Grapes Furor: description of the variety and cultivation, the pros and cons of the species with a photo

Furor table grapes are hybrids that have inherited the characteristics of their "progenitors". The berry is slightly acidic, frost-resistant, weighing up to 30 grams. The taste is reminiscent of nutmeg, with a mild hint of sweetness. The variety belongs to the early ones: its ripening period is 110 days, and already in August the vine will be dotted with large, heavy clusters.

History of the Furor variety

The view is relatively new. It was obtained after pollination of table muscat grapes Lora with more hardy varieties. It arose as a result of the experiment of the famous amateur breeder Vasily Kapelyushny, who devoted many years of his life to breeding hybrids.

So a new variety with good characteristics was created:

delicious;
early ripe;
high yield;
frost-resistant (up to -24 ºС).

Furor has an increased adaptability to climatic conditions, this affects its popularity in all regions of the Federation without exception. Many productive, sweet varieties are overly dependent on temperature conditions: they are more southern than all-weather. This does not apply to Furor: it can be grown both in the Moscow region and in warmer regions of Russia.

Pros and cons of the view

Grapes are distinguished by the ability to preserve their presentation - berries can hang on bushes for a long time or lie in boxes after harvest. The grapes are large, up to 40 millimeters long, with a thickness of almost 30. The peel on the berry is black, with a light waxy coating, dense, but thin, not rough.

The core is sweet, tender, fragrant and full of juice. Frost resistance also refers to the merits of the variety.

Thanks to her, the berry ripens in the conditions of the Urals or Siberia, content with a short hot summer, and the vine can easily overwinter when the temperature drops to -24 ºС.

Furor is grafted onto any grape variety, quickly adapts and begins to bear fruit. The yield is amazing: many inflorescences are tied on one bush, they have to be thinned out so that weak clusters do not interfere with the development of strong ones. The variety also has disadvantages.

The other side of the yield was the ability to set too many buds: the vine is not able to bring them all to maturity. You have to cut off the extra ones that block the light and pull the juices. The taste and sweetness are sometimes unusually attractive for wasps - having attacked the berries, they eat the bunches almost to the pits.

Description of grapes

Furor looks colorful: long, slightly tapering towards the end, grapes, heavy bunches. The berries are dark.

Characteristics of the variety, for clarity, it is more convenient to list in the form of a list:

Type of variety - table.
Acidity - up to 5 grams per liter.
Sugar content - up to 23%.
Resistant to low temperatures - up to -24 ºС.
Berries measure 40 (length) x 28 (diameter) millimeters.
Fruit weight - up to 30 grams.
Taste features - mild nutmeg taste.

External parameters

Furor is easily recognizable due to the shape and color of the berries - hefty black cylinders on full bunches. When you touch the peel, a slight coating of wax remains, which covers ripe fruits.The average weight of a bunch is 900 grams or more (there are up to one and a half kilograms). They have a characteristic elongated-cylindrical orientation (up to 25 centimeters long), the berries are tightly located one to the other.

Taste of berries

Furor grapes are famous for their sweet, refined taste: it looks like table grapes, and its ancestor is one of the Muscat varieties. There is enough sugar in the berry (almost a quarter of the mass of the berry), a slight sourness does not spoil the bouquet at all. The skin is thin, it is almost not felt. This is a ready-made dessert - it remains to serve ripe, heavy bunches on the table.

Yields

The variety has an excellent yield, and this indicator does not depend on the method of cultivation and the type of rootstock. The bunch is heavy, weighing about a kilogram. The berry retains a pleasant appearance for a long time, it is well stored.

Frost resistance

Furor has high frost resistance, tolerates cold snaps and temperature changes. When growing in the southern regions, they do without shelters, in the Middle Strip and the northern regions, you will have to worry about protecting the vines from cold air.

Immunity to diseases

Resistance to typical diseases in grapes is average. It does not lend itself to gray rot, mildew or oidium, this is its advantage, compared to more delicate varieties.

Date of planting

In order for the seedlings to take well, they must be planted at a certain time, observing the rules and requirements for handling grape bushes, having previously selected and prepared the site. Regarding the planting period - early spring or autumn - there are the following rules:

spring seedlings are more likely to take root, this method is suitable for beginner gardeners;
"winter" planting is dangerous because the fragile plant is exposed to low temperatures; if it is not protected, the bush will die.

