How to Grow, Harvest, Eat & Control: Maypop (Hardy Passionfruit Vine) Passiflora Incarnata -TIPS
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- I'm getting loads of passion fruits! But you really need to know this before deciding to plant a passion fruit vine...
0:00 - The amazing passionflower!
0:32 - The perfect passionfruit pollinators
1:02 - How to eat maypop passion fruits
1:36 - When are passion fruits ripe & how to harvest them?
2:06 - Passiflora incarnata (Maypop): The cold-hardy passionfruit
2:33 - Is the passionfruit a native plant?
3:01 - Where to grow passionfruit vines
3:47 - Are passionfruit vines highly flammable?
4:49 - Is the passionfruit highly invasive?
5:50 - How to control passionfruit suckers
6:24 - Is the passionfruit vine worth getting?
FAQ:
Can you grow passion fruits in temperate climates?
➝ Answer: Yes! Many passion fruit vines are tropical & can only grow in zone 9 or warmer. But the Passiflora incarnata is a cold hardy passionfruit. It has been known to grow as cold as zone 5.
How to grow passion fruits in cold climates?
➝ Answer: Select Passiflora incarnata. This is a cold-hardy passiflora. Plant the vine in the warmest, south-facing spot on your lot. If your property has any warm micro-climate pockets, all the better! The foliage will completely die down when the weather freezes. But you can protect the roots with a layer of mulch.
Why isn't maypop vine coming up in the spring?
➝ Answer: Give it time. Maypop passion vines are cold hardy, but they're still heat loving plants. It takes time for the soil to warm up in the spring. As the soil heats up, you can expect to see vine emerging in mid to late spring. In zone 6, my passion vines don't wake up until May.
Why passionfruit vine doesn't makes flowers?
➝ Answer: Poor sun exposure. For optimal flowering, passifloras should be planted in full sunlight. In the northern hemisphere, that means they should be planted in a spot where they get southern exposure.
Why passionfruit makes flowers but no fruit?
➝ Answer: Poor pollination. Passionfruits can be pollinated by h& with a cotton swab. It's easier to attract pollinators. Grow plenty of flowering herbs. Avoid insecticides. Do not trap & kill bumblebees or carpenter bees. Carpenter bees are the ideal pollinator for Passionfruits. More here: • How to Get Rid of Carp...
How to tell when the passionfruits are ripe?
➝ Answer: Passiflora incarnata fruits are green, even when ripe. But you can tell that they are ripened because they change from a deep emerald green to a pale yellow-green in color. When the fruits are completely ripe, they will drop off of the vine. You can simply pick them up to harvest!
How to eat Passiflora incarnata fruits?
➝ Answer: To eat the passion fruits, you simply pinch the soft outer skin & tear them open. Then you can scoop out the soft pulp. Try swooshing the pulp around in your mouth & just swallow it whole, with seeds intact. The seeds are large & very hard. I prefer not to bite into the seeds, because I would rather not break a tooth!
What do Maypop passionfruits taste like?
➝ Answer: The fruit are very aromatic. They have a sweet tropical smell. The pulp is squishy & juicy. It tastes like Hawaiian punch!
Is the Passiflora incarnata highly / extremely flammable?
➝ Answer: Some sources claim passionfruit vines are fire hazards. I've seen no studies that demonstrate this. In my testing, I found that the fresh green leaves & vines are not quick to ignite. Perhaps the foliage needs to be dried before being highly flammable? Removing old, dead growth can help to mitigate fire risk. If you have wildfire concerns, do not plant ANY plant materials next to your structures.
Is the Passiflora incarnata passionfruit a native plant?
➝ Answer: Yes. It's native to somewhere. But that doesn't mean it's native to your area. Check the map in this video to see the native range in the US. Primarily, the Passiflora incarnata is known to grow in the southeastern US states.
Is the Passiflora incarnata passionfruit an invasive plant?
➝ Answer: In areas where the plant is known to be native, it cannot be classified as "invasive." Outside of its native range, you might find the plant on invasive lists. Regardless, the Passiflora incarnata is a VERY aggressively growing vine. In that sense, it certainly has an invasive growth habit.
How to control the Passiflora incarnata passionfruit plant?
➝ Answer: After several years, plants may send roots 30 feet away from where it was first planted. They send up suckers all thru your garden. You need to restrict root spread. The best way is with a rhizome barrier. Dig a trench 18" to 24" deep. Line it with a continuous layer of thick plastic to create an impassable barrier to stop the roots.
