A few weeks after buying the pot of grapes.
Grapes ready to be harvested after several weeks.
Hello fellow hivers and members of the 
Gardening is fun isn’t it? I’m enjoying doing it on my little balcony. I’ve had moments of joy and moments of woe. In this post I’ll share with you one of my recent joyful moments.
Here the leaves weren’t looking too healthy but still they were at a “better place” when compared to other challenges I had experienced while nurturing. It was consequently re-potted to a slightly bigger pot.
Muscat grapes are my favorite. I did not hesitate to buy a plant when I saw it by the flower shop. It was in a pot and already had grapes on. It was a rare sight. I’d often seen tomato, cucumber and okra plants. Those were common at the shop. I recently found passion fruit. That too was rare.
I took the grape plant or vine home and nurtured it. It came with its challenges. From wilting to yellowing of the leaves, the grapes appearing like raisins, looking out for birds and so on. It was a bit hard to gauge how to water it especially with unusually high temperatures. I had to remove many of the leaves and some of the grapes. 😆I also picked several to taste if they were ready and decided to eat them whether or not they were fit for consumption. With grapes being “green” when ripe, I also struggled to judge when they were actually ready for harvesting.
The joy of it all is that after many weeks, I was able to reap some fairly okay grapes, from my balcony.
If you’ve been reading this far, I know you are wondering how we moved from grapes to bike. My balcony is a shared space. We have plants, garden tools and equipment, a place for hanging clothes, a place for storing my kids’ bikes or bicycles and a small area for sitting.
After riding, my younger son decided to park his bike just in front of some of the plants. I realized only when it was time for me to attend to the plants. I asked him to remove it and he took a while to get to the balcony.
While waiting for him, I thought it was a good idea to take some shots of the grapes on and around the bike. Leaving it there actually worked out well. I used a pair of scissors to cut the grapes and and did a mini photo shoot of the harvest. The next challenge is to maintain the plant with the hope that it produces more grapes next year. Our harvest added to the breakfast table this morning. The grapes weren’t sweet but my family is grateful.😃
What tips do you have for growing bonsai muscat grapes?
Do you think it’s a good idea to continue growing them in a pot?
Thank you for reading my post. Have a fruitful day. 😃
