Valek grapes, reviews of the hybrid, its advantages, cultivation features

Growing grapes It has already become far from an exotic activity, even for the middle zone. By crossing different varieties, breeders have obtained many grape crops capable of growing and bearing fruit in almost any region of our country.

I would especially like to note the hybrid variety Valek. Exotic Valek differs from its counterparts in having better characteristics. This variety is popular among the best winegrowers and lovers of this exotic crop.

Content:

1. Description of the Valek variety
2. Features of the variety
3. Advantages
4. Planting seedlings
5. Plant care
6. Rules for forming a bush
7. Disease Prevention
8. Reviews

Description of the Valek grape variety

The hybrid variety Valek was developed by the best winegrower and experienced breeder Nikolai Vishnevetsky, a native of Ukraine, by crossing the three best varieties. It was from them that Valek received his best qualities. grape culture.

It is distinguished by its ease of care. In problematic climatic conditions, the crop, no matter what, has excellent taste.

Valek is an early ripening plant; the first harvest can be harvested already in early August. Begins to bear fruit at the age of 2-3 years. The berries ripen in just 105 days.

The clusters are large, the berries are fleshy. The berries in the brush fit very tightly to each other, but due to the fact that the berry itself has a dense structure, in the brush with increased density, they do not wrinkle or crack.Every year the density of berries in the cluster becomes greater.

The brush itself is impressive in size. It can weigh up to 1.8 kg. There are 2-3 brushes on each shoot. Shoots in due time, located on tall and strong vine. The brushes themselves become heavier every year and some can reach up to 2.5 kg.

Valka berries have a round shape, weighing 15 g; with good care, the berries can be the size of a 5 ruble coin.

The berries turn yellow when ripe. The berry tastes sweet with a aftertaste nutmeg and pear aroma, the skin is tart and very dense. Numerous reviews from lovers of Valek grapes leave no doubt about the unique taste of its berries.

Features of the variety

Unpretentious to unstable climate changes. It feels great in winter frosts down to -24 degrees, and the winter it endures will not in any way affect its yield or taste. Resistant to fungal diseases. After transplantation it takes root quickly.

Fruiting rates are high. This can be explained by the fact that grape blooms with bisexual flowers. Flowering lasts 9-10 days, so pollination occurs 100 percent.

The result is regular and rich fruiting of the crop.

The grapes are distinguished by such positive qualities as:

• Quality and taste characteristics of berries grapes - very high.
• In a short growing season, the variety produces a generous harvest.
• Bisexual flowers, pollinating each other, bring 100 percent harvest.
• Thanks to the strong peel and fleshy, durable berry, the brushes can easily be transported over any distance.

The variety is resistant to climatic changes, fungal diseases and rot.

Advantages

The Valek variety has three main advantages:

• Frost-resistant, the vine can feel great in frosty winter at a temperature of -23 degrees.
• Resistant to diseases, not susceptible to putrefactive and fungal diseases.
• Distinctive high yield. One bush at the age of three years is capable of producing 20-22 kg of berries per season.

Planting seedlings

It is recommended to choose Valek grape seedlings from your own roots. The grafted seedling is much inferior in taste to its future harvest.

When purchasing a seedling, it is very important:

• Under no circumstances should there be torn scratches or damage on the seedling.
• Choose only a healthy plant; you should not buy a dried plant.
• There should be no spots on the plant; they indicate infection with a fungal disease.

Externally, a seedling suitable for planting looks something like this:

• The seedling has a healthy developed shoot 40-50 cm high.
• The seedling has 2-3 roots.
• The seedling is sold in a container.
• When cut, the root system is white; the presence of a brown color indicates that the seedling is not healthy.
• The cut at the top of the seedling should have a green color.
• With light pressure, the eyes do not fall off.

At landing seedlings, you should remember that gusts of wind can damage the plant. It is recommended to plant seedlings in a place protected from the winds, preferably on a hill in a non-shaded place.

The place for planting seedlings must meet the following requirements.

Illumination

In good light the bush grapes will grow and develop quickly. In addition, berries under the sun ripen faster and have a sweeter taste. The grapes should grow away from large trees, houses and outbuildings.

Drafts

Not only can strong gusty winds harm the health of young plants, the wind helps to interfere with the process of self-pollination of grapes. If self-pollination is prevented, yields will drop to a minimum.

Landing on a hill

It is advisable to plant grapes in an elevated place. In lowlands, as a rule, cold air collects, which harms grape seedlings.

The soil

The grapes do not tolerate groundwater, so the planting site should be away from the passage of groundwater. The soil is loamy mixed with black soil. Soil fertility does not play a role; it increases in the process of feeding the plant with organic fertilizers.

Cuttings are planted in open ground in autumn or spring. In the spring, provide the cuttings with a sufficient amount of moisture, and in the fall, think about how to insulate it.

Before planting, prepare the holes, the depth and width of the holes is 70 - 80 cm. Mix part of the soil with part of the compost, add any mineral fertilizer, mix everything thoroughly, pour it into the hole and leave for three weeks.

Before planting in open ground, place the seedling in water for 24 hours, it will be saturated with moisture. He will take as much water as he needs.

The next step is to cut off the shoot, leaving 3-4 eyes.

Outrigger Over time, it grows strongly, so seedlings should be planted at a distance of 3-4 m from each other. Retreat 4 m between rows.

Plant care

Caring for the Valek variety is not labor-intensive. The plant only needs to be watered a few times a year. But if the summer promises to be dry -... A bit more. For dry summers, cover the root system with moss or compacted sawdust; they will prevent the roots from drying out.

Watering time: planting, before flowering, when berries are forming.

Grapes, like other crops, need feeding. You need to feed the grape bushes as follows: dig a medium-depth trench along the grape row, pour mineral and organic fertilizers into it. Dig a trench and water it with water.

It is necessary to apply fertilizers; it depends on whether the grapes will receive adequate nutrition and minerals in full. Their taste depends on this.

From time to time, it is necessary to thin out the foliage of the bush. Remove all dried and damaged leaves; in one session you need to remove no more than 3-4 leaves from one shoot. If you remove more leaves, brush grapes may become easy prey for birds, do not forget about this.

Weakened branches should also be removed and broken off after the bush blooms and sprouts.

Rules for forming a bush

Valek grapes grow very quickly, so new shoots need to be removed every season. If this is not done in time, the bush can grow greatly, and when fruiting the berries will not have enough nutrients. As a result, the berries will become small and lose their taste.

Disease Prevention

The variety is resistant to fungal diseases and rot, but for prevention, preventive procedures should be carried out:

• When watering, provide drainage for excess water. Otherwise, pathogens may develop in stagnant water.
• Weed weeds near and around bushes. Weeds can be carriers of various diseases.
• Treat the bushes with antifungal drugs three times, preferably during harvest ripening.
• Fertilize the soil in a timely manner.

With its wonderful taste and aroma, Valek attracts not only humans, but also wild wasps.When they appear near grapes, we need to immediately start fighting against them. Find a wasp nest nearby and destroy it, or the wasps will destroy the crop.

Reviews

Reviews from amateurs and gardening professionals are united by the universal recognition of the Valek variety. With their reviews, winegrowers prove that this particular variety simply needs to be grown on your own plot of land, in any region.

Hybrid The Valek variety has the best characteristics, both in terms of yield and taste. Almost everyone who left their review already has this variety on their site.

Some lovers of the variety, comparing it with others from their own experience, give preference to the Valek variety.

In practice, the variety showed its best side. Based on reviews, we can say with certainty that it has no shortcomings.

A video about the wonderful Valek grape variety will clearly demonstrate all the advantages of this variety: