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Old 15-03-2007, 03:13 PM
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Default What fruits can easily be grown from seed?
The only one I can think of is strawberry but I'm sure that there are more

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Old 15-03-2007, 06:19 PM
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I guess i should have been more clear. I meant fruit that will do well in the UK

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Old 15-03-2007, 08:07 PM
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Hey Lesley Jay
I have seeds for rhubarb, cape gooseberry and want to get passionfruit - are they easy to grow as well? I've never tried them before... i also have melon that supposedly grows outside. (in a tub) so i hope they work too.
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Old 16-03-2007, 02:09 AM
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Strawberry sticks (also called strawberry spinach) and huckleberries can be grown.
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Hi, I grew rhubarb from seed and got about 90% germination. I planted them out last summer and they made fine healthy plants. Checked them the other day and they are up and sprouting already. I would say it was well worth it.
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Old 16-03-2007, 03:04 PM
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Hi Tinyvine! Cape gooseberry is easy to grow. I grew it in the greenhouse and the plants got quite large. Rhubarb I have never tried from seed. I would normally divide a rhubarb crown for extra plants. Some people on the Grapevine have grown passionfruit - Slug was one member. If you click on search at the top of the main page and put in passionfruit it will bring up the old threads.

Thanks Lesley Jay
I could only find a link about certain passionfruits being edible. The seeds are from kings and apparently grow outside so I'll give them a try ( not got them yet) and report back!
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Old 16-03-2007, 03:05 PM
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Hi, I grew rhubarb from seed and got about 90% germination. I planted them out last summer and they made fine healthy plants. Checked them the other day and they are up and sprouting already. I would say it was well worth it.
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Mine haven't come up yet but I'll take your word for it
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Tinyvine, I sowed my rhubarb inside on the window ledge. I am assuming yours are indoors also.
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Old 21-03-2007, 01:53 PM
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Tinyvine, I sowed my rhubarb inside on the window ledge. I am assuming yours are indoors also.
Hi Bramble
Yes they are indoors on a sunny windowsill, but at that time i only had room for 2 pots, i think i must have dropped one of the seeds - it came up this morning in the same pot as the red kale, at least one seedling is red and the other green so I can tell them apart - it is like they are keeping each other company!!
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