This subtropical fruit is easily grown from seed. You have several options. You can
harvest the seeds and allow them to dry for a week or so, then store in an
envelope until next spring. They can be direct sowed outdoors after frost is
past, or started 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost, indoors. Normally the seeds
germinate easily, usually within two to three weeks of planting. You could
probably get them to germinate this fall, but the plants wouldn't be winter
hardy, and I don't know how strong a transplant you could grow indoors all
winter. Unless you have a greenhouse, I would wait until spring.
I live in Crossett, Arkansas. I have gathered seed-pods from what I call a passion
flower that grows wild in the woods. It is a vine that has spectacular,
intricate flowers that are highly attractive. The most pre-dominate feature is
an almost lace-like appearance with lots of purple as I recall. The seed pods
are egg-shaped but a little larger than a hen's-egg and perhaps were round when
green They have now dried and when split produce a number of seeds. My question
is how I should treat these seeds if I want a few vines for next summer. Should
they be planted now, stored in the freezer until spring or some other technique?