Sapphire Grape Pros and Cons
Today, the editor will elaborate on the small experience of caring for Sapphire grapes, discussing their pros and cons, with a detailed introduction provided below.
Sapphire grapes, also known as Teardrops of the Moon, belong to the Eurasian species, and are a new variety of grapes introduced in recent years. Many fruit farmers want to understand the pros and cons of Sapphire grapes. This article is about other farmers' experiences with this variety. Due to factors such as geographical location and planting techniques, some experiences may not be 100% applicable locally.
Sapphire grapes are mid-season varieties, maturing in the open field from August to September. After maturing, the grapes do not fall off or rot at the tips, can hang on the tree for over a month, and are resistant to storage and transportation. They easily form large clusters over 1000 grams, are naturally seedless, and the fruit can reach about 10 grams without the need for hormone enlargement. The fruit is long cylindrical, resembling a small finger, about 5 cm long. The fruit color is blue-black, with quick and even coloring. Sliced, the flavor is pure, crisp, and sweet without residue, with soluble solids over 20%. In dry and less rainy areas, the sugar content is higher, and they can easily be dried into large blue-black raisins. The fruit is not crowded, without broken grains, making thinning labor-saving. The fruit brush is tough, and the grapes do not easily fall off after maturing.
Farmer A's experience: Sweet Sapphire grapes, Eurasian species, have average cold resistance! The advantage is that they are natural fruits throughout the process, seedless. The缺点 of this variety is that it grows vigorously, and the branches do not lignify easily. During growth, it is necessary to control excessive growth through water and fertilizer control or by using chemicals. In the middle and late stages, foliar application of potassium dihydrogen phosphate is used to promote flower bud formation. The fruit characteristics of this variety are similar to 'Xiahei', both coloring first and then becoming sweeter.
Farmer B's experience: The fresh-eating taste is very good! Crisp and sweet! Naturally seedless, the only disadvantage is the lack of aroma.
Farmer C's experience: Everyone says that Sapphire grapes have poor lignification of branches and do not mature easily, but I'm not so sure. Without real production practice, one does not have the right to speak. Please look at my fruit branches, which have matured completely, no different from other varieties.
Farmer D's experience: Advantages: Good flower bud differentiation, every branch has flower spikes after the winter buds sprout, with a low double flower spike rate. The fruit grains color first and then sweeten. The natural fruit-setting rate is high, with little need for thinning, naturally seedless, and no need for chemical treatment to form long cylindrical blue-black fruit grains with dimples. The dimpled part accounts for one-third, with a crisp and sweet taste, good palatability, no sunscald, almost no difference in fruit size, high lignification of branches, and local maturity in late July. The picture of the sweet Sapphire grapes was taken in late June last year, after grafting from a large red Ru on a tree, and this year it is abundant in yield.
The above sharing of the comprehensive methods for understanding the pros and cons of Sapphire grapes is hoped to be a contribution that can solve your problems with green plants.