Common Pests & Diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects
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banana passion fruit · Passiflora mollissima
Also known as: curuba; sweet calabash
Plant in a greenhouse border or in large pots of loam based compost with bright light, but not direct sun. Water sparingly in winter, but freely in summer and liquid feed once a month with a balanced fertiliser
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects
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