Grapes Tukay: description of the variety, proper care and feedback

Agrotechnics of a culture such as grapes, in the climatic zone of the central zone of Russia is significantly complicated by fairly frequent low minus temperatures during the winter period, as well as early frosts in the fall. For many varieties, these are uncomfortable conditions. But thanks to the tireless work of the selection specialists, there is a remarkable Tukay grapes, which easily tolerates all the hardships of the harsh conditions of the vegetative season in the central and even the northeastern part of Russia. It will be discussed further.

Grapes Tukay: a description of the variety, reviews

Grapes with an unusual name Tukay, recalling the memories of the Tokay valley and wines, is great for growing both in the south, and in the northern regions and in the central strip of Russia. According to the viticulturists, this variety has the best winter hardiness from all other varieties of white grapes, so it does not frighten the Russian winter, the plant is able to withstand minus temperatures to -25 ° C.

Harvest can be obtained as soon as possible, spending a minimum of effort to care, since the berries are sung quite quickly. This variety was obtained by specialists of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Wine-making named after I. Potapenko by crossing the plants of the following varieties: Yakdon and Zhemchug Saba. From the data of the parental varieties Tukai grapes, the reviews are only positive, and inherited excellent resistance to low temperatures and the ability to ripen quickly.

As already noted, the grapes of this variety are sung very quickly. The period from flowering to full maturation is 90-100 days.

According to the viticulturists, the advantage is also that the winter hardiness of this variety makes it possible and the crop to tolerate the first frosts well.

Bunch description

The grapes have a conical shape, the density of them is medium. Their size depends on many factors, in particular, the conditions of maturation. But it can reach up to 800 grams. Memories of Tokaj wine, unfortunately, only a charming addition to the name. The berries of this variety are grown not for the production of wine, but are usually used fresh or in compotes.

So, the grape variety Tukay is a dining room, the weight of the bunch reaches 800 grams, a separate berry - up to 5 grams, the taste is light muscat. The plant is frost-resistant. Ripe fruit is preserved for a very long time both on the vine and during transportation. Do not deteriorate while neither their external data nor taste. For best preservation of berries, a temperature of 1 to 8 ° C is recommended, without noticeable fluctuations in the storage during the storage period.

Agrotechnics of this variety

Care for him is the same as for other varieties of table grapes. First, you need to find a fairly well-lit place for planting. A large amount of sunlight and heat is very conducive to both the taste of berries, and the external data of the grapes. However, the extremely high temperature (if the air temperature in your region often reaches 35 ° C) can badly affect the quality of berries. For such climatic conditions it is better to choose other varieties of grapes, usually with dark berries. The vine is cut off somewhere in 6-8 eyes. To the soil this variety is unpretentious. Therefore, any soil is suitable for planting. It is necessary to watch only that it is not overmoistened. Naturally, marshy and solonchak soils are not suitable. But the plant will gratefully appreciate the limestone, loamy and sandy soil. The variety is easily propagated by cuttings. They take root very easily. On the cuts of cuttings used for rootstocks, roughness is unacceptable.

Diseases

Grapes Tukay is resistant to raw rot. But prone to such diseases as oidium and mildew. He, like other representatives of this type of plant, suffers from raspberry pests.

Fight against oidium

If the Tukay grapes are affected by an oidium, an ashy color develops on the shoots, which emits a smell of fish rot. Inflorescences in plants affected by the disease, dry up, berries crack. For prophylactic control of the pathogen, the vine is treated with a 3% solution of copper sulfate at the beginning of the growing season and preferably in two stages.

When dealing with an already developed disease, it is also necessary to cut the affected vine. Those who want to receive organic products, in this case the Tukay grapes, experts advise treating plants with infusion of hay. For its preparation use one part of the hay, add three parts of rainwater (in no case you can use tap water!). The mixture is insisted for two days in the dark in a warm place. Then the composition is filtered using a rare cloth, bred in three parts of water and sprayed with this infusion of grapes Tukay. And the treatment must be carried out in the evening, since sunlight is disastrous for this remedy. Spray plants with this infusion should be regularly.

Mildew treatment

Mildew - a very dangerous disease of the vine, one of the most terrible for this plant. With this disease on the underside of the grape leaves a powdery plaque of ashy color appears. Soon the leaves get brown, wither and fall off. All affected parts of the plant must be cut off. But the best in the fight against this disease is prevention. And for this, the soil under the plants needs to be covered with mulch, add a moderate amount of nitrogen fertilizers, dilute the vine so that there is no stagnation of air inside the bush, and systematically scatter ash beneath and next to the plants.

Pest Control

Tukai - grapes, the description of which we examined in the article, - needs protection from pests. To protect against the encroachment of birds, various scare devices are used: sound ratchets, bright ribbons, and mechanical protection in the form of nets stretched over grapes. To protect against osts put sweet traps.

Certainly, gardeners who are engaged in grape work, a variety of Tukay grapes can not be left without due attention. According to their feedback, this is the most reliable in terms of winter hardiness white grapes, which can give a good harvest of delicious berries in a relatively short time.