Can you grow tropical fruit Guava in cold zone? YES!!!

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Can you grow tropical fruit Guava in cold zone? YES!!!

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My first bite of ruby supreme guava!! growing my own tropical fruit Guava and finally enjoying my first fruit harvest!!! I would definitely recommend this variety if you are looking for a Guava. creaming pink color inside and yellow skin outside.

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@TheDiversifiedFarmer 2 ай бұрын

So nice

@SueLall1008 10 ай бұрын

I grew up with lots of guava trees, and we ate the skin. The skin is meant to be eaten.

@simplegardening6196 10 ай бұрын

Thx for stopping g by and confirming. The skin has a slight bitter taste but still good.

@SueLall1008 10 ай бұрын

@@simplegardening6196, I'd forgotten about the chemicals that get sprayed on fruits. Organic grown guavas have no bitterness to the skin. At least I have never tasted it. Some people may have more sensitive tastebuds.

@devonsymonette5130 Ай бұрын

@@SueLall1008probably didn't wash it first why the skin bitter

@SoxInTheGarden 3 ай бұрын

Omgosh, I need one of those! 🥰🌱❤️

@simplegardening6196 3 ай бұрын

Lol, yes, I would definitely recommend it. Soo good when freshly grown. Good luck

@theo86uy 6 ай бұрын

Your Ruby Supreme guava looks good. I like the Reddish color. I'm surprised that type of guava can handle the cold temperatures up north. My Thai guavas wouldn't make it under 35 degrees.

@simplegardening6196 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping by. It doesn't survive the cold here. I have it in a pot in a greenhouse. But oh it's sooo satisfying to grow and eat it's fruit when it does bare fruit!!! Where are you located? I wish I loved southern Florida where it zone 9 to 10 for the tropical fruits!!!

@theo86uy 6 ай бұрын

South Florida@@simplegardening6196

@jimigragg8965 10 ай бұрын

The myrtle family is pretty diverse in terms of edible fruit trees and shrubs. Many are more cold hardy than Psidium. See for example Cattley guava AKA strawberry and lemon guavas. Feijoa AKA pineapple guava is one you're already aware of and its a great candidate. Chilean guava or ugni is probably not a candidate as it prefers cooler summers (they grow it well in the more temperate parts of England and Ireland, and the coastal PacNW. Finally, see Cherry of the Rio Grande and some of the jaboticabas. Red and scarlet would at least do well in pots for you, if not in the ground (established ones in-gound can take brief spells below 25F I have read; some real heroes have surviveducj worse). Good on ya for pushing the envelope!

@simplegardening6196 10 ай бұрын

Wow thank told for all the information!!! Very helpful

@rphjacobs9197 Жыл бұрын

I just loved this video!!!! I want one now haha! I am zone 6B so will have to grow in a pot. Does it need a pollinator?? Or is it self-pollinating? That was some big fruit for a container grown tree 😀 My mouth was watering as you cut into that fruit. GREAT VIDEO!!! ❤️

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

This one is self pollinating!! I just have one of the ruby Supreme. I can't even describe how good the fruit is!!! You should get one. Yes it will need to be in a container. I was grateful how big the fruit is compare to the plant!!! Lol. Best of luck for you if you decide on getting one. Someone told me there is one that can take the cold better. But I forgot which variety it is.

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

@@simplegardening6196you should a pineapple guava instead it is hardy in Zone 6b in ground but may not get fruit outside.

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

@knowalotoffacts interesting. Thank you for the recommendation 😊 I'll have to check into it. I still need to work on saving money to built my greenhouse for this coming winter!!. Is the fruit as big as the guava in this video? I am so excited to see all the fruits on my tree this year!!! 😋 yummy

@kkburr1044 11 ай бұрын

Where can I buy seeds for that type of guava?

@Youdontknowmeson1324 11 ай бұрын

@@kkburr1044 you don’t grow pineapple guava or any guava from seeds you can but cold hardy guavas on Etsy, Amazon and logees greenhouse.

