Growing Passion Fruit from Seeds, Days 0-100

I received 2 homegrown passion fruits from a coworker and "ate them." Little did I know that the fruits are mostly hollow inside, containing many seeds coated with a tangy, acidic pulp. Like most people eating passion fruit for the first time I just stared at it not knowing what to do, and quickly found out that it's nearly impossible to separate the pulp from the seeds in your mouth, so I just chewed, cracking the seeds in the process, swallowed, and drank the juice left in the shell halves.
The protocol summarized: 1) save a few dozen seeds, 2) rub them between paper towels thrice to eliminate the pulp, 3) soak in a low ~1% hydrogen peroxide solution for a few minutes, 4) bake your soil at 350 F/177 C for 2 hours beforehand, 5) plant seeds after soil cools and water generously to soak the soil.
It took one month to see sprouts. Growth was slow in the month after that due to many factors, such as late fall low temperatures and weak direct sunlight hitting my balcony at an angle for 2 hours or less a day. I was underwatering at first with spray and squirt bottles while filling the bottom watering tray. Some leaves were yellow so I started floodwatering from the top once a week to great effect. At day 100 it is early January 2017 and the sun is at it's weakest; the temperature range is okay because this is in Southern California with a mild Mediterranean climate.
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[@rachelmacharia2727]

Passion fruit makes the best juice. Just blend afew and add a glass of cold water to the blender and some sugar. Very refreshing on a hot day

[@lescharlton988]

Hi. I spread the seeds on paper towels and let them dry for a couple of weeks or a year depending when I want to plant them. Then just bury the paper in the pot . Its how I do tomatoes too.

[@RMDelete]

slow growth could also be due to nutrient deficiency. baking that soil might have also destroyed some beneficial bacteria :)

[@acgsil2323]

The Senate , any sterile medium is hydroponic, his medium was soil before he baked it(for whatever reason), after he had a hydroponic grow using sterile soil lol

[@acgsil2323]

@The Senate HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@acgsil2323]

also while im here look up substrate, btw the word you were looking for was medium

[@acgsil2323]

@The Senate I didnt say dirt I clearly said STERILE MEDIUM huge difference, anyway, yes any inert medium by definition according to merriam webster is hydroponic, listen he IS growing in soil, but when he baked it, the soil became sterile=inert medium. I'm not arguing with you I just want you to be informed,, i didn't like the 🤡 tho. How much digging did you do to find this www.aquasabi.com/aquascaping-wiki_substrate_soil, a substrate is what captive reptiles live on/in, or where microbes live, when you're talking about growing/gardening say medium not substrate please stop replying youre digging yourself deeper in your substrate lol

[@acgsil2323]

@The Senate listen youre wrong, growing in an inert medium/substrate is BY DEFINITION HYRDO,, buddy how are you arguing with merriam webster dictionary 😂😂😂lol

[@rz9297]

a hypothesis for getting the gunk off of the seeds en mass: Like tomatoes, you can try putting them into a cup with water with the gunk on them to sit for a day or two, during which the gunk will ferment and be able to be easily rinsed off in the sink, leaving you with clean seeds.

[@TheMelvinWei]

Great idea, I'll explore that for other seeds that are covered in slime or pulp in the future.

[@miguebyte]

You just can soak them for while... Which release a bit if pulp, then pour the liquid in another glass with sugar and you get a light passion juice fruit..

[@thechaosgardener]

If you clean them with your saliva it helps to break down the sprout inhibitors. Your yeast in your mouth helps them to grow as well beneficial fungi increases the bioavailability of nutrients. Springtails are important and consume excess fungi

[@CRIJANNYS_GARDEN]

😮😮😮😮

[@jesellehomestylecooking8568]

passion fruit is use to make juice seprate The seeds in a mug pour hot water on it let it cool completely add sugar bitters and drink up you can apse use the juice crime the fruit to make smoothies and on and on.

[@pn3940]

for seedling, put a clear plastic cap to cover the pot will retain the water to keep the soil moist, and kept things from disturbing the soil.

[@stevenryle5709]

Mother Nature doesn't sterilize the soil in an oven and she doesn't wipe the pulp off the seeds.