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do you sell seeds? I'm interested on buying and I also leave in PA
I'm in northern California. Thx for the information. We get tons of butterflies on our passionflower vine. I have to pick off caterpillars that can d3cimate the vine.
I don’t know if the may pop and a tropical passion fruit taste the same. But many years ago I was on a passion, fruit juice kick and I was drinking a small can a day in the summer because it’s very refreshing. A couple of weeks later I started feeling lightheaded and weak and I went to see my doctor. He noticed my pressure was very low and he asked me what I was doing lately. I told him about my drinking passion fruit juice every day and he told me to slow down because passionfruit lowers blood pressure. Years later, I shared my story with a co-worker because, although he was physically fit and exercised every day, he continued to have high blood pressure and he was on meds. He started drinking a can a day for 30 days, and the doctor took him off all his blood pressure medicines. I’m not a doctor, but I’ve seen the effects of drinking this delicious fruit pulp in juice form first hand. Hope it helps somebody out there.
Thank you that’s very good information to know that it can lower your blood sugar. That’s very very important. Glad you’re OK.
@@user-vk4vw4le1cpressure, not sugar
I’m from Brazil and my dad always has passion flower vines. The fruit makes fantastic juices and desserts, and has a natural calming effect. It is so beautiful, I never knew I could grow it in my zone here in the US. I just bought one, will try to grow it in my deck.
I am glad I watch your video before I plant my passionflower incarnata into the ground. I just found this plant today, because I want to grow my own for tea, and if I get fruit that will be a bonus. I will repotted next spring time, but I Wil not put it on the ground.. Thank you for the info.
Tea from the leaves will cure insomnia, MAOI so make sure it wont interact with any medication you take
Comprehensive!! So important to know how far the rhizomes will run, and how tough & deep they run! Also, it's important to know how to eat them. Wise;, about flammability of landscaping plants. One of the best-told plant videos I've seen. Thanks!!
Thank you so much for this information. My husband just planted one outback. He needs to know we can’t let it overtake but they are beautiful. And yes I would love the flowers in the fruit. Thanks for the video you got some beautiful flowers. I hope ours is dark purple.💜💜💜💜
Never thought about trenching to control plant spreading! Super cool
I'm glad you liked the idea! Thanks for watching. 🙂
This is the information I was looking for. Thanks
Thanks for watching! I'm glad the info was helpful. 😃
Awesome information 🤓 I just purchased my first Maypop and I'm excited to see it grow, TFS!
Really useful information!
Great info. Happy growing.
That vine can be used to perfection to start compost heap, as green material
Very informative! Makes me want to grow my own. Thanks Al!
Sure thing Frank! If you ever find a friend with some extra fruits, you definitely should sample some. They taste quite good. 😉
Thank you for making this video! I bought a plant two years ago but it died due to being unprotected and being exposed to that crazy cold snap of February 2023 (down to -12 F). I didn't replace it because I didn't think I would be able to get fruit off of it but this inspired me to give it another try
Thanks for watching! I hope you can get it to work for you this time!! Buying 2 plants might help with pollination. I know that carpenter bees work super well as distributing pollen, so hopefully you have some of them in your area.
Western PA here as well! Thanks for the tips!
Thank You! We have them wild around here too. But in the past four years they seem to have gone missing around our property.
From North Carolina and confirm these are native as they have grown wild in the field beside my home and have to keep it at bay throughout the year.
They have the most boogery texture of anything and I would have never imagined that someone would eat those boogers!
lol!
Interesting take on that. I was always partial to describing them as tadpole eggs! LOL
@@Albopepper I can see that
Saw these on a greenway yesterday and grabbed some bulbs to plant. Weird looking flowers.
I have giant passionfruit, banana passionfruit, and a few other more tropical varieties. Giant passionfruit is my favorite. It’s hearty, healthy, productive, and the fruit produce a melon like flesh in addition to the passionfruit seeds and pulp.
Wonderful video!! Very informative and useful!! I definitely want to start a passion fruit vinegar next spring!! I've always loved the flowers, which is the main reason I initially wanted to start growing them, but now I'm very interested in trying the fruits!!
