"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , ned
writes
Last year's pot grown Chrissy present was carefully tended and kept
frost free in a cold conservatory until Spring. Now planted out, it
has produced 9 feet of straggling growth, flowers but no fruit..
Problem. How to keep it frost free this winter?
Should it be pruned back to three feet or so?
Or does one carefully coil all the straggling shoots so they can be
protected with bubblewrap?
Normally I would hack it back and take a chance but, as it was a
grandchild's pressy, I'd like to get this right first time!



If you hack it back now it will try and regrow and the new growth,
being
tender, will undoubtedly succumb to frost etc. The plant will then
be
totally killed off.
Better I think, to leave it as best you can and prune in the spring
when
frost has gone.

I know a lot of passionflowers that readily live through winters.

Janet

Thank you Janet.
'Wasn't thinking of immediate action, Just wanted to get sort out the
plan of campaign. :-)

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ned