed description of the variety, photos and reviews of gardeners in one article. And also tell about the features of cultivation and care. Just look how appetizing Tason grapes look in the photo.
Description of grapes
Let’s start the story about Tason grapes with a description of the variety and a photo presentation.
The variety is hybrid, the parents are varieties of Italy and Zoreva. In the taste and aroma of Tason grapes, notes of fresh strawberries and May honey are felt. The variety is mid-season, the clusters ripen in 100-110 days.
Bushes
The Tason grape variety is represented by a vigorous and voluminous bush with dark green leaves. Strongly dissected sheet plates have 5 lobes. Flowers are bisexual, do not need additional pollination. Berries are tied throughout the brush.
Berries
Clusters have a cylindrical shape, weight ranges from 500 to 800 grams. Tason grapes, according to gardeners, have their own champions – brushes, the weight of which reaches 1 kg 200 grams. The length of the berries translucent in the sun is 25 cm, the width of the fruit is about 18 cm. Almost all berries, weighing about 6 cm, are the same size. Peasing in the hands is practically not observed.
Tason grapes (description, photo, reviews of which our readers are so interested in) – juicy, with crispy pulp. The peel, although harsh, is practically not felt when eaten, as well as small seeds.
At the beginning of ripening, the clusters are greenish-yellow. In technical ripeness, the berries acquire a pink or amber hue. It should be noted that in the shade the bunches do not tan well, the coloring is not so intense. Bushes of the Tason variety at the time of ripening look attractive, attract the eye.
And this is not surprising, because for the sweet-nutmeg taste, he takes a fairly high place – 8,2 out of 10 votes.
Characteristics
- Tason grapes, according to the description and reviews of gardeners who grow this crop, are frost-resistant, tolerate temperatures down to -22 degrees.
- Clusters ripen together, stored fresh for a long time.
- If you can’t harvest immediately, you don’t have to worry, because even overripe berries do not crumble and do not lose their shape.
- Attracts gardeners in the variety Tason (judging by the reviews) stable yields, even in rainy summers.
- The berries make a delicious wine with a nutmeg aroma.
Speaking about the positive properties of grapes, it should be noted that the variety has some disadvantages:
- thick skin, which not everyone likes;
- high susceptibility to powdery mildew, oidium, mildew, but practically not affected by gray rot;
- aphids and wasps are the main pests.
These disadvantages can be easily dealt with if you properly care for the vine. In addition, in many reviews, our readers do not agree with the opinion about the grape disease. They note that due to early maturation, diseases do not have time to develop.
Cultivation and care
As we have already noted, the cultivation of Tason grapes can be practiced in regions with different climates, caring for it is not burdensome. Even in a short summer, he manages to ripen. There is only one caveat regarding the northern regions – planting grapes should be planned from the south or southeast side. Important! Tason grapes are a lover of sunlight, otherwise the berries will not tan, but will be whitish-green.
Grapes are demanding for systematic top dressing and regular watering. But you don’t need to fill the vine, it can provoke rotting of the roots.
Tason grapes can be propagated by cuttings, layering, chibouks and seedlings from the nursery.
Diseases and pests
Any vine, including the Tason variety, can be subject to diseases, it is also attacked by pests. Although grapes are immune to some fungal diseases, for example, gray rot. But mildew, oidium may well develop, especially if the vineyard is large.
Thanks to the timely treatment of grapes with antifungal drugs, problems can be avoided. But for this you need to monitor the state of the vine. The slightest change should be alarming.
In autumn, when the leaves fall, they must be collected and burned. After all, they may contain spores of diseases and pests that have settled for the winter.
Sweet fragrant fruits attract wasps and birds. Therefore, if you do not want to lose your crop, at the very beginning of ripening, it is advisable to put a gauze bag on each bunch, and throw a fine-mesh net on top of the bushes.
Preparing the vine for winter
Every grower knows that a stable yield depends on the health of the vine, preparing it for the next fruiting in autumn.
Tason grapes, if not grown in the south, need shelter for the winter. For wintering to be successful, the vine must be prepared. What is the autumn care for Tason grapes:
- After all the clusters are removed, the vine must be disinfected with special preparations from spores of fungal diseases. Most often, the processing of the vine and soil is carried out with a 5% solution of copper or iron sulfate.
- Pruning in the fall is also necessary. It is carried out with the onset of the first frost. Previously, the procedure is not advised to carry out, because the plant after fruiting needs to gain strength for wintering.
- It is necessary to leave only ripened shoots on Tason grapes in winter, the thickness of which is from 10 to 15 mm. Usually leave up to 14 eyes. Shoots that appear in summer are to be cut out, since they are not ready for wintering. Strong pruning in the fall is not recommended, because winter is ahead, you always need to play it safe.
- The processed and cut vine is removed from the trellis and bent to the ground. So that it does not rise, it can be fixed with metal brackets or arcs.
- Lay the vine on a pillow of straw, leaves or spruce branches. So that mice do not gnaw the grapes in winter, poison is poured onto the soil. What gives such a litter: in winter, air circulates freely in it, there is practically no decay.
- Spruce branches, non-woven material are also thrown on top, the edges are sprinkled with earth. At the ends, you need to leave holes for air circulation. Tason grapes are completely covered, especially in areas of risky farming, with the onset of persistent frosts, not lower than 5 degrees. Then a layer of earth up to 30 cm is thrown on top.
With the onset of warm spring days, the shelter from the Tason variety vine is removed, but there is no need to rush. As gardeners write in reviews, spring return frosts can destroy the vine.