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

Pine apple guava, Chilean guava are much more cold hardy some reports say that it’s hardy to zone 5 or 6.

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

Thx for the recommendation. I have not tried this variety yet. I will be on the look out for it at the local nursery. But it's a much smaller fruit correct?

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

@@simplegardening6196 it is not variety it’s in a whole other genus of the guava family. the fruit of Chilean guava are small for pineapple guava fruit are the size of golf balls Chilean guava zone 7b or 7a hardy while some reports say pineapple guava is hardy to zone 6a or 6b but had to be protected. You can but then online from Logee’s greenhouse and Etsy true psidium guavas are only hardy to zone 8b psdium firmum are the most hardy of true guavas but still isn’t really cold hardy.

@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 Жыл бұрын

Wow nice juicy guava. What sort of low temperatures do you get there. I'm trying to grow pink guava in the UK, not outdoors as we just had -9 over December, indoors in pots.

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

I'm in zone 7b which is still not hardy enough. I have to grow it in pot for not to bring indoor. We all get below freezing. But we are trying to built an inground greenhouse which I hope works for me to grow the tropical fruits outside. What zone are you in? I just had 2 other guava died due to the last freeze USA had.

@amirkamola600 3 ай бұрын

Hi you have a beautiful guava variety can you tell me where you bought the seedling i buy mine too. Thankd

@simplegardening6196 3 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for stopping by. This one was purchased as a grown plant from fastgrowingtree.com. I am in the process of growing my own seedlings. The variety is ruby Supreme.

@edalduna 9 ай бұрын

Looks so good. Do you live in North Carolina ?

@simplegardening6196 9 ай бұрын

Hi. I'm in One 7b Alabama. I think same zone as n. Carolina. Thank you for stopping by. Just ate another 2 yesterday. I put mine in the underground greenhouse and they are still producing fruit despite the cold frost of the last few nights.

@CraftEccentricity 9 ай бұрын

Its so easy to grow guava from seeds

@simplegardening6196 9 ай бұрын

Hi. I'm trying my luck this year from seed. Any tips you want to give me?

@oftin_wong 7 ай бұрын

No problem eating the skin

@denisemiller8584 Жыл бұрын

I am in Alpharetta Georgia and from Jamaica, where did you get your guava and mango trees and do you leave outdoors? Love your content.

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

Purchase the guava on fastgrowingtree.com and a nursery in Florida. Fastgrowingtree.com is a bit more expensive but their quality is good. There is a nursery in Alabama that has guava for sale. Called Jesus nursery. I have mine both in pots for now. Even zone 8a is too cold. So I bring indoor but I am in process of making an inground greenhouse which I hope then I can plant them inground...I wish you luck. Thank you for watching .

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

I actually have a caimito as well. I am super excited to see how they will turn out!!!! Oh and there is laurafarm as well. They have site that sell. But I feel their price is high for the plant u get.

@denisemiller8584 Жыл бұрын

@@simplegardening6196 Thank you so much

@butterflyj685 10 ай бұрын

I live in Georgia Zone 8a and GreenDreams Florida with Pete Kanaris is the best place to buy affordable good sized tropical fruit trees. They sell locally and online with delivery.

@lorenbush8876 9 ай бұрын

what cold climate do you guys live in, where? I have a Mexican Cream guava that I have in a 5 gallon bucket here in Oklahoma in zone 7b, according to part of what I read on google cold distinct winter type weather improves the quality of the fruit but I'm afraid of letting it get too cold too long, the coldest I have allowed it to get was about 39F before I moved it indoors.

@simplegardening6196 8 ай бұрын

I garden in zone 7b Alabama. My 2 Mexican guava died this year due to the cold snap we had. I would not recommend letting yours get any cooler than what you are exposing it to now. They can handle Little cold but not freezing temp. They are a tropical fruit and need the warm temp. Good luck!!!! I hope your produce a good crop for you.