Passion fruit vinegar. That's an interesting idea! Thanks for taking time to watch!! 😀
Excellent video
Im salivating watching you each that because I've had a tree before, different variety. One of the best tasting fruit. Easily beat overrated strawberry. Because personally, i love sweet zesty fruits
Passion Fruits taste amazing. I'm looking forward to growing some of my own. Thank you so much for the information :)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😃 Yeah, they do taste really good. I have a brother who's not very fond of fruit, but he sure loves passion fruits!!
It never ceases to amaze me how such a beautiful and exotic flower is native to my area. There's an incredible wealth of under appreciated native plants that i find far more appealing than non-native cultivars.
You noted how aggressive the vine is even in its native environments. It sounds like it behaves like native brambles. I have been growing wild blackberries and dewberries in my garden for about two years. They are native to this area and they're extremely common. But as I'm sure some of you already know, if you give any member of the rubus genus an inch, it will take a mile. As delicious as they are, i still need to be able to physically get to the berries without my skin being absolutely shredded to bits
I've never tried passionfruit before. As soon as I find some market that has them, I'll buy a few and try them. If I like them, the next step is recipes! Thanks Albo!
Thanks so much for watching! 🙂
Wow! That sure is a grower. The flowers are really beautiful. I have smelled them before although, I have never tasted them. The flowers have such a wonderful sweet smell. Reminds me a bit of the night blooming cereus we once had. Just like them, I remember the smell of the passion fruit flowers filling the air. I also read your book. I know your target is a younger audience but I also learned some things from it when I read it. The illustrations are great. Wish my kids were younger cause I think they'd really like it. Thanx for sharing the video.
Thanks for watching & buying my book!! Yeah my dad was interested in growing this vine but I made a point to warn him about how far it can spread. You need to plan wisely!
Awesome to know! I was looking to add that to my garden, but now I won't. I wanted the flowers more than anything, but I can't deal with anything that aggressive. I'm already being overrun by invasive bamboo, privet, honeysuckle, creeping charlie, english ivy, and wisteria. While I love planting native plants in the yard, I really can't have something else that requires so much work to contain! Unless, maybe, it would climb up the bamboo and swamp it! I wonder if it would?
Unfortunately I can't recommend blackberries or raspberries, they're almost as aggressive as passion plants. My only hope is that the wild dewberries in my yard help me fight off the scourge of wisteria and honeysuckle I'm suffering at the moment
Grow it in pots
So, creat a barrier around the planting space before planting.
Well noted.
Had no idea that they take over so easily.
Thanks for watching! Hopefully this info can help out. :)
you are awesome my man
Thanks so much for watching! 😃
I just ordered a start. I’m a little worried about its invasive tendencies. I want to use it to cover. Fence in a small garden area near my hot tub to create a private outdoor shower. Do you think I could accomplish that planting it in a long pot?
Lmao thank you for trying to set that vine on flower 😂
It really does take it's time to come out after winter 😆 I planted a new one in late February and it still hasn't come out of the ground, I'm glad u specified that it needs really warm soil temperatures to wake up cause I must say I've been a little bit concerned that it wasn't gonna come out at all 🤐
I had a similar issue this year while trying to grow blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) from seed. The plants spread through rhizomes readily and begin emerging quite early in the spring, but their seeds will make you think you've done something wrong and killed them with how long they take to germinate. I'm sure they would germinate just fine if you direct winter sow them. I don't recommend attempting to spring sow them for novices.
You don't have to protect it during the Winter Time? I just received a Plant today ( the Passiflora Incarnata) and hope i can get it to grow as nice as yours, I am in the New Grow 9. Thanks for a nice video.
The flowers are so pretty! I'd work hard to keep the vine away from my house and utilities. Thanks for the warning! Disaster averted!
I'm glad the info was able to help! Yes, it's such a pretty flower though... ☺️
4:32 berry flex 💪🏼!!!
LOL! 🙂
@@Albopepper seriously, I live in zone 9b, in search of the passion vine. We moved in a year ago. Now there are sprouts with leaves giving me passionfruit hopes. Will you show the cyberspace a young sprout leaf?
Wowwbeautiful
What is a good passion fruit for 9b and not so invasive for lack of a better word?
Last year, on my walk around the walking trails, I found ripe passionfruit, and I had few of them as I was walking.
Nice! Sounds like a wonderful time in nature!! 🙂
I’m glad I watched this. I planted 2 and butterflies laid so many eggs they ate both plants. I bought 8 more plants and the caterpillars ate them as well. I have 1 plant left with leaves and they’re eating them now. I bought 4 more and put them in a butterfly enclosure so they can grow without being eaten. Hopefully they will keep growing since I’m in zone 9b. After watching this I will plant them in 2 containers with a arch connecting the 2. This is a great video.
