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Monday, 18 February 2013

Alphonse Lavalle 1st Fruiting

IAC#1 Fruiting
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+ Posted: 18th Feb 2013, updated on 7th June 2013 (FINAL UPDATE) + 


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1st April 2012 - 9th Feb 2013  - Growing Period
5th May 2012 - 1 month after planting

9th June 2012 - Not so healthy.. young leaves suffered mites attack!


6th July 2012 - Getting healthier after the weekly spray..


11th Nov 2012 - 7 months old


28th Jan 2013 - Two weeks before pruning



 10th Feb 2013   - Pruning

10th Feb 2013 - After pruning (10 months old)



 17th Feb 2013   - Bud Break Stage and New Shoots
17th Feb 2013 - New shoot



 24th Feb - 14th Mar 2013   - Flowering Stage

 The total number of flower buds cluster is not very encouraging - only 6 of them! I think I have pruned it too early, didn't I? I knew it, but I was just too impatient to see my first black grape. Hmmm...
1st Mar 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle flower buds cluster



1st Mar 2013 - A tiny cluster














14th Mar 2013 - end of flowering stage



 15th Mar - 20 Apr 2013   - Fruit Setting Stage

21st Mar 2013 - craggy cluster


29th Mar 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle berries are much darker green than the IAC variety



29th Mar 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle fruit cluster



6th Apr 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle grapevine


11th Apr 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle fruit cluster



11th Apr 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle fruit cluster



11th Apr 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle fruit cluster



11th Apr 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle fruit cluster

20th Apr 2013 - Safe and sound..



2 1st Apr - 26th May 2013   - Veraison Stage and Ripening

25th Apr 2013 - Veraison stage - green color berries changing to maroon



11th May 2013 - Ripening Alphonse Lavalle...


20th May 2013   - Pre-Harvest

As this is my first experience with Alphonse Lavalle fruiting, I was not so sure when to harvest it. It's not yet 120 days since I pruned it. But due to my eagerness to taste my own, first black grape, I picked three bunches and proudly presented to my family after dinner that evening. I let them have the honor to try first. I was expecting them to clap and say, "Bravo! Superb!!". As I watched, my son's facial expression was not very encouraging and so as my wife's. But they swallowed it any how. Then I picked one....hmmm...no wonder, it's sweet and sour.


27th May 2013   - Final Harvest


27th May 2013 - Ripe Alphonse Lavalle fruit...



27th May 2013 - Alphonse Lavalle, ready to be chilled in the fridge

Ahhhh.....finally...I received the best compliment from both of them. The chilled, ripe Alphonse Lavalle grape is just superb - sweet and tasty! After 13 months since I planted it at my backyard, I know, and you readers know it, I deserved a pat on the back. Don't I? Hahaha... 

That's it. This is the final update of this posting.


 (or below). Thanks a lot!
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14 comments:

  1. Unknown3 June 2013 at 13:42

    wow... semua pokok anggur sihat, apa petua agar pokok ni tahan hujan?

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  2. Jontih Enggihon4 June 2013 at 12:21

    Faezal, (in Malay Language, in case others want to use google translete :))

    "Tahan hujan" adalah perkara subjektif dalam penanaman pokok anggur. Hujan menyebabkan kelembapan kepada daun anggur dan boleh mengundang serangan kulat/fungus. IAC antara jenis anggur yang ketahanan kepada serangan kulat lebih kuat berbanding Alphonse Lavalle. Anggur jenis Concord antara yang paling tahan dengan serangan kulat. Kulat boleh dielak atau dirawat menggunakan semburan anti-kulat (fungicide)seperti Mancozeb. Ini bermakna, semakin rendah ketahanan kepada kulat, semakin kerap lah semburan fungicide dibuat. Daripada pengalaman saya yang menanam anggur tidak menggunakan pelindung hujan, pokok anggur perlu disembur secara mingguan terutama sekali di musim hujan. Itu saja petuanya.

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  3. Unknown5 June 2013 at 16:56

    Encik Jontih, terima kasih atas tunjuk ajar.

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  4. Hamadi Abd Hamid2 July 2013 at 10:19

    terbaikk..blog ni byk membantu org yg baru nk berjinak-jinak nk tanam anggur mcm saya ni :)

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  5. Jontih Enggihon2 July 2013 at 10:46

    En. Hamadi,
    syukur, tak lah sia-sia saya tulis dan upload. Ada juga manfaat kepada orang lain :)

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  6. Hamadi Abd Hamid2 July 2013 at 11:03

    Dulu ada juga tanam bonsai tp sekarang dh kurang berminat dah..jatuh hati kat anggur pula bila lihat buah-buah anggur En Jontih yg bergantungan tu..Terbakarrrr...

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  7. Jontih Enggihon4 July 2013 at 08:50

    Bagus, bagus... :) Ikuti terus blog ini kerana saya sedang giat mempersiapkan beberapa pokok anggur saya (2 While Malaga, 1 Flame Seedless, 1 Black Opal, 1 Carolina Black Rose, 1 Alphonse Lavalle, 2 IAC untuk berbuah serentak awal tahun depan! Imaginasi awal saya - keliling rumah dipenuhi buah anggur yang berbagai warna - hijau kekuningan, merah dan hitam.

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  8. DOC3 October 2013 at 10:01

    Well done.Im going to try grow some grapes

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    1. Jontih Enggihon3 October 2013 at 10:19

      Thanks :) Good... gardening is the best anti-stress.

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  9. Anonymous2 July 2014 at 00:10

    Kapan tuan Jontih update shared di fb

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  10. Jontih Enggihon23 May 2017 at 16:57

    Tahun depan akan sy sambung updating blog ini ya..

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  11. Jontih Enggihon23 May 2017 at 16:57

    Tahun depan akan sy sambung updating blog ini ya..

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  12. Jontih Enggihon26 October 2020 at 23:31

    Sorry guys, I seldom check my blog nowadays. If you like, you can follow my FB account: Jontih Enggihon. Most of my postings are grape related.

    Saya juga anjur kursus penanaman anggur secara online sekarang. Wasap Pn. Nonie +60195515810 utk mendaftar Tq.

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Comments are most welcome ...ideas/suggestions to improve my grapevine? how do you rank the pictures? -Jon