Just picked a giant Guava from my plant. Skin was light green and actually kinda soft. It was about 6 years since it produced any fruit. This past season I added a lot of mushroom compost and pruned it a lot. It must have loved the pruning cause it grew pretty big and produced a good amount of fruit.
My husband prunes my guava tree all of the time and I have so many! I would love to share them where I live in NE Florida. It is super hardy. I also grow key limes mangoes and birds of Paradise.
Hi Jell, I am from the country of Jordan. I use NPK 20-20-20 +TE every 14 days for most of the trees in my garden and the result is great. Thanks for the video.
My wife makes Guava Jam out the fruit off this Mexican Cream guava tree. Looks like this years crop is gonna be larger this year! Follow my channel and tropical fruit tree growing progress by SUBSCRIBING to my Channel! Have a Great Day!🍈
Basically so glad you find your channel. My questions are: What type of soil mix is needed for these tropical fruits? How often do you feed it? How's does pruning work? What variety guava is this? Looking forward to more videos like these. I am indian, and we love tropical fruits like mangoes, guava Java plum etc. I have yet to grow guava, mango etc. My dad's guava is still aviation 2 ft tall with some flowers. He uses mostly sandy soil mix which doesn't se to produce much fruit but just foliage.
Hello, nice video! I have a guava tree that’s in ground for almost 5 years now and have lots of blooms. The problem is that the little fruits would always fall off. I’ve used osmocote 14-14-14 on the tree and water it every other day bc it does get pretty hot here in Corona, CA. What can you suggest so that it doesn’t drop its fruits? I will also try to use the fertilizer you recommend. Thanks.
Thank you for video! My white guava tree is in ground here in Houston Texas. It seems to have lost it leaves after freeze and am looking to see how I should fertilize to get new green leaves and growth going? I fertilized today with fish fertilizer, Jobes all purposes fertilizer, and Osmocote 14-14-14 don't know if this is a good regimen and how often
Guavas in the wild grow well without any fertilizer. In my garden I fertilize a couple times a year , but only when rapidly growing… even after a freeze.
Awesome content, I need some direction with my 4yr old Guava tree, last year gave first harvest, got a reaction to humidity and Outer part of fruit got dark purple spots and so did the leaves. This year, blossom are dark brown and fall off. Got frequent leaf drop but new growth is progressive. What can you suggest? Thank you in advance. Al
Hi Al, Its hard to tell without seeing the tree. But in my opinion, most of the time this is do to something being wrong below the surface of the soil . When the roots arent happy then the tree isnt happy. Could be soil PH or fertilizer issues. Could be some sort of virus. Sorry I cant be of more help.
Thanks for the Reply TGG, I have that other type fertilizer already that you have -- I also have a 50Lb bag of 13-13-13... you think that would be good for young Guava Plants? I got if for a Citrus Orange tree i have growing outside.@@TropicalGardenGuy
Its Always better to use ORGANIC FERTILIZER! JUST REMEMBER YOU PUTTIN THAT IN YOUR BODY! I have in my garden Guava trees tropical pink, Malaysian red and Ruby Supreme guava! And Plum trees, Apple tree, Apricot tree and Chile plants, and herbs Rose bushes ...! So I recommend 100% ORGANIC FERTILIZER!🏡💁🏻♀️🌳🍎🌳🌳🍒🌳🍐🌳🌶🌿🌱🌻🌹🌷💐
New subscriber here, glad I found your channel! Do you have any issues with your guava growing so close to the house wall, or concerns with the foundation? How quickly did it grow up being shaded so much? Thanks!
Loved this video!! I like in lathrop ca. I'd love to grow mangos guava, jamun or Java plum tropical fruits. Yours are looking amazing. Thanks so much for this video. I am very hopeful to find some guava trees I can plant.
