hello im looking for some [passion fruit] seeds. i paid $13 for some last year , none germinated. thanks for reading

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Hi - I successfully started 3 plants from seed back at the beginning of June (Maypop and Blue Common). They are currently under a foot tall and I'm wondering how long it takes to go from seedling to actually getting fruit. I am in Chicago (zone 5) so I'm wondering if this will go anywhere before the frost sets in late October/early November. Any thoughts? Did I start them too late? Hi Berto - thanks for the tip, which I will try in the future. Just out of curiosity, why variety of passionfruit is that? It looks delicious and sounds like it grows pretty prolifically? I will try to get the yellow variety vs. the common small purple that I have.

trianglejohn. i get the same thing with Incarnata ... runners tend to sprout up in different areas, sometimes 30ft from the plant. also, i remember reading if you have problems getting them to fruit, restrict the roots. mine (P Incarnata) would not fruit at first, so i grew a cutting in a 5gal bucket, and it produced 2 fruit 2 years in a row. the vine was never over 12ft long. the Edulis will not fruit now. i get a couple of flowers, but no fruit. - this past winter only had 1 night at 32F. the plant lost leaves and such, but was still fairly large in spring, and took off again. its over 2 years old, and must have 80ft of vines. its in a front planter, but the roots could be going under the driveway, or, under the house. maybe it just keeps trying and cant find a spot ? i keep cutting back the new growth hoping that will promote flowering, but - nada... i give it fish emulsion and sometimes worm tea. i may try to transplant it into a 15gal and keep the roots contained.