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Passion fruit sweet granadilla

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Thermomix@4 starts with ...
Can passion fruit sweet granadilla be grown in a pot. If so what size is recommended. I bought my plant yesterday at the Melb garden show and it is currently only approx 10cm..
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jakfruit etiquette says...
I cant see why not. Genarally it is better to pot into the next size up pot, rather than the final big pot. Just repeat the process as the plant out grows its current pot. If you keep using the same pot mix, you shouldnt need to disturb the rootball too much. For any subtropical/tropical it is important to control waterlogging in winter, but have good waterholding over summer.
Tall pots (ie shape of a common 9 litre bucket) give better drainage than squat pots. Try to keep the roots in the top 1/3 when repotting.
Use a good quality pot mix, ie with some pine chips for structure and not all fine particles.
Your main problem is the roots getting cold and damp in winter(root rot).I wouldnt rush to pot it up if weather is cooling down heaps.
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Thermomix@4 says...
Thank you Jackfruit fa for your advice. Greatly appreciated
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Chris says...
No, your main problem is bad advice.
Passionfruit need lots of space for their root systems so don’t grow them in pots.
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jakfruit etiquette says...
Could be more too it than that. These people are using 10litre to 20litre pots, but maybe even bigger would be better/ less intensive to manage.
Pretty sure Ive seen passionfruit growing in hydroponic shops.

http://www.actahort.org/books/275/275_26.htm
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19940303747.html;jsessionid=F133ED884D42066A847A092D62CEED45
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JohnMc1 says...
The question is very broad ranging, I have several in pots now, They go ape in hydroponics. I have a 2yo supersweet growing in an 8" hydroponic auto-pot, a giant yellow six months old in a 6" pot and a multiple flowering sweet Liliko still in a Daley's 3" supertube.
So yes, I believe they can grow in pots, but, depending on your horticultural expertise, you can expect more or less production than traditional methods.
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