[@boojangles]

That was my thought. :) He loves his hydrogen peroxide. I think about the loquats that sprout in my yard from the neighbors tree. Nature is a beautiful thing. I do love that he shares the whole process. It's great to compare your plant to something after 1, 2, 18 weeks. I have some baby passion fruit and it's soooo slow growing. I think it's a nutrient deficiency. Pretty sure passion fruit is a heavy feeder.

[@ontherims3284]

Mother Nature, has more seeds than we do. It's to protect the seedlings from bacteria in the soil, as well as kill pests that are present. It's not necessary, but will increase your germination rate.

[@letsplaytofu6340]

mother nature also likes bugs in things...we humans do not

[@KeikoMushi]

The fermentation method is a great way to passively remove the pulp for long-term storage. Just remember to dry them for several days after removing them from the culture.

[@francesrosa7577]

Slow growing is because of weather. Remember this is a tropical tree. When summer hits, you'll se an abundance of growth.

[@ayiendadennis1275]

I have already loved your steps on how to make a passion fruit

[@gulasaya]

Just germinate the seeds with coco peat or peat moss. It will take just 1 week to sprout. Love this fruit. Grows wildly in my tropical country.

[@fabrizio483]

Passion fruits are rarely eaten by themselves, because they are, indeed, a bit sour. They are mostly used for cocktails or desserts like mousses, cheesecakes, sorbets and things like that. You put the pulp on a mesh strainer and press it with the back of a spoon to collect the juice, and use that. I'm currently sprouting some seeds of the yellow fruit, that's why I found your videos. Now I know what to expect. Thank you.

[@tehilania868]

in my country you would be having ready fruits after 3_4 months. The seeds grow into seedlings withing a week and you transfer them to the main garden as they require enough space for their tendrils. They grow by climbing onto poles or anything else for support. It's very easy to plant and it's more expensive than most of the other fruits. we make juice out of them.

[@TheMelvinWei]

+Tehila Nia wow in 3 to 4 months? Where do you live?

[@tehilania868]

Melvin Wei East Africa, Uganda

[@loganstratholme]

He killed the soil by baking it at a high temperature. They’re doing their best but he hasn’t left them much to work with.

[@mariuskavallejo7743]

You don't really eat passion fruit raw. They make a marvelous juice, and using the juice you develop curds, cakes, soda, tea. It smell delicious too, and the seeds can be used to make a really good relaxing soap. Put all together pulp and seeds in the blender, add water and blend (it will destroy the seeds, so if they are wanted to plant, just keep some). Pass through a sieve and now you get the juice. Add sugar, and more water to control the acidity to your taste. You also can cook all the content of the fruit with the seeds, water and sugar, and the seeds get crunchy and you will enjoy to eat them.

[@TheMelvinWei]

+Mariuska Vallejo Thanks for the culinary tips!

[@adrianamarcia697]

@@TheMelvinWei Also the passion fruit is pretty good as a tranquilized and to insomnia, and to lower hight pressure. Love your peroxide tip, did you washed the seeds after that or just keep with the peroxide? Mines I put all the pulp inside watter and then I separate the seeds and let them dry after washed several times, after them dry they create a very dry skin and I just take with my hands and keep in a dry container, I will plant this week in Miami, still very hot here I hope they grow fast, I used to do the same way long time ago and get a beautiful plant.

[@BeStill1983]

I love to eat them raw. Just put it over ice with some sugar , stir, and eat it with spoon.

[@layoladeoro499]

We eat 10 or 20 of them at time, I am the only one in the family that actually likes crunching the seeds and swallowing them. This fruit is delicious! As a child I would just park my butt by the vines and enjoy until my heart was content...hahahahahaha

[@justmoon9798]

As a kid, we ate these raw. They're delicious.

[@marypead4260]

Sad you probably had a few bad fruit. I find the flavor to be a lovely combo of floral & grapefruit. Ps- just let your soil be natural.... They grow in nature because of the beneficial nematodes, if you sterilize/kill the poor lil guys don't expect great results. PS leave the spider be, he would naturally take care of afids, spring tails, leaf miners ect. Good luck next time.

[@pn3940]

These seeds are interesting. I started about 100 seeds. germinated starting 2 weeks and 6 months later, there are still seeds germinating:-).

