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Cardinal
USA
Cober 5 bb
mid-August
Cardinal is a table grape variety originating from California, first planted in 1939. It is used in the USA and Europe as a table grape and for raisin production. In Thailand and Vietnam, it is also used for wine production. This variety is well-known and highly valued worldwide, with the largest cultivation in the USA, Italy, France, and many other countries producing table grapes. It is a very tasty grape for fresh consumption and transports exceptionally well.
The pulp is very flavorful and, due to its low acidity, tastes very sweet.
The cluster is large, weighing between 200 and 600 g, sometimes more, branched and moderately compact. Berries are very large, uniform in size, but often uneven in color. The skin is purplish-blue, thick but not bothersome when eaten. The flesh is firm and crunchy. Sugar content in the pulp is low (around 13%), but due to the low acidity, the grapes taste very sweet.
Self-pollinating.
Cardinal is very sensitive to low temperatures but regenerates well. It is highly susceptible to downy mildew, moderately susceptible to powdery mildew, and moderately susceptible to gray mold. During rainy ripening periods, berry skins may crack around the peduncle, allowing botrytis and powdery mildew fungi to invade, causing decay and spoilage. The solution is urgent early harvesting and grape processing with intensified sulfite addition for wine production to save at least part of the yield.
You can purchase seedlings of Cardinal grape at our garden center in the nursery located at Gornjem Crnjelovu, Glavna 65a.
Upon collection of the goods (seedlings), the Agromedžik nursery no longer has the possibility of supervision or care, and therefore cannot provide any further guarantee. Since seedlings are living beings, it is not possible to give a guarantee even a day after they leave the nursery. We cannot influence their maintenance and care, and consequently their further growth and development.
Our plants regularly undergo phytosanitary and vegetative inspections, therefore we do not have diseased or infected plants.
The depth of the pit is 40-50 cm, and the width is 30-40 cm.
First, a 5-6 cm layer of loose, fertile soil is placed at the bottom of the pit.
Cut the root of the vine seedling to 10 to 12 cm from the main stem (substrate).
Insert the vine seedling into the hole at an angle of 45°. The connection point of the coil should be 2-3 cm above the ground surface.
Once the seedling is placed in the hole, a layer of crumbly, fertile, and moderately moist soil is spread over the roots. The applied soil layer is then firmly pressed down.
The graft is supported by hand below the grafting point so that it does not move during pressing and compacting.
After the pressing and compacting of the soil is completed, the seedling is watered with 5 liters of water.
Then the remaining upper part of the hole is filled with a mixture of soil and organic fertilizer. The soil is first mixed with well-rotted manure, and then this mixture is poured into the hole and firmly compacted by pressing.
In autumn planting, apply finely crumbled soil over the planted seedling and form a mound so that only 1–2 cm of the branches remain exposed. The mound protects the seedling from freezing during the winter.
In spring planting, it is not necessary to form a mound.
