In the world there are a huge number of popular grape varieties. One of them is the Gift Zaporozhye. Grapes are table grapes and have excellent taste.
Grade description
This is a long-growing shrub, resistant to quite severe frosts and many diseases. Large fleshy green berries are collected in bunches of conical shape, having a mass of 700 to 2000 grams. In the upper and lower parts of the bush, clusters practically do not differ in size. The fruits are very juicy, with a dense skin and the taste of a ripe apple. They retain their color and in overripe form.
Seedlings after planting grow very well and give a high yield in the future. With good care, they begin to bear fruit in the second year. Gift Zaporozhye - grapes belonging to the mid-early varieties are very well stored and quite suitable for growing it on personal plots. In regions with a cold climate, bushes must be covered for the winter. Ripening usually occurs within 120-140 days.
Benefits
The grape variety Gift of Zaporozhye has a number of advantages, for which many gardeners fell in love. First of all, it is a high resistance to grape diseases such as mildew, oidium, etc. This grape is not afraid of rainy weather and frost, withstanding temperatures up to minus 24 ° C. Fruits of the same size retain an attractive appearance for a very long time. Cuttings root well when planted.
The disadvantages of the variety include only the need for very careful transportation. Bunches should be placed only in one row, so that during transportation the berries do not come off the comb.
Do not forget that Gift Zaporizhia grapes will reveal all their advantages when it is grown in accordance with all the recommendations of specialists.
Landing
When starting to plant grapes, you need to take care of preparing the place where the bush will be placed. It is desirable that it is well lit by the sun. Landing is mainly done in the spring. The soil must be fertilized, clean the site of weeds. Then a landing pit is prepared, its width is about 1 m, and the depth depends on the root system of the seedling. A drainage layer is necessarily laid at the bottom. As it can be used broken brick, river sand, gravel. Then a mound of earth is poured with the addition of humus, superphosphate and potassium chloride.
The seedling is carefully placed on the knoll and, pouring a bucket of water under the roots, it is covered with a soil mixture. Having planted a plant, it is necessary to water it again abundantly, attach it to a stable peg and cut it, leaving only 3 shoots on each branch.
Care Features
Like all other plants, grapes need watering, especially if the summer is dry. Top dressing is added with water to improve growth. This may be slurry or a special garden mixture of fertilizers.
Gift Zaporozhye - grapes that need regular pruning. This must be done in order to ensure healthy plant growth. The pruning procedure is performed 2 weeks after the leaves fall. The main thing is that at this time the air temperature does not fall below minus 4 ° C, otherwise the branches may break. Young shoots are removed at about 50 cm from the soil. Side stepsons are cut off.
It is also necessary to remove the lower shoot that has grown outside the sleeve; only 3-4 eyes can be left on it. The upper shoot, which will subsequently become a fruit arrow, is cut to 7-12 eyes. In order for the wounds to grow faster after circumcision , the cut must be done on the inside of the shoot. Otherwise, the sap flow may decrease, which will negatively affect the further harvest.
Only if all the rules of care are followed, the gift of Zaporizhia will become a real pride of the garden - grapes that even a beginner gardener can grow.