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Andrea Tats starts with ... Help - we have had 4 feijoa trees that have been in the ground for over 4 years (various ages) only one has flowered once with no fruit! two years later we have flowers again - hooray! i think all plants are from Bunnings - we have just self pollinated the flowers today (didnt know to do this prior) - we are in Far North Queensland - so would love some advice on how to make sure we grow these flowers into fruit - we know there are successful feijoa growers in Towsville - they get seaweed fertiliser, thrive and a reasonable amount of water considering we have been in a drought - i look forward to some advice thanks | About the Author Andrea Tats Alice River 5th November 2017 11:25am #UserID: 17220 Posts: 1 View All Andrea Tats's Edible Fruit Trees |
MyrtleTurtle says... 'Self-pollination' means flowers from the same plant are pollen-donors to each other. Feijoas tend to require cross-pollination, meaning you should take pollen from one tree's flower to a different tree's flower. Though I think the issue with your trees is climate. Feijoas require chill hours that Townsville would not normally get. Maybe with maturity your trees will manage, like other Townsvillagers. | About the Author MyrtleTurtle Eastern Seaboard 5th November 2017 9:45pm #UserID: 6913 Posts: 46 View All MyrtleTurtle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Feijoas come from the southern highlands of Brazil where the average temperature during June-August is about 14-16C. They need a minimum of 50 chilling hours to be productive. Less than this they will struggle to produce fruits. Even if they do the taste will be inferior to the ones grown from the cooler climates. As most fruit trees they need adequate and regular watering during flowering and fruit development. Insufficient watering will prompt them to drop fruit and flowers and retreat to survival mode. Also apply sulphate of potash along the drip line according to makers instruction to fortify flower and fruit production. Prolonged exposure to harsh tropical sun will also curb flowering. If there's not enough bees to pollinate hand pollination is your next best option. HAPPY GARDENING :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 7th November 2017 6:58am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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