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!
@TheKiwiGrower3 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 Жыл 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!
@paulettechatman4604Ай бұрын
Amazon have a two for one now
@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 ❤
@NORIaquaCh3 жыл бұрын
This fruit is so underrated. I think it should be in mainstream like the regular fruits like apples and kiwi fruit!
@relonp3 жыл бұрын
It's sad to say but here in south Brazil despite its native it still underrrated :c
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, they're so good!
@jmk0191 Жыл бұрын
I missed fijoa so much I searched for it on KZfaq.. and here I am.
@joestropicals67603 жыл бұрын
Fruiting a year after planting is fantastic!! 🙌🏽🧑🌾
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Yea stoked with how they've done this far :). Cheers!
@lifeofintention47112 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.
@SirathPoemsri3 жыл бұрын
I love this tiny tree with lots of fruit. It’s so cute.
@MagicGate8143 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 :)
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Haha fair enough! Yea the flowers are surprisingly delicious. Thanks for the comment :)
@william65093 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👊
@TheKiwiGrower3 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😊
@AkanshaGupta3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful pineapple guava trees ! So inspiring
@jamesgordon9294 Жыл 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
@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-fv5jv2 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
@maxxibro3 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.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, 4 years is pretty good, so great work!
@maxxibro3 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.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
@@maxxibro That's great to hear it's helped you with that. Always good to get back connected with nature :)
@maxxibro3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKiwiGrower that's right, I am now a prolific gardener 😂
@sofir94002 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
@milanetc4865 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I re-staked my tree a little bit looser after watching your video.
@ppetal17 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😊
@genrum48032 жыл бұрын
can you make an update on how they're doing now? how much they grew?
@charmees66376 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 🤞
@michaelfoort25922 ай бұрын
Our feijoas are in an unheated greenhouse. They started producing fruit three years ago and what's interesting to me is that they are flowering earlier each year. The resulting fruit seemed to be ripening earlier and tasting better each year, as well.
@BIGBlazyn4 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.
@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.
@TealStarSusan2 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_mous2 жыл бұрын
Rabbit droppings definitely work well.
@lukegrasso6161 Жыл бұрын
Those look delicious, I think I might try to grow them after watching you do it
@panoloch13603 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
@TheKiwiGrower3 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
@bellastvpinaygardenerincal44182 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!
@BEACH.LUVER1012 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.
@kholoudabusabha50242 жыл бұрын
Today first time to test this fruit and its very yammmmmmmm,the test like jawafa/deepheat.
@sikabongvlog48623 жыл бұрын
I am from Vietnam. I love your garden too much. I love vegetarian. I love you 😘😊
@MONATOLOGY3 жыл бұрын
Very informative video. Thank you
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
No worries! :)
@TheChenny73 Жыл 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.
@jacquelineclauson4891 Жыл бұрын
Great info as usual. I now just click on your videos because your always pleasant and relaxing to learn from.
@rcgreentv3 жыл бұрын
It's my first time knowing that kind of fruit. First time seeing you. 😁
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could share something new with you! :)
@rcgreentv3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKiwiGrower 💟💜💙💛💚
@SustainableHolly3 жыл бұрын
Yay my favourite tree!! How good after 1 year! Mine took a lot longer.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Holly! Defs one of my tops favourites too :)
@eduardochavacano3 жыл бұрын
i never heard of this fruit... they look beautiful.
@MsDimsta3 жыл бұрын
a beautiful fruit
@DanielF30243 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.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! So cool to have support from Portugal and hear where you're from! Cheers
@bisdakdtraveller2860 Жыл бұрын
U have a good fruit of feijoas.mine doesnt have flower yet ever since grow but lots of leaves already
@homeandlifewithcynthia2 жыл бұрын
I like to eat it whole. It’s one of my favorite fruits!
@TheKiwiGrower2 жыл бұрын
So yum ay!
@dysonbeasley14 Жыл 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
@horaceandspeedy2 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.
