my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. xx Cath |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
HailtotheDuck wrote:
Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. xx Cath They have a certain lenght of life. Maybe yours has had a hard life. Pull it out and replace it with another in a different part of the garden. Where do you live? They love a north /south aspect on the northern part of your home. It may either be getting too much water, is water logged or is too dry. My Passion fruit is all over my yard, all over anything it can get to gain extra heigth and is lucky enough to get extra water when it rains due to broken gutter. Some vines have it perfect... 3 years old and accidental add in to nursery plant. Grew better than a grafted variety. The wifes tickled pink? |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote:
Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
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my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
HailtotheDuck wrote:
Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Jonno wrote:
HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
HailtotheDuck wrote:
Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. Oh hell my secrets out. No I try to please "her" but common sense gets in the way, like it should. You cant have your mates over otherwise...Burn and slash but "do no harm" is out motto." They all whinge about their passion fruits having died on the vine. A bit of trimming could see all their love lives turn around. Of course, when youre ninety like me, its really doesnt matter much. A good slash never hurt anyone. I worry the nurses a bit though when I stare at then through the ward window at 2 oclock in the morning... Geez can they run....They reckon Ive got alzheimeres but I can remember when I used to er be able to spell azlheememmemrs. Bugger me spellcheckers also got asl bugger gone awol! I lied im 59 but a good storyteller |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Jonno wrote:
HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. Oh hell my secrets out. No I try to please "her" but common sense gets in the way, like it should. You cant have your mates over otherwise...Burn and slash but "do no harm" is out motto." They all whinge about their passion fruits having died on the vine. A bit of trimming could see all their love lives turn around. Of course, when youre ninety like me, its really doesnt matter much. A good slash never hurt anyone. I worry the nurses a bit though when I stare at then through the ward window at 2 oclock in the morning... Geez can they run....They reckon Ive got alzheimeres but I can remember when I used to er be able to spell azlheememmemrs. Bugger me spellcheckers also got asl bugger gone awol! I lied im 59 but a good storyteller Mmmm... I expect those nurses might have a thing or two to say if you came at them with the secateurs. Or the ZERO. Even if you promised it'd turn their love lives around. |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
HailtotheDuck wrote:
Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. Oh hell my secrets out. No I try to please "her" but common sense gets in the way, like it should. You cant have your mates over otherwise...Burn and slash but "do no harm" is out motto." They all whinge about their passion fruits having died on the vine. A bit of trimming could see all their love lives turn around. Of course, when youre ninety like me, its really doesnt matter much. A good slash never hurt anyone. I worry the nurses a bit though when I stare at then through the ward window at 2 oclock in the morning... Geez can they run....They reckon Ive got alzheimeres but I can remember when I used to er be able to spell azlheememmemrs. Bugger me spellcheckers also got asl bugger gone awol! I lied im 59 but a good storyteller Mmmm... I expect those nurses might have a thing or two to say if you came at them with the secateurs. Or the ZERO. Even if you promised it'd turn their love lives around. Yeah I reckon. Anyway were off topic... You might like the love lives of passion fruit onvine er online... http://www.passionfruit.org.nz/Intending_growers.htm Its a professional growers site. But full of goodness..... Found this by googling online |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Jonno wrote:
HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. Oh hell my secrets out. No I try to please "her" but common sense gets in the way, like it should. You cant have your mates over otherwise...Burn and slash but "do no harm" is out motto." They all whinge about their passion fruits having died on the vine. A bit of trimming could see all their love lives turn around. Of course, when youre ninety like me, its really doesnt matter much. A good slash never hurt anyone. I worry the nurses a bit though when I stare at then through the ward window at 2 oclock in the morning... Geez can they run....They reckon Ive got alzheimeres but I can remember when I used to er be able to spell azlheememmemrs. Bugger me spellcheckers also got asl bugger gone awol! I lied im 59 but a good storyteller Mmmm... I expect those nurses might have a thing or two to say if you came at them with the secateurs. Or the ZERO. Even if you promised it'd turn their love lives around. Yeah I reckon. Anyway were off topic... You might like the love lives of passion fruit onvine er online... http://www.passionfruit.org.nz/Intending_growers.htm Its a professional growers site. But full of goodness..... Found this by googling online Thank you Jonno, lots of good stuff for me on that site. I shall do lots of exploring, and then I shall find a way to grow the un-killable, un-stoppable, un-beatable passionfruit. Then I might even be able to brag to you. I apologise for going off topic. All right... way - - - off topic. I'm new to newsgroups, I don't know the rules. But I'm learning. Cath |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
HailtotheDuck wrote:
Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: Jonno wrote: HailtotheDuck wrote: wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:06:34 +1100, HailtotheDuck wrote: Hello there I have had an extremely happy nellie kelly vine that I planted about four years ago, and for the last two years we have been able to supply passionfruit by the boxful to all of our neighbours and friends. About two weeks ago a section of it started to wilt and turn brown and the unripe fruit puckered up and dropped off, and now most of the vine is turning up its toes. It seems to have a bit of a powdery grey thing happening on some of the stems and fruit, but the leaves seem to look ok, right up to the moment when they wilt and die. Does anyone know what is happening? Is there anything I can do to save the rest of the vine? And is there any way I can prevent whatever-it-is from killing off the other passionfruit vine round the side of the house? Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Nellie Kelly is only goo for 4 or 5 years. Ideally, plant a new one every 3 years in different spots in the garden. Thank you Jonno and rainman I was worried that my plant might have contracted some sort of virus thing that would spread through the garden and kill off all my best-loved plants, including the new passionfruit on the side fence. To answer your question Jonno - I'm in Melbourne, and I guess the dear old vine had a bit of a tough life - in two years I think it must have produced enough fruit to supply all the pavlova and sponge makers of the southern hemisphere for a decade. Perhaps it's just exhausted. I'm sad that my incredibly fruity vine has reached the end of its (short) life, but gosh that's a lot better than having my whole garden succumb to a horrible-unstoppable-plant-killing-virus-from-hell. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your help. Cath I Had to prune my unstoppable vine, some trailing vines were cut and I got a scolding from the "one that must be obeyed" Because the leaves started to die. Not surprisingly I copped a blast. AT least I can get to the garden shed and beyond now!! Now you're just bragging. I have to confess, I'm on the side of She. My husband would have copped a blast from me too if he'd messed with my passionfruit vine. When I had a passionfruit vine. Sob. So, can you recommend a variety of passionfruit that lasts a little longer than the nellie kelly? I know passionfruit vines don't last for ever, but a couple of bumper harvests followed by a dramatic death just isn't enough for me. Now you know why its called a passion fruit tree. I need to get to my shed so I can get some peace from "she" "She" reckoned the passion fruit "vine" has been messed about much too much and were not talking about the one that lasts 5/7 years. If I were you, I'd grow one from seed. Never mind the grafted variety. Just use a few seeds from the vine. Its always hype. (You didnt eat them all did you?) Ours grew from seed and was never grafted allong side a plant from a nursery. This year things in my yard are growing so fast we had to put a "stop" sign in the garden so "she" wont use the garden paths. Pumpkins went rampant, grass cant be cut, its a jungle. When I brag its about things its because fowl manure allows me too. The rains have been regular. That also helps. What is it about doing a bit of light trimming? It neve kills anything, and allows you to regulate plants and in most cases makes it grow better anyway. The few deads vines are no problem. Dont be such a sissy. Real men cut and slash. They have created the conditions to do so. I may have to get the whip out yet and say to the vine "one more step and you die" Never let em get the upper hand That always gets 'em. I show em the ZERO too. O dear, time for the valium to start kicking in. I'm high on plants..... So let me get this straight... "She" keeps Jonno in line inside the house, and then Jonno gets out in the garden and lets out his testosterone on the plants, just to make sure they know who's boss. It sounds like "she" has the chain of command pretty well organised at your place. You're quite right of course, a bit of trimming would make a world of difference to my garden. Except for the (late lamented) passionfruit everything in growing like crazy, and I expect there are whole families of jungle hyenas and wildebeests living behind the asparagus patch. I'm obviously not enough of a real man. Though I expect my husband prefers it that way. Oh hell my secrets out. No I try to please "her" but common sense gets in the way, like it should. You cant have your mates over otherwise...Burn and slash but "do no harm" is out motto." They all whinge about their passion fruits having died on the vine. A bit of trimming could see all their love lives turn around. Of course, when youre ninety like me, its really doesnt matter much. A good slash never hurt anyone. I worry the nurses a bit though when I stare at then through the ward window at 2 oclock in the morning... Geez can they run....They reckon Ive got alzheimeres but I can remember when I used to er be able to spell azlheememmemrs. Bugger me spellcheckers also got asl bugger gone awol! I lied im 59 but a good storyteller Mmmm... I expect those nurses might have a thing or two to say if you came at them with the secateurs. Or the ZERO. Even if you promised it'd turn their love lives around. Yeah I reckon. Anyway were off topic... You might like the love lives of passion fruit onvine er online... http://www.passionfruit.org.nz/Intending_growers.htm Its a professional growers site. But full of goodness..... Found this by googling online Thank you Jonno, lots of good stuff for me on that site. I shall do lots of exploring, and then I shall find a way to grow the un-killable, un-stoppable, un-beatable passionfruit. Then I might even be able to brag to you. I apologise for going off topic. All right... way - - - off topic. I'm new to newsgroups, I don't know the rules. But I'm learning. Cath I did the same, trying to be funny....But google is also a good way. I lucked out with my passion fruit... I also seem t ohave a feel for whats required after many years of grwong stuf. Cant stand "latin" plant name droppers though. Gardening is supposed to be fun. Not an exercise in mental ability. If you can grow stuff, it should be instinct, observation and a game of " I can beat his problem" PS It also tells you how to propagate from seed, and not dried seed but straight from the vine, and sprouting after 20 days. Guess who's going to the local market and sell a 1000 of these next spring? at $8.50 a pop |
