Feijoa Growing Tips and 1 Year Update

Feijoa Growing Tips and 1 Year Update - (Pineapple Guava)

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Today I'll be showing you our feijoa hedge that we planted a year ago and talking about how I've been growing them. I'll also be sharing some helpful tips about how to grow feijoas. These delicious, hardy fruit are also known as pinapple guava, or guavasteen and are native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia in South America. They are a hardy fruit tree or shrub that can handle temperatures as low as -10c (14 F) and can be grown in a range of climates. They grow very easily here in New Zealand and will even grow and fruit with little care. In the video I answer questions like, should you remove feijoas the first year after planting them, should you mulch feijoas, can you grow feijoas in the wind, tasting feijoa fruit, should I plant more than one feijoa tree and I'll cover some considerations when planting different feijoa varieties.
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana) are a fruit that ripen in autumn and can be grown as a hedge, tree, bush or shrub and provide many nutritious fruit high in vitamin C with juicy edible flesh - and even the skin is edible. They get pollinated by birds so pruning them not too densly works best to allow birds to move between the branches.
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0:00 Introduction
0:57 Should you remove the fruit the first year after planting?
2:21 Tasting the fruit...
3:25 How much difference does mulch make...
6:09 Should I buy a small or large tree?
7:10 Planting feijoas on a windy site?
8:39 Considerations for planting different varieties
9:06 Should I plant more than one tree?
9:37 Feeding my feijoa trees
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@benny7257j 3 жыл бұрын

I think nothing tastes more sweet than the fruit that you have grown by hard work and dedication, shoutout to all the farmers 👍🏼.

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@mauricefonvielle5831 3 жыл бұрын

Nope ! The best is the one you stoole into the neighbor garden ;-) (children's memories)

@irannakotyal9462 3 жыл бұрын

@@mauricefonvielle5831 I want this plant plz give me

@nitchokk9297 3 жыл бұрын

hiPro

@turtleman190 Жыл бұрын

@@mauricefonvielle5831 stolen food really dose taste better

@jasmineb8576 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE Feijoa! Just today i was able enjoy my first couple of fruit from my Feijoa tree at my new property. The addiction is real! I cant wait for more to ripen ❤

@jonyrhodos 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see growing feijoas growing over there! I am from Argentina, and I planted 3 feijoas 2 years ago not sure which variety it is (recently here we plant feijoas for consumption again, in the past during the colonial settlement of the Spanish it was in every house besides lack of variety of fruits specialy in autumn, but then with european Immigration was left) . Today walking around in the middle of reserved area I found 2 wild large feijoas trees when I pick up the fruits I realized the peel is quite thicker! Now I let them mature a bit more how the wild feijoas taste!

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

That's really interesting, thanks for sharing! So cool to find a wild tree and harvest some fruits :)

@mama--rua Жыл бұрын

Feijoas are so common in NZ we had no idea they came from south America for years.

@andrewsmithty 9 ай бұрын

first heard of feijoa from your video, and now i am hooked on the idea of having my own trees. thanks for showing us all these great fruits and how you care for them. awesome work!

@joestropicals6760 3 жыл бұрын

Fruiting a year after planting is fantastic!! 🙌🏽🧑‍🌾

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Yea stoked with how they've done this far :). Cheers!

@lifeofintention4711 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, mine is 2 years on and still no fruit. Thinking it just is not getting enough sun, although it does get about 6 hours a day full sun, which I would've thought was enough. It looks very healthy otherwise, just no fruit.

@SirathPoemsri 3 жыл бұрын

I love this tiny tree with lots of fruit. It’s so cute.

@AkanshaGupta 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pineapple guava trees ! So inspiring

@NORIaquaCh 3 жыл бұрын

This fruit is so underrated. I think it should be in mainstream like the regular fruits like apples and kiwi fruit!

@relonp 3 жыл бұрын

It's sad to say but here in south Brazil despite its native it still underrrated :c

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, they're so good!

@jmk4642 9 ай бұрын

I missed fijoa so much I searched for it on KZfaq.. and here I am.

@bellastvpinaygardenerincal4418 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Love to see a parade/row of tiny pineapple guava tree that are loaded of fruits. I bought mine a month ago and can't wait to plant it in the ground soon. Thank you for sharing. Happy planting!

@william6509 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update mate, it had been a while! Hope to see updates on the other guys too. Keep it up pal👊

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks William, yea it had been awhile! 👊

@sammy6176 Жыл бұрын

I've just bought one and so looking forward to getting it in the ground!! Think I'll be after some more💞. Glad I found your channel, thankyou😊

@LittleGardenBigDreams 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I look forward to watching more of your garden xx Cathi xx

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cathi :)

@otaxsugar5 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a new subscriber, I appreciate your videos on planting from seed. Keep em coming👍 Thank you from the Bay of Plenty🌺

@jacquelineclauson4891 9 ай бұрын

Great info as usual. I now just click on your videos because your always pleasant and relaxing to learn from.

@ppetal1 4 ай бұрын

Really informative. Just planted a couple in Liverpool UK in our little urban orchard. These feel exotic. Never heard of them until a couple of months ago. Excited😊

@lukegrasso6161 Жыл бұрын

Those look delicious, I think I might try to grow them after watching you do it

@heppylifestyle Жыл бұрын

found someone who loves woodchips, uses bamboo stakes, and distinguishes between hemispheres 🤓 great vid and A+ for starting so young. you'll have years of great food, and spending time outside. well done Mate! i subscribed!

@TK-fv5jv Жыл бұрын

Willie Watson (The NZ cricketer) used to have a tree in his front yard that his old man used to let us pick from on our way home from school, they were the best. I'd never seen them here in Australia until recently and my eye's lit up, lol. Most of my Aussie mates had never seen, heard or tasted them before. Certainly one of those unique tasting fruits

@GraftingTactick 3 жыл бұрын

Wow , this is a great video, very informative, thanks for sharing my friend 💕💕👍

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! :)

@yvonnemitchell7138 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the information. Much appreciated.

@sorjorschannel9952 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, Wow the fruit is very big yummy 🤤

@jefsimpson8129 2 жыл бұрын

I always learn a lot from your videos. Thank you. Jef

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jef!

@user-dy3kw8yk8x 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting review

@MagicGate814 3 жыл бұрын

I used to love this fruit as a kid, but now that I'm older, not so much. The flower petals are edible and are really sweet :)

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Haha fair enough! Yea the flowers are surprisingly delicious. Thanks for the comment :)

@milanetc4865 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I re-staked my tree a little bit looser after watching your video.

@MONATOLOGY 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. Thank you

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

No worries! :)

@lyledavies7467 Жыл бұрын

Great new knowlegde

@isaaculentas 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Thank you for sharing with us. Saludos desde Virginia USA 😉

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! 😃

@genrum4803 2 жыл бұрын

can you make an update on how they're doing now? how much they grew?

@marlylicaycay6430 3 жыл бұрын

Wow it's cool I wish we should plant that in our farm too, 😍

@RhyBeezy 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome man

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@jamesgordon9294 9 ай бұрын

The food that you grow yourself tastes better and is healthier and this guy does not need to the store and mulch is very important bigup a the people who are apart of the agriculture part of the world

@berniefernandes5835 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you.

@panoloch1360 3 жыл бұрын

I live in the States, I would love to get my hands on some of the plants...You make it look delicious... lol

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. You should be able to find some trees in the US. Quite a few people grow them there. They're often referred to as Pineapple guava too

@jcskyr33 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I have 6 trees one being a bambino. Dens choice is my favorite

@terrymurphy7683 3 жыл бұрын

Love ya work bro🤟🏼

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@jamestropicals8262 2 жыл бұрын

I was actually thinking about maybe growing feijoa tree one day :)

@k.amelia2454 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@tineejohnston9737 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s one of the fruit I haven’t seen, so glad I came across your KZfaq channel, new subs just seen this 😎😇❤️

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tinee, welcome to the channel, glad I could share something new with you! :)

@manhk4134 3 жыл бұрын

Love this fruit! Love u

@BIGBlazyn Ай бұрын

I almost bought yesterday from Ace hardware but I had no idea how to take care of it but I'm definitely going to go back for one.

