For this entry, I want to tell my readers about one of places you can visit in Perlis. As you can see in the picture above the place I about to tell all of you readers is
"Taman Anggur Perlis" or "Perlis Grape Garden". It's located at Jalan Kaki Bukit, Kangar.
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| Under the garden roof with a lot of grapes. |
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The sweet White Malaga.
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The Garden area is about 100 hectare. You can find about six species of grapes planted in here. There are IAC grapes that originate from Brazil, Black Queen from Japan, Black Opal from France, White Malaga and Barbarossa from Spain and lastly Dunkelfelder from Germany.
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In the Black Opal Grapevine
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In contrast to popular believes that grapes only can grow in cold climate area, actually grapes are non-climacteric type of fruit which means it is also can grow in tropical and hot climate area. Grapes fruits grow in clusters. Grape plant need a lot of sunlight to grow healthy and of course the right kind of soil. Grape plant need certain volume of water to grow perfectly.
Too much water will make the grape fruits taste sour. Grape plant is best planted in closed and protected area from direct wind and rainfall. This is because the grape's buds that soon will grow into fruits will fall easily if exposed to direct strong wind and rain.
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| This is the look of the enclosed grapevine from the outside. |
Apart from being eaten raw, grapes can be used to make jam, juice, jelly, wine, raisins, vinegar, and many kinds of food. This garden open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. except for Monday. Ticket price are RM3 for adult and RM1 for children below 12 years old. If you interested to plant grapes in your own backyard, you can purchase grapes seedlings for RM15 each. You also can purchase fresh grapes from the garden for RM20 per kilogram.
If you interested you can contact Perlis Department of Agriculture at 04-9770433 or you can visit their website
here. Okay, see you in my next entry. Stay raw and ready for more Fantastic+Merapu Adventures :D
