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TONIGHT WE FEAST! (tiny cherimoya fruit) (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Luccus@feddit.org to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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Last year I managed to fertilize a single flower on my cherimoya tree, which is a bit difficult as the flowers are female in the morning and turn male in the evening. This year I will hopefully be able to have the tree in a south-facing window. So I'm hoping for proper fruiting next year.

Also, strangely enough, cherimoyas seem to do well in an indoor environment and don't seem to have any pest issues at all.

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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That was going to be my question. Collect pollen at night, fertilize in the morning.

Next option, a second tree in a dark room with ~~UV~~ grow lights on an alternative day-night cycle.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think you'd use normal spectrum or red/blue lights instead of UV but that's smart

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

I guess the correct term I should have used is grow lights.

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