Spring

Most winegrowers prefer the period from mid-April to the second decade of May for growing berries. Practice shows that such seedlings have a higher chance of surviving than those left in the winter: in spring and autumn, the bush has time to gain strength, and with proper shelter, it will acclimatize well after the cold season.

Autumn

When planting in the fall (this is the end of September, after harvesting), the gardener can prepare the soil more thoroughly, saturate it with nutrients and moisture. Mulching contributes to the preservation, accumulation of useful components, for this they use sawdust, humus.

Fitting technology

The variety has not yet been sufficiently studied, so the standard recommendations for planting and site selection apply to it. Feeding should be taken care of in advance: the plant will need minerals for the formation of the root system and the growth of the vine.

Choosing a planting site

It is better if it is the southwestern or southern side, at the same time well lit, warmed up and closed from through air currents. The soil should be light, well-drained, not too waterlogged (waterlogged) and not particularly dry, with an adequate supply of nutrients.

Seedling selection

Sick, sluggish seedlings, with traces of aphids or other pests are not suitable for planting. Since most bushes are preparing for planting in the fall, waiting for warm weather, it is better to choose the strongest of them in advance and ensure they have a normal wintering.

Soil and seating chart

Soil for Furor needs light, it can be loam, in no case flooded and without closely spaced aquifers. There is nothing unusual in the seating scheme: the step between adjacent bushes is up to 3 meters (at least 2), from row to row - 3-4 meters.Be sure to install racks or trellises in advance, along which branches will twist, a vine will form.

Caring for grapes

The variety is unpretentious, but needs care. These are irrigation regime, grafting, timely pruning, loosening of the root zone, prevention of pest damage and shelter for the winter.

Vaccination

Furor is perfectly grafted onto all varieties, the technique is standard. For the scion, cuttings are prepared and waxed in advance, the lower part is soaked in a growth stimulator. Next, the stem of the bush is carefully split, a cutting is inserted into the resulting gap, securely fixed with a winding (coated with clay).

Irrigation mode

The species is moisture-loving, but the excess of liquid in the soil, its stagnation is painful. A good solution would be the drip irrigation technology used by modern gardeners, in which the bush receives a metered amount of moisture.

Fertilization

Furor is fed with mineral and organic fertilizers, at the request of the owner. Humus, compost, superphosphate and other complexes are suitable.

Cutting and loosening the soil

The hybrid has a good potential for the formation of bunches of grapes, but the same indicator can harm him: the vine will not be able to feed all the bunches. Output: some of them will have to be cut, leaving no more than 40 eyes per bush. No need to be afraid to remove the "extra" ovaries, so the remaining ones will be able to fully develop

Loosening is a mandatory procedure: it helps to destroy colonies of parasites (aphids), provides air exchange in the soil layers.

Preparing for winter

It includes pruning, top dressing and shelter. They remove all unnecessary: dry shoots, the remains of leaves, at the same time form shoots. Sometimes they add organic matter (compost or manure).In order to gradually "accustom" the vine to low temperatures, in the first winter it is covered carefully, according to all the rules, in the second - too, and already in the third not completely, leaving one sleeve unprotected.

Such "hardening" will allow you to get a strong and hardy plant. In the southern regions, Furor will endure the cold season without any problems, in the northern regions they cover it, protecting the stem and shoots.

Prevention and control of diseases and pests

Includes an external examination of the plant, whether there are traces of diseases (to which the variety is sufficiently resistant), the presence of parasites. If necessary, pesticides are used, the damaged fragments are mechanically destroyed by removing them from the plant, and the root zone is loosened.

Beginning of fruiting

Comes in August, 105-110 days after setting. Requires care from the owner: individual clusters will have to be removed so that the remaining ones can get enough light and heat from the sun, juice from the vine.

Collection and duration of storage of berries

Large, heavy clusters are easy to collect, they can still hang on the vine without falling off for another month or two. Grapes tolerate transportation well, thanks to the dense skin, the berries are not damaged.