There are few early grape varieties, and even less early grape varieties. But which grapes should be chosen by an ordinary amateur gardener who wants to plant a vine that produces the crop of ripe clusters before the others? We offer to pay attention to the "Crimson" - early ripe table grapes.
Description
"Crimson" - table very early grapes with beautiful and large, very sweet berries, which has good resistance to fungi and frost. The fruits of this grape almost do not contain fruit acids, so children really like. 
The grape variety "Crimson" (a hybrid of "Wax" × "Charrel") ripen very early. His elongated, loose clusters with almost four centimeter elongated pink berries with a reddish or yellowish tinge look very nice on the bush and on the plate.
There are also pink grape varieties, white, black, technical, nutmeg.And the clusters themselves are large - their weight reaches 900 grams. The taste of "Crimson" is very pleasant: the juicy flesh of its oval, heavy (up to 9 grams) berries has a light tinge of muscat and very sweet - up to 23% sugar. The bush is medium strong, has large leaves, vigorous.
Breeding history
Often, the breeding of new grape varieties is not the fruit of the work of specialists, but the result of popular selection or the work of an amateur grower. 
"Crimson" - the result of works V. Kapelyushnogowho managed to combine valuable qualities in this unique variety, which are especially important for the successful growth of the vine in Russia.
The grape varieties "Nizina", "Transfiguration", "Novocherkassk's Anniversary", "Anyuta", "Blagovest" - belong to the group of creations of the breeder V.N. Kraynov.
Characteristics of a variety
The main advantages of this early variety are the excellent sweet taste, high yield (up to 7 kg per vine) and, of course, very beautiful clusters that adorn the garden and the table.
Vine with tall, strong, evenly maturing shoots carries bisexual flowers - self-pollination avoids crossing. The cuttings of the vines rooted well. 
The high resistance to cold of "Crimson" - this grape tolerates a decrease in temperature to minus 23-25 degrees, and this allows you to successfully grow it in the northern regions. Early ripeness also contributes to this - 100-110 days before the berries ripen, therefore the short and cool summer of the North is not a hindrance to it.
A particularly important characteristic of the variety is its considerable resistance to mildew (downy mildew), and the wasps, the unpleasant neighbors of every gardener, do not like “Crimson” - these insects do not like the dense skin of the berries.
Did you know? It is better not to peel the grapes - it is the most useful part of them.This sort of fruit is relatively stable, but the density of planting is important - both the volume of the crop and the ripening of the grapes depend on it.
The description of the grape variety "Crimson" will complement the photo below.
Agrotechnika varieties
In order to purchase planting material "Purple", follow him to the nursery or purchase from a reliable seller on the Internet, it is better than trusting the accidents of the market.
Important! Before planting, carefully inspect the roots, be sure to remove damaged roots and dead patches.Saplings "Crimson" soon take root, but if the root system seems weak, treat the seedlings with drugs that promote its development and more rapid rooting of the vine - "Heteroauxin" or "Kornovinom".
Choosing the right site for planting seedlings is extremely important. It should be noted that grapes are more likely to ripen and develop better on sheltered from the cold wind, sunlit slopes, oriented to the south or south-west.Well-fertilized, light soils are better suited for planting grapes; saplings will, of course, take root in moist, poor and heavy soil, but they will grow poorly and be affected by viral diseases and parasitic fungi. The yield and marketability of the fruits will suffer - the clusters will be small, and the berries will be dull.
Learn about the intricacies of growing such grape varieties as "Valiant", "Pretty Woman", "Ladies Fingers", "Delight", "Arched", "Riesling", "Early Gourmet", "Elegant", "Tason", "Buffet", "Julian", "Chardonnay", "Cabernet Sauvignon", "Gala", "Chameleon", "Harold".Recommendations for the cultivation of grapes for the northern regions:
- Planting is carried out by one-year-old saplings in the planting pits prepared since autumn.
- Organic fertilizers are added to the pits.
- In the north, "Crimson", like any other grape variety, is a covering.
- Shrubs are pruned either in spring and autumn, or only in autumn - twice.
- Be sure to carry out spraying the bush and make feeding in the growth period.
Weed control should be carried out only by mechanical means - pesticides that have not yet become stronger vines can suffer. But in the event that insect pests were found on the grapes, willy-nilly, it is necessary to resort to chemical preparations."Crimson" is highly resistant to fungal infection and grows well in places that are too wet for other varieties, but during the growing season you must always take into account the weather and carry out preventive treatment.
For the prevention of the appearance of the grape fungus, mainly contact drugs are used - "Champion", "Jet" or "Tiovit". If oidium, gray rot or powdery mildew have already appeared, you should resort to means such as "Ridomil Gold MC", "Quadris" or "Acrobat".
Did you know? Many grape varieties are completely lost due to phylloxera, a pest that came to Europe from North America in the middle of the XIX century. So disappeared grapes, going to the preparation of the famous "Madeira".
Care features
When planting the "Crimson" variety, it is necessary to take into account the fact that they form a strong bush, and it should not be allowed to thicken. 
If we take into account that the vine of this grape is quite vigorous, the recommendation to plant and cut the bushes so that it provides them with enough space for root growth and shoots becomes obvious - this will prevent excessive shading of the bushes in too dense planting and provide sufficient nutrition.
Important! The soil should always be well loosened, you should avoid over-wetting.To stimulate the development of a powerful root system, katarovka is performed, that is, cutting off superficial (dewy) roots. To do this, remove the layer of earth from the trunk, cut off the thin roots and again fall asleep the trunk with earth.
Variety "Crimson" - early and steady formwhich is perfect for breeding in areas with a short warm summer period. At the same time, to taste, it can compete with any southern varieties cultivated only in the subtropics.