It’s my state flower and I can’t seem to get a plant to last! Where I do find it wild though it takes over, mostly in open fields. Seems to like climbing up higher less where I am.
How hard would it be to maintain in a container like a pot?
Those are quite some roots. I heard they like to send runners out but that's intimidating. I live in a state that doesn't normally have them but I tried planting a few in spring to see if they can make it. I ordered the incarnata variety. I'm going to need to rethink the trellis I put up, some sites say it will only get 8ft😂
Yeah, there's a broad range of info. Some planting locations may impact growth differently. It also makes me wonder if there are some differences in genetics? I know that it gets rather hot along that fence, but I never fertilize or water that vine. And it still goes crazy for me! 😲
Have you considered growing it in a pot? If it is not native to your area, that may be a better bet so you can keep it under control. They can be very aggressive.
easy sub!
My neighbor has a bunch of staghorn sumacs growing right next to the fence on the other side in his yard. I get the same problem with suckers.. I might try that technique you used to stop your passionfruit roots. Do you think it would work for me?
Thanks for watching! Yes, this should be a very effective way to stop them from spreading. I used heavy duty 20 mil plastic. Make sure you tape any seams. I would go 24 inches deep. After placing the barrier, you might find suckers coming up on your side. They would be from remnant pieces of root that remained in your soil. Dig them up if convenient. But at least, you should keep ripping out the suckers. Over time, the root fragments should get starved out and they will die.
lol you enlightened me twice in a single day. first for growlights which someone recommended you from reddit. Second i was wondering about a beautiful garden i saw today, what was those yellow fruits next to passiflora flowers with bees.
I'm glad my videos are able to help out! Welcome to my channel & thanks a bunch for watching. 🙂
Wow! That sure is a grower. The flowers are really beautiful. I have smelled them before. They're really a wonderful smell. Reminds me a bit of the night blooming cereus we once had. Just like them I remember the smell of the passion fruit flowers filling the air. Thanx for sharing this video.
This is why i personally stick to the more trropical, though non-native varieties. they are far easier to contain and control.
hello thank you for your video, I dream of this plant! Do you have seeds to sell to a French person like me?
4:19 Exactly. Old dead foliage is an issue and these are prohibited in Australia (I believe) for that reason. Wildfires.
They have an entire growing guide showing how to grow passion fruit in Queensland, Australia: era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/2093/
Thank you! Do you use it as a tea (anxiety and depression)? I'm interested in the preparation.
Ditto. And does it help you get to sleep and stay asleep?
Im scared to death now to plant the seeds I recently bought😂
LOL! It's been a very rewarding plant. But it's certainly good to know how to keep it under control! 😀
I had to let my neighbors know that if they see me picking or pulling things it's the passion flower roots that def travel far!
ESP if they don't have enough sun they will go further to seek it
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Is it safe to plant these on a tree, or should I plant it on a trellis?
I’m almost scared but what the hell let’s plant some passion vine , hell yeah !! Lol
LOL! Go for it!!! 😆
I tried one here in eastern PA and it died on me but I would like to try again also in zone 6. Where did you get yours and I often see it advertised as only growing 5 foot max.
Thanks for watching! I ordered 2 plants from JungSeed.com in 2016. I hope you get better results this time!! :)
Hi, nice video. Do you know how drought tolerant the plant is? I know it would do better in rich moist soil though.
Thanks! I'm not sure how dry the soil can get before the plant really starts to suffer. I don't ever water my plant. Here in western PA we get a decent amount of rain. But we get dry spells too and the plant has survived fine without ever wilting.
@@Albopepper Ok thanks for the info!
Do the roots survive freezing temperatures over winter?
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! If the plant is rooted in the ground, the roots can survive freezing temperatures. I'm in zone 6 and my plants keeps coming back. You could apply a layer of mulch for insulation.
@@Albopepper oh great! We have a deck that I'd love to grow these on and I'm zone 6 as well.
I hope it does well for you! They are lovely flowers and tasty fruit. 😃
Hey I was wondering if your vines have started budding out yet. I bought 2 plants recently and they kind of look dead with no buds. Not sure if they are done for or if these vines just take a while to bud out.
