Armin's Edible Backyard

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Location: Sydney & Nth Stradbroke Island

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Passionfruit - Alan your banana passionfruit (p.mollissima)should do well in Melboure since it is a cold climate variety. The big big boppa sounds like it is p.flavicarpa (from your flower description) so you will have a real challenge getting fruit to mature in Melbou..5108 days 11hrs
Passionfruit - Yes the blue passionflower (p. caerulea) is a very vigorous plant which is why it is used as a rootstock for common grafted varieties such as Nellie Kellie etc. The runners come up from everywhere and it is very hard to get rid of once well established...5270 days 14hrs
Passionfruit - Hi Amanda, I am surprised you can'y grow the common old banana passionfruit. It sure does grow as easy as a weed. I found two in the edge of the garden this afternoon which had germinated from seeds (from fallen fruit last season) growing in loose mulch..5270 days 14hrs
Passionfruit - Hi Jantina, I have learned so much about growing p.atioquiensis over the past 5 years of research and in which time I have unsucessfully tried to grow it. It comes down to it being a very, very sensitive/temperamental plant to grow. It hasn't adapted v..5276 days 22hrs
Passionfruit - I wish you best of luck in growing the p.antioquiensis. After 5 years of trying it has me beat! I really don't like your chances in Murwillumbah/Northern NSW. Of well over 100 plants which I have germinated from seed not one even reached half way to mat..5277 days 12hrs