Ok I moved into my place and their was a guava tree already here, Frost had killed it and it was starting to come back, I dug it up and put it in a 20 gallon container so I could move it onto my porch so the frost would not kill it back. Well it's been 3 years not and it's fairly large, but no fruit or flowers. Any suggestions other then the fertilizer you recommended ? and what do you do to protect yours from frost every year?
Hi. Thank you for the video. I too have a small tree, it used to give flowers and they used to burn and wither but this year it started fruits. I had heard that we should avoid fertilizing once the fruit is set. Is that true for guava? Can I use fertilizer when the fruit is set?
Hi Keven its planted up against the south side of the house. Between my house and my neighbors . It gets full sun, especially now that it is taller than the house. Yes, when first planted , in winter, when the sun was low, it didnt get full sun, but as is the case with most tropical fruit trees, being understory plants that eventually shot up into full sun!
@@TropicalGardenGuy Wow so even though it was in shade, it was able to shoot up. Do you remember if its fruits were not good when it was young and not in the sun? I have just planted a 3ft tall Malaysian red guava on a north-east facing wall that gets 4 hrs of full sun in the summer and 0 hrs of full sun in the winter. Hoping it will still grow so that it can capture more sun.
Most tropical fruit trees are understory trees that grow into the sun. I plant most of my trees as understory plants and allow them to grow into full sun.
I’m in Modesto as well and am staring my backyard fruit orchard as we speak. 18 trees so far but 10 planted. Worried about frost protection for the guavas as I plan to plant them out in the open with the other fruit trees. Any suggestions?
How big does the fruit grow. I'm in Arizona since 2019 I brought my tree last year it was yielding fruit but got under watered but I know better now. So fruit is yeliding good this year im giving it plenty of water, I also. Didn't know it needed to be fertilized once a month so I'm on top of that I fertilized last month. Yes I have lots of leaves so maybe I will try what you recommended. I'm determined to taste this fresh fruit for the first time this year later. I will give you a follow and a like thanks.
IMO , guavas are weeds. A freeze zaps them they grow back next spring. My tree being planted up against a wall hasn’t seen a freeze but in the open temps below 28f are hard… but they regrow fast if healthy.
I have a guava in San Diego and it’s in a container. I use a bottom water system because I only have a patio and no hose. I haven’t fertilized mine but how far away from the trunk would I sprinkle this
You’re in Modesto? I lived in Modesto from around 1971 to 1983 from ages 8 to 20 and my mother and sister still live there. I am in Los Angeles county now and have a guava tree that has not produced anything in the three years that I’ve had it. 😖
I have one Hawaiian guava. It had 10 buds last year, then they all just dropped, not even bloomed. Same thing happen to my tropical guava purchased from lowes. Any idea on why? More strangely, that Hawaiian guava only had bloom for once, it stay quiet for the rest of last year. This year I will try the MG bloom booster you mentioned to induce some blooms. My guava tree never have so many blooms like yours. I envy your tree and harvest.
Just reply back here. I had used MG bloom booster for 3 - 4 times for about 4 weeks, if that Haiwaiian guava. Now I see a lot of buds now, not all new branches, but 2/3 of those. I would say more than I get last year without using MG. Last year I got 10 bids but all of them don’t open and dried out. So cross my finger and hope all new buds bloom and form fruits. Now I go back to organic fertilizer. Just did MG protocol suggested in the video. I will try this on another tropical pink guava and a Taiwanese white guava, and see if also make difference.
I have a container guava since I live near Chicago. I've had it since May and it's tripled in size and about to bloom. I'm scared of wintering it indoors and ruining all the progress. . Wish me luck!
Ive done it. If its healthy it should do fine. May need a little shade at first. But here in Modesto I wouldn’t shade it and we are in upper 90’s to 105f everyday now
Hi 👋 Could you do a video from a bit further back so we can see what the tree looks like, the shape and height etc. It looks nice, but it’s hard to see what it really looks like! I would love an update. Thanks 🙏
Yea I know, ideally I could stand back and full pic, but the tree is wedged in between several equally bushy trees and the side of the house. I’ll do another video soon that shows better detail.