@06kaprice Жыл бұрын
Rush munroes creamy feijoa icecream in nz is the best treat iv ever had
@jcskyr332 жыл бұрын
Great video I have 6 trees one being a bambino. Dens choice is my favorite
@LittleGardenBigDreams3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and I look forward to watching more of your garden xx Cathi xx
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cathi :)
@jonipleau92843 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? 🌸
@TheKiwiGrower3 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
@jamestropicals82622 жыл бұрын
I was actually thinking about maybe growing feijoa tree one day :)
@otaxsugar52 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🌺
@consiglidigiardinaggio7 ай бұрын
i am Italiana gardener , is nice plant
@jamaicanagriboss13 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't know that pineapple guava was called feijoe...our variety is very sweet
@Coolclimatetropicalfruits3 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
@TheKiwiGrower3 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
@dougs_urbanfarm3 жыл бұрын
Mulch makes a big difference in the dry subtropics too. Whenever I talk to a kiwi and they find out I grow fruit trees the first thing they ask about is feijoas. Kiwis are crazy for them here.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Haha yea us kiwis can’t go past a good feijoa!
@virginiaherbert55812 жыл бұрын
I am in England and have a lovely bushy feijoa which has grown beautifully for about three years but has never flowered and fruited. It is perhaps too cold for this although it is in a sheltered place.
@Orchidart59 Жыл бұрын
Just can't get my now 7 year old big now tree to friut. Got some flowers last year but no friut. Help any one please
@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. :)
@Skeletor4ever11 ай бұрын
We call them pineapple guava here in the states. It really is an underrated fruit that needs more love. Sweet, pungent, mildly spicy, minty, tart skin... Just an all around good fruit.😅
@mirriulahwaterdog2 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.
@jefsimpson81292 жыл бұрын
I always learn a lot from your videos. Thank you. Jef
@TheKiwiGrower2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jef!
@particleconfig.8935 Жыл бұрын
fruit left on face is awesome mate, no one cares. Lovely fruit indeed!, had my first one today.
@yvonnemitchell71382 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for the information. Much appreciated.
@jvp7143 жыл бұрын
I just got my feijoa tree in the mail. I'm going to take some cuttings and see if they'll survive in zone 6 with protection.
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Fingers crossed it goes well :)
@karenmason19803 жыл бұрын
Hi where is zone 6? I'm trying to grow in the UK. So far the plants have only lived in my conservatory and are still quite small.
@jamesdevlin63733 жыл бұрын
I live in Ireland and regularly get flowers but the fruit never developed, perhaps it will in a polytunnel.
@BuenavistaNZ3 жыл бұрын
@@karenmason1980 I live in Hampshire and have a few trees in my back garden, you shouldn't have any issues with the cold winters here. How many trees were you hoping to grow?
@karenmason19803 жыл бұрын
@@BuenavistaNZ I have 7 plants from seed but they are still small. Think they come from an Argentinian fruit that I purchased from a few fruit I bought from a green grocer in Chiswick, was pretty small but I am doing it as a bit of fun.
@yvettelewis42252 жыл бұрын
Any tips please for growing feijoa in pots?
@GraftingTactick3 жыл бұрын
Wow , this is a great video, very informative, thanks for sharing my friend 💕💕👍
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! :)
@mama--rua Жыл бұрын
My favourite kai.
@alembiqueONE2 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.
@manfromyard Жыл бұрын
Any updates on this hedge brother? Hope you are doing well!
@ashishkurosaki68392 жыл бұрын
Damn, you are eye candy mate😘😘😘
@novelynislostinthetropics34552 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 😊
@GeneracionGoshen7773 жыл бұрын
I have one and soon i will be experimenting,growing it on Pennsylvania
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@marlylicaycay64303 жыл бұрын
Wow it's cool I wish we should plant that in our farm too, 😍
@thegamingllama41544 ай бұрын
Love them feijoas. I have 6 varieties including 4 unique plants. The unique outfruits them all by a long shot. Does anyone have tips for winter when the leaves get all dark and blotchy. Ive tried a generic copper spray to no real effect. Thanks and thanks for the vid
@TABULAMPOTRUDI3 жыл бұрын
thanks for share your video...greetings from Indonesia
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
No problem at all! :) Greetings from New Zealand
@taonglobo Жыл бұрын
The leaves are good for soaking in the tub.
