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LovelyLeah Posts: 3 |
Passionfruit not setting Posted 834 days ago Hi all. I was hoping someone may have an answer or suggestion for me. I have a purple nelly passionfruit vine 12 months old, covered in flowers. Unfortunately, the flowers are drying out and dropping off, leaving us without fruit!!! It gets half sun/half shade. Watered once a week. Not yet fertilised, I was going to use Seasol. Can anyone suggest anything to help me, please? Thanks!! :-) |
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davejoc Posts: 56 |
RE: Passionfruit not setting Posted 831 days ago Hi Leah, I had the same problem last year and I think it was because there weren't enough bees doing their job. I have read on this site previously that you should use Thrive in the blue box for fruit and veges and also I think passionfruit need a lot more water than once a week. I give mine a soaking every day. Mine are looking considerably healthy and I am hoping for a good crop this season. I hope this helps. |
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hutcho Posts: 687 |
RE: Passionfruit not setting Posted 831 days ago Seasol will certainly benefit all plants, but it's not a fertiliser as such; more of a tonic to help root growth. The bee shortage is a bit of a worry Aus-wide, so it might be a matter of out with the old artist's brush. It would be worthwhile to check water penetration as well. If there's a problem there, a few drops of dishwash detergent per watering-can will correct that. And yes, keep the water up to them. Good luck. |
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LovelyLeah Posts: 3 |
RE: Passionfruit not setting Posted 830 days ago Thank you davejoc and hutcho. It was lovely to receive a reply. I will certainly water more and try the blue box of thrive. I have noticed the bees haven't been around as much, so I will see how skillful I am at pollinating with a paintbrush!!!!!Hoping to see a few more bees. Thanks once again for the advice. :-) |
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hutcho Posts: 687 |
RE: Passionfruit not setting Posted 829 days ago You don't need much skill, just a lot of passion. Get it?...passion?...oh well, I tried. |
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cimason Posts: 1 |
RE: Passionfruit not setting Posted 814 days ago hi could someone tell me the best time to plant a nelly ive got a fence its going on that faces due north and has full sun all day will this be any good chheers for any advice |
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