Anybody here growing Lulo de paramo? I’ve wanted to grow naranjilla ie lulo for years, but it’s supposed to be extremely fickle- needs shade, daylength issues, etc. This relative, Lulo de paramo seems like it might be way easier to grow and hopefully fruit. My 8 seedlings are not old enough to flower or fruit, but have proven tough and adaptable. Im hopeful they’ll prove worthwhile.
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Sweet/tart fruit is my favorite taste- Lulo de paramo sounds good! Did you start seeds Feb/March and expect to flower and fruit by fall?
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yeah, I started them in March. Im not sure if they’ll flower and fruit in time for fall, but Im nearly positive they will overwinter nicely in pots and be off to the races come next spring. Ive had multiple species of Solanum go several years that way. I have a ~10 yr old tamarillo that Ive planted out and dug or sometimes just kept in a pot all season. It winters nicely in conditions suitable for wintering figs, ie cold fairly dark basement.
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What type of weather has this Lulo gone through? Have you had alot of cool weather, rain or heat? It looks interesting. I like its big leaves, I would love to hear more about it.
I ordered some seeds! Fruit on my my wintered over Schoenbrunn physalis is already ripe… so hoping it’ll follow that timeline.
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Its Vermont, so pretty much a dog’s supper weather wise. We’ve had a lot of heat and humidity here. Also some big rains. O gather it’s adapted to shade and cool temperate conditions so the fact that it takes heat and full sun is encouraging. I know that there is some experimentation going on growing regular lulo/naranjilla in Florida. Im not positive how successfully, but probably doable with the right light regime. Ive seen them growing at ECHO in Ft Myers and they looked healthy
I’ll have to give this a try. I started some oddball solanums this year but decided I didn’t have the garage room right now and gave up on them…but I kind of regret that and figure for a few dollars I’ll give it another go next year. This was after having a grocery store tamarillo and golden berries (Physalis peruviana?) and finding the solanum umami taste really strong and not in a good way. But my Aunt Molly’s and Pineapple Cossack just started fruiting and I quite like those…so perhaps this is an issue with supermarket quality more than a general distaste for sweet solanums.
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