@justme-pl1gi 10 ай бұрын

How old is your plant? Any hints on how to encourage flowering? Have one, but it hasn't flowered

@simplegardening6196 10 ай бұрын

Hi. Mine is now 2 years. It is grafted. Is your grown from seed or is it from grafting? I started some from seed but I believe they take at least 2 year from seed to fruit. The grafting should fruit right away. I don't do anything special to make it flower. It's so prolific I actually have to pitch off the fruit. I am sorry your is struggling. They fruit on new growth. Do you prune it back? I do give it fertilizer in spring since it needs food to produce fruit.

@justme-pl1gi 10 ай бұрын

@@simplegardening6196 Hi, thanks. I have both, from seed and from cuttings. Neither have flowered though. I think the bigger ones should be 4 or 5 years. Thought it was about to last year, but it didn't. I don't think I've pruned it recently. There is lots of new growth though. Do you prune yours a lot and have it in full sun in summer? It basically flowers on this year's growth doesn't it? Miss the taste so have different bigger ones and grew several from seeds as well. What kind of fertilizer do you use? It might need a bigger pot though. Yours looks a lot bigger and it is a bit small especially as it's grown quite a bit

@simplegardening6196 10 ай бұрын

@justme-pl1gi hi. Yes, I prune mine every year. Generally after I harvest. I am actually getting a 2nd push for fruit on this tree. I'll do an update video soon. It's now fall and has baby cross on it. I used chicken manure on it this spring, which seems to make it happy. It's is in full sun. I did just purchase 2 this Guava from a family owned nursery this spring and has not produced fruit yet. I hope yours will fruit soon.

@oscarc6800 Жыл бұрын

Is it really Ruby supreme? I thought Ruby supreme fruits are more elongated as shape.

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

Yes it is. At least that's what the growers tells me. They are soooo good. I wish everyone can experience them...sooo good.

@denilsonesparza1713 5 ай бұрын

Would this grow well in Houston TX zone 9

@simplegardening6196 5 ай бұрын

Oh I am jealous of your growing zone. This would be a much better growing zone!!! They are so good taste and health benefits.

@simplegardening6196 5 ай бұрын

I also am trying to grow some from seed and had success at sprouting the seeds. I will update comes spring time.

@SpX-StarCraft 6 ай бұрын

you suppost to get the skin.

@Acts-1322 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but zones 9-11 are not "cold hardy zones". Bringing indoors & battling fungus gnats for 5-6 months each year in the Midwest is not reasonable

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

I completely understand you. The struggle is real. I hope to create s greenhouse where they can go and the gnats can be coffins in that space.

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

@@simplegardening6196you should get pineapple guava it is more hardy and disease resistant it’s is hardy to zone 6 reports say

@ParqForrest Жыл бұрын

I grow several guava in zone 5b with little to no problem when brought indoors. If you have gnats you might be overwatering….

@kalob35 4 ай бұрын

Will these do good in zone 8b?

@simplegardening6196 4 ай бұрын

Hi. Yes but they will need to be protected during the freeze. I garden in zone 7b but am now in zone 8a. They are worth it!!! The fresh taste is worth the trouble of winter protection. Good luck!!!

@kalob35 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info I'll prolly just go with the hardy strawberry guava they can take down to 22 f and the pineapple guavas can take down to 17f we might hit mid 20 tempatires but very rarely pomegranates are also cold hardy and raspberries and black berries go dormant and come back each spring guavas taste good for sure

@vink3502 10 ай бұрын

Where do you purchase the tree??

@simplegardening6196 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping by. I purchased mine from fastgrowing tree.com. their quality is better, in my opinion.

@ismails2864 Жыл бұрын

May I ask Where did you get the seeds?

@simplegardening6196 Жыл бұрын

Hi. I actually bought the tree from fastgrowingtree.com. but I plan on trying to grow from seed this summer time. I hear that airlaying works great on guava too. I hope to try this also.