I found this interesting-looking packet of seeds back in early spring and
decided to give them a go in my newly-acquired greenhouse. Treat like
tomatoes, it said, so I have, and they have rewarded me by growing into
tall leggy plants with an amazing propensity to make flowers and an equally
amazing propensity to fail to set any fruit.

I fear I may have left them too long in pots, albeit generous-sized ones,
before transplanting them into the ground in the greenhouse, and that this
may account for their legginess. On the other hand, they may be inherently
leggy anyway - never having grown them, or indeed even heard of them
before, I have no way of knowing. But what about their so far complete
inability to convert flower to fruit?

Andy

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"Andy Spragg" wrote in message
.. .
I found this interesting-looking packet of seeds back in early spring and
decided to give them a go in my newly-acquired greenhouse. Treat like
tomatoes, it said, so I have, and they have rewarded me by growing into
tall leggy plants with an amazing propensity to make flowers and an
equally
amazing propensity to fail to set any fruit.

I fear I may have left them too long in pots, albeit generous-sized ones,
before transplanting them into the ground in the greenhouse, and that this
may account for their legginess. On the other hand, they may be inherently
leggy anyway - never having grown them, or indeed even heard of them
before, I have no way of knowing. But what about their so far complete
inability to convert flower to fruit?

Andy

I grew them many years ago and removed them after they started breaking the
green house glass, and no I saw no fruit!

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cultivars

In article ,
(Andy Spragg) wrote:

But what about their so far complete
inability to convert flower to fruit?

I've grown them outdoors and they fruit fine - although not until
September. I wonder if they are not getting pollinated in your
greenhouse?

Another thing that stops them fruiting is too much nitrogen fertiliser.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:56:22 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Andy Spragg" wrote in message
.. .
I found this interesting-looking packet of seeds back in early spring and
decided to give them a go in my newly-acquired greenhouse. Treat like
tomatoes, it said, so I have, and they have rewarded me by growing into
tall leggy plants with an amazing propensity to make flowers and an
equally
amazing propensity to fail to set any fruit.

I fear I may have left them too long in pots, albeit generous-sized ones,
before transplanting them into the ground in the greenhouse, and that this
may account for their legginess. On the other hand, they may be inherently
leggy anyway - never having grown them, or indeed even heard of them
before, I have no way of knowing. But what about their so far complete
inability to convert flower to fruit?

Andy

I grew them many years ago and removed them after they started breaking the
green house glass, and no I saw no fruit!

But did you see lots of flowers?

Andy

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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:22 +0100 (BST), Steve Harris wrote:

In article ,
(Andy Spragg) wrote:

But what about their so far complete
inability to convert flower to fruit?

I've grown them outdoors and they fruit fine - although not until
September. I wonder if they are not getting pollinated in your
greenhouse?

Another thing that stops them fruiting is too much nitrogen fertiliser.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

I don't know - other things seem to be, unless they are selfing. I did a
bit more homework after I posted this and I found that the fruit is
supposed to be enclosed in a paper lantern thing - like Physalis. I've been
getting plenty of the lantern things but they've all been falling off ...

Andy

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We must not be fearlessnessless
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