Does anybody know how to get or where to get passion fruit seeds to grow?
We do not recommend specific places to purchase, but only information on growing them. I would recommend trying local nurseries or online vendors, such as Amazon, Etsy, or Ebay.
In the meantime, this article will help you to grow the plant:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-flower-care.htm
I have dozens of snails living on the underside of the leaves of a large passionfruit. Consequently, snail bait on the ground is not effective. Any suggestions?
The most common way to lure snails from the leaves of your plants is to provide them with something to eat that they like better on the ground. You may have to manually remove them from the leaves at first - here are a couple helpful articles:
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7427.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/organic-snail-control.htm
In addition, you may want to try some garlic spray: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/garlic/controlling-pests-with-garlic.htm
Pick them off and put them near the bait. Leaving them on the tree could damage or kill it. If you don't like touching them wear gloves or cut off the infected leaves.
I live in San Diego, CA. and planted a passion flower vine in the ground with a trellis, with good morning sun exposure to the south. It has now grown up the trellis, over the fence, and onto and over my gateway arch. It flowered well last year, and last month (Sept - Oct) it bloomed, and now has a few fruits. The problem is the leaves on the south side of the plant are turning yellow then brown and falling off, and some of the branches are dying. It has not (yet) affected the north facing side.
There could be more than one problem here. Look first for spider mites, which become active during hot weather and may explain the prevalence of the problem on the south side. There are other concerns, as well, such as a fungus or developing root rot, but the rest of the plant looks great.
Here are two articles that will help you narrow down the possibilities:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-vine-dropping-leaves.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/fix-yellowing-passion-vines.htm
growth, it now has a soft yellow fruit on it. Will this firm up, or do I need to remove it & start again
The fruit can be soft to firm according to the Nellie Kelly website. When you see strange leaves, be sure to check and see if vines are coming out below the graft before removing them. Those coming from below are likely from the rootstalk of the graft and undesirable.
I have a two-year-old passion fruit vine (edulus) currently in a 12-inch pot in a south window (trying to take over the apartment). I understand that I will need to transfer it to a larger pot and prune it down so it develops new growth. Any suggestions for the best time to do this? It currently has two small fruits that I figure will drop in February, so it would have to be after that! (BYW, it absolutely cannot be put outside for the summer. I know that would be better but I have no access to a place to put it.) Thank you!
Being an indoor specimen, this can be repotted at any time! I would wait until the fruits drop, or you can go ahead and cut them off to speed the process up. Pruning the top can be done at the same time, with such a vigorous specimen. Here are some articles that will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/cutting-back-passion-vines.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-fruit-vines-in-pots.htm
I have a one and a half year old blue passion fruit grown from seed. It is indoors, and in a container. I recently noticed several new plants growing with it, and while I originally thought they were seeds that had laid dormant for a while, when I tried separating them they seem to be growing off the root system of the original plant. I’ve separated all but one, and they all seem to have survived although the one in the original part has grown twice as fast! If these are indeed suckers, will they grow into standard blue passion fruits? I need to know because I want to tell people the correct information when I give them away, Also, is there any reason to weed out the remaining one?
I wouldn't call those suckers but new growth on the vine. Since you determined they were of the same plant (and not another type of seed), they should grow into passion fruit vines. I consider suckers those stems that grow below a graft.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/cutting-back-passion-vines.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-fruit-vines-in-pots.htm
I live near Buffalo ny
We have just the article to help with this: