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Re: When do passionfruit flower in Sydney?

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From: Farm1
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:12
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"terryc" <newsninespam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message 
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> On 15/10/12 10:08, David Hare-Scott wrote:
>> terryc wrote:
>>> We have had one in the ground(self sown black) for about two years
>>> now, but there is no sign of flower buds.
>>> Will these happen when the real summer sets in?
>>> Should I add a bit of iron to make sure?
>>>
>>> T.I.A.
>>
>> A well grown vine ought to have fruit over quite a long period in the
>> warmer months with the heaviest fruiting in late summer. I am not sure
>> about the iron, why did you mention that?
>
> Something on the ABC gardening site about burying a liver underneath it.
> Never heard of it either until i read it there.

Long time old country way of planting passionfruit.  I'd say the liver is 
more like blood and bone than just iron.  Or the old roadkill recipe - grab 
roadkill, run through big mulching machhine, chuck in cardboard boxes to 
clean machine, put all the mulch on bed. 
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Subject: Re: When do passionfruit flower in Sydney?
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