I recently ordered a potted miracle fruit, is there anything I should know to grow it, e.g. grow it inside or outside (i live in MD), or any special stuff? thanks to everyone.

Welcome to the forum bchalfin. Miracle fruit like the same soil type as citrus, a bit on the acidic side. They are tropical plants & should not be subjected to frost or freeze.

I have two miracle Fruit plants and presently 4 Miracle Fruit seeds germinating. Miracle Fruit like very acid soil in the range of 5 or below. If you use the search box on this forum, you will find a post by Dr. Malcolm Manners advising that Miracle Fruit should be planted into 100 percent peat moss for best results. Dr. Manners has a Miracle Fruit tree that is now a decade old. The growth medium for my two Miracle Fruit plants is 100 percent peat moss. Welcome to the Citrus Growers Forum, and thank you for joining with us. We are happy that you have become a member. - Millet

Miracle fruit may grow best in peat, but I have a Miracle fruit tree that is three feet tall planted in my standard citrus mix with pine chips & it is doing very well. Last year it produced about 200 - 250 fruit. You should be fine with any mix as long as you keep it on the acidic side.

Here is a link to my tree from last summer. link

Laaz, I'd enlarge on your "on the acid side." Whereas citrus likes a slightly acid soil (pH 6-ish), MF likes a very stronly acidic soil (pH 3.5-4.5). It will survive higher, but it likes it insanely acidic. I'm not aware of any crop plant that is more acid-loving than miracle fruit.

Thanks Malcolm. The soil that it is in is a PH of just at 6 as it was last year. Would increasing the acidity give higher yields ? I can't imagine the tree producing more fruit than last year.

I have mine potted in 50/50 perlite and peat moss. They are very slow growing.