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Innocent starts with ... I Planted a Passion fruit plant and it is almost one and half years now it has not bear any flower not to talk of fruits. Its really very annoying. I felt it will bear fruits in one year time but now all it does is to grow and creep everywhere without bearing a sing flower. What should i do in this state. also advise some of the some ways i could manage the plant | About the Author Innocent Nigeria 27th August 2011 2:59am #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 27th August 2011 7:38am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent Nigeria 28th August 2011 3:04am #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Innocent, If you give it the fertilizer & mulch I suggested, it should start bearing fruit. We can buy liquid Potash here, if you can get some there that will speed up the fruiting as well. The directions are on the bottle. Even a pinch (not too much) of Condys crystals, in 9 litres of water, plus a wetting agent, spray the vine twice a week for 4 weeks. That will also help it bear fruit. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 28th August 2011 7:49am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent Nigeria 29th August 2011 8:21pm #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 30th August 2011 8:49am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... What type of passionfruit is it Innocent? It's a lovely looking vine though :) Would be great to see a photo of one of the flowers, when you finally get one. I agree with Brendan - maybe too much nitrogen...what do you feed it? Some other thoughts are - lack of sun. P'fruit like pretty much all day sun. Thetype of passionfruit it is. I don't know much about the more exotic ones - but I know some can take a bit longer to get going..? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 30th August 2011 9:12am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent Nigeria 30th August 2011 8:27pm #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Innocent, Have a look at Manutec's Mono Potassium Phosphate. It has no Nitrogen, 23% Phosphorus & 28% Potassium. http://www.manutec.com.au/default.asp?pageid=5&template=PRODUCTCAT&catid=28&catalogue=6&prodid=MTO0566
| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 31st August 2011 8:36am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jess says... Now is about the time that you should be pruning back as well. Passionfruits will only flower on new growth. Mine is about the same age, and i didn't see flowers last summer, but in about March this year my partner accidently chopped a whole bunch of branches off with a whippersnipper and it started flowering like crazy. I had to hand pollinate, and probably got about 3 to germinate, but the weather got too cold and they didnt ripen. I have now pruned back ready for summer, and its already starting to shoot out new growth. | About the Author Jess Newcastle 14th September 2011 12:30pm #UserID: 4807 Posts: 5 View All Jess 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent Nigeria 23rd September 2011 9:12pm #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Innocent, Wood ash from a fire contains potassium, also known as Potash, (and some phosphorus). Best no to overdo it tho, as it turns into a sticky/gooey mess. Sulphate of Potash is what you're after. If you can get some Condys Crystals (potassium permanganate), and add a pinch to 9 litres of water, but it needs a good wetting agent as well, and spray you vine twice a week for 4 weeks, that WILL make it flower. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 24th September 2011 6:51am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent PORT HARCOURT 26th May 2012 6:28am #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Innocent it is time for action with your defiant passionfruit.Trim it back to main runners only 2.5m long and remove most of the vine.Put wood ash,banana skins and stems or washed seasweed around it for potassium.Soapy water can be good for potassium from plain soap with no chemicals or perfumes.Don't use high nitrogen animal manure except from chickens.Make sure it gets as much sun as possible by trimming sun robbers around it and wait. | About the Author Cairns 26th May 2012 8:05am #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent PORT HARCOURT 26th May 2012 8:05pm #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... You are the first person who I have met that is truly Innocent.I have grown quite a few productive passionfruit and some that have been shy to produce fruit.By leaving the stem in the ground and 2 meters of growth only on 2 or 3 main branches and chop away all the rest of the vine.The resprouting plant will often fruit faster.I would give it one last season and if it does not produce it should go to plant heaven.Does the type of passionfruit look like the one in the picture?
| About the Author Cairns 26th May 2012 9:11pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent PORT HARCOURT 27th May 2012 12:35am #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cairns 27th May 2012 3:31am #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Innocent PORT HARCOURT 28th May 2012 6:21pm #UserID: 5714 Posts: 10 View All Innocent's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 28th May 2012 7:02pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary I already got the "what now" message.Innocent you have done well but you are not finished chopping yet.The stems thinner than your finger should go as well. Next you put thick mulch around it but not touching the trunk.This should include leaves,clean ash and charcoal,grass,seaweed, animal manure,fruit skins and scraps.Then water it alot.In one week the shoots will come and in 4 weeks it will look good.Keep putting scraps,plant material and manure ariound it as mulch when you can.If it can climb off the ground it will get more fruit and be stronger.Keep mulching with natural scraps if you have no fertliser and water it well in dry times.In one year if there is no fruit rip it out as it is no good and plant something else.If the spot is no good there is one other way. | About the Author Cairns 28th May 2012 7:32pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Lovelace OrlandoFL 11th June 2012 2:31pm #UserID: 7015 Posts: 1 View All Lovelace 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 11th June 2012 4:30pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Miami N. Miami 18th February 2019 4:56am #UserID: 19831 Posts: 1 View All Miami 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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