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In recent years, more and more amateur gardeners are trying to grow grapes even in regions with risky farming. The main thing is to choose the appropriate grape variety, taking into account ripening time and frost resistance. Today, even in the Leningrad region, Tason grapes are grown.
Of course, you should not buy seedlings based only on the description of the variety or photo, without knowing the characteristics. We will present a detailed description of the variety, photos and reviews from gardeners in one article. We will also tell you about the features of growing and care. Just look how delicious the Tason grapes look in the photo.
Description of grapes
Let's start the story about Tason grapes with a description of the variety and a photo presentation.
The variety is a hybrid, the parents are the varieties Italy and Zorevoy. In the taste and aroma of Tason grapes, notes of fresh strawberries and May honey are felt. The variety is mid-season, the clusters ripen in 100-110 days.
Bushes
The Tason grape variety is represented by a vigorous and voluminous bush with dark green leaves. The heavily dissected leaf blades have 5 lobes. The flowers are bisexual and do not require additional pollination. The berries are tied all over the brush.
Berries
The clusters have a cylindrical-conical shape, weight ranges from 500 to 800 grams. According to gardeners, the Tason grape has its own record holders - clusters whose weight reaches 1 kg 200 grams. The length of the berries visible in the sun is 25 cm, the width of the fruit is about 18 cm. Almost all the berries, weighing about 6 cm, are the same size. There is practically no peating in the brushes.
Tason grapes (description, photo, reviews of which our readers are so interested in) are juicy, with crispy flesh. The skin, although somewhat harsh, is practically not felt when eaten, just like the small seeds.
At the beginning of ripening, the bunches are greenish-yellow. When technically ripe, the berries acquire a pink or amber hue. It should be noted that in the shade the clusters do not tan well and the coloring is not so intense. Bushes of the Tason variety at the moment of ripening look attractive and attract the eye.
And this is not surprising, because it ranks quite high for its sweet-nutmeg taste - 8.2 out of 10 votes.
Characteristics
- According to the description and reviews of gardeners who grow this crop, Tason grapes are frost-resistant and can withstand temperatures down to -22 degrees.
- The bunches ripen quickly and are stored fresh for a long time.
- If you cannot harvest the crop right away, you don’t have to worry, because even overripe berries do not crumble or lose their shape.
- What attracts gardeners to the Tason variety (judging by reviews) is its stable yield, even in rainy summers.
- The berries produce a delicious wine with a Muscat aroma.
Speaking about the positive properties of grapes, it should be noted that the variety has some disadvantages:
- thick skin, which not everyone likes;
- high susceptibility to powdery mildew, oidium, mildew, but practically not affected by gray rot;
- aphids and wasps are the main pests.
These disadvantages can be easily overcome if you properly care for the vine. In addition, in many reviews our readers do not agree with the opinion regarding grape diseases. They note that due to early maturation, diseases do not have time to develop.
Growing and care
As we have already noted, the Tason grape variety can be grown in regions with different climates; caring for it is not burdensome. Even in a short summer, it manages to ripen. There is only one caveat regarding the northern regions - grape planting should be planned on the south or southeast side. Important! Tason grapes are a lover of sunlight, otherwise the berries will not tan, but will be whitish-green.
Grapes require systematic fertilizing and regular watering. You just don’t need to flood the vine, as this can cause root rot.
Tason grapes can be propagated by cuttings, layering, stems and seedlings from the nursery.
Diseases and pests
Any grapevine, including the Tason variety, can be susceptible to diseases and is also attacked by pests. Although grapes are immune to some fungal diseases, for example, gray rot. But mildew and oidium may well develop, especially if the vineyard is large.
Thanks to timely treatment of grapes with antifungal drugs, problems can be avoided. But for this you need to monitor the condition of the vine. The slightest changes should alert you.
In the fall, when the leaves fall, they must be collected and burned. After all, they may contain disease spores and pests that have settled in for the winter.
The sweet, aromatic fruits attract wasps and birds. Therefore, if you do not want to lose the harvest, at the very beginning of ripening, it is advisable to put a gauze bag on each bunch and throw a fine mesh net on top of the bushes.
Preparing the vine for winter
Every winegrower knows that stable yields depend on the health of the vine and its preparation for the next fruiting in the autumn.
Tason grapes, if not grown in the south, need shelter for the winter. For wintering to be successful, the vine needs to be prepared. What is the autumn care for Tason grapes:
- After all the bunches have been removed, the vine must be disinfected with special preparations against spores of fungal diseases. Most often, the vines and soil are treated with a 5% solution of copper or iron sulfate.
- Pruning in autumn is also necessary. It is carried out with the onset of the first frost. Previously, it is not recommended to carry out the procedure, because after fruiting the plant needs to gain strength for wintering.
- Only ripened shoots, the thickness of which is from 10 to 15 mm, should be left on Tason grapes in winter. Usually up to 14 eyes are left. Shoots that appear in the summer must be cut out, since they are not ready for wintering. Heavy pruning in the fall is not recommended, because winter is ahead, you always need to be on the safe side.
- The processed and trimmed vine is removed from the trellis and bent to the ground. To prevent it from rising, it can be fixed with metal brackets or arches.
- Place the vine on a bed of straw, leaves or spruce branches. To prevent mice from gnawing on grapes in winter, poison is poured onto the soil.What does such bedding provide: in winter, air circulates freely in it, and there is practically no damping off.
- Spruce branches and non-woven material are also thrown on top, and the edges are sprinkled with earth. Openings must be left at the ends for air circulation. Tason grapes are completely covered, especially in risky farming areas, with the onset of stable frosts, not lower than 5 degrees. Then a layer of earth up to 30 cm is thrown on top.
With the onset of warm spring days, the cover from the Tason grapevine is removed, but there is no need to rush. As gardeners write in reviews, spring return frosts can destroy the vine.
