The perils of passion fruit - Tiki Drinks and Food

N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on Sun, Jun 19, 2016 1:43 AM On 2016-06-18 10:01, mikehooker wrote: Are yours the purple or the yellow kind? And do both varieties taste the same? My plant is Passiflora Edulas “Frederick”-Purple fruit, Supposedly the best cultivar for eating and making beverages and syrups. We’ll see. It’s important that they ripen on the vine for full flavor.They’ll let you know when they are ready cuz they fall to the ground. Pick em up once or twice a day and store them in a cool dry spot til they start to shrivel and look like big raisins. I know nuttin bout the yellow kine. Be warned-PF vines are very aggressive/invasive. I’m constantly pruning em back from my tomato plants. On the plus side they quickly covered a block wall and have a tropical air to them. Negatively, unless you have a lot of black Bee’s, you’ll have to hand pollinate the flowers after three in the afternoon if you want fruit. Good luck

On 2016-06-18 10:01, mikehooker wrote:
Are yours the purple or the yellow kind? And do both varieties taste the same?

My plant is Passiflora Edulas “Frederick”-Purple fruit, Supposedly the best cultivar for eating and making beverages and syrups. We’ll see.
It’s important that they ripen on the vine for full flavor.They’ll let you know when they are ready cuz they fall to the ground. Pick em up once or twice a day and store them in a cool dry spot til they start to shrivel and look like big raisins. I know nuttin bout the yellow kine. Be warned-PF vines are very aggressive/invasive. I’m constantly pruning em back from my tomato plants. On the plus side they quickly covered a block wall and have a tropical air to them. Negatively, unless you have a lot of black Bee’s, you’ll have to hand pollinate the flowers after three in the afternoon if you want fruit.
Good luck

Post #765212 by nui 'umi 'umi on Sun, Jun 19, 2016 1:43 AM