[@rowenadinsmore1]

About twenty fruits yield about an 16 ounces of juice that you can either mix with water to make a pitcher of juice or use that juice to make ice cream, cake or whatever you can think of.

[@Adiamtl]

Hi just sharing my experience. Start with small pots and as they grow change the pot. Too large pot can hold too much water which can lead to mold growth, rot and root diseases.

[@sweetbone96]

Perhaps when you baked the soil, excessive heat killed off the majority of the microbes without which, plant growth would be severely impacted.

[@Plant_Parenthood]

wrecking a spiders web doesnt make it starve to death. They can spin a new one in under an hour. Most orb weavers keep multiple webs at a time.

[@ChristopherEPineda]

Lol I guess he doesn’t know much about spiders.

[@koicaine1230]

I have one tiny little seedling and am currently trying to germinate attempt #4. I have scarified(sp?) them, added a little Peroxide etc. I just seem to really struggle germinating these seeds for some reason.

[@cathyplantlover2862]

I've never tried eating the fruit, I But love the flowers and watching the bees pollinate them.

[@BaruchBelete]

Hello Melvin i saw ur videos and i did try it by myself and at first 2.5 weeks i didnt say nothing and i gave up and added the seeds with the soil to another plant and suddenly few days later i saw 2 sprouts. cannot wait to see it large! thank u for doing what u do, u really explained the whole process and gave information as well. i saw all ur passion fruit playlist and subbed

[@TheMelvinWei]

Thanks for watching and congratulations for persevering until you got sprouts! It's been a year and I just got another seeding somehow after all this time in my pot.

[@mr.passionfruit1958]

I really love passionfruit, even though they can be acidic and DESTROY my mouth, and I’ve started quite a few seeds already. I’m hoping that they all grow and do well. Another thing to do, is clip a tiny bit of the seed coat off with nail clippers to speed up germination.

[@ziggybender9125]

Look up how to make a passion fruit simple syrup, trust me you'll love it and it's easy. Or try putting some passion fruit on some vanilla ice cream, it's amazing.

[@francesrosa7577]

Passion fruit is excellent. You can make juice with it and just strain the seeds out. You can make great jam as well Very sweet and delicious

[@joshuaflores1990]

"Organic" is an urban term for produce coined by city people who are absolutely oblivious to food production, but know their way around Trader Joes pretty well.

[@327radar]

Ok - I will put this video in the What not to do category

[@Zflower87]

Same🤔😒😕

[@GotoHere]

Maybe you should rotate the pot everyday so they all get some good sun.

[@PlanetaryDweeb]

Its good if you blend the pulp in a blender and make juice out of it

[@erinvaughn3739]

How long before they produce fruit ?

[@nhelzky3385]

how many months start fruiting of passion fruits

[@nataliapantin8847]

Would the baking process destroy good insects??? I think it will

[@ThisSheetB4RealYo]

What about how the seeds were put in the earth? How deep and how spaced? Very cool vid, thank you

[@gabrielsantana-qb8hj]

1cm

[@zengabersuhaili6273]

I planted mine directly on the soil, in just 4 mos. i already have more than 3 ft. Tall passion fruit, i gave & sold some of it, now I have 4 bushy vines that I couldn't measure in just 7 mos. Maybe if you'll unpot them, they will grow faster too.

[@ganesanv8593]

Can I keep this plant in direct sunlight or semi shade please reply me

[@luisnavarro880]

It took me to sprout them 1 week 9 seeds and all 9 sprouted. In Arizona weather

[@kaydee3195]

Wanted to know - got seeds to sprout but what comes after? In NY in summer here great weather they don't mind the morning light, but wanted to know how long it will take for the plant to develop into a grown plant. If it was a supermarket variety that I kept and had dried last year's batch which is thriving very well (got five to sprout ,) will the plants be developed into larger vines say by July? I have also a hybrid variety which only flowers though no fruit and is hardier. It dies back in the winter; it's indoors then anyway. Always bounces back. So yes, would like to know ; full sun I'm guessing and how much water? Any food or feed to supply it? The sprouts prefer a bit of moistened soil though nothing excessive I've found. So humidity will be higher soon, it should get much more light soon from July coming around. Please let me know what climate I can (re)produce for it whether synthetic or naturally? Would appreciate your input. Sorry for the lengthy question (s)!

