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| About the Author Webby80 central caost, NSW 10th March 2012 10:02pm #UserID: 6295 Posts: 11 View All Webby80's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Webby80 says... I spoke with Graham Ross this morning on the Garden Clinic (2GB radio) and he said it was simply a weather issue, too much rain. One bit of advice that he did offer was to keep the vine compact. If the vine gets too big (which it is) there is less nutrition for the fruit. Thanks Webby | About the Author Webby80 central caost, NSW 11th March 2012 7:20am #UserID: 6295 Posts: 11 View All Webby80's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Interesting info Webby80...it might explain some other folks problems with their passionfruits sometimes too (over that way) I never have that (rain) problem here - but I still learnt something, thanks.. :) Hopefully next season will be a better one for you. Strange the 3 fruit died off..(no - lack of sun directly on the fruit is no problem) maybe the vine aborted them due the conditions...it's a mystery why this happens sometimes - despite correct fertilising etc.. Be sure to give it some potash this late winter, early spring...and some nice manure. I suspect I am going to have the same problem as you - but due to heat drying out the pollen too fast (we are having many consecutive days above 40 oC with only 5% humidity) I have been watering the ground all around the vines to help keep the humidity levels up (oh the irony! lol..) I don't know if it will work tho..but it's worth a try :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 11th March 2012 12:05pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
Webby80 says... Thanks Amanda, good luck in the heat. I've been using potash a lot over the summer but next year I will start a little earlier. I think I'm also going to try brendan's mix of 2 parts blood & bone 1 part sulphate of potash 1 part epsom salts And if I lack bees I might try your honey trick? Thanks again. Take care Webby | About the Author Webby80 central caost, NSW 11th March 2012 4:28pm #UserID: 6295 Posts: 11 View All Webby80's Edible Fruit Trees |
applegrower says... I have this problem. I bought a purple and a yellow passionfruit at a nursery. Both grew at the same rate and both produced flowers. However the yellow passionfruit had no pollen on the anthers requiring me to pollinated them from the abundant pollen on the anthers of the purple passionfruit. As t was their first year I thought things would improve. This year, however I have the same problem. I read this on Bee Aware. On the other hand, the yellow passionfruit (Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Degener) is almost entirely self-incompatible and requires cross-pollination with another cultivar to set seeds and fruit. I'm guessing that is what I bought. So I am back to hand pollinating. I may even take the yellow one out next year as I have since bought several more purple plus a banana passiflora mollissima. | About the Author applegrower Apple Tree Creek,2259,NSW 29th November 2023 12:59pm #UserID: 38899 Posts: 1 View All applegrower's Edible Fruit Trees |