Red Rover Passion Fruit - Photos

[Kevin Jones]

The Red Rover Passion Flower I got from Brad Spaugh is setting fruiting:



For now it's growing in a 5 gallon pot.
Pretty amazing plant... Thanks Brad!

Kevin Jones

[spaugh]

Nice Kevin.  My plant got in the top septic line and Im in the process of chopping down.  Took some cuttings to save and replant with. 

[beicadad]

Brad, is it why the red rover grew extremely well? are you able to save it by transplanting part of the root ball and vines?

[Kevin Jones]

Brad,
"The grass is always greener over the septic tank..." - Erma Bombeck.
I guess that saying applies to Passion Fruits.
I had similar trouble last year with a large wild mulberry growing roots into the sewer line of a rental house.
Roto Rooter was grinding away for hours!
I had to cut it down... which was no loss... as it never fruited.
Too much fertilizer I guess.

Kevin Jones

[edzone9]

Can you post a pic of the entire plant ?
Beautiful flowers!

Ed

[ScottR]

Nice Kevin.  My plant got in the top septic line and Im in the process of chopping down.  Took some cuttings to save and replant with.

I hate when that happens Brad, I fell for you I had the same happen only was redwood roots !!! Took off both access lid's and it didn't even spell because there was a 6-" layer of root's on top of effluent! Redwood still looks good had to have another redwood in front of house cut down because of drought! Don't get daily fog like we use too  

[spaugh]

Brad, is it why the red rover grew extremely well? are you able to save it by transplanting part of the root ball and vines?

Yeah it was growing really nice from all the "good stuff" in the pipe.  Still is, havent pulled it yet. 

The plant is too big to try and save the roots but I will just start from new cuttings.  No worries, Im finishing up 1100ft of new deer fence.  This will grow nicely on that. 

[spaugh]

Nice Kevin.  My plant got in the top septic line and Im in the process of chopping down.  Took some cuttings to save and replant with.

I hate when that happens Brad, I fell for you I had the same happen only was redwood roots !!! Took off both access lid's and it didn't even spell because there was a 6-" layer of root's on top of effluent! Redwood still looks good had to have another redwood in front of house cut down because of drought! Don't get daily fog like we use too

Your problem is worse than mine.  My pipe starts leaching about 100ft from the box.  But the passionfruit is sitting on top of where the first pipe leaches then the next rows are down hill.  If it was in one of the ones not right at the beginning I would leave it be but where it is will clog the whole works   

[spaugh]

Brad,
"The grass is always greener over the septic tank..." - Erma Bombeck.
I guess that saying applies to Passion Fruits.
I had similar trouble last year with a large wild mulberry growing roots into the sewer line of a rental house.
Roto Rooter was grinding away for hours!
I had to cut it down... which was no loss... as it never fruited.
Too much fertilizer I guess.

Kevin Jones

The last place I lived was in the city of san diego and was on the sewer system.  House built in the 60s with cast iron sewer line.  We had a palo verde tree in the front yard that got into the rusted out pipe.  Shit was backed up into the tub.  The plumber was power snaking it and the snake got stuck!  I dug the line up myself middle of August during a 110F heatwave.  3ft deep  x 25ft long trench down into bed rock and dry clay.  What a pain!!!