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Care Of Passion Fruit Plants

Passion Fruit
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Passionfruit prefer a sunny, sheltered well drained site. Being a vine it will require support such as trellis or wire for the vine to grow along.

Soil Preparation:
Soil preparation is essential to achieve best results. Prior to planting thoroughly dig in half a bucket of animal manure over an area 60cm x 60cm to a depth of 20cm. Then dig in a further 3 buckets of animal manure and spread evenly over an area approximately 3 metres from the vines’ base.

Planting:
Tap the plant from the pot, plant in normal manner and water in well. If planting a grafted variety ensure that the graft is kept above ground level. Any shoots that appear on the vine below the graft should be removed with a sharp knife.

Watering:
Keep the soil moist several metres from the base of the vine as the fibrous roots extend outwards. Mulching around the plant will reduce soil evaporation.

Spraying:
Aphids attack new spring growth, these can be sprayed with a pyrethrum based spray. Should small holes appear in the leaves, it is likely to be caused by earwigs, spray with Carbaryl. Brown spots on leaves, stems or fruit can be controlled by spraying Bordeaux fungicide spray in Autumn and Spring.