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Planted possum purple passion fruit along my fence in full sun bout 2years back. Tons of flowering but none fruit. No other passionfruit growing in the area. No bumblebees here either. Does this variety need another companion plant to sex with?
Quote from: FMfruitforest on November 11, 2020, 07:29:17 AMPlanted possum purple passion fruit along my fence in full sun bout 2years back. Tons of flowering but none fruit. No other passionfruit growing in the area. No bumblebees here either. Does this variety need another companion plant to sex with?It sounds like we both planted the possum purple passion fruit at about the same time and we apparently have similar results after 2 years as I have gotten one mature fruit with seeds and the typical taste. Most of mine have been empty green balls that turn brown and empty like table tennis balls and light weight. It has been a major disappointment to me and something I wish I had NOT purchased as no one is responding on how to get it to fruit with juicy seeds to be enjoyed instead of empty fluff balls.Originally I fertllized and then stopped and it grew good and I thought I should decrease fertilizer to help it fruit. It did not or very little. Probably next year I tried fertilizing a lot and in hind sight this is probably what I will continue doing as that is when I got some fruit and one with some seeds and typical taste.If someone knows, please comment as apparently many people are not getting typical juicy fruit after even 2 years of vine growth... So, should we fertilize very heavily like bananas as maybe I still have not given it enough??? Also what type of fertilizer was successful and inorganic or organic or both etc. etc. etc. My guess is yes but just a guess.....
It just takes them a while to get going. Same thing happened with PP, Panama Red, and Brazilian Gold. Planted in ground, grew like crazy, flowered, and no fruits for a while. The PP made tiny empty "fruits" for a while.Then, they all started producing like crazy. The roots are probably doing something. Keep hand pollinating. They will come.
It just takes them a while to get going.The PP made tiny empty "fruits" for a while.Then, they all started producing like crazy. The roots are probably doing something. Keep hand pollinating. They will come.