Even though passionfruit grow on vines, it's still possible to grow them in a pot. Keep the root system in mind when feeding a passionfruit vine. Spread the fertiliser and mulch over the entire root system, not just around the base of the stem.
Passionfruit thrive on a diet of pelletised chicken manure or any fertiliser designed to encourage flowering and fruiting, such as citrus food. Apply fertiliser in spring and then every four weeks through summer. Always water well when applying fertiliser. It can take 12—18 months for a newly planted vine to reach fruiting size, although some flowers may be produced in summer or early autumn. Passionfruit vines perform best with regular watering.
Water is vital when the vine is newly planted and when it's flowering and forming fruit. Although passionfruit do not require special pruning techniques to produce fruit, they are pruned to control their size and spread, and to allow sunlight to filter through the vine to help ripen fruit.
Pruned vines also produce strong new growth that in turn produces fruit. Established vines that have fruited and are growing well can be carefully pruned in spring, before flowering, to remove excessive growth and to avoid the huge tangle of stems that develop naturally.
Follow a stem along carefully before you cut it to ensure you're not removing a major branch. Self fertile and insect pollinated, however hand pollination can increase fruit set. Sweet Granadilla - has a very attractive white and purple flowers followed by large, round orange fruit. The pulp is delicious and juicy. A self fertile variety that is fast growing. Red Banana sometimes called Vanilla - large, red flowers followed by oblong yellow fruit and sweet, juicy, aromatic pulp.
Red Banana needs a long, warm summer to ripen. Hand pollination will help with fruit set. Closely related to the banana passionfruit, but not as vigorous. Banana passionfruit is classed as a noxious weed, so is not recommended to grow in the home garden. Plant passionfruit between mid-spring and mid-summer, or even later in very favourable conditions. Plant vines next to a sheltered wall, trellis, or deck sheltered from the wind.
If planting more than one, space vines no less than two metres apart. Passionfruit vines can fruit about 18 months after the vine has been planted. Check plant labels for individual planting instructions. Feed your plants and they will feed you. Replenishing nutrients used by your passionfruit ensures they will grow to their full potential. When temperatures warm up in spring start feeding passionfruit with a fertiliser rich in potassium potash such as Tui NovaTec Premium fertiliser for optimum flowering and fruiting.
Feed during the warm months of the growing season - spring and summer. Regular watering will keep a vine flowering and fruiting well. Water requirement is high when fruit are approaching maturity.
During a dry summer, deep watering is required. If the soil is dry fruit may shrivel and fall early. Make sure you water deeply at least once a week the water must soak in through the extensive root system, encouraging Passion fruit full of pulp. Note that empty fruit could be the result of inherent weaknesses in seedlings. If this is a problem, you may, unfortunately, need to start from scratch.
Stop leaves from yellowing by feeding with a citrus food around the root zone 2 or 3 times between spring and late summer. Adding a sprinkle of Epsom salts to the watering can help.
Ants hate strong odors so try planting ant-repellent herbs that are mint , pennyroyal, rue or tansy near trouble spots. Otherwise, keep ants away by sprinkling a trail of salt, cayenne or black pepper around the base of the vine, or drawing a line with chalk to stop them from climbing the vine to the flowers.
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