Growing grapes in a private farmstead is sometimes quite problematic, because this plant is not always resistant to frosts and diseases.
Almost all growers tend to find a variety not only with abundant and regular fruiting, but also with high resistance. One of these varieties is Aladdin.
What kind is it?
Aladdin belongs to the new hybrid form of red table grapes with a very early ripening period. Red Delight is also Red Delight and Kesha. The flowers are bisexual, i.e. A variety of self-pollinated and additional pollination is not required, as well as for the grapes Amethyst Novocherkassky and Amirkhan.
Description grape varieties Aladdin
Berries Aladdin large, with an average weight of about 9-10 grams, with a sufficiently high sugar accumulation, bright pink color with a yellow tint. The elongated oval shape of the berries resembles a spindle, skin quite dense, but when used almost does not feel. Atos and Marcelo can also boast high sugar content.
The taste is harmonious, sweet, there is a slight nutmeg flavor, while tasting the fresh fruits were quite appreciated. The obvious types of nutmeg are: Delight, Pleven and Friendship.
Vine Growth Force above average, the plant reaches a height of about 2.5-3 meters. Fruitful shoots - more than 60%.
Aladdin successfully propagated by cuttings, which are very well rooted and quickly become fruiting, but it is better to propagate the variety by grafting with a large stock of wood on the stock.
A photo
Visually with the grapes "Aladdin" can be found in the photo below:
Breeding history
The variety was obtained by crossing the red and nutmeg Delight in VNIIViV them. Ya.I. Potapenko (Novocherkassk).
Specifications
The variety has a very early ripening, as well as Red Delight and Hope Early - the harvest can be collected in early August, i.e. the growing season from the moment of budding to full maturity of the fruit is 115-120 days.
Bunches Aladdin is large, conical in shape and very dense; the average weight is 700 grams. The same weight category brushes include Super Extra and Manicure Finger.
The fruits can last for a long time on a bush for about a month without losing their taste. The transportability of the berries is good, they do not lose their presentation at the pressure of the berries on each other. The same qualities have the long-awaited and original variety.
The yield of the variety is very high and stable, while the vine is often overloaded.
The optimal load on 1 bush is 25-30 eyes, and pruning of the vine for fruiting is carried out on 6-8 eyes.
The plant responds well to regular watering and fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers, which increases the quantity and quality of the crop.
The variety is characterized by increased winter resistance, frost resistance - up to -25⁰С, however young saplings, as well as in Korolk and Asi, require mandatory shelter for the winter.
Mature plants for the winter can hardly cover, the bush will endure frosts with minimal damage to the wood.
Aladdin endures drought, which does not affect the quality of the berries, but despite this, should be regular before flowering and after watering.
Diseases
Aladdin not damaged by wasps and is highly resistant to fungal diseases:
- 3 points for gray mold;
- 2.5 points to oidium;
- 2 points to mildew.
However, preventive measures should always be taken, the same applies to diseases such as chlorosis, anthracnose and bacteriosis. Spraying for the purpose of prophylaxis with special biological preparations is carried out long before the formation of fruits, as a rule, before flowering. They are absolutely safe for humans and do not affect the taste of the crop.
The methods of control and prevention include standard agrotechnical measures: thinning the bush and the destruction of pests and diseases of shoots and other parts of the plant.
Growing Aladdin arch method will help to normalize heat and air and avoid fungal diseases.
Major peststhat affect this variety is the moth caterpillar and spider mite. The methods of combating both pests, as well as the prevention of their appearance, are the same - removing and destroying the old bark of grapes and damaged parts, as well as spraying with biological preparations.
Excessive humidity can cause the appearance of phylloxera (aphids), rotting of roots and fruits, therefore when landing Aladdin need to carefully consider the choice of location and abandon swampy soils.
The best option - light loam.
Properly chosen landing site in advance will prevent many troubles that may arise during the cultivation of grapes.
The Aladdin variety will be a real find for winegrowers in the North-West, the North and the central part of Russia.
The variety showed itself excellently in the Far East, along with such long-livers of such places as the Tien-Shan and Timur grapes.
Aladdin is a worthy promising form of table grapes, which will please not only with regular fruiting, but also with high taste qualities. His taste is in the same row with such luminaries as Arkady, Lily of the Valley and the Monarch.
