03/18/2026
For all you foodies and farmers market enthusiasts, I’m wondering if you’ve also noticed that passion fruit has been going gangbusters this year!?
Every year, crops yield differently depending on a variety of factors: weather, timing of planting, variety, organic inputs, soil temperature, etc.
Since passion fruit is a perennial crop, often producing for 5-7 years, it also has a lifecycle that dictates its rate of production. Meaning, the first few years and the last few years produce less fruit than the middle years.
This year has been particularly productive, as most of our vines are in their “middle years.”
However, this year has also been especially abundant because of environmental factors. Despite being in the middle of a heatwave here in California, this last calendar year has been notably mild, which has helped output for the sub-tropical passion fruit variety that we cultivate here on the Central Coast of California.
This mild weather has also lengthened the growing season this past year, as we are still harvesting the tail end of this season’s bounty.
What’s even more interesting is that yesterday morning while walking around the farm, I noticed that the first flowers were opening for our next passion fruit season, indicating that fruit will be ripening in roughly 90 days from now.
Will this coming season be as bountiful as the last? Only time will tell…
