Passion Fruit Harvest Time - When And How To Harvest Passion Fruit

Fruit ripens during mid summer-autumn. The fruit will take two to three months to ripen. You know fruit is ripe when its dark purple and you can gently shake tree and fruit falls off. Harvest in the morning before sun can burn fruit.

1. When can I pick my passion fruit?
2. How long does it take for passionfruit to produce fruit?
3. How do you dry out passion fruit?
4. Is unripe passion fruit poisonous?

When can I pick my passion fruit?

How do you know when passion fruit is ripe? You will know passion fruit is ripe when the fruits are plump, have a slight give, and are fully coloured, either dark purple or dark yellow, orange or red. Slightly wrinkled fruits are super ripe and will have a sweeter taste than smooth skinned fruits.

How long does it take for passionfruit to produce fruit?

How long does a passionfruit vine take to produce fruit? Passionfruit vines can take anywhere between 5 – 18 months to fruit, depending on variety and conditions however they usually develop fruit within a year.

How do you dry out passion fruit?

Use fresh seeds.

1. A few days before you intend to plant the seed, buy ripe passion fruit from the store. ...
2. Spread the seeds out onto burlap and rub them until the juice sacs burst open.
3. Wash the seeds in water and allow them to dry for 3 to 4 days before washing them again and drying them in the shade.

Is unripe passion fruit poisonous?

Nevertheless assume that all fresh Passiflora foliage is toxic. The foliage of many Passiflora even when undamaged also often has a pungent bitter smell to warn you. I would recommend only eating ripe fruit from commercial sources like shops and markets. ... Unripe fruit can also contain poisonous cyanogenic glycosides.