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  1. Andrei MATKIN, Novopolotsk

    My "grape" secrets

    I live in the north of Belarus, the weather in the region does not spoil us. Nevertheless, I have been growing grapes for 10 years. Today I have about 90 varieties on my site (Dubovsky pink, Taldun, Sharada UА, Catalonia, Princess Augusta, Attica, Alvika, Krasa beams). During this time, he developed a personal cultivation practice. I also have my own secrets, which I share.
    Many problems are caused by fungal diseases of mildew and oidium to grapes, especially in the rainy season. To solve them, I built L-shaped sheds, which, if necessary, I turn into booth-type greenhouses or wagon greenhouses. But this is quite capricious grape varieties. Many plants grow and bear fruit well in the open air.
    I spoil the entire vineyard once a week from the end of spring with foliar dressing (I spray it). I use the complex mineral fertilizer Kristalon of three colors: green - in May-June, yellow - at the end of June and July, brown - in August-September. Thanks to such a balanced diet, the grapes receive a powerful immune defense against all diseases. I don't use fungicides.
    For the winter, I begin to cover the plants, when the frost lasts for 1-2 days at - 5 degrees. Under the bushes I put logs on the ground, on them - vines, which I cover with straw with a layer of 20-30 cm. I put old carpets on top. And so that all this "sandwich" does not get wet from precipitation, I cover it with a film.
    In April I remove the shelter to the straw. And after the threat of return frosts has disappeared (after about May 15), I also harvest straw.

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