tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post3961847430009428973..comments2023-09-21T21:00:57.948+10:00Comments on Africanaussie: Over the garden bloggers back fenceafricanaussiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-86470680415886591252010-11-08T07:05:37.001+10:002010-11-08T07:05:37.001+10:00Update to this post - the guava is gone!It all jus...Update to this post - the guava is gone!It all just sounded like too much trouble waiting in the wings.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-88718608337893129152010-11-06T14:46:54.464+10:002010-11-06T14:46:54.464+10:00Grower Jim,
Can of worms indeed!
I like the sound ...Grower Jim,<br />Can of worms indeed!<br />I like the sound of that solution, but in reality I am a bit scared about invasive plants - I am still finding Ladi Di heleonias popping up where I least expect them. <br />Elephant eye,<br />I wonder if you are getting fruit from your trees, and if you get the fruit fly problem. <br />I admit I do use plastic bags, so dont want to seem like the "perfect permaulturist" with all the answers. <br />One,<br />I have always enjoyed fresh guavas, and also rmeember them from my childhood. Often too a plant is invasive in one area and not in another.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-75290311901332557102010-11-06T01:22:50.515+10:002010-11-06T01:22:50.515+10:00Gosh! I didn't know that guavas are invasive. ...Gosh! I didn't know that guavas are invasive. I used to sit on a guava tree when I was little. But we have long shifted away from that place so I don't know if it has invaded the surroundings.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-3965089070735973202010-11-05T19:40:00.281+10:002010-11-05T19:40:00.281+10:00We had guavas when we bought this plot. Dug them u...We had guavas when we bought this plot. Dug them up because that is now our driveway. But we have half a dozen trees again, which have sprouted from deeply buried roots. Was shocked to read that they are invasive aliens, and we in South Africa are obliged to remove them. As I write they are still flourishing. <br /><br />BTW a plastic bag on each fruit is a frighteningly unsustainable solution, less poison, but all that fossil oil! Wonder what your permaculture solution will be??Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-25807200087484392822010-11-05T19:20:28.777+10:002010-11-05T19:20:28.777+10:00It seems you have really opened a can of worms (or...It seems you have really opened a can of worms (or is that fruit fly larvae?). The link you posted for Yellow Guava indicates it is Psidium guajava. That is the same thing we call Tropical or Apple Guava. You can control the spread of seedlings and prevent fruit flies by bagging the fruit. Keep the tree height short so you can reach the fruit for bagging and picking. I just slip a small plastic sandwich bag over each fruit as it nears full size and secure it loosely around the stem with a twist-tie. When the fruit is fully ripe it will drop off into the bag and is ready to eat! No fruit flies and no seeds escaping into the wild!Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-90345755814484119622010-11-05T15:07:44.390+10:002010-11-05T15:07:44.390+10:00Rainforest gardener,
Gosh I am really not sure if ...Rainforest gardener,<br />Gosh I am really not sure if I should keep this tree or not - I do love guavas! I also love pawapaws!<br />Rina,<br />I see you also come from South Africa! - hence the love of guavas! Big decision to make here.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-53962296447469658752010-11-05T12:39:51.447+10:002010-11-05T12:39:51.447+10:00Hi Do you really have to remove the plant I 'd...Hi Do you really have to remove the plant I 'd just make sure to spray it for fly/wormies and pick the fruit as soon as it's ready. You biggest problem would be fallen fruit for fruitfly unless you bury it. Netting could also help. There must be some jar of stuff to hang in the tree to atract the fruit fly, like beer for snails sort of thing. Love guavas esp canned and juicedRina ... also Chester or Daisysmum.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333551806415149497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-54983993882390241782010-11-05T11:23:17.117+10:002010-11-05T11:23:17.117+10:00Wow, I just read some plant profiles of the yellow...Wow, I just read some plant profiles of the yellow guava and it looks like a cold hardy alternative to the regular one! At least I learned of something that would be good in my own garden, and I'll have to order some seeds now!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.com