Passion fruit is not a staple of the garden, like root vegetables and tomatoes, but it is fun to grow! I purchased mine from the Virginia Park farmer’s market three years ago. I transplanted it ...

But once its roots got established, the vine exploded with, well, a passion. Now it’s up in the pine tree over the garden and is spreading around the corner, covering at least 50 feet of chain link.

Passion fruit comes in various colors, but they all ripen the same way. (Photo: diogoppr/Shutterstock) Like other fruits such as watermelon, heaviness is important when choosing passion fruit.When ...

If you like the fruit, and I’m certain you will, then you will want a passion vine in your garden. These are vigorous vines, so the best location is along a sturdy, sunny border fence where the ...

Like many tropical crops, passion fruit are sensitive to freezing temperatures. By protecting the base of the plant with insulation it will prevent the entire plant from dying.

What grows from the seed of a tree fruit is a new variety, not exactly like – and sometimes not at all like ... We grew a 60’ x 5’ espaliered passion fruit vine from a seed.

A passion fruit is as enclosed and mysterious as a hen’s egg, though a common commercial variety called Frederick’s looks like it was laid by a dragon: when it falls off the vine, its exterior ...