Can passion fruit be planted in a pot?
About the explanation of passion fruit cultivation in the home, can passion fruit be planted in a pot? Let's find out together next.
Because passion fruit is a vine plant, some gardening enthusiasts have asked if passion fruit can be planted in a pot and what size pot is suitable. To start with, passion fruit can indeed be planted in a pot. Although it's not as good as planting in the ground, it's still not difficult to enjoy the fruit.
So, what size pot is needed for passion fruit?
The root system of passion fruit is relatively shallow, but its roots grow horizontally quite a bit. Additionally, it does not tolerate waterlogging well, so a shallow pot with a large diameter is best, generally about 35 cm in depth and over 40 cm in width. Of course, the bigger the better. If it's a bit smaller, that's fine too, just make sure to fertilize frequently, applying thin layers of fertilizer more often.
Since it's a potted passion fruit, don't plant too many. One plant per pot is sufficient. Although passion fruit is not very demanding when it comes to soil, it requires a lot of nutrients to grow vines, and the soil in a pot is limited. Therefore, we should choose fertile soil as much as possible. If conditions allow, you can place a bit of organic fertilizer at the bottom of the pot as a base fertilizer.
Here are some precautions for growing passion fruit in a pot:
1. Whether potted or planted in the ground, adequate sunlight is indispensable. Some gardening enthusiasts plan to grow it on a balcony with plenty of sunlight, which is fine. But a balcony with only two to three hours of sunlight won't work. Insufficient sunlight directly affects the yield of fruit or may result in no fruit at all.
2. Be prepared to set up a trellis. Passion fruit is a vine plant and needs space to climb. You can set up a trellis similar to a grapevine trellis. If on a balcony, you can let it climb on the security window, which provides both sunlight and a trellis.
3. Prepare for cold protection. For gardeners in the north, this is something that needs to be considered. The environmental temperature should not be lower than 10°C, or it may easily freeze to death.
4. For potted passion fruit, it's important to supplement water. Although passion fruit is afraid of waterlogging, it's necessary to maintain a reasonable amount of moisture in the potting soil and not let it get too dry.
That's a detailed introduction on whether passion fruit can be planted in a pot (and what size pot is needed). Have you understood it?