Grapes "Platovsky" has all the best qualities of modern technical grapes.
Its characteristics are truly impressive - it is hardy, frost-resistant, resistant to diseases and has a harmonious taste.
And the tasting of wine made from this variety is “beyond praise.” To grow a decent harvest of grapes "Platovsky", it is necessary to take into account all its features and requirements for care.
The article describes the wine grapes "Platovsky", its description of the variety and photos.
What kind is it?
Today white grapes "Platovsky" considered one of the best technical or wine varieties. Wine varieties also include Levokumsky, Bianka and Monarch.
Due to its excellent characteristics, it gained an enviable popularity not only in professional, but also in home viticulture.
The variety is grown for making wines, both dessert and dry.
With a professional tasting wine from "Platovsky" received a score of 8.4 points.
In addition, the grapes "Platovsky" has a delicious taste, and is also suitable for the manufacture of raisins and homemade juices. The variety has another name - "Early Dawn", which he acquired for the early ripening of fruits.
Among the varieties with special tastes, Rutu, Chocolate and Velika are particularly noteworthy.
Grapes Platovsky: variety description
Bushes varieties "Platovsky" have an average power of growth. The leaves on the vine are large, rounded and slightly dissected. The same height is distinguished by the superearly seedless, Delight of Muscat and Viva Hayk.
Bunches of grapes of small size, weighing no more than 250 g, but attractive cylindro-conical shape with moderate density. The main color of the rounded berries is greenish yellow.
With a sufficient number of sunny days, it acquires a slight pinkishness. Fruit weight - from 2 to 3 g.
The flesh of the berries is juicy, with a pleasant delicate taste and light nutmeg notes.
Very thin skin has high strength, thanks to which the variety shows itself well during transportation. The fruits of the variety “Platovsky” contain up to 20% of sugars, and their acidity is only about 8.9 g / l.
Such varieties as Aladdin, Bely Delight and King Ruby also have a high sugar content.
A photo
Breeding history and breeding region
"Platovskiy" bred Novocherkassk breeders VNIIViV named Ya.I. Potapenko. It was the result of the crossing of the Hungarian variety Zaladenda and the variety of Ukraine breeders Podarok Magarach.
Popular varieties such as Ideal Delight, Victoria and Amethyst were born in the same institute.
"Platovskiy" took over from his parents all the best qualities. It turned out to be so cold-resistant that it is grown without shelter not only in the southern regions of Russia, but also in the middle zone, Siberia and the Far East.
Features
The variety has a high yield. On its bushes 86% of shoots ripen, that is, each of them accounts for 1.3 clusters. The maximum load of the grape bush - from 60 to 80 holes. When pruning fruit shoots on each of them left from 3 to 4 eyes.
Rkatsiteli, the Anniversary of the Kherson Summer Resident and Isabel also demonstrate excellent yields.
"Platovskiy" refers to early-maturing varieties, and enters its fertile age in the second year of life. Harvest its fragrant berries can be already 110 days after bud break. In the Moscow region "Platovsky" ripens in early August.
The Red Delight, Pleven and the Gift of Nesveta can boast of an early maturity.
Mature grapes can remain on the vine for about a month or a little more, practically without falling off. Even the unfavorable weather with high rainfall cannot affect the fruiting variety, and the firm skin of the berries protects the fruit from cracking.
Sort has a high frost resistance. He stands up to -29 ºC of frost, without needing any shelter.
Frost resistance of this level can be demonstrated by Super Extra, Beauty of the North and Ruslan varieties.
This property of grapes "Platovsky" allows you to use it as a decoration arches, fences and garden arbors. In more northern areas it is desirable to cover the grapes for the winter.
Grapes "Platovsky" unpretentious, hardy and is quite easy to clean.
The recommended stock for the variety is Kober 5BB grapes.
As it develops and ripens, Platovskiy requires the removal of weak and fruitless shoots, as well as the stepsons of the plant.
And in order for the berries to fill with sugars as quickly as possible, large leaves that close the clusters from the sun should be removed.
"Platovskiy" rooted and multiplied easily. The grade well gets accustomed practically in any soil. However, it gives the highest yields on clay-calcareous soils.
Excessively wet, marshy or saline land is unacceptable. Like all uncovered varieties, Platovsky grapes are preferably grown on the southern side of the summer cottage or backyard, where there is a lot of sun.
For dressings, this variety prefers organic potassium, which is introduced into the soil, and compost as mulch under the bushes.
Diseases and pests
Variety is different elevated resistant such common grape diseases as gray rot (2 points), mildew (2 points), oidium (2.5 points).
Most importantly, it is not affected by phylloxera (grape aphids) - its degree of resistance is 3 points.
All this allows you to grow "Platovsky" with virtually no treatments with chemicals or with a minimum of their number in the rainy summer. One or two prophylactic sprays with 3% Bordeaux liquid per season are sufficient.
Insect control begins with autumn preventive measures:
- the exfoliated and old bark is removed, the fallen leaves and other organic residues are harvested near the vine bushes;
- the barrel is lubricated with iron vitriol or an oil emulsion;
- the vineyard is sprayed with sulfuric broth (at air temperatures up to 15 ºC).
In the spring, before the beginning of the laying of the kidneys, sticky rings are laid on the lower part of the trunk, and chemical preparations are carried out.
Before flowering bushes are sprayed Bordeaux liquid and re-treatment with chemicals. Bi-58, Talstar, Zolon, Fury are effective against the moth-eater; colloid sulfur, Tiovit-jet, Fufanon, Karbofos, Neoron are effective against itch and spider mite
Wasps and birds - one more enemies of grapes. The wasps cannot bite through the sturdy skin of Platovsky fruit. However, they are happy to eat berries, pecked by birds.
The fight against sweet insects consists in the destruction of wasp nests and the installation of traps with sweet contents around the vineyard. Also good protection against wasps are special nets, which are covered with clusters.
To save the crop from pests, gardeners come up with many different tools. The site is placed scaring rattles, balls, pasted over with pieces of mirrors, frightened a variety of configurations.
Metal meshes, stretched above the vineyard, proved to be the best. However, this method is suitable only for a small area.
Surely grapes "Platovsky" worthy to take pride of place in your vineyard.
By presenting minimal care requirements, the variety is able to provide the gardener with a sufficient amount of fresh berries, excellent homemade wine, delicious juice, and even high-quality raisins. Only Denisovsky, Aleshenkin dar and Giovanni can boast a similar unpretentiousness.
