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talita starts with ... We have two feijoa trees both fruited for the first time this year, they are approximately 3 years old. We have had a lot of fruit from both trees, but they have fallen unripe from the trees and are brownish inside. Some that have been close to ripe are quite dry inside and do not have the soft jelly consistency I think they should have. As from the photos you can see that we have some sort of bug problem as well? Any ideas on what might be causing the is?? Thanks!
| About the Author talita 21st April 2013 2:32pm #UserID: 7942 Posts: 3 View All talita's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David Brisbane 21st April 2013 3:51pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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gus says... You should try covering the fruit with the little organza bags you can get on ebay which will keep the critters away. I have read recently that feijoa are best picked hard then left to soften for a couple of weeks. So far I don't have fruit fly, but I have had similair problems with the fruit rotting from the inside, so am experimenting myself. I also suspect that feijoa like a nice cool autumn to jelly up, but will see how mine turn out after a maturing period | About the Author gus karrinyup 22nd April 2013 11:25am #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Michael D wakeley 22nd April 2013 12:27pm #UserID: 1938 Posts: 116 View All Michael D's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF Wongawallan 22nd April 2013 3:41pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael D says... They hold up really well as they are wax coated . I've been using them for three seasons now on my persimmons,mangoes ,guavas and nashi pears . The only minor draw back is that sometime it get's pretty humid inside the bag and the fruit would rot but it's a very small % and I'll take that anyday over my fruits getting stung by FF. http://greenharvest.com.au/PestControlOrganic/ExclusionProducts.html#FruitProtectionBags | About the Author Michael D wakeley 23rd April 2013 1:24pm #UserID: 1938 Posts: 116 View All Michael D's Edible Fruit Trees |
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talita says... Thank you David, Gus & Michael for your speedy, helpful responses. I will definitely give this a go Netting would be easier, but will try the wax bags on a few as well. We are located in Sydney, the trees actually started to fruit in February and they really haven't had enough cool weather - so I am hoping that you are right Gus and that is all it needs and hopefully not all of the fruit falls before it gets cold enough! Funny that you mention picking the fruit before they are ripe and leaving them to mature off the tree, I had read that they do not ripen off the tree and are only ripe once they fall from the tree? Anyway I will try this option as well. | About the Author talita 23rd April 2013 6:39pm #UserID: 7942 Posts: 3 View All talita's Edible Fruit Trees |
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gus says... Hey Michael, was wondering if you use the little individual bags or a big tree covering bag? I have also had problems with feijoa turning brown from the inside out and assumed it was more about climate as I expected you would see fruit fly if they were around? I now suspect they have been ruining my fruit for the last few years without me seeing one of the little buggers. | About the Author gus karrinyup 5th May 2013 12:36pm #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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