Naranjilla

How to grow Naranjilla growing and care:

Warm season (in cold winter will die)

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive to pests

Planting season:
Spring

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, leaf miners, slugs

Pruning season:
Spring / Autumn (in desert)

How to prune:
Infected and dead leaves and stems

Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 40-100 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
All year in tropical in cold winter climate mostly spring to summer and desert in the autumn-winter

General information about the flower
White with yellow stamen, there is five petals

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible Fruits

Fruit harvest season:
All year in tropical in cold winter climate mostly summer to autumn and desert in the winter to spring

Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, aphids, ants

What can be done with big quantities of Naranjilla fruits?
Juice, eat raw, jams, cooked, sauce

Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick the fruit

How long does it take to bear fruit?
4-7 Month

Ripening of fruit:
Better to pick before the fruit fully ready when little bit green

Scientific name:

Solanum quitoense