went to my sons, he's left lots of passionfruit on his vine, doesn't want them,or like them, he's going to hack the whole blooming lot down..I took 2 very ripe passion fruit..do I treat like tomatoes, i.e, dry the seed and plant as normal ?
thank you in advance for any advice
I think they are best sown fresh, even if it's a little late in the season. You'll have plenty of seeds so I suggest sowing a few in a cold frame now (after you've got the pulp off of course) and saving the rest to sow in early spring. Good Luck. :)
G x
take some cuttings!!
thanks, georgie, I'll try that this week :)
Quote from: tonybloke on December 08, 2008, 20:21:56
take some cuttings!!
unfortunately, they live in brighton, I was visiting, never thought of cuttings ;D
Quote from: manicscousers on December 08, 2008, 21:04:59
thanks, georgie, I'll try that this week :)
Quote from: tonybloke on December 08, 2008, 20:21:56
take some cuttings!!
unfortunately, they live in brighton, I was visiting, never thought of cuttings ;D
You're welcome. I'm not certain that you've missed anything on the cuttings front. As far as I know Passiflora is best taken from semi-ripe cuttings around July time.
G x
Try just dropping one of the ripe passionfruit on the soil and forgetting all about it - guaranteed every darn seed will germinate...
;D
Quote from: Amazin on December 09, 2008, 03:18:46
Try just dropping one of the ripe passionfruit on the soil and forgetting all about it - guaranteed every darn seed will germinate...
;D
ah, so that's the secret ;D
Yup, very much like stray tomato seeds - millions of the buggers come up every time!
;D
Quote from: Amazin on December 09, 2008, 03:18:46
Try just dropping one of the ripe passionfruit on the soil and forgetting all about it - guaranteed every darn seed will germinate...
;D
someone here (but sorry I don't remember who, now :-[) sent me some new plantlets early on in the year. They were all self-seeded. 8)
Quote from: tonybloke on December 08, 2008, 20:21:56
take some cuttings!!
Yep, take cuttings. I did and they are a 9 inch high now and coping well. They seem easy to root.
ask your son too take cuttings if he lives too far
Quotesomeone here (but sorry I don't remember who, now ) sent me some new plantlets early on in the year. They were all self-seeded.
Ahem! Coo-ee!
;D
Quote from: Amazin on December 10, 2008, 00:04:09
Quotesomeone here (but sorry I don't remember who, now ) sent me some new plantlets early on in the year. They were all self-seeded.
Ahem! Coo-ee!
;D
Oh, it was you! :-*
Progress report on your babbies, then. Two survived and are Well and Happy in Choclitland 8)...the others, I'm afraid, went to the Great Compost Heap in the Sky :'(
The two which survived and flourished are still producing flowerheads :D
Lish x
I have grown many from seed and my tip is to soak the seeds in orange juice for a few hours before sowing !!!! they need acid to break the coating.
Quote from: Amazin on December 09, 2008, 03:18:46
Try just dropping one of the ripe passionfruit on the soil and forgetting all about it - guaranteed every darn seed will germinate...
;D
I'll second that. I've got one covering my shed and I have no idea where it came from.
Quote from: straush on December 09, 2008, 20:31:38
ask your son too take cuttings if he lives too far
unfortunately, my son wouldn't know a cutting from a weed ;D
I'll try the orange juice trick, got plenty of seeds, :)
Weve got one growing in the back garden I might try spreading some of the seeds on the lottie and see what happens. ;D ;D ;D
QuoteI have grown many from seed and my tip is to soak the seeds in orange juice for a few hours before sowing !!!! they need acid to break the coating.
Jungle Seeds backs you on that one. The first time I bought passionflower seeds from them that was their sowing instruction too.