looking great.
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Yah, looks great,
Should report mine died late winter, I think a root problem
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I lost mine also with fruit ready to ripen. I left my heater on 90 for a week with out checking.
I have plenty plenty more seeds to share. The fruit is starting to be sold at a grocery in NJ and
Finally, coming along but those thorns tho
not sure if the bees 
want to come near it so I am trying to pollinate it myself
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Very interesting plant
Omg, with all those thorns, I found stink bugs undersides of those leaves. So, now I have to mulch with crushed up mints and basils on top of the soil. Damn!
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now I have to mulch with crushed up mints and basils on top of the soil.
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I am curious, why?
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arenāt they just the cutest little flowers.
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I figured with thorns, no bugs would bother it but I was dead wrong. The smell of mint and basil keep away the bugs. It works for most of my plants on the deckā¦I didnāt put mints or basils near this thorny thing and apparently, there are a bunch of stink bugs in the underside of the leaves. The flowers are cute!
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Fruits! I am keeping this plant as the gatekeeper to my deck since the squirrels are coming for ripe fruits on the deckā¦hopefully, they get needled before they come on the deck.
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I am thinking that a lot of plants do better if inner growing leaves are removed to created better air flow. Those leaves could also make a good bedding for other potted plants.
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I cut some already and those thorns are not easy. I used them to mulch my cucumber plants. it is best to leave them alone and let them be. Letās just say, the bees and the birds are scared of this plant!
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my best friends.
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Lol I actually use chopsticks to move the chopped leaves around but I have been the ābeeā for this thing so Iām feeling the pain.
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I really dont think the bees have a problem finding the flowers. I think you can leave that to them in the future.
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Did you harvest ?
No, i guess it is still growing; it needs a longer growing season. The fruits are still green. I brought the thing inside and gives it lightsā¦I got poked numerous timesā¦it took me awhile to get the thorns out of fingersā¦
They fell off the plant.
Does anyone still have seeds available? Iād like to give them a try, and have a greenhouse where I can over-winter them. Those thorns look terrifying, though lol.