To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] pruning Passion Fruit (passiflora edulis)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:03:27 -0700
Hi Antonio,
It is very possible that the passion fruit is lacking some essential
nutrients since it is in a container. You might consider putting your
vegetable scraps from the kitchen around it and covering them with some
compost. I have found this to be a wonderful way to give plants nutrients.
The Passiflora edulis that I have in my back yard seems to keep its blooms
open.
Golden
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Subject: Re: [permaculture] pruning Passion Fruit (passiflora edulis)
Hi Golden
I am located in Spain, Mediterranean coast, so the climate is mild in
winter and very hot in summer time, with high levels of humidity (60-90% at
times)
I am not sure about how much water it should get. It has a drip watering
systems and I water it twice a day in summertime. The plant is growing in a
very large container, built on top of a cemented surface.
It has grown a lot of green biomass and it is invading the neighbours'
abandoned patio.
In summer it has some 4 hours of full sun, shade for the rest of the day due
to tall buildings.
I wonder whether the issue with fruiting is caused by lack of nutrients in
the soil mix, but the fact that it has build
such a big amount of biomass (along with neighboring tomatillo: phisalis
peruviana, that has produced a large amount of fruits and biomass as well)
is somewhat misleading me into thinking that perhaps, there are enough
nutrients in the soil after all.
Interesting enough my neighbours's plant in not fruiting very much or at
all, despite the good flowering, at least so I was said.
By the way, is it true that passion fruit flowers last for one day only
(unfortunately the plant is not located where I live, so it's not easy for
me to make very specific observations at times) unless they go to fruit?
Cheers
Antonio
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From: Golden Love <goldenlove@cruzio.com>
To: 'permaculture' <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 7:21 pm
Subject: Re: [permaculture] pruning Passion Fruit (passiflora edulis)
Where are you located?
It sound like your neighbors are having success with growing passion fruit.
Is yours getting plenty of sun and water?
My passion fruit is still blooming and setting fruit and has been doing so
since spring. It is loaded with fruit and gets plenty of greywater from me
showering every morning near it. I am located in Santa Cruz CA 2 blocks from
the Ocean, so the weather is moderate here most of the year.
My Beauty Plum flowered again last month and set fruit. Knowing that cold
weather is on its way, I picked off all the blooms and tiny fruit so the