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Jonno wrote: Cant stand "latin" plant name droppers though. Gardening is supposed to be fun. Not an exercise in mental ability. There are reasons for using the scientific names, though: there are three or so different plants called Black-Eyed Susan and at least two called Snow-in-Summer. Some plants have more than one common name -- Traveller's Joy and Old Man's Bard are the same plant, but if I know one common name and you know the other, we won't be able to help each other. Then there are quite a number of Australian Natives that don't have common names at all. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "... if *I* was buying a baby I'd jolly well make sure it was at least a two-tooth!" Mary Grant Bruce, The Houses of the Eagle. |
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Chookie wrote:
In article , Jonno wrote: Cant stand "latin" plant name droppers though. Gardening is supposed to be fun. Not an exercise in mental ability. There are reasons for using the scientific names, though: there are three or so different plants called Black-Eyed Susan and at least two called Snow-in-Summer. Some plants have more than one common name -- Traveller's Joy and Old Man's Bard are the same plant, but if I know one common name and you know the other, we won't be able to help each other. Then there are quite a number of Australian Natives that don't have common names at all. Yes I know but there is no need unless you have a need of this. i just grow 'em eat 'em and plant 'em I dont studu 'em till I need to. Its OK for Jospeh Banks who was a millionare scientist.. |
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Jonno wrote:
Cant stand "latin" plant name droppers though. As was pointed out, there are reasons why knowing the latin name is necessary., e.g. someone on TV called "Oyster Plants" "Bear Bonnets". Knowing only the local names can be a trap. A few cheap books can help in this regard. |
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Jonno wrote:
Its OK for Jospeh Banks who was a millionare scientist.. The one on Cooks trips? That was because the system of scientific names was only just starting or was many seperate systems. He was one of the people that helped demonstrate the needs. |
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Terry Collins wrote:
Jonno wrote: Its OK for Jospeh Banks who was a millionare scientist.. The one on Cooks trips? That was because the system of scientific names was only just starting or was many seperate systems. He was one of the people that helped demonstrate the needs. Yeah he's "the man" He was as I see it a great scientist, and able to afford to be. But I only wanna grow vege's. A fascinating story if ever there was one. You noticed they speared cook, not banks If they knew what banks would be doing later on, they would have left the cook alone. Leave the name droppers to the "experts" not the pretend experts you hear spouting that they know the name of this or that like that radio station gardening pretender. |
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Jonno wrote: Leave the name droppers to the "experts" not the pretend experts you hear spouting that they know the name of this or that like that radio station gardening pretender. LOL -- which one is that? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "... if *I* was buying a baby I'd jolly well make sure it was at least a two-tooth!" Mary Grant Bruce, The Houses of the Eagle. |
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, Terry Collins wrote: As was pointed out, there are reasons why knowing the latin name is necessary., e.g. someone on TV called "Oyster Plants" "Bear Bonnets". He said Bear's Breeches -- I was watching too! Acanthus mollis. And you need to know that they're acanthus if you like architecture, because Classical Greek buildings (and ensuing revivals) used Acanthus as a motif, and they call it Acanthus, not Oyster Plant or Bear's Breeches! See pics he http://www.meublepeint.com/acanthe.htm -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "... if *I* was buying a baby I'd jolly well make sure it was at least a two-tooth!" Mary Grant Bruce, The Houses of the Eagle. |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Chookie wrote:
In article , Terry Collins wrote: As was pointed out, there are reasons why knowing the latin name is necessary., e.g. someone on TV called "Oyster Plants" "Bear Bonnets". He said Bear's Breeches -- I was watching too! Acanthus mollis. And you need to know that they're acanthus if you like architecture, because Classical Greek buildings (and ensuing revivals) used Acanthus as a motif, and they call it Acanthus, not Oyster Plant or Bear's Breeches! See pics he http://www.meublepeint.com/acanthe.htm Er any plant with that sorta name aint on my list of desirables. The confusion on TV is minor compared to the written word. References to greek buildings while referring to plants isnt a requirement, unless your hobbies are plants and buildings. Yes names are important, but I still say unless youre a nursery man, its not necessary. Mere details. For scientists and students, its great to know what species, but Ive found that familiarity with types of plants allows insight into species which can be quite accurate for home purposes. Any plant that has a latin name gets zeroed for ease of gardening.. |
my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
Hi can you help me my passion fruit vine is dying the vine is only 2 years old just 4weeks ago I noticed the leaves where going brown and the fruit started to die Whot did I do for this to happen please can some one help I would have over 70 passion front on it it doesn't look well
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my passionfruit is dying - please help!!
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wrote in message ... Hi can you help me my passion fruit vine is dying the vine is only 2 years old just 4weeks ago I noticed the leaves where going brown and the fruit started to die Whot did I do for this to happen please can some one help I would have over 70 passion front on it it doesn't look well Try this http://homeguides.sfgate.com/purple-...own-48884.html Passion FRUIT. |
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