@tineejohnston97372 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 😎😇❤️
@TheKiwiGrower2 жыл бұрын
Hey Tinee, welcome to the channel, glad I could share something new with you! :)
@AGRIMOVIEemi3 жыл бұрын
Ottimo Tutorial 👍👍👍
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Grazie 😁
@berniefernandes5835 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, thank you.
@womflat125878 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
@user-dq5xs1if4z10 ай бұрын
I love feijoas,too!! I'm jealous of the delicious fruits. What kind of state is it after that?
@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?
@mummypuff86127 ай бұрын
I love feijoas. Loved my 2 huge trees in my garden in Gisborne, so much fruit. My trees i planted from seed 3 years ago and stand about 2ft tall in the pots, look very healthy and tolerated the uk winters very well. But i still dont have flowers let alone fruit. I have 5 well established trees, Should i at at least be seeing flowers by now?
@user-df1qs8qe3c4 ай бұрын
I have read that certain cultivars(variety) just don't have flowers and fruits
@isaaculentas3 жыл бұрын
Love it. Thank you for sharing with us. Saludos desde Virginia USA 😉
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! 😃
@mahamudaakter26312 жыл бұрын
Nice
@maamusicproductionmaamusicprod3 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
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Hey bro, thanks for watching. I appreciate the feedback :). Have a great day
@clmvdv6 ай бұрын
Do you recommand to prune feijoas from early on (first or second year) to stimulate full bushes to form together a wind shield or a hedge for privacy (but still let it grow freely/natural way)?
@lyledavies7467 Жыл бұрын
Great new knowlegde
@sorjorschannel99523 жыл бұрын
Hello, Wow the fruit is very big yummy 🤤
@cindy903053 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
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Nice one, hope they keep growing well for you :). Give them lots of water if you have a dry summer
@abelstropicalfruit86473 жыл бұрын
Wow it has been a year already. Time goes fast!
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
I know right, crazy how fast time goes
@k.amelia24543 жыл бұрын
Very nice.
@mamimamiyev9063 Жыл бұрын
Mashalllah
@ryanpedersen57223 жыл бұрын
My favourite fruit
@alexjames43152 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.
@Lochness192 ай бұрын
I wonder if they can be grown in containers in colder climates. Our summers are reasonably warm, but winter gets down to -20C or even -25C or colder. However, my garage is warmer (around -10C to 5C in winter) and my basement cellar is even warmer (5-10C, but no windows).
@cangel2015 ай бұрын
Do you have any suggestions as to best tasting between Takaka, Kaitieri and Kakariki?
@kkn3727 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Which variety shall i plant with Unique? thanks
@johnwilkinson66532 жыл бұрын
Your trees look great. Please advise the varieties of all of your feijoa trees. Thanks.
@anthuyen96273 жыл бұрын
Hello from Vietnam
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Hi from New Zealand! :)
@emilitacaranay74943 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
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel! That's great that we have similar interests! :) Hope to see you around in future videos
@kali-663 жыл бұрын
i cleared around one of our young trees and a possum immediately found it and broke every branch off! It did grow back though and its looking quite bushy again now. you have a lot of fruit on such young trees, imagine how much you will have once they all grow! what are the beautiful orange flowers behind there?
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Ahh damn possums! Glad it grew back well though. The flowers are tithonia (Mexican sunflower) :)
@manhk41343 жыл бұрын
Love this fruit! Love u
@drrahilakurdi59433 жыл бұрын
thnx
@CVMUSIC113 жыл бұрын
good
3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful your video, the countryside is gorgeous. Where is here your garden Sir? In Vietnam, we have a lot of guavas but we don't have this kind of guava. I wish i can have it for my garden! 😄
@rexnex2773 жыл бұрын
He is in new zealand.
3 жыл бұрын
@@rexnex277 thank you Sir, before i think it don't have the guava in New Zealand!
@TheKiwiGrower3 жыл бұрын
Hey, yup I'm in New Zealand :) We have quite a few types of guavas here, but probably not as much as the variety that you have