One passion fruit seed is all you need to grow it; at 20 yuan per jin, you'll have more fruit than you can eat

How do you grow passion fruit from seed?

1. First, leave the passion fruit in a well-ventilated spot for about a week, then cut it open and take out the seeds.

2. Passion fruit seeds look a lot like watermelon seeds. After taking them out, rinse them with water first, then leave them out to dry for 1~2 days.

3. Put the passion fruit seeds on a damp paper towel to germinate, place them in a shaded spot, and about 2~3 days will be enough.

4. For growing passion fruit seedlings you can use sand or nutrient soil, either works. When burying them, don't bury them too deep - about 0.5~1 cm deep is enough. Remember to mist them daily to keep them moist.

5. After sowing, put the flowerpot in a spot with indirect light. After about 2 weeks, the passion fruit seeds will sprout.

6. When the seedlings have grown to about 10 cm tall, you can pull out the weak ones and keep only a few strong seedlings.

7. If the passion fruit vine has already grown quite long, you can set up a trellis to guide it as it climbs.

8. During the growing season, you can apply a compound fertilizer once, which will provide the nutrients for flowering and fruiting.

9. If your balcony at home is fairly small, you can prune with scissors to control the plant's height and encourage the seedling to grow side branches.

10. If you plant passion fruit in spring, it will bloom around June or July in summer. Each flower only opens for one day, and if there are no bees to pollinate it on an indoor balcony, you'll have to do it yourself.

11. It's best to pollinate in the morning - use a cotton swab or tissue to pick up pollen from the stamens and apply it to the pistil.

12. If pollination succeeds, you'll see tiny fruits after 3 days. Passion fruit can bear fruit about 2~3 times a year, with each plant producing more than 10 fruits at a time.

13. When the fruits are ripe, you can pick them and eat them!

How do you eat passion fruit?

If you don't mind sour flavors, you can scoop it out with a small spoon and eat it directly, or take out the pulp, add honey, and mix it with warm boiled water - a delicious fruit tea is ready, and it tastes super good!

That's all for how to grow passion fruit.

So, are you tempted?