[@willianayala6032]

U could make ice tea with maracuya/ passion fruit and ginger root and a bit of sugar the best ice tea

[@tammyhale5316]

I'm also growing this passion fruit but in my bedroom window 😁 all I did was put some seeds in a pot of dirt and it's been growing ever since...

[@truthseeker1364]

Here's my two cents when you tied that vine to the railing after knowing I couldn't handle the Sun it started making off shoots to get away from the Sun knowing that that one Vine would eventually die.

[@laurachatfield4142]

I bought passionfruit seeds, and they instructed to make a cut in the seed coat. They actually said put the seed in hot water first to soften. Sounded like a lot of work, so I haven't done anything yet. I wonder if it would help them germinate faster than not doing anything with the seed coat?

[@TheMelvinWei]

I don't think hot water is a good idea because depending on how high the temps are, that may burn the seeds. Plants don't encounter hot water or grow next to hot springs in the wild.

[@lemontea128]

I've tried my first passion fruit today and it was actually sweet and not tart at all. The one I ate was orange skinned and not as wrinkled as the one you had.

[@mydemon]

"Its not that great but hey whatever floats your boat, keep watching I guess" lol

[@alejandroalcala3146]

I have to use a lot of soil so I use a cheap 55 steel barrel cooked over a fire pit with 8 inches of water at the bottom separated by a screen with moist soil at the top, and everything gets cooked well, up to 200 degrees F, which is perfect, its true you kill any microbiology but when dealing with indoor growing its best to kill everything because alot of pest can merge from the soil, such as fugus nats, mites, aphids, or even thrips, also algae can grow and stump your plants or cause your seedling to become really moist near the stem thus your seedling rot, but if your growing outdoors, I wouldn't bother cooking the soil since most of the pest well be eaten up by predators, I cant say cook the soil if you live in the big city where theres hardly any predators because without the pest there well be no predators. Hope this helps anyone

[@katieschuh6123]

I have a baywindow in my kitchen , i throw the seeds on a pot and, voala ,new passion fruit babies start growing ,piece a cake

[@jimmyjose1778]

Use lime juice(pure extract) to separate seeds from the fibre of the fruit. Keep it in the juice for two days.

[@sushilover40]

I wonder if the seeds were started in Pete pots which hold lots of moisture, then planted right into the pot, would that have made it easier to keep them moist? Would it benefit the seedlings to water then cover the soil with sterilized green moss to retain moisture? Also, what about monthly feeding (both foliar and direct soil) with a mix of food and water. I've been wanting to grow passion flower vine. Would adding bone meal to the soil help? And maybe a bit of sand to aid in water retention? Maybe I will try this but I'll maybe employ a greenhouse effect with a tent of sturdy clear plastic. Thank you for the informative video. It's given me a lot to think about :)

[@TheMelvinWei]

I think adding some sand would actually help water drain and wick away faster, unless you're just putting a thick layer of it on top of your soil or potting mix to block fungus gnats etc. Bone meal certainly helps I've heard, but you can also crush up some Tums or anything with lots of calcium carbonate in it like vitamin pills to provide for the calcium your plants need. Too much might affect the soil pH though. I think your moss idea is good. I have some recent developments that led me to think that underwatering or drying out of the top layer of potting mix really inhibited development, there are lots of big airspaces in potting mix that aren't present in real dirt.

[@ZalthorAndNoggin]

Very nice result from your middle plant. If it had been me I would have used a cloche to cover the seeds from the start. I would agree, your plants were way under watered. These plants are VERY thirsty. Not sure when you did this video but I'd say at the 100 day point you could/should have transferred the central plant to a pot of its own. That would have achieved two things: fresh new compost with lots of nice nutrients and a total lack of competition for it to grow healthily on its own. Other than that a great video to show how to prepare seeds for sewing and the micro camera work was most interesting. Thanks a lot.

[@86mrboyd]

Hey Melvin, I’ve started growing passion flower from seed last October from passion fruit I bought from a local supermarket and even though I have it growing outdoors in a container it hasn’t really been growing rapidly as I thought it would, does passion flower need a certain fertilizer to get it growing right? I’ve been using an all purpose organic liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks.

