grapes

              I have 3 varieties of grape known by colour: red. Black and green since the seller did not know the variety. Altogether i have 7 plants. But last 2 year they were neglected, so many things to do and very little time.

           Last month i manage to fertilize and pruned a grape vines. Now it is fruiting. Tomorrow will prune another vines, i staggered the pruning because i have to care for other plants too and so that i have the fruit year round.

         Last year it produces a few bunches of grapes despite of being neglected .
                         

newly formed fruit of green grapes

                                               

getting bigger

expected to ripe during Raya

ripe fruit (last year)

long overdue post : grapes

I’ve six grape vines, four of which unknown variety which i bought in Cameron highland and the other 2 are Muscat Hamburg and Alphonse Lavelle. The vines were neglected until i hard prune it in early may because it blocks the sunray from my potted plant.  One of the vines started fruiting at the end of May and ripens just a few days before Eid ul Fitri celebration. Since i never fertilized my grape vines the fruit is smaller than supermarket bought grapes. Every evening my daughter and i will pluck up a few grapes off the vines and pop it in to her mouth.  The grapes were very sweet.  Our activity lasted for a week until my niece who returns home discovers it! Three weeks ago i hard pruned the vines again.  Two of the vines are setting fruit while the rest are showing green bud. Each of those buds will produce several shoots that grow leaves and flowers. This time i fertilize my vines.

newly formed grapes

grapes  getting bigger

ripe grapes

stalk left behind




this photo are taken today 3 weeks after hard pruning