Changing COLOR now
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
December 9, 2018 12:26am CST
When I and my sister went to the city for church, I chanced upon checking the grapes that my big brother told me to always look after and protect from birds or bees or any flying insects. I gasped when I saw that 2 bunches of the grapes are changing color now-- it is turning violet.
When we arrived home at 12:15PM, I immediately took pictures of our grapes and posted them on Facebook, tagging my 2 colleagues also because they wanted to see our grapes getting ripe. One classmate-colleague liked the pictures and asked me a cut of a vine, to which I responded that the grapevine was given to me in 1981 when I, she, and 2 other classmates had our post-graduate in Nursing practice (Rural Health Practice Program).
When I tasted a piece of the violet grape before, it was not yet sweet. I think if the fruits turn dark, or purple, maybe they will be sweeter. In the meantime, I hope my big brother who discovered the fruits, will see my post on Facebook.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
9 Dec 18
I envy you.
When I visited the place where we used to rent before with the boyfriend.
I saw that they have vineyards there, I was too curious and ask if that was a grape.
A friend said it is. I was amazed because the vineyards are healthy and they are growing anywhere.
How I wish I can grow it here too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
i also envy those grapes falling like bouquets from the vines. our grapes here are like brooches only. hahaha
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Dec 18
@ridingbet
Yes, and I wonder why. Why is that?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Dec 18
@JustBhem it may be because our grapevine is not of the same variety as those like bouquets.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
9 Dec 18
These I think are the purple variety and should be left on the vine till they turn colour
What a happy surprise, really.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
when they turn violet, are they sweet? when i ate one, it was not yet ripe and the seed was only one but big.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
11 Dec 18
@ridingbet You could pluck them and keep for ripening.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Dec 18
@allknowing i think we can just let it hang until all of them turn purple. it is nice seeing them change color from the grapevine
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
fingers crossed they will be sweet. the last time i tasted one, it was sour because it was not yet totally violet.
@just4him (306237)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Dec 18
@ridingbet I hope you will get a good harvest from them. I'm glad he saw them.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
he already saw it on Facebook. every morning now, i visit these grapes and wish they won't fall to the ground yet since they are not fully ripe and soft.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
27 Dec 18
@ridingbet
Thanks for sharing that with us.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
27 Dec 18
that bunch, sadly got so ripe that they fell to the ground and were eventually eaten by our dogs. but the ones i posted in my latest discussion, are from another bunches of grapes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
@Hannihar yes the dogs ate the ripe ones that feel on the ground
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@LadyDuck (458108)
• Switzerland
11 Dec 18
@ridingbet I think that your country is not suitable for grapes, you are lucky to have those small grapes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
no, it is not the first time. i think it is less than 10 now, but the vine produces just small bunches of grapes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Dec 18
@LadyDuck yes, but there are some places here where grapes are grown as well. in the summer capital of my country, there are cherry blossom trees, and these trees are from other countries like Japan.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
14 Dec 18
@ridingbet I'm fine. Just frustrated that nothing is going right today.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Dec 18
@JESSY3236 i hope you will stay positive despite the frustration you experience now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
our place is very hot during summer time but cold during the cold season. besides that, the vine is in a shady area.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Dec 18
yes, since 1981, i think it has not yet reached 15 times of bearing fruits.
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