Such a heat-loving plant as grapes, of course, prefers the southern regions of our country. But enterprising gardeners and agronomists did not give up: there are also varieties that can be grown in the region of central Russia. Therefore, know that if you want to plant grapes in the Moscow region, cultivation will require labor from you, but the most important thing is that it is possible.
The first and most important step to a good harvest is choosing the right variety. There are special frost-resistant species, and if you already decide to go into viticulture, then start wisely so that the work is not in vain.
The second point is the features and timing of planting this plant in the middle lane. If you know and follow them, doing everything to get your own grapes in the Moscow region, growing will take much less nerve cells, and over time it will bring pleasure.
Followed by constant care from April to October. If all of the above did not scare you, you can make the first sketches right now - on paper for now.
Choice of variety for middle band
Practically none of the European varieties is suitable for the Moscow region and the Moscow region. They are too warm-hearted. Most of the varieties that are successfully grown in this strip are bred by breeders and are hybrids, although not all. Some gardeners are afraid to take on grapes in the Moscow region - growing it seems to them a thankless task. And all because they consider such varieties sour, without even trying them. In fact, almost all northern varieties taste just as good as southern ones.
So, the varieties that are most popular with amateur gardeners in the middle lane:
- "Muromets";
- "Anniversary Novgorod";
- "northern early";
- "Moscow sustainable";
- "Russian Curry";
- "Michurinskiy";
- "Russian early";
- "decorative".
By choosing one of these options, you can get a good harvest even in a cool summer.
Greenhouse varieties for the Moscow region
There is another option. Suppose you are not afraid of excessive labor costs due to the thermophilic nature of the plant, but you passionately desire to harvest your grapes in the Moscow region every summer. In this case, cultivation can be done in a greenhouse. The following varieties are suitable for these purposes:
- "Frankenthal";
- "alyoshenkin";
- "the beauty of the don";
- "Queen of the Vineyard";
- "cardinal";
- "Moscow Muscat".
These are all early European species, most of them are not hybrids.
Features: tillage before planting and beyond
When you choose "your" grapes, growing in the suburbs will only be a matter of time, isn't it? And you can start already in the fall. The first step is choosing a location. The requirements for it are as follows: low humidity of the earth and the sunny side (south or southwest). If the ground is too wet, drain.
It is advisable to dilute the soil with sand by half, add compost, humus and a complex of mineral fertilizers. If you plan to plant grapes in rows, dig the soil as deep and as deep as possible. All this is desirable to do in the fall, so that in the spring only a little loosen well-fertilized land.
When planting, mulch and water with diluted compost or manure. In summer, also do not forget about soil care. Growing grapes in the Moscow region also implies constant care, and the "plant and forget" principle will not work here.