I got a house and it came with a huge 22 foot white guava and a 24 foot pink guava but I grow in containers and fabric pots (herbs) so i DESPISE watering heavy these my two trees twice a week my dogs get muddy feet everywhere
None of my guavas are blooming yet. I would love to get a clone of your tree seeing how early it gets going. Maybe you are willing to airlayer one for me. I have lots of plants I could trade. I got some exceptional guava varieties like my nearly seedless lua ranch and my jumbo pink Beaumont sport.
Just picked a giant Guava from my plant. Skin was light green and actually kinda soft. It was about 6 years since it produced any fruit. This past season I added a lot of mushroom compost and pruned it a lot. It must have loved the pruning cause it grew pretty big and produced a good amount of fruit.
Excellent!🌴😎🌴
My husband prunes my guava tree all of the time and I have so many! I would love to share them where I live in NE Florida. It is super hardy. I also grow key limes mangoes and birds of Paradise.
Hello Modesto, I am from Turlock, very close, It't been over 30 yrs. I am now in Florida, I also love guava. nice video.
Happy Growing! 🌴😎🌴
Hi Jell, I am from the country of Jordan. I use NPK 20-20-20 +TE every 14 days for most of the trees in my garden and the result is great. Thanks for the video.
Perfect!
Every 14 days?
Where do you buy your fertilizer at ?
What is TE
TE means trace elements.
My wife makes Guava Jam out the fruit off this Mexican Cream guava tree.
Looks like this years crop is gonna be larger this year!
Follow my channel and tropical fruit tree growing progress by SUBSCRIBING to my Channel!
Have a Great Day!🍈
Basically so glad you find your channel.
My questions are:
What type of soil mix is needed for these tropical fruits?
How often do you feed it?
How's does pruning work?
What variety guava is this?
Looking forward to more videos like these.
I am indian, and we love tropical fruits like mangoes, guava Java plum etc. I have yet to grow guava, mango etc. My dad's guava is still aviation 2 ft tall with some flowers. He uses mostly sandy soil mix which doesn't se to produce much fruit but just foliage.
The tree
Is a Mexican cream guava.
I plant it in regular garden soil in ground and you can use citrus and avocado fertilizer
Informative video, thanks. And I agree, guava has that tropical punch! The things that bring people together.
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Hello, nice video! I have a guava tree that’s in ground for almost 5 years now and have lots of blooms. The problem is that the little fruits would always fall off. I’ve used osmocote 14-14-14 on the tree and water it every other day bc it does get pretty hot here in Corona, CA. What can you suggest so that it doesn’t drop its fruits? I will also try to use the fertilizer you recommend. Thanks.
I use espoma evergreen fertilizer
I have same issue, lots of flowers but not bulb for fruit
nice !!!! biggg guava you seeem like a nice person thanx for the pointers im growing in container thought but thanx for the information
So nice of you
Thank you for video! My white guava tree is in ground here in Houston Texas. It seems to have lost it leaves after freeze and am looking to see how I should fertilize to get new green leaves and growth going? I fertilized today with fish fertilizer, Jobes all purposes fertilizer, and Osmocote 14-14-14 don't know if this is a good regimen and how often
Guavas in the wild grow well without any fertilizer. In my garden I fertilize a couple times a year , but only when rapidly growing… even after a freeze.
Awesome content, I need some direction with my 4yr old Guava tree, last year gave first harvest, got a reaction to humidity and Outer part of fruit got dark purple spots and so did the leaves. This year, blossom are dark brown and fall off. Got frequent leaf drop but new growth is progressive. What can you suggest?
Thank you in advance.
Al
Hi Al, Its hard to tell without seeing the tree.
But in my opinion, most of the time this is do to something being wrong below the surface of the soil .
When the roots arent happy then the tree isnt happy.
Could be soil PH or fertilizer issues. Could be some sort of virus.
