Passion Fruits

Passion fruits are considered an exotic fruit. But it is a fruit that can be easily grown in a place with tropical weather. Our 1st passion fruit vines were gifted to us as a house warming gift by my grandmother's sister. We planted them on the sides of our front porch and guided the vines onto the metal structure on our front porch. The vines grew wild and thick with beautiful foliage and gorgeous white flowers. Soon these gorgeous flowers that bloom only for a day, turned into delicious passion fruits.

We have 2 varieties of passion fruits - yellow and purple. They bear fruits at different times with 2 fruiting seasons every year. These vines are very invasive and must be pruned once every year after the fruiting season.

Passion fruits are a rich source of Vit.C and antioxidants that boost immunity. It also has iron content and increases haemoglobin.
During the passion fruit season we make homemade juice which a healthy drink for the whole family.
When we have excess fruit, it is sold to our local supermarket.

Sharing an article that was published in the Pune Mirror on Mar 5th 2020

A part of this story contains a write up about my gardening experience and tips on growing passion fruit. The passion fruits shown in the picture are from our garden.

This is the link to the article
https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/…/articleshow/74481780.cms

Organic Homemade passion fruit juice

Sharing some pics from our garden

Our passion fruits for sale at the local supermarket