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RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 413 days ago

If you are watering your passionfruit vines properly then below is an extract from the DPI pages on reasons that passionfruit die.


There are three possible causes of vines dying.

Phytophthora blight, which shows first on the new growth, particularly after prolonged wet weather.
Fusarium wilt. This is most likely if resistant rootstocks were not used. It normally causes rapid (within one or two days) wilting of the entire plant, especially in very hot weather.
Base rot — a dry corky collar rot at ground level.

Hope you can find the cause amongst that lot.

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 413 days ago

Other than the possibility of it being stressed by the heat and maybe not enough water - or too much wind. I can't remember the symptoms before the plants died. I don't think it was Phytophthora - prolonged wet weather doesn't exist in our area (but it would be appreciated). I don't think it was collar rot either. I checked the symptoms of fusarium wilt - that doesn't sound like the problem.

I think it's going to be a similar problem to trying to work out what's killing my silky oaks and banksias. It could be the ph of the soil. It could be not enough drainage (water moving too slow through the soil). I might have to try adding lime in the area I plant the passionfruit next time.
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RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 408 days ago

My parents live on the south coast of NSW and they had a huge passionfruit vine for years. not sure what variety it was, just the usual, round purpleish one... it had no protection from wind or heat and it did really well. alway had hundred of fruit on it. I dont think any of us really ever watered it either, though we propably did get a bit more rain than you might out west (where i take it your from)

Maybe it had too much water... though its hard to tell, not knowing the climate you are from.

Maybe go and have a stickybeak at your neighbours plant and see what the soil is like that its in.
also maybe ask how they care for it.

anyway, sorry im probably not much help.
Really hope you can get one growing well though... its such a rewarding feeling.
:)

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 408 days ago

My neighbours weren't the ones who planted the vine, it was there before they moved into the place. It's old and well established and I believe it's not cared for at all by them. The soil there is much the same as ours. I don't know what type of passionfruit vine it is - neither do they.

There's no chance of too much water here from mother nature. I only watered when I thought it needed it. The only thing I might have done wrong was used too fresh chook manure when I was preparing the ground for it - but then I thought it would have keeled over much sooner. The first plant stayed the same size for over a year before dying.
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Even the hard, dull, dry ground harbours life - which is brought to the surface with the fresh touch of drenching rain (or the humble watering can).

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 406 days ago

"The only thing I might have done wrong was used too fresh chook manure when I was preparing the ground for it"

Well I think that might be your problem right there "fresh" chook poo will kill most anything, you need to let it really dry off and rot down so to speak before you use it.

My guess is that, once the roots of your newly planted passionfruit vine started to spread out from it original ball they came into contact with the fresh chook poo and that is what killed it (ive made that mistake myself)

Passionfruit vines are generaly very hardy plants and they love a sunny position, they will always do well if you add some "well rotted" composte or manure.
Keep the soil moist in hot weather and if you do need to feed it, any general purpose garden food will do the trick.
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Sir Micheal of Mangerton

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 397 days ago

I planted a passionfruit vine for the first time last year and it greww really well. I know for a fact that they are very hungry plants and require regular feeding and seasol.

full sun is the best position.

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 381 days ago

my vine is in a fairly unprotected area and is growing great guns, since i planted it in winter it has grown about a metre - still some way off from fruiting but maybe next year!
i planted into well dug soil with a good mix of rotted cow manure and don't water a lot. passionfruit roots grow widely from the base of the plant so water and mulch is needed in the area surrounding the plant (if you can water at all)

the old passionfruit in the neighbours place is unusual - they often die after 5 years or so for no reason. does theirs fruit much or is it just leaves - could be the root stock gone wild. make sure you pinch off any sprouts that come up around the plant as they will be the more vigorous root stock that doesn't fruit well if at all.

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 365 days ago

I have a passionfruit vine as well, planted it a yr ago now and its still very stringy and not looking like fruiting at all. I think its because the ground at my place is to sandy. ( I live on the beach ) I water it a lot and put chook poo around the base thats been broken down in water. It's still alive though, just not as healthy as I'd like.
maybe check your soil , where u are, could be a similiar problem ?
Good Luck
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RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 365 days ago

Definitely not a too sandy problem here. I have a red loam soil that tends towards clay, though it doesn't go gluggy when wet. I did use chook poo to fertilize though - and i think I might have over done it or used it when it was still too fresh. Either that or the vines didn't like drying out too often. I composted the areas well before planting the vines and then put a layer of straw mulch over the ground at their base.

I've put a chocko vine in where I'd planted one of the passionfruit vines before - it's doing quite well - the mulch etc has had time to mature I guess.
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Even the hard, dull, dry ground harbours life - which is brought to the surface with the fresh touch of drenching rain (or the humble watering can).

RE: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO FRUIT

Posted 257 days ago

I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD VINE FULL OF FLOWERS AND GREEN FRUIT ONLY ABOUT 10 HAVE TURNED RED. IT GETS PLENTY OF SUN AND WATERED EACH DAY, FERTILIZED IN FEBRUARY, WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY IN RIPENING FRUIT.

RE: How can I grow a passionfruit vine?

Posted 254 days ago

My vines are also 1 year old with plenty of flowers and green fruit (panama red and yellow). Plenty of sun and never watered (bar rain) or fertilised. I would also like some tips pls.