Sorry I cant be of more help.
Beautiful, one of my favorite plants! 💚👍
Same here!
THANKS Jeff my MEX CREAM GUAVA just started blooming can you please tell me the name of the 16-16-16 fertilizer so I can give it a little boost
It’s generic, I got it at Walmart
Thanks for the reminder, I just went out to fertilize my guava too.
Yea the tend to be heavy feeders
Hi, Nice Video --- can you use them types Fertilizer growing a Guava in a Pot in the Sunroom?
Yes, but read the instructions on the box/bag
Thanks for the Reply TGG, I have that other type fertilizer already that you have -- I also have a 50Lb bag of 13-13-13... you think that would be good for young Guava Plants? I got if for a Citrus Orange tree i have growing outside.@@TropicalGardenGuy
will pruning them promote them to fruit?Thanks Jeff
Hmmm, I don’t think that it matters
Its Always better to use ORGANIC FERTILIZER! JUST REMEMBER YOU PUTTIN THAT IN YOUR BODY! I have in my garden Guava trees tropical pink, Malaysian red and Ruby Supreme guava! And Plum trees, Apple tree, Apricot tree and Chile plants, and herbs Rose bushes ...! So I recommend 100% ORGANIC FERTILIZER!🏡💁🏻♀️🌳🍎🌳🌳🍒🌳🍐🌳🌶🌿🌱🌻🌹🌷💐
I agree, when ever possible I use organic. The older I get the more I see how important it is… I’m not 100 percent organic yet but that is my goal
New subscriber here, glad I found your channel! Do you have any issues with your guava growing so close to the house wall, or concerns with the foundation? How quickly did it grow up being shaded so much? Thanks!
Does great!
My guava tree is in Houston TX I love guava I was born in Karachi but moved to houston when I was 19.
Happy growing!
Loved this video!!
I like in lathrop ca. I'd love to grow mangos guava, jamun or Java plum tropical fruits. Yours are looking amazing. Thanks so much for this video. I am very hopeful to find some guava trees I can plant.
You are welcome.
Lowes in Modesto has pink guavas right now if u are interested.
Ok I moved into my place and their was a guava tree already here, Frost had killed it and it was starting to come back, I dug it up and put it in a 20 gallon container so I could move it onto my porch so the frost would not kill it back. Well it's been 3 years not and it's fairly large, but no fruit or flowers. Any suggestions other then the fertilizer you recommended
? and what do you do to protect yours from frost every year?
If the tree is healthy, give it a dose of 0.10.10 bloom fertilizer twice a year
Hi. Thank you for the video. I too have a small tree, it used to give flowers and they used to burn and wither but this year it started fruits. I had heard that we should avoid fertilizing once the fruit is set. Is that true for guava? Can I use fertilizer when the fruit is set?
I do not use fertilizer when flower or fruit set
Wonderful! When this guava was young was it not really getting much sun? It looks like an alleyway and small plants wouldn't get much sun?
Hi Keven its planted up against the south side of the house. Between my house and my neighbors . It gets full sun, especially now that it is taller than the house. Yes, when first planted , in winter, when the sun was low, it didnt get full sun, but as is the case with most tropical fruit trees, being understory plants that eventually shot up into full sun!
@@TropicalGardenGuy Wow so even though it was in shade, it was able to shoot up. Do you remember if its fruits were not good when it was young and not in the sun? I have just planted a 3ft tall Malaysian red guava on a north-east facing wall that gets 4 hrs of full sun in the summer and 0 hrs of full sun in the winter. Hoping it will still grow so that it can capture more sun.
Most tropical fruit trees are understory trees that grow into the sun. I plant most of my trees as understory plants and allow them to grow into full sun.
I’m in Modesto as well and am staring my backyard fruit orchard as we speak. 18 trees so far but 10 planted.
Worried about frost protection for the guavas as I plan to plant them out in the open with the other fruit trees. Any suggestions?
