The Fruit of Miracles
Growing Miracle Fruit
Growing your own miracle fruit at home can be very rewarding considering how expenisve the berry, and its related products, are. Fresh berries can cost up to $5 a piece while miracle fruit tablets cost about $10 a dozen. By growing the plant at home you can save hundreds of dollars over ordering the berries online.
Growing at Home
Miracle fruit was firdst thought to be a very demanding plant to grow. After years of expirementation and thousands of plants grown I have determined that the iracle fruit plant is much easier to grow then previously thought.
The miracle fruit plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Ghana in West Africa. Due to its native range the miracle fruit plant needs three basic things to thrive: acidic water, high humidity, and partial sunlight.
The rainforests of Ghana have very acidic soil and as such the miracle fruit plant must also have those acidic soils. The soil should have an optimum pH of around 4.5 - 5. This can be accomplished in two ways: adding granular sulfur to the soil according or using a water acidifier to decrease the pH of the water used to water the plant.
Rainforests are very humid and because of this, the miracle fruit plant requires a humidity of about 70 - 100%.
The miracle fruit isnt very demanding when it comes to sunlight and actually prefers up to 75% shade.
Growing in USDA Zones 3 through 9
Being a tropical plant the miracle fruit plant must be kept warm during the entire year. Prolonged exposure to temperature under 45 degrees F is lethal to a young plant while a large plant can survive in as little as 32 degree conditions given that there is no frost.
During the winter it is highly suggested to bring the plant indoors or even keep the plant indoors during the entire year.
Growing in USDA Zones 10 and 11
The miracle fruit plant is easiest to grow in these zones due to a lack of frost or freezing temperatures during the winter months. The plant can be grown outdoors all year long.