@eduardochavacano 3 жыл бұрын

i never heard of this fruit... they look beautiful.

@MsDimsta 3 жыл бұрын

a beautiful fruit

@ashishkurosaki6839 Жыл бұрын

Damn, you are eye candy mate😘😘😘

@DanielF3024 3 жыл бұрын

Support from PORTUGAL🇵🇹. you're a little like me, I love trees and nature in general. I will try to get some feijoa, it's on my list.

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! So cool to have support from Portugal and hear where you're from! Cheers

@Coolclimatetropicalfruits 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, awesome tips. Especially appreciative of your to remove fruit or not comparison as I would of just automatically removed but will happily keep on next year when my younger grafted feijoa start to fruit I saw them being sold at markets 2 for $6 imported from your homeland

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Far out that's pricey! With the comparison, perhaps removing some fruit would benefit if the tree sets a huge amount for the size of the tree, but yea I was surprised the growth continued fine

@Susannewk 2 жыл бұрын

W o w! Thanks! I love mulching but have never seen such a great demo of why and how it’s so good! I planted a feijoa a few years ago, maybe four? First year two flowers beautiful but no fruit. Second and third years more flowers and last year (year 3) two fruit….that dropped off early! Grr! Btw I am a retired Brit living northern Portugal and had never tasted a feijoa! This spring….dozens of flowers! So very pretty, and I’d keep them for the flowers alone! Then…our spring was terrible and it rained. Heavily. All the time. We thought we’d lost the fruits. But no much later we noticed a couple! Fingers crossed 🤞 and now, lo and behold it’s apparent there are quite a number out there and they are now falling off ready! I tried the first one. Hm. Odd…tried the second and wow! Super love it! I’d been told they were guava like and I adore them…so now I’m very happy with my feijoas! I think I should be trimming them back a bit to keep them sort of 5ft tall and airy. Not sure when I should be doing that..I now need to mulch more in the spring and…find a sheep..or at least it’s dropping. Hmm perhaps my friend’s rabbit droppings in their bedding would be ok? Thanks so much Mr Kiwi Grower! Very useful info! 🇵🇹

@A_nony_mous 2 жыл бұрын

Rabbit droppings definitely work well.

@sikabongvlog4862 3 жыл бұрын

I am from Vietnam. I love your garden too much. I love vegetarian. I love you 😘😊

@rcgreentv 3 жыл бұрын

It's my first time knowing that kind of fruit. First time seeing you. 😁

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could share something new with you! :)

@rcgreentv 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower 💟💜💙💛💚

@maxxibro 3 жыл бұрын

I grew my own feijoa plant from seeds. Mine is producing fruits this year and one didn't. The ones I gave out to people are fruiting as well. I selected the biggest and best flavour to grow. It took 4 years to fruit from seedling. I live in Hamilton in the Waikato area. They grow really well here.

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, 4 years is pretty good, so great work!

@maxxibro 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower It was a discovery during my lowest point in life after suffered from depression during the redundancy. Lost my job a while back and start to find things to keep my mind at ease. Gardening taught me to be patience and keep on moving forward.

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxxibro That's great to hear it's helped you with that. Always good to get back connected with nature :)

@maxxibro 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower that's right, I am now a prolific gardener 😂

@sofir9400 2 жыл бұрын

Which kind of variety is it? (Idk the proper way to call it) but since there are different types. If i get one i would like something like yours since it sounds great lol

@jamaicanagriboss1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn't know that pineapple guava was called feijoe...our variety is very sweet

@mahamudaakter2631 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@SustainableHolly 3 жыл бұрын

Yay my favourite tree!! How good after 1 year! Mine took a lot longer.

