Passion fruit

Passion fruit: plant 200 cm (79 in) apart in the row and 300 cm (118 in) between rows, 1 plant per 44 squares. Good neighbours: Marigold, Basil.

Key facts

Spacing in the row	200 cm (79 in)
Between rows	300 cm (118 in)
In a 30 cm (1 ft) square	1 plant per 44 squares
Sun	Full sun, 6–8 hours a day
Root depth	25 cm (10 in)
Height when grown	250 cm (98 in)
Crop rotation group	Herbs, flowers and perennials
Support	Climbs: give it a trellis or teepee

How it is started	From a bought plant, from cuttings, sown straight into the bed
Seeds per hole	1
Plants kept after thinning	1
Seeds per metre of row	1
Sowing depth	1 cm (0.4 in)
Soil temperature	from 20 °C, best 25–30 °C
Days to emerge	14–40 days
Light while germinating	Needs darkness, cover well
Before sowing	Soak overnight
When to sow	Outdoors after the last frost; soil at least 20 °C

Pricking out	sown where it grows
Takes transplanting	Only with care, keep the root ball
Hardening off	10–14 days
Life cycle	Tender perennial, grown as an annual where it freezes
Cold tolerance	Tender, hurt by frost
Soil	Rich, with compost, free draining, pH 5.5–7
In a pot	40 L, 40 cm (15.7 in)
Watering	Water when the soil is dry two fingers down; while growing, while fruit sets, in dry spells
Feeding	Hungry; in spring, while growing, while picking
Support and training	Wires or a frame; prune, tie in as it grows

Days to first harvest	1–2 years, from planting
Ready when	The husks fall by themselves
Harvest window	Picked again and again, 8–16 weeks
Typical yield	5–15 kg per plant
Botanical family	Passifloraceae
Watch out for	Spider mites, aphids, root rot in wet soil
First crop after	1–2 years
Pollination	Needs another variety nearby

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Open the free planner, drop Passion fruit onto a bed and see how many plants fit.

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Months for a temperate climate: about a month later in the north and a month earlier in the south. Give your own last frost date for exact dates.

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