Grapes "Platovsky": description and reviews

The technical complex grape "Platovsky" is the result of crossing the varieties "gift of the Magaracha" and "Zaladende". The resulting variety is resistant to fungal diseases, frost-proof, due to which it can be grown in the middle belt without shelter for the winter period. The grape variety "Platovsky" has a very early maturity period, which, as a rule, is 110-115 days. From this article you will learn all the features of the appearance, cultivation and use of this plant.

Grapes "Platovsky": description of the variety

The bush of the grapes is medium-sized, the flower is bisexual. Attractive bunches have a cylindrical-conical shape and average size, weight with careful care and cultivation reaches up to 200 g. The structure is moderately dense. The berries are small, roundish, their color is white, and on the sunny side as it ripens, a characteristic pink shade is formed. The mass of berries on medium-sized clusters is 2-4 g. The pulp is juicy, with a pleasant and rather harmonious taste. The berries of the skin are thin, but rather strong. The sugar content reaches 20.2-21%, the acidity is 8.9 g / l.

Grapes "Platovsky": reviews

According to the reviews, the grade impresses with its pleasant taste characteristics. And this despite the external unpresentable appearance: the clusters are small, weighing 200 g, small berries (2 g). Grapes are characterized by good resistance to diseases such as mildew, oidium, gray mold, phylloxera, due to which during the dry and hot summer grapes "Platovsky" can be grown practically without spraying. In a rainy summer, 2-3 sprays will be enough for a season.

Platov's grapes have many advantages and advantages:

• Variety is unpretentious, resistant to many diseases, well rooted;
• Able to withstand frosts up to 30 degrees;
• Care for grapes is simple enough;
• Fruiting even with short pruning and under adverse weather conditions is good;
• Ripened berries are able to stay on the bushes for a long enough period and accumulate sugar, while not falling asleep;
• Berries are suitable for the production of high-quality wines, juices and for drying;
• Grapes are able to multiply easily, the roots are well established practically in any soil and even under unfavorable conditions;
• Bushes of this variety in the first years grow very fast.

Features of the variety

The shootability of shoots is satisfactory (80%), and the fertility is about 85%, the number of bunches is 1.3. The recommended load of the eyes is 65-80 per bush. Pruning fruit vines shortly, for 3-4 eyes. The "Platov" variety must necessarily be patronized with the complete removal of useless and not prolific stepsons. For good accumulation of sugar, it is recommended to remove all those leaves that pritenyayut bunches. After ripening, the harvest can be well preserved on the bush for a month or more. Moreover, even at the end of September, the clusters usually retain the same appearance as in August, at the beginning of ripening. The berries remain pleasant to the taste and very sweet.

Grapes "Platovsky" does not require special care, as, for example, large-batch cutlery. Especially it is suitable for those who do not want to grow table harvested varieties of grapes, but prefers varieties like "lydia" or "Isabella" in their own area. "Platovsky" has a high frost resistance - withstands up to minus 28-30 ° C, which allows this grape variety to be used for landscaping arches and arbours in homesteads and suburban areas.

Using

Grapes "Platovsky" at growing in house conditions are used for consumption in a fresh kind. In addition, he goes to the preparation of juice and house wine. In industry, the berry is used to make high-quality table and dessert wines.

What distinguishes the grapes from table varieties?

Grapes "Platovsky" (the description of a variety is given above), in spite of the fact that the sizes of its clusters and berries not especially large, it is possible to lay out without shame on a celebratory table. Its taste is absolutely in no way inferior to table grapes. Special care "Platovsky" does not require.

The only drawback: if the grapes are intended for making a very large amount of wine, then you will have to plant more shrubs than in the case with table varieties. And all because of the small size of berries and clusters.

Due to its fairly firm skin and dense pulp, grapes are easily transported.