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Holly! Defs one of my tops favourites too :)

@AGRIMOVIEemi 3 жыл бұрын

Ottimo Tutorial 👍👍👍

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Grazie 😁

@bisdakdtraveller2860 Жыл бұрын

U have a good fruit of feijoas.mine doesnt have flower yet ever since grow but lots of leaves already

@emilitacaranay7494 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, im new here in your channel, i was surprise you love planting, that was good specially when it was having already, a love also planting fruits

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel! That's great that we have similar interests! :) Hope to see you around in future videos

@alembiqueONE 2 жыл бұрын

I got unnamed variety (from seeding) in a 1 gallon bucket (probably 1 year old) last fall, and it grew pretty good over summer, of course no flowers or fruit yet. and today got another small tree of Takaka variety for 40usd! bigger ones are going for 90, 120 and 230$ I think I’ll get some more of the smaller ones and plant them in pairs unnamed-named variety so they help each other grow. hopefully they’ll catch up in a year or two to those big ones they sell.

@luanvu9 3 жыл бұрын

Great

@murrayjamieson9502 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber, great video quite informative. I am in Tasmania with a similar climate to NZ :)

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Murray, thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed it

@cherryhellen8752 3 жыл бұрын

Good 👍👍

@womflat12587 5 ай бұрын

I very much enjoy your videos. My name is Kaelem, pronounced the same as you. I've never met anyone with our name. 😅 Keep up the great content

@gloe9362 Жыл бұрын

Mines is about 8 feet tall, shaped like a mushroom, and it's a very resilient plant. I need to add compost and fertilizer so the fruit grows larger. I currently have 4 types of Guavas. This one, a "Strawberry guava plant, and 2 others I'm not exactly sure what they are but one will grow softball size fruit.

@TABULAMPOTRUDI 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for share your video...greetings from Indonesia

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all! :) Greetings from New Zealand

@BEACH.LUVER101 2 жыл бұрын

We had these in our front yard as a kid, my mum didn't even know they were fruit for years. I used to eat them non-stop but.

@mirriulahwaterdog 2 жыл бұрын

Too right mate... I also eat kiwi fruit skin and all. My mates think I'm mad. I'm putting in a couple soon and noted your comments on watering and wonder what your annual rainfall is. I live outback and we get 14 inches in a good year.

@honeybee6126 3 жыл бұрын

I can see how u Made that video ,,nice and keep it

@kholoudabusabha5024 2 жыл бұрын

Today first time to test this fruit and its very yammmmmmmm,the test like jawafa/deepheat.

@charmees6637 4 ай бұрын

My son gave me 3 feijoa small plants that have now established themselves in my garden. They look ok so far it’s been about 7 months and they are looking ok so far in the middle of winter 🤞

@MrVikingDance 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Mexican sunflowers in the back

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

So cool ay, keen to grow heaps more to spread around next summer

@novelynislostinthetropics3455 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I'm new to growing feijoa I was wondering if there was something I can do to help my tree become more bushy? Any tips and or advice will help at this point I'm so desperate lol. Looking at my tree now and comparing to your trees, mine looks pretty neglected. I wanted to help this tree flourish before it started to flower. Thanks! Love your channel btw!!! Happy growing 😊

@06kaprice Жыл бұрын

Rush munroes creamy feijoa icecream in nz is the best treat iv ever had

@alexjames4315 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ 🌱 Wow your feijoa plants look so amazing. I when ahead and order one in Amazon today thank you for the many tips. I also ordered a Chilean guava have you grown that particular plant they look like small strawberries and not related to strawberries at all if you have any tips on that let me know thanks.

@sigridkingma961 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful video's and the information! I still have one question. Did you try to propagate the feijoa? I bought one tree with the idea to make more myself. Do cuttings work well?

@lannadelarosa Жыл бұрын

Funny. The comment of planting on the northern side for full sun slapped me across the face that you are on the southern hemisphere. So used to the advice to plant on the south side for full sun. :)

@kkn372 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Which variety shall i plant with Unique? thanks

@mama--rua Жыл бұрын

My favourite kai.

