I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Tom


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Tom Elliott wrote:

I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Maybe. Get a couple of chokos instead.

No, you don't *have* to eat them.

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In article ,
Tom Elliott wrote:

I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Maybe. Get a couple of chokos instead.

No, you don't *have* to eat them.

do you know that Choko is the prime ingrediant for McDonalds apple
pies? that's what I have heard anyway....bet the kids don't know
that!!!

On 7 Jan 2003 14:02:04 -0800, (Perksy) wrote:

Chookie wrote in message news:ehrebeniuk-9BDC86.21272607012003@news...
In article ,
Tom Elliott wrote:

I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Maybe. Get a couple of chokos instead.

No, you don't *have* to eat them.

Fortunately for me, I like Chokos!




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I give up. What are Chokos?

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On 7 Jan 2003 14:02:04 -0800, (Perksy) wrote:

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In article ,
Tom Elliott wrote:

I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box -
boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up
it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Maybe. Get a couple of chokos instead.

No, you don't *have* to eat them.

Fortunately for me, I like Chokos!




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On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 17:53:40 +0800, "Willow"
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I give up. What are Chokos?

A vegetable that many people used to have growing over the outhouse.

Kids were forced to eat them.

ah ha! so another spinach, cabbage, brussel sprouts, carrots type plant?

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On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 17:53:40 +0800, "Willow"
wrote:

I give up. What are Chokos?

A vegetable that many people used to have growing over the outhouse.

Kids were forced to eat them.

"Willow" wrote in message
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ah ha! so another spinach, cabbage, brussel sprouts, carrots type plant?


Imagine snot in vegetable form.

Known to the rest of the world as the chayote

http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/s...show_crop&ID=4

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 02:22:50 +1030, "silvasurfa"
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ah ha! so another spinach, cabbage, brussel sprouts, carrots type plant?


Imagine snot in vegetable form.

Known to the rest of the world as the chayote

http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/s...show_crop&ID=4


They're not *that* bad! They are a curcubit (cucumber/squash kind of
thing). They are kind-of bland in the way that zuccini can be
(especially when they get larger), but they're mostly inoffensive.
They're quite good when used as a filler veg with other
strong-flavoured stuff, but dreadful if overcooked. I tend to peel
them, slice them fairly thin and use them in stir-fry.

Tish

"Chookie" wrote in message
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In article ,
Tom Elliott wrote:

I just posted and realised I had forgotten another question I had. I
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

One thing to bear in mind is that Passionfruits can be rather
short-lived, and with what you want you could be disappointed after waiting
a couple of years for it to cover the garage and then have it die in couple
more years.

"Willow" wrote in message
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I give up. What are Chokos?

ditto what everybody else says, I reckon they are called Chokos
because you choke on them.

Tom Elliott writes:
have a garage which basically looks like a big galvanised box - boring
and a bit ugly. I was thinking that growing a passionfruit vine up it
would be nice, however the metal becomes searingly hot in the summer
sun. Would this be too hot for the plant to cope with?

Possibly. I suppose some passionfruit would be more heat tolerant than
others, but I can't help with suggestions. In any case, you would need to
drape wirenetting over the shed to give the vine something to grasp onto.
Once established, it would get a good start during Spring before the
searing heat set in, so might survive provided you had its feet in good
soil and gave it plenty of water. In any case, it should do okay along
the side of the shed, even if leaves on the roof get scorched.
--
John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n")

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:04:00 +0800, "Willow"
wrote:

ah ha! so another spinach, cabbage, brussel sprouts, carrots type plant?

More like a small warty melon ;-)

BTW, with white sauce they aren't bad.

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 10:34:01 +1100, "whiteMemphis" wrote:


One thing to bear in mind is that Passionfruits can be rather
short-lived, and with what you want you could be disappointed after waiting
a couple of years for it to cover the garage and then have it die in couple
more years.

This is true.

So plant another every few years so it has grown before the old one dies.

"Just a little bit" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 10:34:01 +1100, "whiteMemphis"
wrote:


One thing to bear in mind is that Passionfruits can be
rather
short-lived, and with what you want you could be disappointed after
waiting
a couple of years for it to cover the garage and then have it die in
couple
more years.

This is true.

So plant another every few years so it has grown before the old one dies.



Need to rest ground for a while. Passionfruits get viruses that thicken the
skins then kill them. You want to plant something else for a while to rest
the ground for disease control purposes.