Mild winters should do ok but in best situation, plant up against house.
Wow 18 trees, hope you don't mind me asking, what are your selections?
How big does the fruit grow. I'm in Arizona since 2019 I brought my tree last year it was yielding fruit but got under watered but I know better now. So fruit is yeliding good this year im giving it plenty of water, I also. Didn't know it needed to be fertilized once a month so I'm on top of that I fertilized last month. Yes I have lots of leaves so maybe I will try what you recommended. I'm determined to taste this fresh fruit for the first time this year later. I will give you a follow and a like thanks.
My tropical pink lava guava tree is in a huge pot with a automatic water system to it.
Happy growing!
The fruit are around 3 to 4 inches
Hello there. George from India also a Guava lover
Excellent!
I live in Modesto I would love to try them 😊
What month do they fruit and how long? Thanks
September to October in my garden
Great video! Has anyone had luck growing this in colder weather using containers? How do you winterize the plant? Thank you!
IMO , guavas are weeds.
A freeze zaps them they grow back next spring.
My tree being planted up against a wall hasn’t seen a freeze but in the open temps below 28f are hard… but they regrow fast if healthy.
Can’t wait for this years batch of sweet guavas for a fresh batch of jam.
Me too!
I have a guava in San Diego and it’s in a container. I use a bottom water system because I only have a patio and no hose. I haven’t fertilized mine but how far away from the trunk would I sprinkle this
I would mix up a good liquid fertilizer, that way you won’t burn the roots
You’re in Modesto? I lived in Modesto from around 1971 to 1983 from ages 8 to 20 and my mother and sister still live there.
I am in Los Angeles county now and have a guava tree that has not produced anything in the three years that I’ve had it. 😖
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Can I put fertilizer on my guava tree wild barring fruit?
I dont
Hi Jell
I am from India & would like to know
How to improve sweetness of fruit ?
Fruits are big in shape but tasteless or sour. Pls guide
Mine are sweet, im told that in order to make them sweeter is cut back water?
I have one Hawaiian guava. It had 10 buds last year, then they all just dropped, not even bloomed. Same thing happen to my tropical guava purchased from lowes. Any idea on why? More strangely, that Hawaiian guava only had bloom for once, it stay quiet for the rest of last year.
This year I will try the MG bloom booster you mentioned to induce some blooms. My guava tree never have so many blooms like yours. I envy your tree and harvest.
have you tried a bloom booster fertilizer? i think its 0.10.10
@@TropicalGardenGuy yeah, will try that for sure this year. Thanks!
Great.. Let us know how it does!
@@TropicalGardenGuy already did that for Hawaiian guava over weekend. Will wait 2-3 weeks and update here.
Just reply back here. I had used MG bloom booster for 3 - 4 times for about 4 weeks, if that Haiwaiian guava. Now I see a lot of buds now, not all new branches, but 2/3 of those. I would say more than I get last year without using MG. Last year I got 10 bids but all of them don’t open and dried out. So cross my finger and hope all new buds bloom and form fruits. Now I go back to organic fertilizer. Just did MG protocol suggested in the video.
I will try this on another tropical pink guava and a Taiwanese white guava, and see if also make difference.
I have a container guava since I live near Chicago. I've had it since May and it's tripled in size and about to bloom. I'm scared of wintering it indoors and ruining all the progress. . Wish me luck!
Good luck!
Sir just 16-16-16 fertilizer enough- Food Harmony Chennai--Egmore Mehta 🎉🎉🎉
How are u Sir.Pasion for growing Trees
Very good
Hello my name is Dalton and I'm, from bakersfield. Would it be a bad idea to transplant a 6' white Guava in the ground with 100 degree weather?
Ive done it. If its healthy it should do fine. May need a little shade at first. But here in Modesto I wouldn’t shade it and we are in upper 90’s to 105f everyday now
How often do you feed that all purpose fertilizer?