Are they still in pots or did you already plant them in the ground? It partially depends on what zone you live in and even what microclimate you may have surrounding the plants. Mine are now sending shoots up out of the ground. I'm in Zone 6b and the spot where they grow gets very warm from the full sun exposure next to the black pavement. You might just need to give it a little more time. Hopefully they are healthy and grow well!
@@Albopepper I planted them last week. I am in zone 6b as well and they are planted in full sun. I ordered the plants online from a reputable nursery but they looked unhealthy on arrival. I will wait another week and if I don't see any life, I will just ask for a refund. One problem could be that I planted before heavy rains that may have oversoaked the plants. Not sure but I have never had any issues with other plants or trees close by.
Thanks
I am also in zone 6. I have the same species and can not manage to get mine to fruit. I get some flowers in August and in to September. I don't know if it is a pollination issue, or a timing issue, or both. Any thoughts?
Thanks for watching! Do you ever notice carpenter bees on the flowers? My carpenter bee video shows how effective they are at pollinating. If you don't ever see them, and you really want some fruit, you could try using cotton swabs and doing some manual pollination. Hopefully you can get that to work!
where i can buy them?
Hi I'm in south Africa would love some seeds to try and grow them here would you mind sending a few lol first time I see the specific plant
Is it self pollinating though? Do you have to have a second variety or plant or something in order to for it to produce fruit?
Some sources say it self-pollinates. Others say it needs a 2nd plant to ensure pollination. When I bought mine I planted 2 plants next to each other. I don't know if they were grown from seed or if they were genetic clones from cuttings.
thank you, information online has been really confusing @@Albopepper
greetings al, do you sell seeds of your maypop passionvines?, if so, can i purchase some from yours?, thank you kindly julian'd
I think I know why some people said on the internet that this vine is very flammable.... because it is. But that's all vines when they die/go dormant. As I assume you know, the southeast US is very prone to wildfire. So much so that pretty much every tree/shrub/perennial native plant that lives in our area is fire resistant! Now how can a plant be super flammable but also fire resistant? Well it depends on the type of resistance. So for example one of our Native pine tree's in the south is the Shortleaf Pine. Once the seedling pines have about 1 year of growth on them. They're super fire hardy and will leaf back out even if all their needles get burnt up. And the mature trees? You need months of no rainfall at all and then a MASSIVE burn for it to kill them. So no matter how much fire that thing wont die back to the ground. Now in the case of your Maypop it will definitely burn up like a tinderbox come late july/early august here in the southeast. Those tend to be our driest/hottest time of the year and also when the wildfire risk is the most high! This plant has evolved over millions of years to adapt to the fire by IMMEDIATELY sending all its energy down to the roots once seeds set for the year. You might not get the same effect in PA since you have a much cooler climate than up there. But its a mixture of setting seeds + the consistent 95 degree days in august that make that thing start to build up that winter root structure. That also has the added benefit of ensuring that even if a big fire comes rolling in and burns the vine to the ground it will come right back up next March (another difference in our much warmer our climate is LOL) also the reason why yours wasn't lighting up quickly was because by the time the plant is really fire prone down here it looks like its halfway into dormancy and its starting to get crispy leaves in places
You'll notice this behavioral pattern in most native perennials to the southeast. They LOVE to take over an area and colonize it because for millions of years it was getting burnt to the ground very regularly so it was a necessary adaptation to allow the plant to continue to proliferate even in the face of consistent adversity. They take over an entire place because they don't know how long they're still gonna have leaves on them LOL.
I have a wild vine growing on my land here near Oklahoma City. I first noticed it 3 years ago. It isn't growing anywhere near as invasively as yours. Although there is something eating it, a lot of the leaves have holes.
I'm glad it seems easier to control. I wonder what sorta bug is munching on it? Thanks for watching! 😀
Those most likely are Gulf fritillary . The plant is host plant to them. Could also be zebra longwing, Julia heliconian (sometimes called a Julia longwing) and variegated fritillary.
@@susankarpy9246 Love how artists in England used to include hole-y foliage in their flower illustrations. : )
Do you cut it down to the ground each year?
Yes. After a hard freeze the top dies and shrivels up. That's when I cut & remove the vine.
