Winning is gaining more and more popularity nowadays. Indeed, in Russia there are many vineyards where various varieties of wine berries are grown .
Muromets grapes are most often used in the production of fine wines. It belongs to the table variety, which ripens only about 115 days, as a result of which, in early August, it delights us with its juicy berries.
Bunches of grapes of medium density, large, canonical in shape. The weight of one bunch on average reaches about 400 grams, and with proper care it can reach up to 1 kilogram. All fruits are quite large 23 x 20 mm, which is 5 grams, dark purple with an interesting waxy coating, oval.
The pulp is dense, very crispy and fleshy without any flavor. The taste is harmonious. The Muromets grape variety has an average sugar content of about 20%, while its acidity is 8.5 g / l. Presentation is high. New shoots mature quickly enough, which increases its yield every year. On average, only one bush can collect up to 7 kg. Grapes Ilya Muromets It has high resistance to frost.
This variety is grown in the Far East, northwest of Russia, in Siberia, in the south and in the center of Russia.
Grape growing Ilya Muromets
This variety loves careful care, so if you decide to opt for Ilya Muromets grapes, be prepared for the fact that you will have to spend a lot of time growing it. In addition, in order to collect as much crop as possible, it is necessary to try various methods of molding: a horizontal cordon, a six-arm fan and the withdrawal of the vine to the visor. In practice, it was revealed that the largest berries and bunches are obtained by the withdrawal of vines on the visor. Grapes Muromets refers to productive varieties. All its shoots are thrown out at 2, and very often at 3 inflorescences, so it is necessary to normalize the crop.
The clusters and berries of Muromets grapes are very large, but very often you can see a significant decrease in berries. Moreover, everything seems to be done correctly: the bushes are developing normally, except for that, they are not overloaded, they are not sick, but, despite this, there are many clusters of peas among commodity clusters. But the worst thing is that if you do not remove such clusters during the time, they will overripe, begin to burst and attract the attention of insects, as a result of which the whole crop may suffer.
Advantages and disadvantages of this variety
Muromets grapes are resistant to drought, frost, in addition, it is not susceptible to such a disease as mildew. But gray rot can damage this grape variety, and it is almost impossible to deal with it. It should be noted that berries rot even after spraying!
Another disadvantage of this variety is that it is prone to cracking berries in the summer after heavy rains. A flock of wasps flies onto cracked berries, which begin to beat all the clusters in a row.
These two drawbacks - poor resistance to gray rot and a tendency to pea - can lead to the fact that you simply remove it from your garden, of course, if you only have a couple of bushes and you do not do winemaking.
But most importantly, Muromets grapes are not affected by frost and tolerates winter well. At the same time, it is not even worth covering it, it can easily withstand temperatures up to - 26 degrees Celsius.
Another advantage of this variety is the high rooting of cuttings. Therefore, seedlings from cuttings can be grown without problems on a summer cottage using wilderness.
Therefore, comparing all the pros and cons of Ilya Muromets grapes, you yourself must decide on its planting and further cultivation.