Grapes "Early Purple" - one of the most popular varieties. The hybrid is among the ten most frost-resistant and unpretentious varieties of culture. With proper care, it gives a consistently high yield of berries with a rich, pronounced muscat aroma. It adapts well in different geographical regions and does not suffer from “temperature swings”.
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General description of the variety
"Early Purple" - development result Institute of Viticulture. Potapenko. The hybrid form was obtained more than seventy years ago as a result of the pollination of two varieties of Muscat Gambursky and Severny. The task of breeders was to get a variety with good frost resistance and excellent taste characteristics. The work was successful, "Purple Early" combined the best qualities of parents.
Regional affiliation
The variety is suitable for cultivation in non-covering culture for central Russia and south. In northern regions and similar climate zones, vine and roots need to be sheltered for winter time. Demonstrates the best results in a warm subtropical climate.
Biological description of a tree
A brief description of the grape bushes of the hybrid "Early Purple":
- grafted bushes in height reach 2-2.5 meters;
- ripening periods are very short. In the middle lane, the crop is ready for harvest in late July;
- the signal cluster is small in size, is formed in the second year of planting;
- excellent vine ripening (90%);
- shoots of red brick color brighten by autumn as they mature;
- leaves are large in shape, often split, less commonly round;
- bisexual flowers;
- clusters of medium size (100-150 grams), conical shape of medium density;
- frost-resistant plant, not afraid of frosts to -27 C.
Distinctive features of berries and their application
Berries "Violet" regular round shape. The average weight of one grape is 5-6 grams. The color of the berries during ripening varies from green to dark purple. Fully ripened grapes are jet black. Taste qualities of the hybrid are rated as good. The cut pulp is white, with a large amount of unpainted juice. Bones are present in an amount of 1-2 pieces per berry. The taste is characterized as bright, rich and balanced nutmeg, with a high sugar content in the juice (up to 23%).
The purpose of the variety is universal, but most often berries are used for making wine.
On an industrial scale, the Muscat Steppe Rose vintage dessert wine is made from Early Violet. At home, juices and wines with a light floral aroma are successful.
Productivity
"Violet early" high-yielding hybrid. In addition to the main crop, the bush actively forms small clusters in stepsons. During fruiting, the vine is literally strewn with fruit brushes.From a single bush of grapes, the yield of the finished product is 8-10 kg.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to numerous reviews of winegrowers, the variety has several advantages and some disadvantages. The main ones are tabulated.
| Advantages | disadvantages |
| Frost resistance up to -27 C⁰ | Small berries |
| Good consumer taste and presentation | The pulp of berries contains seeds |
| Early ripening | The peel of the fruit is palpable when eating |
| Endowed with immunity to mildew and gray rot | Cluster numbering required |
| High yielding | |
| Unpretentious in leaving | |
| Not capricious to the composition of the soil | |
| Self-pollinating |
Features of agricultural technology
The hybrid variety is not at all capricious, so even inexperienced gardeners can grow it. It will be possible to get the result in the form of a crop already in the third year after planting. To harvests pleased quality and quantity should adhere to certain rules of agricultural technology.
Seedling selection
The quality of the seedlings determines how the grape bushes will grow and, most importantly, the future harvest. When choosing young bushes, experienced growers recommend to adhere to the following tips:
- buy seedlings in the autumn;
- Choose large outlets or nurseries;
- refuse to buy grapes from random sellers;
- a healthy seedling has at least 3-4 thick roots;
- all roots should be moist, flexible and bright at the cut;
- the trunk of the tree and the vine should not have damage and symptoms of the disease;
- a strong shoot has at least 3-5 kidneys;
- living kidneys do not fall off and do not peel off.
Landing
Unpretentious "Early Purple" grows well in the plains and on the slopes of different directions. One of the few varieties is able to bear fruit on soils with a heavy composition and even on slightly solonetzic soils.
Planting dates depend on the region of cultivation. In the middle lane this time falls on the month of October. Winter comes faster in the north of the country, therefore plant grapes better in September. In this case, he will have time to take root and easily survive the winter frosts.
When choosing a specific place for planting, it is best to select a sunny place protected from cold winds under the vineyard. “Violet” will be able to grow in partial shade, but the berries will not gain the proper amount of sugar, and the overall yield will be lower.
Care Rules
Care of the vineyard is necessary from early spring to late autumn. Watering, top dressing, garter, treatment from diseases and pests, pruning - all agricultural techniques, without which it will be difficult to obtain decent harvest.
Watering and feeding
Watering the grapes regularly is very important in the first year of planting. A weakened, small-sized root system is not yet able to extract water from the bowels of the earth. Starting from the second year of planting, irrigation is carried out as necessary. If summer is not abnormally hot and is accompanied by precipitation, then watering can be stopped. In dry years, grapes must be provided with sufficient moisture in the period before flowering and during the filling of berries.
They start feeding the vineyard from the third year of planting. By this time, the plant selects all micronutrients from the earth. Fertilizing is sufficient twice a year:
- in early spring, before budding;
- late fall.
Agricultural technicians recommend fertilize in trenches dug at a distance of 70-90 cm from the bushes. The consumption per plant in early spring is as follows:
- 50 g of nitrogen fertilizers;
- 30 g potash;
- 40 g of phosphoric.
In anticipation of the winter season, the proportions are preserved, with the exception of nitrogen fertilizers.
Shrub formation and tying
The formation of a bush must begin immediately after budding:
- cut off all excess overground shoots;
- remove unnecessary buds from perennial shoots.
After leaf fall, a pruning procedure is performed. Recommended pattern for the formation of "Early Purple" in five sleeves. Two-year-old shoots are shortened by 2-3 buds, three-year-old by 4-5 eyes.
Protection against diseases and pests
The variety has good immunity to major diseases. But preventive treatments, especially in rainy years, will not be superfluous. In spring, as soon as the air temperature is at 4-6 ° C, the first spraying of the bushes with a three percent solution of copper sulfate is carried out. The procedure is repeated in the fall, after leaf fall. This will help protect grapes from diseases and pests.
Conclusion
The age grade Early Purple has been a leader for several decades. Experienced growers speak of him as one of the best technical varieties. Unpretentious, easy to care for and breeding suitable for both experienced growers and beginner lovers.
Reviews
Anastasia, Belgorod region
Good, productive grade. From the bush we collect more than 10 kg of berries. After ripening, the berries are not removed immediately, for a month we leave on the vine. There is more sugar in such fruits. From diseases I treat twice a year with copper sulfate. I lay a thick layer of straw under the bushes, so there are no weeds in my vineyard, and the moisture is well preserved.
Valery, Kirov
The first planted root seedlings of the "Early Purple" did not take root in me, it withered. I think that I watered a little in a dry summer. With the second, everything went well. Planted for making homemade wine. Very pleased, I have been harvesting for the second year.
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