Seed Germination: Need help with Passion fruit!!

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Author Content 7Chris77 Hawthorne, CA (Zone 10b) April 11, 2009 01:29 AM Post #6394423 I've tried every technique and I can't get my passion fruit seeds to germinate I tried acid, milk, soaking, scarifying, peroxide, paper towel technique,soilless dirt, mulch and still can't get it to germinate. I tested the seeds and the were viable. The varieties I planted were: Passiflora foetida Passiflora edulis- Purple Passion Fruit Passiflora maliformis Passiflora quadrangularis Passiflora ligularis Passiflora edulis - Red Passion Fruit Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa- Lilikoi What's odd is that I live in zone 10a -b its very warm. Please Help!! THANK YOU!! greenmouli Chennai India April 11, 2009 03:37 AM Post #6394560 It takes long to germinate Passion fruit - sometimes even a month, so be patient and good luck with them. Elsa123 Pretoria South Africa (Zone 11) April 11, 2009 11:21 AM Post #6395477 I also found the germination rate to be on the low side. That said, i had some guavadilla seed that didn't germinate, and got chucked in a flower pot (just in case). They germinated the next year, and I ended up giving plants away... Maybe you must try that if all else fail. Good luck, Elsa tpinyati Port Saint Lucie, FL August 23, 2009 07:23 PM Post #6980691 I juice my passion fruit after they have shrivilled and plant the seeds directly into small plastic cups with seed starting mix. I had 100% of the seeds germinate within 2 weeks. In my opinion they germinate faster when they are fresh instead of cleaned dryed and stored. I even leave some pulp on them and they perform just fine. trc65 Galesburg, IL August 23, 2009 09:37 PM Post #6981143 How did you test for viability if you didn't germinate them? stellamarina Laie, HI September 19, 2009 07:36 PM Post #7082306 I also use the fresh seed. I will put the pulp on a paper towel for a couple of days to dry up the juice sacs and then put on top of a pot of potting mix. Usually have a pot full of seedlings in a few weeks. grown outside because of living in a warm climate. aloha

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