Description and characteristics of the Galahad grape variety, advantages and disadvantages
Grapes have been cultivated since ancient times. Tasty and healthy fresh, dried, canned. It is in the first place in winemaking. The best variety of modern selection - Galahad - a hybrid of three varieties of grapes. Despite its youth, the hybrid is popular with winegrowers. Grows well in different climates. Unpretentious to growing conditions, resistant to diseases and pests.
Breeding history and breeding region
Many grape varieties are bred by selection to improve the quality of the product. Thanks to the research of breeders and their activities, more and more improved hybrids are emerging.
These include Galahad, bred by Russian breeders of the VNIIViV named after Ya. Potapenko. The best variety of Russian selection in recent years. To obtain an unpretentious plant, the Talisman variety was pollinated with the pollen of the Delight muscat grape.
Description of the variety
Galahad grapes are popular in southern and central Russia. A promising variety for cold climates.
Tall bush. Over the summer, a powerful shoot grows from a small seedling. A high yield is harvested one year after planting. Normalization is required to normalize the load on the vine.
Pollination is independent, due to the presence of bisexual flowers. High humidity does not interfere with pollination.
In the description of the variety, it should be noted that the berries are resistant to damage by wasps and other insects.
The variety is intended for fresh food, making juice, delicious light or dessert wine.
Characteristics of the variety
Galahad is a modern table grape variety with an early ripening period.
Fruit
The shape of the fruit resembles an elongated oval, the color is amber. The berry weight reaches ten grams.
Taste qualities
The fruits are moderately sweet with a slight sourness. The pulp is fleshy, crispy. Differs in delicious taste and rich aroma.
Yield
The yield is high. The bunches are large, of medium density. The weight of one brush is 600 grams, with proper care it weighs more than a kilogram.
Features:
Features of the variety:
- Wasps do not harm the berry, the strong aroma scares them away.
- It tolerates frosts well - up to minus twenty.
- Keeps a good presentation during transportation.
Growing features
A distinctive feature is cultivation on flat terrain, unlike other varieties that prefer slopes.
Choosing a landing site
Grapes like a lot of light and do not tolerate gusts of cold winds. Therefore, it is better to plant a bush away from trees, not in a shady part of the site, in a place protected from the wind.
Choosing a cutting
When choosing a cutting, you should pay attention to the color. It should be light brown. A healthy seedling should not have spots, bark damage, breakage, signs of wilting.
Planting in spring
Two weeks before planting the cutting, you need to dig a hole at least half a meter in width and depth. Then organic and mineral fertilizers are applied. Add a layer of soil mixed with fertilizer on top.
Soak the stalk in water for a day before planting. In the prepared hole, make a small tubercle, install a seedling on it, carefully distribute the roots. Sprinkle with the first layer of earth, tamp the subsequent layers of black soil. Water well.
Care
To harvest a large harvest in autumn, you need to provide decent vineyard care:
- In the first two to three years after planting grapes, you need to form a bush, regularly remove stepchildren.
- To prevent damage to the vine in the first year of harvest, part of the ovary is removed.
- The vineyard is watered once a decade, in hot summer watering is increased up to two times. Pour three buckets of water under each bush.
- Spray with anti-fungal preparations.
- Monitor the cleanliness of the soil under the bush.
Diseases and pests
A dangerous disease of the Galahad grapes is oidium. This fungus infects shrubs early in growth. Some leaves are covered with grayish dust, growth slows down, deformation occurs. In early summer, bloom appears on the inflorescences and bunches of grapes, this leads to the drying of the berries.
If the bunch is covered with grayish-white dust, such a berry cannot be processed. Subsequently, the manufactured product will have a moldy taste.
Infection with mildew fungus can also occur, in rare cases - gray mold.
To protect shrubs from disease, it is enough to carry out preventive spraying with Bordeaux liquid three times per season.
The main pest of the Galahad variety is birds. They are attracted by the aromatic sweet juice. The birds peck only whole fruits. Having pecked a berry once, they do not return to it a second time, but proceed to the next.
The only way that can save the crop is by using mesh bags. They must be worn on each bunch of grapes.
Another pest is the grape aphid, which attacks the leaves and root system. It is difficult to fight infection, so it is better to carry out preventive work. In early spring and after harvesting, the vine and the soil are treated with a 7% carbamide solution.
