Monarch grape is a capricious, but frost-resistant variety

Choosing grapes for planting in the country is not an easy task, because the number of varieties is simply huge and anyone can get confused. Our article will introduce you to another representative of this berry culture, which is called Monarch - a grape with a yellow berry (there is also a variety with a black berry). A description of the characteristics of the variety, as well as the agrotechnical measures that must be carried out in order to get an excellent harvest of berries melting in the mouth, are presented.

Characteristics of the variety

Monarch is a grape created by the breeder E.G. Pavlovsky as a result of crossing the varieties "Talisman" and "Cardinal" with the addition of a mixture of pollen. Often the Monarch variety is called Pavlovsky in honor of the scientist. It takes 120-125 days for the berries to ripen. The bushes have great vigor. The vine ripens quite well - by 2/3 of its growth, while its length is 130 cm. Rooting of cuttings is fast. Under favorable conditions, already in early June, the grape bush begins to bloom. The grapes are self-pollinated.

The monarch ripens in the third decade of August. The bunches are cylindro-conical, large (on average, up to 600 g, but there are also up to 1 kg). The berries are yellow, large, oval in shape, weighing almost 23 g, but there is a direct dependence of the size of the berries on the size of the bunch. The pulp is juicy, aromatic, with a nutmeg aftertaste. The skin is so thin and tender that it is not felt when eaten, however, the berries do not crack from excess moisture and are not damaged by insects. After ripening, berries can remain on the bush for a long time, while their presentation and taste do not deteriorate. The description will be incomplete without mentioning such a fact as a high yield, because up to 7 kg of ripe berries can be harvested from one bush.

After ripening, berries can remain on the bush for a long time, while their presentation and taste do not deteriorate.

Monarch is a frost-hardy grape (up to -23 degrees), it is weakly affected by fungal diseases such as mildew, gray rot, sometimes it is susceptible to mildew infections.

Agrotechnics

We will begin the description of agrotechnical methods with planting, the technology of which is identical to planting seedlings of other varieties. The monarch yields good yields on light, moist soils. Grapes are very fond of irrigation and feeding with increased doses of organic and mineral fertilizers. Despite the fact that the variety is drought-resistant, according to the reviews of the growers growing it, the plant needs good watering, especially if the plant's growing area is the Volga region, where the summer is traditionally dry and hot.

When growing the Monarch variety, you need to know some features. So during the period of pollination, the ovaries fall off, and only large inflorescences fall off. As a rule, this happens on the "fattening" shoots after pruning. To avoid loss of yield, breeder Pavlovsky advised not to prune a young bush in the fall, but to wait for spring flowering and already at the stage of the formation of "peas" completely prune the grapes according to all the rules.

During the period of pollination, the ovaries fall off, and only large inflorescences fall off.

If the bush is old, then the maximum number of eyes should be left for fruiting - usually from 60. In this case, the shoots should not be thick.

For better pollination, gardeners are advised to thin out the foliage during the flowering of the grapes.

Despite the fact that the variety is frost-resistant, you should not abuse this and it is better to cover the bushes for the winter period.

Also, to protect against grape aphids, grafting on rootstocks of varieties resistant in phylloxera is practiced, but such grapes grow with the worst characteristics of the berries.

The description given by many gardeners characterizes the Monarch as a capricious variety, but if you pay enough attention to it, the grapes will delight the owner with a decent and early harvest: it is not for nothing that this early variety has a royal name, because its berries have no equal in taste. Agrotechnical techniques should be carried out regularly and efficiently.

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