Variety Lydia is particularly popular among many gardeners.
People often call him Lydia Rose, as well as Pink (or Red) Isabella. He is preferred for harmonious taste, simple care, abundant annual crops.
The plant can decorate with its attractive appearance a wooden fence, garden arbor, benches or a porch of a house.
What kind is it?
Lydia can be attributed to the universal varieties. Harvest can be collected after 150-160 days from the growing season, which allows Lydia to be attributed to a variety with an average ripening period. Due to the good taste of the grapes, it turns out high-quality homemade wine.
Grapes are also grown for homemade dishes, salads, compotes, baking.
For the manufacture of domestic wines are also used King, Galahad and Attica.
Lydia grapes: variety description
- Shrubs sredneroslye, well leafy, strong branches and fairly massive. The leaves are large, dark green, five-lobed. Flower bisexual.
- A bunch of medium size (100-110 grams), conical shape. Vine differs enhanced growth.
- Lydia berries look very similar to the sort of Isabella. They have the same rounded shape and small size, but differ in color. If the Isabella berries are colored dark purple, the Lydia grape is a rich pink with a purple tint and a waxy bloom. The skin is thin.
- Berries accumulate sugar well. With an acidity of 5.5 to 9.3 g / l. sugar content will be up to 19-20%. This variety produces tasty homemade wine and compotes. The taste of berries is pleasant, harmonious, sweet with a slight sourness. Some compare the flavor of the pulp with fresh strawberries.
Angelica, Krasa Nikopol and Kesh also demonstrate high sugar content.
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Breeding history
Homeland Lydia - the territory of North America. Lydia was derived from V. labrusca and belongs to the group of Isabella varieties. Until the early sixties, grapes were distributed in Moldova, in Ukraine. Currently, it is also grown in Belarus and Russia.
Such interesting varieties as Buffalo, Witches Fingers, and Alpha came to us from America.
Specifications
- Bushes produce abundant annual crops. On average, it is 100-115 c / ha. When grown in the wall culture from the bush can be collected on average 35-40 kg of berries.
- Lydia has good winter hardiness. In the southern regions can winter without shelter. In our climate zone, grapes are recommended to be grown as a covering culture. It is recommended to cover bushes completely with preliminary long pruning. With partial shelter, severe frosts may not be tolerated.
- When growing a gardener should pay attention to the features of the soil. Lydia grows well in nutrient, loose, moist soil. Excess moisture tolerates even better than a disadvantage. If the earth is not rich in nutrients, the plant needs regular feeding. Salt tolerance of bushes is average.
- Shoots and stepchildren of bushes are characterized by increased growth, which can adversely affect the quality of the crop. It is necessary to cradle and chasing green shoots.
Diseases and pests
Grapes have good immunity to various diseases, resistant to mildew and oidium in the range of 2.5-3.5 points.
In this case, gardeners are often faced with the defeat of the bushes phylloxera or grape aphids.
Gardeners should definitely pay attention to preventive measures. This is especially true of diseases such as anthracnose, bacterial cancer, bacteriosis, chlorosis and rubella.
Useful tips to help protect the grapes from the many problems associated with its cultivation:
- To protect the plant from pests, it is imperative to carry out preventive treatment with special preparations.
- Collect dry leaves and berries under bushes in a timely manner and destroy them.
- After harvesting, do a deep digging of the soil and pruning.
- The gardener needs to know that a lack of iron in the soil can trigger the development of lime chlorosis. Be sure to pay attention to the quality of the soil of your site.
- Do not forget to feed the grapes, especially when grown on nutrient-poor soil.
- Be sure to pay attention to preventive measures from wasps. Destroy the hive in time, arrange the bait and traps, make chemical processing.
Lydia is considered a favorable variety for growing at the dacha. It is valued for its high yield, excellent decorative qualities and versatility. Berries are well suited for making homemade wine, jam, baking, stewed fruit, as well as fresh consumption. With good care, problems with growing this variety should not arise.
Among the unpretentious in the cultivation of varieties, it is worth noting such as Aleshenkin darling, Delight Muscat and Giovanni.
