If you are looking for a decent variety for home gardening - you have already found it!
The variety Giovanni was born under the hands of an amateur breeder, but also by appearance and taste wins over many varieties. Look at his bunch, is it possible not to boast such a thing ?!
And besides, there is no need to take care of him - this handsome man is completely unpretentious.
What kind is it?
Giovanni is a table hybrid subspecies. Maturing term - very early. By the end of July, you can feast on the berries, but they can still hang on the bush, accumulating sugar.
Very good in kind due to its sweet taste with nutmeg notes. In addition, in juices, compotes, jams, jam. It is also used in bouquets of table red wines.
Famous table hybrids are also Zarya nesevaya, Aladdin and Karmakod.
“Giovani” grapes: variety description
Dew of bush above average. The cluster is quite large (up to 1.2 kg), cylindro-cone-shaped, moderately friable, sometimes can be pered.
Shakhtar, Aleshenkin dar and the Queen of grapes are prone to pea.
Berry is dark red with a purple tinge, very large (12-14 g), oval, elongated, with a pointed point at the bottom. Flowers bisexual. The skin is very dense, of medium thickness, when eaten almost does not feel.
The flesh is juicy, fleshy, crunchy. Matured shoot of light brown color, with reddish nodules. The leaf is large, dark green, strongly cut.
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Photo grapes "Giovanni":
Breeding history
This "Italian" was born thanks to an amateur breeder V.U. Kapelyushny.
Parental forms - Delight red and F4.
Among lovers of heat can be noted Hadji Murat, the Cardinal and Ruta.
Specifications
Very sort fruitful. To obtain a stable and high-quality profit, it is necessary to ration and cleanse excess shoots. Pruning is done on six to eight eyes, the norm per bush - 35.
Heat-loving, not afraid of mealy dew - oidium and mildew, rot. Requires mandatory shelter for the winter months. Vine ripens almost completely, for the entire length of the growth, cuttings take root well.
Also gets along well with stocks - best of all are such "heroes" as Fercal and Kober 5BB. Frost resistance is good (-24 -24 degrees Celsius). Wasps and moths are hardly affected.
Diseases and pests
Birds will eat it anyway - if, of course, nothing prevents them. Only a rigid hardened mesh can prevent them - it will simply block access to the grapes to the grapes, at the same time the bush will breathe.
As for wasps, there is no single opinion on this variety. Some gardeners assure. that the wasps do not touch him at all, others, on the contrary, declare that the striped aggressors are not even against the taste of Giovanni.
Whatever it was, and to destroy all found families and nests in their area will not be superfluous. You can also put a poisonous bait, but not the one with a strong smell of “chemistry” - such wasps will simply be ignored.
Phylloxera - According to reviews, everything is ambiguous. You have to take care of yourself, especially if you remember how difficult it is to deal with it - this guest categorically does not want to leave. To combat it, the bushes are sprayed with carbon disulfide. The norm is also named - three to four hundred cubic centimeters per square meter.
Lot? Yes. And the bush is ruining. But the fact of the matter is that if you lower the dose, it will not kill the aphids, it will simply drive you away. Then - be sure to come back.
Experienced winegrowers also recommend not to neglect the prevention of such common grape diseases as anthracnose, chlorosis, bacteriosis, rubella and bacterial cancer.
Here is what can be said about the grapes of Giovanni. Impressive? That you have not tried the berries. Whoever tries at least one will not want to part with this grape anymore. This also applies to experienced gardeners, who, it would seem, have nothing to surprise.
Romeo, Chocolate and Velika are also distinguished by their special taste.
Well, if you are a beginner, then this variety is all the more for you - it will not require much effort, it’s just a standard set for any grape, and the result will exceed all your expectations.
