One of the unpretentious and well-bearing varieties is Isabella grapes. Mostly it is consumed fresh, but it is also good for making juices and preserves. But its most important purpose is a source of good aromatic wine.
Of the great variety of varieties, Isabella grapes are very easy to distinguish. The appearance of the sheet has an integral shape of a large or medium size, in its shape it is three-bladed. The leaf is dark green in color. From below it is covered with thick felt pubescence. The bunch has a cylindrical shape of medium size. The berries of this variety are black with a bluish tinge, medium size. They are both round and oval. The peel is characterized by increased density. Isabella's sugar content ranges from sixteen to eighteen percent. A distinctive feature of this variety is the pronounced aroma of strawberries.
Isabella - grapes related to table varieties. It ripens quite late, but it adapts well to any climatic conditions. It is frost resistant and also moisture resistant.
Despite the fact that this variety is unpretentious, it also has its own characteristics of cultivation. Proper cultivation and adequate watering are the key to a good harvest. Sugar content of the variety depends on how far the shoots are planted. With severe condensation, the fruits become less sugar. Isabella grapes have an amazing feature of giving young shoots from an old vine in case of freezing of the main shoots and their buds. This indicates that the crop is guaranteed in any case.
Due to its wide popularity and popularity this variety can seriously compete with other grape varieties. The flavoring qualities of the pulp of berries are successfully used to make delicious juices and excellent wines. The beautiful clusters of Isabella are widely used for decorative purposes. They will worthily decorate any holiday table. Grapes are a favorite treat of children and an excellent dessert for adults.
However, few people know that Isabella grapes are also very useful for their leaves containing organic acids, tannins. The infusion of them is an indispensable remedy for angina. Lotions well help with the healing of purulent wounds and ulcers. Few people know that powder can be prepared from dry grape leaves , which is recommended to be sniffed for nosebleeds. The rich chemical composition of these berries allows them to be widely used in folk medicine, as well as in traditional. Dry grapes, called raisins, as well as fresh, serve as a good preventive and therapeutic agent for many diseases.
Grapes will serve as a worthy decoration of any summer cottage, the cultivation of which requires no less attention than, for example, potatoes or cabbage.
The best way to propagate grapes are cuttings. With the onset of late autumn, it is necessary to cut a vine in the length of one and a half to two meters. Then roll it into a ring and put it in a cold place, for example, in a cellar or basement.
In early spring, you need to get the vine out of this cold place of stay and cut the cuttings so that each of them has four to five buds. At the bottom, the tip of the handle needs to be slightly cut with a razor blade. After completing this procedure, it is necessary to put the cuttings in a three-liter jar in a warm, bright place, for example, on a window. The water in the jar must be settled. After two to four weeks, white roots will appear in the cuts of the cuttings. Then they need to be planted in two-liter cut-off bottles, which must first be filled with a mixture of earth, humus and sand in equal parts.
Watering should be done regularly until the buds and leaves open. When the frosts completely pass, the rooted root is planted in the ground. The plant must be removed carefully so as not to damage the young roots. To do this, vertically cut the bottle and place the stalk with the ground in the prepared hole. In the future, care should be carried out in the usual way. The survival rate of this variety is excellent.