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Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 12 March 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago

This hot weather is perfect for them. I used to grow them in EBrunswick on the north facing side of a shed that got sun all day, up a trellis. Just keep the fruit off the ground, plenty of water and drainage at the roots but none on the leaves and they should ripen up just fine. In the right spot they're easy - bloody impossible in the wrong spot. You might want to prune off any little fruits as they won't have time to swell and ripen before the cool weather sets in, and may hold back the big one.