SELF-TAUGHT techniques and skills in planting grapes have made it possible for premium grapes found in countries with four seasons to be planted in Kedah.
At a grape farm in Padang Lembu, Gurun, many varieties of grapes are now yielding the sweet and crunchy fruit.
Its owner Tan Soon Huat, 58, who runs the one-acre farm planted with some 300 grape plants, said he learned the techniques of grape cultivation by doing his own research, collecting data and reading research papers on grape-planting.
“I had no academic background or expertise on grape cultivation.
“I wanted to plant something with high difficulty level, challenging and with higher commercial value.