Every year interest in grapes as a garden crop is growing, this happens not only because the grapes have very tasty berries with many ways of processing them, but also because the number of new, interesting varieties is constantly increasing.
Pharaoh grapes belong to the new varieties.
Grape Pharaoh: variety description
The variety Pharaoh is a table early-medium hybrid of black grapes. A cluster of conical, very large, weighs an average of 700-1000 grams. The berry is large, round, black. The taste is simple, harmonious. The skin is not rough and there is little seed.
Moldova, Bull Eye and Black Emerald also belong to the black varieties.
Bush vigorous. Shoots ripen early and throughout the length. Cold-resistant grade easily tolerates low temperature (up to minus 23 degrees).
Resistance to mildew and oidium is estimated at three points.
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Appearance history
The Pharaoh variety has appeared recently and there is still little information about him, but he has already found his fans and quickly began to settle in the vineyards, because in his heart every grower wants to grow very large berries, and then their weight is 10-15 grams, and even brush with a kilogram.
The variety Pharaoh is called amateur breeding variety. He was received by E. G. Pavlovsky, having crossed the Gift to Zaporozhye and Strasensky. Hybrid turned out great. It should be noted that E. G. Pavlovsky received more than 50 interesting, popular among fans of grapes, varieties.
His hand also owns Romeo, Zarya Nesevaya and the Sponsor.
Landing
The choice of places of planting grapes should be taken responsibly. The yield, the quality of the fruit, and the resistance to disease will depend on how well the place is chosen.
Ideally, these are southern or southeastern slopes or also oriented walls of buildings or fences, with a light soil type.
Groundwater should be located no closer than one and a half meters. Overmoistening grapes can not tolerate.
You can plant grapes in spring and autumn. In the spring - in April, in the autumn - in October.
It should be noted that the grape plant is very beautiful and it is important to arrange it in such a way that it will not only make you happy with crops, but also aesthetic pleasure. The Pharaoh variety is strong-growing, gives very large clusters, and thickening during planting is undesirable.
The Ataman Pavlyuk, Amirkhan and Anthony the Great also belong to the vigorous varieties.
The soil before planting must be enriched with humus.
Organic fertilizers applied at planting will be valid for three years. After three years, fertilizing needs to be repeated. Mineral fertilizers are best applied in dissolved form. The amount and time of introduction are clearly spelled out on the instructions for the preparations. Complex fertilizers deserve attention: they contain both macro and microelements, it is very important for the full growth and development of young vines.
Young plantings are watered abundantly, and the soil is mulched with sawdust, peat, or chopped straw. This simple technique will protect the soil from drying out and cracking.
Care and pruning
The most important thing for any young plant is not to get lost in weeds. Weeding - this will be the departure in the first year of life, and in all subsequent years too.
The Pharaoh variety has a great growth force and it needs to be cut to 6-8 buds. The plant tolerates frosts up to 23 degrees, this makes it possible not to form a bush for winter shelter in regions where winters are moderately cold.
Diseases and pests
The widespread diseases of grapes (mildew and oidium), the Pharaoh variety has an average resistance, and preventive measures are necessary.
To this end, the winegrowers use Bordeaux liquid. This is a drug of local action and when working with it it is necessary to thoroughly spray the plants, not forgetting the underside of the leaves. The frequency of treatments depends on weather conditions, because the drug is washed off by rain. On average, it is 6-8 times per season.
Along with local, used drugs of the contact type of action. Their feature is that the active ingredient penetrates the plant and provides a therapeutic and prophylactic effect regardless of the place of infection. Once in the body of the plant, the tool acts regardless of weather conditions.
Therapeutic and prophylactic effect of drugs: Acrobat, Quadris 250, Ridomir Gold. The list of means of such an action is extensive, each grower can make his choice.
Do not forget about such misfortunes as anthracnose, bacterial cancer, chlorosis, bacteriosis and rubella. Preventive measures will never be harmed against them.
Pest control begins with a banal weeding. A malicious pest of vineyards is sheltering in the weed grass - a grape-vine, as well as ticks, bugs, wireworms, shovels.
In the event that you have discovered caterpillars of a biennial moth or grape variety in dangerous quantities for a plant, you should sprinkle the vineyard with one of the preparations proposed for use for this purpose.
Each of the approved agents has passed the test and does not represent any harm if the instructions are followed.
Sufficient winter hardiness, strong bushes, endurance - all these advantages are inherent to the kingly Pharaoh, but the most compelling reason to fall in love with this variety is its berries.
Platovskiy, Tukay and Amethyst Novocherkassk are also distinguished by good endurance.
It combines attractiveness, high palatability and high yield. And this is quite enough to settle it on your site.