[@headshotvisuals792]

Wait. So u killed all the good and bag germs lol ? Why

[@NonieK2267]

I wonder if you were to put the seeds and paper cups to start with with soil in them and then place them in your pot if there would be less competition? I don't know I haven't tried it but it was just something that crossed my mind because you could plant each one in their paper cup without possibly giving them transplant shock I'm pretty new at this I haven't done a passionfruit yet but I'm planning to thank you for going through the whole process for us. This was beneficial for me

[@tristanstanley9096]

Cooking your soil lol?

[@divine9520]

Are you a scientist/plant type of scientist? I like how you make sure everything nice n tidy and take care of your plants im trying to find some plant scientists like the ones that work in labs like in movies n stuff i just figured you were bc you had on gloves and i noticed you have a white shirt on like them and you got special sprays for your plants n stuff im sorry if i sound dimb but i took heed into growing stuff and im getting deep into it now and i want to grow my plants like professional scientists do bc they know what they doing 😂

[@minh4835]

you can sterilize small batches of soil in the microwave

[@makkaraperunatketsupilla7843]

I have like 30 of those not so big because they are 1 month I only dryed the fruit and put fruit on soil.

[@kathychen214]

How long it take

[@snowkatslimz]

Blend all the interior, seeds and all into a puree with butter. Enjoy.

[@pallavijoshi-cl6lk]

Hi , can anyone suggest me the best season for growing passion flower

[@gabrielsantana-qb8hj]

Se plantar nos meses com mais sol ele dará frutos mais rápido

[@oliverrasmussen4777]

The pulp prohibits the seeds from germinating

[@awesomebuddysmile]

On 2:59, it looks like your avocado plant again... How is it doing?

[@TheMelvinWei]

That was filmed in early October, the waning days of my avocado plant before it died. I eventually got soil infestations with bugs, and external bugs were landing on the leaves, with even a jewel wasp trying to burrow in there and lay an egg. I applied insecticide but the leaves kept dying. I tried moving the pot around to different locations with less sun. Eventually I put the pot in complete shade with only 3,000 lux max throughout the day, and it died after I came back from a 2 week vacation :(

[@awesomebuddysmile]

I actually grew an avocado tree for over a year now I put it in water and soaked it with toothpicks on it then it took about 10 months for the stem to even come up and then when I planted it in soil, it still seems fine. On your next seed planing things. You should grow a dragon tree from seed. They live at around your area I think and can live up to Zone 9-12. It is sillier to the Joshua Tree seedling once its very young.

[@NonieK2267]

Did you amend the soil ? And also what was the proxide for I didn't quite understand that is that what you would it germinate in? Or did you soak it and then rinse it off

[@charliemagoo7943]

I'm late to the party but it gets rid of a little mold on the seed. Just turns to water so doesn't really need to be rinsed off

[@ehehehehe2815]

I had a giant passion fruit tree it was 7 years old put 2 months ago it died because it was very old they actually live 3-4 years old .

[@TheMelvinWei]

+Stef Styl It's an interesting fruit vine in that it lasts a few years instead of being an annual like most melon vines.

[@zebracakes2281]

Stef Styl mine die every year but come right back and grow like crazy

[@llllll6584]

why do people wear gloves in videos.

[@cbaptista2023]

Baking dirt?. .

[@annmarieseepersad5218]

Can anyone tell me what the use of the barbadine

[@danieljimenez728]

How long till it fruits

[@wiszom]

my passion fruit (3 weeks old) has got brown dirt on its stem, I can rub it off but the dirt will come back again. Is my plant infected by some fungus?

[@TheMelvinWei]

I never heard of that, is it just dirt disturbed by watering/wind or is it actually fungus?

[@wiszom]

Melvin Wei sadly I had no idea, hope the plant continue to grow. can I use fresh Chinese cabbage as fertilizer? will it attract worms? thank you.

[@jesellehomestylecooking8568]

be sure to strain out the seeds

[@TheMelvinWei]

Now you tell me :) I ate the seeds with pulp, was wondering what the deal was with this fruit.

[@jesellehomestylecooking8568]

I was looking for a easy way to set some passion fruit seeds and came across you video. Hope you like the juice from it or you could even make Jam with it. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago BTW

[@melbournebound5150]

I didn't see you add any fertilizer. Those needed more nitrogen. When the true leaves start forming you need to start feeding it espesially when you sterilized the soil..