@johnwilkinson6653 2 жыл бұрын

Your trees look great. Please advise the varieties of all of your feijoa trees. Thanks.

@TheChenny73 9 ай бұрын

You must have some good pollinators. I didn’t get any fruit for four years and I had to hand cross pollinate between five varieties before I got fruit.

@Mryokred 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos, good tips like mulching as basics, do you have any tips on companion plants ? A bit like tomato/basil or marigold/cabbage combo

@jennyjenjen1633 2 жыл бұрын

I was also wondering about this. I really want to plant this tree and would love to give it as much of a fighting chance as possible lol

@CVMUSIC11 3 жыл бұрын

good

@akhmadramdhan8388 3 жыл бұрын

Wow nice tree bro!! , if only i can get those tree but its different country

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers man! They are grown in other countries too so hopefully you can find a tree, or some fruit to grow one from :)

@cindy90305 2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this update. I have this at home. Mine grow up to 2 inches and they don't get as big as yours. I'll try to put more mulch

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, hope they keep growing well for you :). Give them lots of water if you have a dry summer

@horaceandspeedy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I only had 3 feijoa trees and I had so many feijoas I didn't know what to do with them. I hope you will have an outlet for your surplus fruit. Some fruit is better to eat with skin than others. I found the Unique a bit too coarse, but Apollo and Mammoth were much better.

@user-dq5xs1if4z 7 ай бұрын

I love feijoas,too!! I'm jealous of the delicious fruits. What kind of state is it after that?

@Concretely111 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@Henry-9999 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Henry! That's very generous of you. Really appreciate it :)

@Tecolote-xn4eu Жыл бұрын

Are you planning to prune them? I have one tree and planning to purchase another to help with pollination. This tree here has been with me for 2 years, purchased at a nursery, but has not produced. Thanks for the awesome tips.

@BlissHomeGarden 2 жыл бұрын

I like to eat it whole. It’s one of my favorite fruits!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

So yum ay!

@chenguavez347 2 жыл бұрын

Nice.i bought 55 nazemetz plus different varieties.a few snapped by the wind.i didn't stake them for 4-5 years and had to pruned a bunch.they definitely love sheep manure,they will blow up with that fertilizer.the branches are brittle and will continue to snap in high winds.what material is the one holding the tree to the stakes?

@GeneracionGoshen777 2 жыл бұрын

I have one and soon i will be experimenting,growing it on Pennsylvania

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@mishscarlet3510 3 жыл бұрын

Im new subscriber from philippines

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! :)

@mishscarlet3510 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower 😊😊😊

@ryanpedersen5722 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite fruit

@jonipleau9284 3 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of feijoa. Love mangos so again inspired to try growing one in zone 6a. What zone are you in? 🌸

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, not sure what zone, maybe similar to zone 10a?? Our winters only get to about -3 degrees C and we get quite a few frosts as well

@dysonbeasley14 10 ай бұрын

Hi , I have some young trees that are a few years old that have not done much and are a bit woody, would you prune them back a bit to get new growth or just add more mulch ? Also 2 have been eaten by sheep and not many leaves, would you pull out and replace or will they come back Okay ? Any help or advise appreciated

@gbb82 7 ай бұрын

You got fruit after one year? I planted mine 8 months ago here in Jamaica. Hope to get fruit next year.

@EricTricklebank 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, Do you think they go better in a group ? I ask this because I planted one tree and it has had no fruit for 2 years. It is bigger than yours but still no fruit

@consiglidigiardinaggio 4 ай бұрын

i am Italiana gardener , is nice plant

@abelstropicalfruit8647 3 жыл бұрын

Wow it has been a year already. Time goes fast!

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

I know right, crazy how fast time goes

@maamusicproductionmaamusicprod 3 жыл бұрын

How are you bro I am from India I am also a farmer I watched your video. Do a great job Your farm and the fruits of your farm are very good Best of luck bro

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Hey bro, thanks for watching. I appreciate the feedback :). Have a great day