Miracle Fruit
Quick grow facts
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Propagation
Propagation of miracle fruit is usually either by seed or cuttings. As the seed viability is short, plant the cleaned seed immediately just below the soil line When shipping cleaned seed for others to plant, package in a small plastic bag and enclose a slightly moistened toweling.
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What it is
A slow-growing evergreen bush from West Africa with small red berries, just under an inch long.
UF/IFASWhy grow/eat it
The berry isn't very flavorful itself, but sour things eaten afterward taste sweet for 15 minutes to an hour.
UF/IFASHow to use it
Chew the flesh off the seed, spit out the seed, and coat your tongue with the pulp. Then try a lemon slice.
UF/IFASHarvest in Houston
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Container tips
Not frost tolerant and likes acidic soil (about pH 5), so a pot works best. Use a pine-based mix, bring it in for freezes, give it full sun to part shade, and feed with fruit fertilizer in warm months.
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