[@anayapollard1617]

Can u use a grill instead of the oven

[@Miss_Judy]

I love this video - very detailed! Just what I need - just beautiful green leaves when they came out of the ground. What beautiful plants! cant wait for more updates on it :) great video :)

[@TheMelvinWei]

Thanks for watching!

[@gabrielsantana-qb8hj]

Aqui no Brasil ela germina em qualquer lugar🤣🥰 tenho vídeo mostrando como fiz minhas mudas no vaso☘

[@drrodz4968]

It use make juices, milk shake, ice cream, etc.

[@TheMelvinWei]

I just saw someone post about using these for juice. That makes sense.

[@missdigioia]

@@TheMelvinWei In jamaica we use it for drinks add water to the seeds strain it sweetened to taste, you also add ginger or make passion fruit lemonade

[@michaelmelocoton8197]

You bake also the nutrients in the soil..its not recommended to much process

[@none-ya-dam821]

It's 2am and laughing my a$$ off at the oven thing.

[@taraduke7203]

180 degrees in the oven for 30 mins is all you need

[@mat7529]

Which is the soil composition?

[@misskiya]

You’re supposed to make juice with it.

[@johnmaliskey7951]

A grow light might help as well as a Plant Root Stimulator/Fertilizer from time to time....................

[@ghislaineporte4713]

Pkoi il met des gants ?

[@yellosun8818]

Mine is about 3 meters long now but I'm wayting for a flower

[@reynaldoadriangonzalez3983]

Your video is very nice. I didnt add any of this but it still grew. Idkw

[@Workinggirlhomestead]

Do these produce fruit this way?

[@TheMelvinWei]

Stayed tuned and find out. I have heard of some growers getting fruit in 9 months but considering these never get any morning sun it probably won't happen. These vines are perennials so eventually they will get fruit with enough growth and time.

[@TheRaphaelFialho]

I live in Brazil and here fruits come faster. Just direct in the ground and no caring.

[@lm2193]

honey, why my cake taste like...soil?

[@naty1012]

Passion fruit is great for juice.

[@warcade100]

Non capisco tutti sti procedimenti per piantare 2 semi di passiflora..la mia passiflora tira fuori nuove piante dai frutti caduti...la cancellata è piena di piante frutti e fiori...

[@jamestropicals8262]

My passion fruit seeds won’t sprout I’ve been waiting for over two months

[@Adiamtl]

Did you give them fertilizer. Mine weren’t sprouting. So I took the soil that they were in it. And put tomato seeds and put some of « The mother Hen fertilizer for tomato and vegetable and booom they sprouted 🥰😁.

[@pn3940]

You don’t eat the meat. You drink the flavor.

[@cristaldavid260]

Next time ask your friend before eating anything your not used too. This fruit is not eaten like that. It's used to make juice as it's very sour. It's one of my favorite juice.

[@tammyt733]

I thought passion fruit leaves have 3 lobes leaves

[@maamounbaydoun2952]

i love the explanation

[@TheMelvinWei]

Thanks!

[@iamdebbw6360]

Hi! In HI, I grow purple lilikoi by planting the pulpy seeds right out of the fruit. No need to remove it, but within 3 days or so from removing from fruit Wait for it to grow (around 9 months for us) pick when slightly wrinkled. Make a puka in it and add small shot if shoyu, and enjoy!

[@BiscuitZombies]

Interesting. The seedling looks like an avocado seedling

[@mt9799]

Why you grow from bad fruit with little filling

[@nick43217]

Wouldn't recommend spraying the plant itself or even getting water on them as it brings on diseases. Just a tip my friend. Better off watering just the soil underneath and around it. Deep watering is best. Btw

[@mohammedabulwafa4265]

Why the transition for

[@pn3940]

Put all on a drainer screen and rub.

[@NishaFullPerms]

Passion fruit grows everywhere where I live. We have them in the summer a lot but as juice, mixed with water and sugar. It´s too acid to eat as you did lolololol I could never, spoon fulls OMG xD

[@charlesothuon4843]

Great Great video 🥰🤩💜💖👍👍