How to Plant Dry Banana Passion Fruit Seeds

Eaten fresh or as flavoring for drinks, banana passion fruit (or curuba as it is often known) is a delicious tropical fruit that you can grow in your own backyard. The fast-growing banana passion fruit is considered highly invasive in subtropic and tropic areas, including high elevations in Hawaii; but in most temperate-to-warm conditions, it is controllable and will produce tasty fruit and beautiful pink-red flowers. Growing these vines from seed is the preferred method of propagation, but dried seeds make the process harder and longer.

Instructions

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  Soak dried seeds in lukewarm water for a couple hours to overnight. This can shorten germination time to about 5 weeks instead of 10.
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  Sow seeds indoors in early winter in order for them to be ready to transplant after the last frost. Place one or two seeds each in peat pots or well-draining containers filled with a seed-raising mix. Plant 1/2 inch deep, and water well.
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  Put the seeded pots in a warm, sunny area. If you put the pots on a heating pad and bottom-heat the seeds at 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, germination can be sped up to as soon as 1-2 weeks, whereas at lower temperatures, seeds can take up to 10 weeks.
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  Transplant seedlings outdoors when they are about 10 inches high. Have very nutrient-rich soil ready in a sunny spot and have something--a fence or sturdy trellis--for the vines to grow on.
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  Water and fertilize the banana passion fruit vines regularly throughout the growing season to ensure the beautiful pink-red flowers and fruit, which should begin to appear in the second year.

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