Henry starts with ... There were fruits on my tree a month ago about the size of eggs (first season). How can I tell when the feijoa fruit is ripe to eat? By not harvesting and waiting??, most of the fruit have now fallen to the ground. | About the Author
Henry
Blacktown
22nd March 2008 |
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Leona says... When they fall to the ground they are ripe :-) | About the Author
Leona
22nd March 2008 |
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Anonymous says... Do you have any grubs inside the fruit? Mine were full of them every year despite spraying with fruitfly insecticides. | About the Author
Anonymous
22nd March 2008 |
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Henry says... Thanks Leona. No grubs inside my fruit. Those on the ground feel kind-of soft when pressed, but they are still egg size. What should the ripe size be? I don't spray any of my trees with either pesticides or fungicides. | About the Author
Henry
Blacktown
23rd March 2008 |
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Leona says... Egg size sounds like a pretty good size too me...mine are only about half an egg size LOL | About the Author
Leona
23rd March 2008 |
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juanita says... My feijoa gets lots of blossoms but never bears fruits. I don't know what's wrong w/ it? Does it need a pollinator? | About the Author
juanita
melbourne
24th March 2008 |
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Leona says... If its a seedling or non-named variety, you most probably do require another feijoa for pollination. Most of the named varieties do not need a pollinator - I have two named varieties and only got fruit on one this year, although there were flowers on both plants. | About the Author
Leona
24th March 2008 |
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Tony says... My guess is that Melbourne may be a bit cold for feijoas to bear fruit. Our 5 trees in Sydney bear plenty of fruit but constantly being attacked by fruitfly in our area near the coast(Menai). Henry is luckier in Blacktown. Normally there is no fruitfly problem in the first season though! | About the Author
Tony
Sydney
25th March 2008 |
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Laura Mckay says... Feijoas grow well in Melbourne, the will bear well if there is a few close by for cross pollination. They do take a few years to bear well though. Be patient and keep the plant well fed and watered. They will drop fruit if too dry. | About the Author
Laura Mckay
Mt Macedon, Vic
25th March 2008 |
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david says... how do you prune a feijoa tree do you give it a small cut back or do you cut it back hard or do you just leave it alone. thanks for your help. | About the Author
david
adelaide
28th April 2008 |
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anon says... Hard . With a chain saw . Not kidding | About the Author
anon
28th April 2008 |
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Julie says... Henry, the final size seems to depend on the variety. There are a lot of different sizes and shapes - some are rounded, others more elongated, with varying sizes. Flavour varies too. | About the Author
Julie
Roleystone
28th April 2008 |
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