Tason grapes: characteristics and description of the variety, planting and care

The grape varieties with early ripening berries include the Tason variety. The variety is suitable for growing in any region, despite the territorial remoteness. Most growers recommend Tason for planting, as it is easy to care for and its yield is stable. To grow grapes without difficulty, you need to study the description of the variety, its characteristics and reviews.

Variety Description and Characteristics

The variety is a hybrid, it was obtained from two varieties of grapes with the names "Italy" and "Zoreva". Tason is characterized by the formation of a strong vine 5-6 meters long. The bush grows sprawling with dark green foliage. On leaf plates, 4-5 blades are located. Flowering occurs in late spring or early summer. The resulting flowers are hermaphrodites, so there is no need for pollination.

The ripening of berries begins a month after flowering and runs along the entire length of the vine evenly. The shape of the grapes is round, the weight is 5-6 g. The skin is colored white and pink, the flesh is slightly visible in the sun. In the pulp there are small seeds, not more than 3-4 pieces. The taste of grapes is sweet with musky notes and a pleasant aftertaste. The sugar content is 20 g / l, the acid content is 5-6%. The fruits are collected in medium-density brushes of 500-800 g, sometimes the brushes have a heavier weight of about 1 kg.

Tason is bred for sale, as the berries have a beautiful appearance and attract the attention of buyers. Sellers praise the variety for good transportability and long keeping quality. Grapes can be preserved, homemade wines and juices can be made from them.

The frost resistance of the variety is at a high level. Shoots normally survive even in cold climatic zones, with a temperature of 22-25 degrees. Tason is chosen for landing in the Leningrad region, in the Urals, Moscow region. The berries have an early ripening period to reach maximum maturity before the onset of cold snap. The variety independently adapts to the climatic characteristics of the region and grows well, and then multiplies. You can propagate the variety by cuttings or seedlings.

In terms of disease resistance, Tason is rarely more gray rot. Grapes are more vulnerable to oidium and mildew, sometimes gardeners are faced with infection. To avoid trouble, they process grape bushes 2 times a season with fungicidal agents with a wide spectrum of action.

Tason has the following advantages:

• early fruit ripening;
• rich sweet taste;
• full ripening of berries;
• beautiful appearance of the fruit;
• transportability;
• universal purpose.

The disadvantages of grapes are instability to fungal spores and a slightly thicker skin on the fruits themselves.

Landing Features

For planting grapes, they select a place in the garden from the south side or from the southeast. The abundance of the sun, long daylight hours and warm air temperatures are factors that have a great influence on the taste of berries. With insufficient lighting, the berries will not have an amber tint, their color will turn pale. Plant Tason in a porous soil with a neutral pH. Landing is carried out in the middle of spring.The earth is pre-fed with additives: 10 kg of humus, 200 g of ash, a glass of superphosphate are introduced per 1 sq.m of soil.

Tason is a large variety, so plants do not tolerate thickening. The distance between the bushes should be at least 2 m, otherwise the vine will be intertwined with neighboring ones, and this will negatively affect the quality of the berries. The root system develops quickly and goes deep down, so the landing hole in depth should be at least 80-90 cm.

At the end of planting, the bushes are tied to the trellis, watered and laid on the ground with mulch. Mulch for grapes is necessary: ​​it protects the roots from heat stroke, retains moisture in the ground.

Further care

At the initial stage of growing, special care for the plants is not necessary. Watering is carried out extremely rarely, for the entire growing season of grapes the number of irrigations does not exceed 3-4 times. During flowering and fruiting, you can not water the crop, so as not to spoil the future crop. In addition to watering, daily monitor the condition of leaves and vines of grapes. At the slightest change you should be wary. The appearance of white plaque, holes on leaves, spots signals a danger. These changes are the first signs of disease, so they are not slow in processing.

So that the grapes do not hurt, you need to treat the culture with antifungal drugs such as “Fundazol”, “Hom”, “Folpan”, “Flint”, “Switch”. Before using additives, carefully read the instructions, and further dilution and use are performed in full accordance with it. For prevention, usually 2 consecutive treatments are carried out with an interval of 5-7 days.

Shelter for the winter

If Tason is grown not in the south, but in the central part, shelter for the winter is necessary. Wintering will be successful, with full preservation of the vine, only the plant needs to be prepared in the right way. Preparation for the winter period includes several stages:

• disinfection of land and plants with fungicides. You can take copper sulfate or Bordeaux liquid for processing;
• autumn pruning. It is carried out with the first frost, cut off sick and weak shoots. you need to leave only matured shoots with a thickness of 10-15 mm with 10-15 eyes;
• removal of vines from trellis;
• the formation of a special "pillow" on the land where the root system of grapes is located. It is laid out from autumn foliage, grass and dry straw. After the formation of the "pillow", a vine is instilled into it;
• Shelter with non-woven grape material.

When the grapes are closed, little space is left on the sides for air circulation. Without air, the grapes will rot and perish.

Gardeners reviews

Vyacheslav from the Ivanovo region told:

“I have been fond of cultivating grapes for more than a dozen years and have good experience in growing crops. Tason acquired at the exhibition, in the same year planted. Now the vine is the fifth year, it bears fruit the very first of all that is in the garden. Even in our area, berries fully ripen by mid-summer. Fruiting continues until the end of August, and even more during warm autumn. I grow grapes in the open ground, he survives the winter steadily, the shoots do not freeze. ”

Marina from Kemerovo He speaks:

“I was relaxing with my friend last summer in the Crimea and brought 6 Tason cuttings from her. Planted in the fall and covered with mulch, wrapped on top of the film. Over the winter, 2 cuttings nevertheless froze, but the remaining ones bloomed and even bore fruit a little. Homemade grapes are different from store grapes: it is more delicious. This year I’m waiting for a good harvest. ”