Since retiring after working for two decades abroad, my grandaunt decided to return home and has since contented herself spending days in her home here in Roxas. Here she planted her garden to native fruit trees, like mango, guava, and calamansi. She also raises grapes of different varieties and each time the vines bear fruits, I would be the beneficiary of the fruits of her labour. That is, if the birds haven't helped themselves!
My grandaunt has been raising grapes since 2012 and it's been bearing fruits twice or thrice a year. She would prune them after afterwards and the cuttings would be planted and whatever survives are either sold or transferred to the ground. She raised the red cardinal variety first and has added catawba lately, although the latter hasn't bore any fruit yet. Many friends are surprised to know that grapes could actually thrive here. Apparently they do, thanks to our climate and more so to the hands that give tender, loving care.
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