I have purple passion fruit, and I keep them in pots
Awesome! 😃
What is the name
I just started mine in a pot as well, does yours produce fruit and flowers or just leaves so far? Thanks
oh dear. I'm in Louisiana and I had one pop up in my main garden this year, scrambling up my dent corn. it smelled heavenly, so I just transplanted a bit of it to my new raised bed where my asparagus and strawberries are. What have I done?!?! It may crowd out the asparagus and strawberries.
No worries! If you've only just planted it this year, it shouldn't be too hard to either move or even eliminate it before it gets well established. Hopefully you can find a more fitting spot for it, since it's such a lovely plant!
@@Albopepper I only transplanted it about 10 days ago. It's still wilty-looking from transplant. I've had the idea to lift it, put it in a large pot, and put a board across the corner of the raised bed, setting the pot atop the board, so I can watch to make sure the roots don't escape into the soil below.
Thanks! I'm so glad I found your video, or I would have had grief from this plant.
I may still, because it's popping up all over my main garden. I'm hoping my chickens and geese will control it.
How did you get it to fruit? Do you have two varieties??
When I planted the vine, I had ordered 2 plants. Same variety. I don't know if they were seedlings or if they were genetic clones. But whatever I got, it seems to be working.
I planted this in Idaho and it is doing great. My only problem is getting fruit. So far I have gotten very few and they have all be hollow. Anyone have an idea why?
Thanks for watching! It sounds like it might be poor pollination. I try to do everything I can to naturally attract & support pollinators, including bumble bees & carpenter bees. If you want to boost fruit set, you could try manually pollinating with a cotton swab to see if that helps.
@@Albopepper Thanks. We have a lot of pollinators, mostly honey bees, but I have noticed they don't seem that attracted to the flowers. I have noticed more bumble bees this year so maybe that will help. I will also try hand pollinating to see if that will help.
Do they self-pollinate?
Some varieties do and others need help .honey bees and Carpenter bees are good,but if they're not around you can pollinate by hand.
(I use a small soft artist brush) ✌🏼
Saving the Bees one flower at a time
Thanks right!!! 🌼😁🐝 Thanks for watching
Is all that growth from just a single plant!?
I plant two initially. I don't know if they were different genotypes. But all of the growth you see resulted from those first 2 plants: 0:09
Subbed! 🪴🥬🍆🍀😃
I don’t know if I’d eat the seeds
I understand. I was reluctant at first, but I've never had any issues. If you're not comfortable eating the seeds, you can also spit them out. It's just a bit of a pain to do so.
I just planted 3 of these without realizing how aggressive it is.. maybe I will come to regret this
Spit out the seeds to avoid developing diverticulosis.
Thanks for sharing your concerns! Fortunately more recent research has helped to clarify our understanding on this topic: _"Diverticular disease is common in industrial countries like the United States. About a third of Americans develop diverticulosis by age 60 years and two thirds by age 85 years. Although most cases are asymptomatic, 10% to 35% of persons with diverticulosis will develop complications. A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (1) questioned the recommendation that people with diverticular disease should avoid nuts, corn, popcorn, and seeds. Historically it was thought the indigestible fiber from nuts, corn, popcorn, and seeds could make its way to the colon, lodge in the diverticula, and cause inflammation and infection (2). Although the exact mechanism of diverticular disease is poorly understood, it is thought to be related to complex interactions of colon structure, intestinal motility, diet, and genetics. In this recent study it was noted that nut, corn, and popcorn consumption was not associated with an increase risk of complicated diverticular disease. Instead the researchers observed inverse relationships between nut and popcorn consumption and the risk of diverticulitis (1)."_
DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2008.09.029
Can you cut it back ?
I routinely cut back lateral growth that hangs over into my walkway.
Feels like ecoterrorism 😅 I live near you outside pittsburgh in a pristine forested valley.
Sounds glorious! 🌲😎🌲
Swallowing passionfruit seeds is the beginning of a horror film.
LOL 😱
Even the maypops know to avoid Alabama 😂
Pretty but invasive.
Yes, it takes some good planning.
Something that grows so rapidly then dies in winter every year sounds quite flammable.
Flammable in what state? Living, green tissue or dried brown tissue? Because, the live vine wasn't any quicker to ignite than other green vegetation from the garden. It was resistant to burning actually. I tested it.
Well, unfortunately you'd need to take down that dried mess (author says the plant dies down to the ground)
I came here wanting to grow passiflora in my landscaping in SW PA…. I am leaving never wanting it near my property 😂
You don't develop diverticulitis from seeds....they irritate it n can get in the polyps.