Our ancient predecessors were absolutely sure that the gods presented grapes to people.
He will feed and feed, and the bush will delight and save from the heat.
A variety of forms and types of grapes grew on Earth and waited for their discovery.
Among them there are those who did not need to improve any qualities. The nature itself, having turned on the mechanism of natural selection at full capacity, took care of the taste of fruits and their size, resistance to diseases and pests, and did not forget about frost resistance.
These great varieties include Concord.
Description grape varieties Russian Concord
Concord grapes - table-wine variety. Berry large or medium in size, rounded in shape, dark blue in color, assembled into medium or large brushes. The skin is dense.
The wine varieties traditionally include Krassen, Tempranillo and Merlot.
Taste just wonderful. Aroma reminds everyone of the well-known Isabella variety, but in the taste, and in the aroma there are notes of wild berries and black currants, which makes it more refined.
Concorde grapes have a bush of great strength, it is characterized by a liana-like type of vine, which makes it possible to create arched stands.
Rosorind, Anthony the Great and Anyuta also belong to the vigorous.
Sheet large, weakly dissected with strong pubescence on the underside. Flowers bisexual. Shoots ripen quickly and together. The plant easily tolerates frosts of 30 degrees..
The leaf is pubescent from the underside, and the berry is protected by wax bloom and rather thick skin, not all pests are to the taste. Concorde variety resistant to diseases.
Concord - a variety of medium ripening. Productivity is very high and stable. But this incomparable variety has a disadvantage; when overmoistening, the berry is prone to cracking.
Pink Flamingos, Rkatsiteli and Pervozvanny demonstrate the average ripening period.
A photo
See below photos of grapes "Russian Concord":
Story
Concorde grapes have an interesting biography. This is a spontaneous hybrid from the United States. In 1843 he received the definition of a variety in the city of Concord in Massachusetts.
In 1869, Thomas Bramwell Velh used this variety to produce the world's first pasteurized juice. He could doubt anything, but not in the taste of the resulting product, his son produced an excellent marmalade until the middle of the last century.
In addition to juice and marmalade, sparkling and sweet kosher wines are made from Concord grapes. Separately worth mentioning Concord wine.
It retains all the charm of taste and aroma of fresh berries. Old world winemakers call this digression of standards invented by them a fox tone, but this is not important, it is important that the wine is good.
In New York, Concord is the main table variety. His dessert qualities are excellent, and it should be noted that not only is it well stored, but it is only tastier during storage.
Can safely say that Concord grapes are a symbol of America's viticulture. In 1999, an exhibition was held dedicated to the Concord grape variety entitled “Concord - America's Grape Classic”.
Grapes - a unique healer. Doctors noticed the anticancer effect of grapes for a long time, but a lot of time passed before the anticarcinogenic substances were discovered. They contain 72 species of various plants, and grapes - more than anyone.
Grapes, its berries, peels, seeds, contain resveratrol. It was discovered in the nineties of the last century, but long before that, in the nineteenth century, Dr. Johanna Brand successfully treated stomach cancer with skinned and grained berries. She used to treat a certain variety. This is a grape variety Concord.
Healing forces have varieties of Princess Olga, Beauty of the North and Ideal Delight.
Growing up
When buying seedlings, it must be borne in mind that the variety has no synonyms. If someone says “Concord such and such,” this is not a Concord, but a completely different sort. Maybe not bad, but not Concord for sure.
The own-owned Concorde variety shrub has a great growth force and a vine vine type, which means the arched method of growing will be most suitable, for example, for Arched grapes.
This greatly expands the capabilities of the grower, bearing in mind the landscape design. The main and rigorous requirement is to place on the south or south-west side of buildings and fences. If a trenching method is used for planting, the trench is placed from north to south.
The grapes grow well, gives a high-quality harvest on light, fertile soils, but not every part of the soil is ideal. There is no big trouble. At the bottom of the planting pit or pit-trench, drainage is laid, it is broken brick, chopped brushwood, and then a layer of soil mixed with rotted manure, broken brick and mineral fertilizers is filled.
The landing pit is usually small, somewhere meter by meter. The distance between the saplings is two meters. You can when placing in the landing hole to place the drain pipe. Through it, fertilizing and watering are done, but only from the fourth year of life.
Useful video
Useful video about the cultivation of the Russian Concord grape variety:
Shrub formation and pruning
The very nature of Concord varieties suggests an arched type of cultivation. It is important to note that high frost resistance allows not to worry about the formation of a bush under the shelter.
Among the cold-resistant varieties should pay attention to the Super Extra, Alex and Ruslan.
Autumn pruning should be carried out no earlier than two or three weeks after the foliage has fallen, and spring pruning is done before bud break. The weeping of grapes speaks of the good condition of the root and conducting systems.
Watering. Top dressing. Care
When planting the plant is abundantly watered, the soil is better to mulch, no need to loosen, and then the moisture is well preserved.
Drying of the soil can not be allowed, but the overwetting of the grapes can not tolerate, sick. The use of spray devices is excluded.
In the first year of life, organic and mineral fertilizers applied during planting will be quite sufficient. The next organic application is necessary only after three years, and mineral fertilizers can be applied in the next year. To make mineral fertilizers more effectively in the form of solutions.
Well-established foliar dressing, spraying plants with Ecolist, Crystalon, Adobe. These funds contain trace elements in the complex. You can make them with the working solution for complex processing.
Care mainly consists in timely weeding the vineyard.
Protection against diseases and pests
Concord grape variety resistant to diseases and pests, besides, the arched type of cultivation precludes the creation of favorable conditions for their appearance.
Comprehensive prevention of oidium, mildew, rot and other diseases of grapes can be replaced by therapeutic measures, in fact.
Pergolas do not attract birds, and wasps do not like the thick skin and wax coating.
Due to its resistance to cold, Concord will be an excellent choice for winegrowers in Russia. It will feel great in conditions that are unbearable for many other popular varieties, will decorate the site and bring a high yield where grapes, as many believe, are not growing at all.
A simple gardener and winemaker who is going to prepare a drunk drink from the berries will be appreciated by the versatility and unusual taste of the Russian Concord.
