tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post6154888968026125482..comments2023-02-15T00:13:40.591-10:00Comments on Dirty Fingernails 808: A Passion for LilikoiJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-34330098953206466522015-08-10T23:12:46.174-10:002015-08-10T23:12:46.174-10:00I just transplanted a lilikoi from a old overgrown...I just transplanted a lilikoi from a old overgrown rock garden that was only about 2 feet tall. I hear it's very tricky to transplant it and it was. The thing is I put it in to bigger pot but when I did that the vines just died I thought it was toast. I left it alone and never moved it at all and left the dead vines wrapped around a ohia tree. I watered it like I do the rest of my new garden and slowly I noticed the dead vine wasn't really totally dead. Small leaves sprout and began to flourish and a new vine came out and followed the old dead vines. It is a tricky plant when starting and it must have been planted over 3 years ago with no room the breathe and too much sun. I thought I would post because the vine itself acts like a leaf too so don't just cut it down if it doesn't do good. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008051280577758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-27120333048293797992012-06-21T07:24:53.986-10:002012-06-21T07:24:53.986-10:00Heavens no i don't hand pollinate! Far too laz...Heavens no i don't hand pollinate! Far too lazy for that ; ) The big wood bees do most of the work but i see honey bees hanging out some days, as well. <br /><br />Young plants sometimes have trouble setting fruit but at thirty feet it sounds like your vine s/b old enough. It could be that you need another vine to cross pollinate but most lilikoi are self-fertile so it's unlikely that's the answer. <br /><br />If the hand pollinating doesn't work you might try propping a shovel up in a nearby corner and dropping dark remarks about the fate of non-performers ; ) Good Luck!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-75491409018398970672012-06-20T20:24:56.174-10:002012-06-20T20:24:56.174-10:00Hi! I have a question... Did you pollinate your vi...Hi! I have a question... Did you pollinate your vine yourself? I have a 30 foot vine growing now with new flowers popping up every day! I haven't seen any bees so I've been doing the pollinating myself. But my flowers fall off when they close up :( any ideas?Aubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427435060029597582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-77765628707293648792011-10-12T21:02:21.215-10:002011-10-12T21:02:21.215-10:00Well my lilikoi mostly trains itself along the top...Well my lilikoi mostly trains itself along the top of my areca hedge. It's not a fussy vine and will happily climb whatever support you give it. I have seen it trained to a hog wire fence, across the top of a makeshift pergola, and I have heard that commercial lilikoi farms use a trellis system, similar to a vineyard. Naturalized lilikoi will climb to the top of whatever large shrub or tree it grows next to. Just make sure that whatever you give it is sturdy!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-35438687936711978302011-10-12T19:07:56.913-10:002011-10-12T19:07:56.913-10:00What do you train your lilikoi vine along?What do you train your lilikoi vine along?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-53819174148399304692010-08-29T05:25:10.573-10:002010-08-29T05:25:10.573-10:00Lilikoi juice (store-bought)is so ono! I have neve...Lilikoi juice (store-bought)is so ono! I have never tried to extract the juice - would it maybe separate in a sturdy salad spinner? Alton Brown always harps on having more than one purpose for kitchen appliances. I'm just sayin'.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-36591067466751540022010-08-28T09:24:27.686-10:002010-08-28T09:24:27.686-10:00Rowena i'm sure a lilikoi has never graced my ...Rowena i'm sure a lilikoi has never graced my mother's kitchen but she had a chinaman's hat, too! What a great kitchen tool that was. i'm always on the lookout for a better way to juice, maybe i'll be lucky enough to find one for my own kitchen one day. <br />I have an idea that a food mill might make fine work of things and am hoping to find one to borrow soon.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-81361014786310438502010-08-25T06:24:38.935-10:002010-08-25T06:24:38.935-10:00What fond, fond memories you just brought back for...What fond, fond memories you just brought back for me. My dad loved to harvest lilikoi up in the forests of Kokee, and I remember so vividly the chinaman's hat that we used to strain the seeds, using that thick wooden stick/baton to help extract the juice. You gone and done lilikoi justice with this post!Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-22804991442434647202010-08-20T10:00:06.219-10:002010-08-20T10:00:06.219-10:00i can't believe there's a plant you don...i can't believe there's a plant you don't know about Mr. H! i've learned about so many on your blog. Thanks for stopping by.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-48636281024577643602010-08-20T06:02:49.570-10:002010-08-20T06:02:49.570-10:00What a fascinating plant and fruit that I have nev...What a fascinating plant and fruit that I have never heard of before...very interesting.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-14593020781552841092010-08-18T12:06:19.486-10:002010-08-18T12:06:19.486-10:00Hi Julie, I followed your link back from Gardenweb...Hi Julie, I followed your link back from Gardenweb, and I'm so glad I did! I've never heard of lilikoi, but a quick google search taught me that it's also called passion fruit, which I have heard of, and I've had foods that are passion fruit flavored. I just never knew what the flower or fruit looked like, though. I'm so jealous you live in Hawaii and can grow tropical flowers/fruits like that. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-11136570477169339052010-08-16T21:57:26.631-10:002010-08-16T21:57:26.631-10:00should it stay or should it grow
Love it! Wish i&#...<i>should it stay or should it grow</i><br />Love it! Wish i'd thought of it Jane. Well see how things go i guess.<br /><br />Susan it's been love at first sight for lilikoi and me. I can spot a ripe fruit from 100 yards as i zip by doing 60 mph. Kinda nice to have some right in the backyard for a change!<br /><br />Welcome Linda! Lilikoi is one of your favorites, too? We are lucky, aren't we?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-13818505939949907002010-08-16T20:36:18.576-10:002010-08-16T20:36:18.576-10:00It looks really yummy! Lilikoi is one of my favori...It looks really yummy! Lilikoi is one of my favorite fruit. Lucky we live Hawaii.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506577209795610793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-73017197261346290482010-08-16T07:11:54.951-10:002010-08-16T07:11:54.951-10:00Lilikoi sure does have beautiful flowers and fruit...Lilikoi sure does have beautiful flowers and fruit! Your photos show this fact quite nicely!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371632700605535851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-66274500797798000832010-08-16T06:38:31.075-10:002010-08-16T06:38:31.075-10:00WOW Julie! Your lilikoi fruit looks soooo ono! I l...WOW Julie! Your lilikoi fruit looks soooo ono! I love lilikoi too! Should it grow or should it go? Well...that depends on how big or strong your palms are and if they can take the weight. Lilikoi is invasive but it can coexist well if it's pruned back occassionaly so it doesn't choke everthing around it.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438167207270942090noreply@blogger.com