Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Are These Seeds?, 1 by Metrosideros

Metrosideros wrote:
Hi JLR, if you are trying to make seeds you can give the plant a high phosphorus (P) & potassium (K), and low nitrogen (N) fertilizer, and give it plenty of water.

The flowers will be happening very quickly, and they will be active at night. If a lot of bugs hang around the flowers, you should get some seeds.
If there are a lack of pollinators, you might try using a feather duster to lightly brush up & down on the flowers, after it gets dark outside.

The seeds will grow easily if you plant them soon after they fall off the plant (remove the seed from the fleshy surrounding fruit).
I get plants that pop up on their own from seed that falls on the ground around my plants.
The seeds will usually produce the plain green form of the plant.

I don't know what you can do about the weather. A cold spell would probably kill fruit production. Maybe make an enclosure around the plant with tarps or linen sheets, to stop any cold winds.

Good luck!

Aloha, Dave