Four times a yeae
Do you use Ericaceous fertiliser? I notice one of them said for Azaleas?
Is that a brand? I don’t think I’ve ever used.
@@TropicalGardenGuy no, Ericaceous means for acidic loving plants, I noticed the bag said good for azaleas which prefer acidic growing conditions
Yes I do!
I live in Livermore CA. What is season to fertilize Guava tree and in which season we can see flowers on this tree
Guavas are heavy feeders. So you can feed em anytime the weather is warm.
But I usually feed them spring and summer
I like in Stockton, CA When is the best time to plant a small guava tree? Thank you.
Depends on the size of the plant. if its 3 or 4 ft tall, I’d plant now. if smaller April might be best
@@TropicalGardenGuy Thank you! 🙏
Can you do a video on the Mexican Cream guava fruit?
Yes, there’s a video in the works.
Hi 👋 Could you do a video from a bit further back so we can see what the tree looks like, the shape and height etc. It looks nice, but it’s hard to see what it really looks like! I would love an update. Thanks 🙏
Yea I know, ideally I could stand back and full pic, but the tree is wedged in between several equally bushy trees and the side of the house.
I’ll do another video soon that shows better detail.
@@TropicalGardenGuy I can’t wait to see it 😀👏
Would 10-10-10 be ok to use.
Yes. It all depends on your soil and climate
Hi, I have a Tropic Pink Guava tree, fruits are there but they are not sweet. Pls suggest a way to get sweet guavas. Thanks!
Ive found that if I cut back on water the fruit is sweeter, your mileage may vary
I got a house and it came with a huge 22 foot white guava and a 24 foot pink guava but I grow in containers and fabric pots (herbs) so i DESPISE watering heavy these my two trees twice a week my dogs get muddy feet everywhere
I remember watching this same exact video 15 months ago when I moved in time flies unfortunately I didn’t comment back then to see the date
Hmm
What is the website for your guy in the bay with the nursery?
He’s a RUclipsr, Gary Gragg
None of my guavas are blooming yet. I would love to get a clone of your tree seeing how early it gets going. Maybe you are willing to airlayer one for me. I have lots of plants I could trade. I got some exceptional guava varieties like my nearly seedless lua ranch and my jumbo pink Beaumont sport.
Nicolas, Several times a year, Lowes sells Mexican Cream guava trees , only $30 in 5 gal pot. I think they are seedlings... but hey, they work for me!
My plant is almost 4 years old I’m in florida I don’t know what’s wrong with it 😢 wanted to send you a picture
Hmm, most likely nutrition issue?
Now I want guava jam.......Bugger........
My wife makes the best
Thank for information but you didn’t specify how often to add the fertilizer
I apply 2 cups 3 times per year. More when larger.
Water in very well.
Thank you
My guava tree puts out a lot of fruit but they fall off and are tiny so I think it’s in desperate need of fertilizer.
Hmmm, Hard to say, but if you havent fertilized yet, its worth a try!
i get a lot of flowers on all my guava trees but NO fruit ??? any ideas ?
Try using less nitrogen fertilizer. 0.10.10 should work!
Where do you bought the Mexican cream guava
I think it was Lowe’s
Hi Jeff, do you sell air layered plants?
Nope, I’m just a home gardener. But there are several online nurseries that do
I see your guava tree is right next to your house and my question is it gonna hurt your building foundation?
i dont think so. ive been growing them this way for many years
@@TropicalGardenGuy thank you
welcome!
Hi! May I ask where you got your water wand?
I think it was from Home Depot, but you can find them at most garden centers as well. .. Jeff
Where do you buy the 26 16 17 fertilizer?
I donno
Sorry man, I meant the 16 16 16 fertilizer.
No worries… I got it at Walmart!
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Y using chemical fertilizer in fruit tree ?
They like it, though my goal is 100 percent organic
Sir try using cow dung manure
I use them always and they are chemicsl free
Yes, I know. Natural fertilizer is best!