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MuffinMan
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« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2010, 04:49:27 PM »

Taobass, I used a nitrophosphate fertilizer - I read somewhere that the soil needs to be acidic, so I give it a quarterly feed. My first batch of 40 or so berries is ripening now after pollinating in early January. I've got another new set of berries on the way after attacking the plant with my electric toothbrush about 7-8 days ago. It feels a bit kinky, but if it works...

Interesting idea on the temperature drop. Melbourne is a (very) hot city in summer but it does get cold overnight and we do have days below 65F.
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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2010, 06:39:26 PM »

After tracking my high/low temps for a few days, I realize I already have the temp differential. I really don't think that has much to do with it. I am convinced its the sun for me. We had the warmest (and sunniest) January on record, which brought me 4 fruits now. I'll keep you updated, my bet is closer I get to summer, more fruit come.
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« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2010, 10:02:01 AM »

Thanks for checking up on those temp. variations!  Glad to hear you've got the high/low temp part in check.  I do wonder though if there is some other environmental trigger that throws these plants into reproductive mode.  If memory serves, the only real seasons in Ghana are rainy and dry, so watering/humidity could also play a factor.  It does sound like, however, since they're flowering that they are trying to reproduce but lack the energy to follow through with fruit (which would be indicative of lack of light).  Fruiting is one of the most energy intensive of all plant behaviors and often times (at least I do this) people underestimate how much energy is being dropped on us by the sun. Maybe add a few extra supplemental lights when expecting flowers/fruit would help?  I've been amazed at how a few cheap full spectrum CFL bulbs in a cheap reflector can increase indoor growth.  I'm going to be experimenting with some high output CFLs in the future and hopefully see how they compare to metal halides, fluorescent tubes, and normal full spectrum CFLs.  In fact, I think I'm going to search through here again or start a new thread on just that topic.  Good luck with the fruiting everyone and I'll be looking for a good deal on an electric toothbrush now Wink
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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2010, 07:30:04 AM »

A while back I was debating what caused some flowers to fruit and others to not. After letting them go for awhile, I am getting fruit from two trees without doing any pollinating. Actually, I don't do anything physically to the flowers, they just fruit if they want to. I really think the sun made the difference.
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MiracleFruit-plants.com
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« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2010, 10:41:55 AM »

We pollinate using a crew of more than 10,000 workers one flower at a time.
Miracle fruit pollination watch the video and see how it is accomplished.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU-S74JKCnw

All the best!

Christopher
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« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2010, 02:18:24 PM »

A little impractical with growing one plant indoors for me... I think I'm going to have to stick with the "one worker, one flower at a time" method  Cheesy
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