Grapes - a universal garden culture, which combines the ability to decorate the infield with a useful and delicious harvest. When choosing a variety for planting, gardeners are often lost in search of the best - unpretentious and easy to care for, but with good agrotechnical characteristics. If you are also looking for something like this, we suggest you pay attention to the grapes "Augustine", bred by painstaking Bulgarian breeders.
Grapes "Augustine" - a description of the variety
The grape variety "Augustine" is considered to be the most valuable due to its high stability and excellent food characteristics. Magnificent clusters of white, glowing in the sun, have the shape of an inverted cone, characterized by medium density and reach a mass of 400 g to 1 kg. Each berry has an average weight of about 6 grams, but under favorable conditions, it is possible to achieve better results. The leaves are solid, have a slightly rounded shape, the central lobe is highlighted. The flower is two-sexed.
The taste of the berries of table grapes "Augustine" is simple, many even estimated as rustic, but extremely pleasant - refreshingly sweet, the flesh is dense, elastic and crispy. Its high sugar content makes it possible to use it in winemaking - it does not need extraneous additives, since the sugar content during natural fermentation is 20%.
No less important quality of the harvest of "Augustine" is its good quality. The grapes are well kept, transporting without problems, and if a bunch of grapes are ripe before others, they can be left without risk of damage on the vine "waiting for comrades".
Agrotechnical characteristics of grapes "Augustine"
"Augustine" - a variety that resulted from the crossing of popular and time-tested species of "Pleven" and "Villar Blanc", absorbed the best characteristics of the "parent" varieties. Its high resistance is known to all who are engaged in viticulture, thanks to these features it is often called "Pleven stable" or "Phenomenon." And what is the phenomenality of the variety? Let's figure it out:
- frost resistance . Planting of fruit grapes "Augustine" can withstand a temperature drop down to -26 ° C - when the overwhelming majority of others die, because the cultivation of the variety is possible not only in traditionally warm regions;
- resistance to diseases . It is well known that vine plantations are often damaged by pests and diseases . "Augustine" also has high natural immunity and resists even fungal lesions;
- high yield . Providing favorable conditions, it is possible to obtain up to 140 tons of berries per hectare of area. Harvesting is carried out approximately in the middle of August, that is, the variety can be attributed to the early ones. The period of its vegetation lasts a total of about 117 days;
- decorative properties . The bushes of Augustine grow to about one level and reach several meters in height and
pleases the eye full of lush greenery, which is successfully used for the design of shady arbours.
Care for the grapes "Augustine"
Grapes of this variety are easy to care for, therefore it is recommended for cultivation to beginners wine growers, along with their popular "countryman" grapes "Moldova". It is often chosen by the owners of country houses for the design of the site. It prefers nutrient fertile soils and regular watering . She needs shelter for the winter. Practically does not require additional processing. The optimal landing scheme is 3 by 1.5 m, the fan molding and the multi-arm.