Grapes Sensation: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation features

For beginner gardeners, growing the Sensation grape variety will not be difficult. And it is always a pleasure to receive delicious and sweet berries as a gift for care. The variety has so many positives that the hybrid is not popular. Sensation grapes can be found in small plantations and farms that grow berries for sale.

History of Breeding

Scientists do not always select horticultural crops. Love to experiment and amateur gardeners. So is the grape variety Sensation - the fruit of the experience of a winegrower with great experience V. Kapelyushny. On his plantation, an amateur bred Sensation grapes in the last century, crossing the Talisman and Rizamat varieties.The result is truly sensational. In addition to excellent taste, there are many positive characteristics of the culture.

Variety description

Table destination grapes is different:

very tall shoots;
decorative carved bright green leaves;
colour of long lady-finger berries, yellowish to pinkish;
weighing large fruits up to 16-30 grams, and clusters from 700 grams to 1 kilogram;
lush clusters of conical or cylindrical shape;
sweet flavor with nutmeg flavor.

In the description of the berries, one cannot but include the unique aroma of the fruit, the fleshiness and juiciness of the pulp. The Sensation variety is often confused with the Senso or Bull's Eye grapes, which are zoned in the southern regions, with dark purple berries.The variety of amateur selection differs from the Western European counterpart in terms of maturation. They ripen later, and are unstable to frost.

Pros and cons

Among the advantages of Sensation grapes, in comparison with other types of culture, they distinguish that bushes:

perfectly tolerate frosts of 24-25 degrees;
rarely get major infections;
reproduce by rooting cuttings;
give good harvests.

In order for the vine to bear fruit better, the shoots are pruned on time. You can not heavily load the bushes, otherwise the quality of the berries will be low. They will become small and watery.

Features

The main parameters of the culture include the fact that the grapes Sensation:

ripens within 100-110 days;
self-pollinating, as it is covered in spring with both female and male flowers;
has loose clusters with large elongated berries;
fruits keep well and endure transportation over long distances;
fruits abundantly with berries with sweet pulp, giving a little nutmeg.

Sensation is not without reason considered the best early-ripening table grapes.

Fit Tips

For a heat-loving plant, places well lit by the sun are needed. Soil for grapes Sensation is prepared in advance. Pits for seedlings are dug to a depth of 70-80 centimeters with a width of 50-60. There should be a gap of 1.5-2 meters between the holes. Be sure to pour into the wells of fertile soil, mixing it with superphosphate (100 grams), potassium s alt (50 grams).

Annual seedlings are chosen with strong roots. They are cut, leaving a length of 15-20 centimeters. The aerial part is shortened to 2 kidneys.

In the middle of the pit they put a seedling and sprinkle the roots with nutrient soil. It is better to stick a peg immediately and tie an escape to it. Many nearby dig in a pipe with a diameter of 10 centimeters. It is used for watering and fertilizing the bushes.

Growing and care

When planting from 2 buds left, 2 shoots grow in a season. The stepchildren that appeared on the sides pinch over the 2-3rd leaf. New shoots should be completely broken.

After the grapes spend the winter under cover, cut the vine, leaving 2 buds on each. In the spring of the 3rd year of life, there will already be 4 vines, or sleeves. In autumn they will give 8 shoots. On each sleeve, 2 processes must be formed. On one, up to 12 buds are left, on the other, a replacement shoot, 2-3 buds.

No more than 40-50 buds are considered a normal load on grapes. This means that 10-14 are left on each sleeve. After fruiting after 5-6 years, the sleeves need a change. She will come from 2 strong replacement shoots.

Without proper formation, the grapes will not produce large and tasty bunches of berries.

Water the plants should be 2-3 times during the summer. Definitely need to moisten the plantation in October.

Feeding consists in applying organic fertilizers in spring, mineral fertilizers in autumn. It is enough to apply a bucket of a solution of bird droppings, diluted in a ratio of 1:15, 100 grams of wood ash to the bush.

Dense vineyard soil needs loosening.

About diseases and pests

Grape variety Sensation rarely succumbs to disease. The plant is most resistant to mildew and oidium. You can prevent the development of fungal infections by prophylactic treatment of bushes with fungicides: Radomil, Quadris.

Insecticides will protect the vine from pests: "Aktara", "Match".

Proper care, well-conducted agricultural technology of grape culture will lead to abundant fruiting. And the quality of the berries will always be at a high level in terms of taste, aroma, and size.