My plant did flower, but no fruit came afterwards. I have the plant in a window and water it once a day. What should I do to encourage fruit to grow?
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Pollinate it. Or depending on plant, there are sexes you might have a male, not a female and you would need 2 or more plants.
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I can't help you but can say you've been lucky to keep your plant alive. I've ordered wintergreen 4 times and planted it outside. It has never come back in the following year. I suppose calling Hirt's Nursery would be a good idea -- they can probably give you advice as to soil type. This is a woodland plant, so maybe it needs a super-acidic soil mix.
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I'm not sure Erik. I planted mine outside but I have yet to get a flower or fruit. The plant does seem to be thriving so maybe I'll see flowers and fruit next spring.
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Allison, contact Joel immediately. Use only distilled water, not spring water, not tap water and water it in a saucer. Fill it up about 1/3 of the way. That being said, did you check your email? Joel sent a detailed email before our plant arrived. I contacted him a few times and he was extremely helpful and fast to respond. Here's his email address: JoelsCarnivorousPlants - Amazon Marketplace lk5mjrd052j6cyv@marketplace.amazon.com I cut and pasted his directions in the initial email below: I will be shipping your order to you Saturday. Look for it to arrive in your mail beginning this Monday. If you have cold weather forecast for the next few days please be careful to take your order indoors soon after it arrives and not to leave it in a mailbox outside overnight if you receive your mail in a receptacle that is outside so that your plant will not be damaged/killed by frost. If your plants are damaged by frost anyways in spite of my best efforts at timing the shipping for your order please let me know asap. If it is below freezing where you are at your order may come with a heat pack. The heat pack is a white bag with red line on it. This heat pack is not part of the potting soil. Please be careful to NOT mix it in with your moss that your plant arrives with. If you are purchasing this as a gift it will be important to pot it up right after it arrives rather than leaving it in the box it came in for a while. If you purchased more than one plant they may be wrapped together. If you have any problems with your plant(s) or its shipping please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help. If you like what you see when your order arrives you can see more Carnivorous Plants that I have for sale here.--&gt;
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This is my first year with this plant but it sounds like it may not be getting enough water/food. Something is really wrong. Check to see if the stem is broken at ground level. If it is just bury the broken part under the soil and it will take off. Maybe check of something eating the plant.
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I planted mine in May. I only got a few fruit but lots of runners. I contacted the company i purchased them from hirts. They did the first year was for establishment since the plants were only one year old. They said the second year they would start producing.
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Mine did not come with fruit on it. It depends on where the tree you get is in its growing cycle.
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You will be able to eat the fruit. My first year owning the tree(got it in april), it produced about 40 flowers. Due to size of the tree all the fruit aborted. Next year should produce fruit.
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Just make sure you follow the recommended watering ..... Also for humidity put a shallow dish with rocks to keep planter out of the water and misting also .....
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I do not know. My order for seeds was never filled. My order for bare root plants was delivered and are in the ground and are setting strawberries at this time.
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Hi Sharon, I left it in the pot it came in. I will repot it after one blooming cycle. My plant looks very healthy and was packaged with great care.
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That stinks that you didn't get instruction's. I have this same plant and it can take good morning sun into the early afternoon but I would protect it from late afternoon sun . Bananas drink a lot of water and need fertilizer in the summer time , cut back on the watering and fertilizer in the fall. Do not feed in the winter months jut water only when soil is dry or when plant needs it. I hope this helps ..oh by the way if you make coffee t home you can put coffee grounds in the plants soil I find my banana plants like it
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Mine didn't have any either. I purchased it last year. I almost gave up on it. However this spring it grew three times larger and is budding it should flower in the next two weeks. Sometimes they go into shock. Give it alot of water, Part shade and some plant food.
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I do not believe it will as it grows quite big. I live in Florida and mine is outside. I is about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide and has not given any fruit. I believe it may be too wet here. I suppose it could grow inside but it grows very quickly
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I'm in Louisiana and received mine in April of last year and I planted it outside in a container. It looked like it died over the winter but it has come back with a vengeance! Hooray! But... I still haven't gotten any fruit from it. Maybe this year hopefully.
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yes, the tree actually had a very small lemon on it when I received it, youll need to pollinate the tree yourself when the flowers bloom, just pick one of the flowers and pollinate the others, after doing that I had at least eight lemons, takes a long time for them to grow, but I love the tree. if you contact the company direct with any questions, they get back to you super quick. happy growing!
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I have had mine for about 8 months and planted in a 2'x2' planter box moved inside for winter in Wa state. Lots of new leaves in past few months so hope full a bud or two not far behind. Plant needs to aclimate to your conditions first. When I first got it all the leaves fell off in a month or so and then grew since it was shocked and adjusting. Plant has done great so far so I am in for long haul now. I would guess after a year or more it could bear fruit but looks nice indoor even with no fruit. Resemble s a indoor bamboo type plant.
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Iam not the best person to answer this question. I am not a expert gardner all i can tell you I planted this in september I do not know if it is going to grow yet I have to wait and see how it is doing in the spring. As of right know i dont see any new growth or buds or anything on it so i dont think it made it. i gota wait and see if it comes back. sorry iam no help
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Mine came with one small fruit on. However, in the shock of transport and then transplant it lost the fruit before it could mature. I've only had mine for a few months. I'm hoping I'll have avocados next year. It is getting quite a bit of new growth. I have it in a large planter on my front patio.