I did nearly the exact same setup as you in April 2021. However I started out with mature plants that were already 3/4 years old and 18 to 24" in height. Planted 4' apart in Full sun, well amended soil. I can say after almost 4 years in the ground that I still have yet to have a reasonable hedge. The bushes are now 48 to 60" high, which is near my desired height. They have grown to where their outside edges now touch, and provide about 75% privacy. You should also know that in the Winter time the foliage will shrink slightly and lessen your privacy. They have responded quite well to being top dressed with up to 2" of mushroom compost. What amazes me is the claim that bees swarm this plant??? Must be a Southern Hemisphere thing, because up North bees never touch the blooms, its just not something that attracts them. They require hand pollination to yield anything more than a small crop. Send us your bees!!! Your landscaping setup, and rows of Feijoa are so neat and tidy, and very pleasing to see, you do great work!
Wow that's amazing that you had great success from cuttings. I've always heard that it's difficult and much easier to air layer Feijoa Guavas. I'm creating a hedge too. I wanted different varieties instead, so far I have 7 named varieties I got from one green world and my seedling I got from a local nursery.
Hi! Thanks for your comment! Good luck with your project! My plants have really taken off since I made this video and I am planning to post an update in the near future.
How long did it take you to root them? What kind of rooting hormones and growing medium do you use? Do you use a heating pad underneath? I love this fruit and am pushing it to fruit in a garden zone that isn't perfect for them. What kind of ground preparation do you do before planting? Thanks so much.
Hi! Thanks for your comment! I did not use any hormones, but instead dipped the bottom of every cutting in honey. No heating pad was used, may be because our climate is pretty warm (I am in South-East QLD). As to soil prep, nothing special, as I mentioned in my video, the soil where my plants are growing is pretty poor. All I did, was adding some composted manure in to the planting hole. Hope this helps and good luck with your project!
hi,any update on how your hedge looks now Looking to do the same thing as they are now putting hundreds of homes behind me Want some sort of cover privacy with something that looks nice and is useful
Hi, we have a Feijoa hedge. It’s a great easy care hedge with the bonus of the fruit. The only thing I would suggest is that perhaps using a few different varieties to spread out the fruit harvest. I have five varieties and the fruit from February to mid June.
Great video! I've attempted to root feijoa cuttings in the past and have so far been unsuccessful, so it's great to see you have had success rooting them. I really like your idea of growing them as a hedge, that is something I was thinking of doing on a smaller scale in my front garden. I'm currently attempting to root some in a propagator, I'm hoping I get some to root this time. What size cuttings do you normally take and also what percentage would you say end up rooting?
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I found, that when you're trying to root feijoa from cuttings, it really helps to have the cuttings covered. I think it is shown at the end of my video. I used same technique for the grape cuttings and it worked a treat as well! Good luck! Cheers!
I did nearly the exact same setup as you in April 2021. However I started out with mature plants that were already 3/4 years old and 18 to 24" in height. Planted 4' apart in Full sun, well amended soil. I can say after almost 4 years in the ground that I still have yet to have a reasonable hedge. The bushes are now 48 to 60" high, which is near my desired height. They have grown to where their outside edges now touch, and provide about 75% privacy. You should also know that in the Winter time the foliage will shrink slightly and lessen your privacy. They have responded quite well to being top dressed with up to 2" of mushroom compost. What amazes me is the claim that bees swarm this plant??? Must be a Southern Hemisphere thing, because up North bees never touch the blooms, its just not something that attracts them. They require hand pollination to yield anything more than a small crop. Send us your bees!!! Your landscaping setup, and rows of Feijoa are so neat and tidy, and very pleasing to see, you do great work!
Wow that's amazing that you had great success from cuttings. I've always heard that it's difficult and much easier to air layer Feijoa Guavas. I'm creating a hedge too. I wanted different varieties instead, so far I have 7 named varieties I got from one green world and my seedling I got from a local nursery.
Hi! Thanks for your comment! Good luck with your project! My plants have really taken off since I made this video and I am planning to post an update in the near future.
Hey that's a clever and cheap method of propagating your cuttings.
Hi, I am in the Southern United States and zoned 9a. What season did you find works best for cloning?
How long did it take you to root them? What kind of rooting hormones and growing medium do you use? Do you use a heating pad underneath? I love this fruit and am pushing it to fruit in a garden zone that isn't perfect for them. What kind of ground preparation do you do before planting? Thanks so much.
Hi! Thanks for your comment! I did not use any hormones, but instead dipped the bottom of every cutting in honey. No heating pad was used, may be because our climate is pretty warm (I am in South-East QLD). As to soil prep, nothing special, as I mentioned in my video, the soil where my plants are growing is pretty poor. All I did, was adding some composted manure in to the planting hole. Hope this helps and good luck with your project!
hi,any update on how your hedge looks now
Looking to do the same thing as they are now putting hundreds of homes behind me
Want some sort of cover privacy with something that looks nice and is useful
Hi, we have a Feijoa hedge. It’s a great easy care hedge with the bonus of the fruit. The only thing I would suggest is that perhaps using a few different varieties to spread out the fruit harvest. I have five varieties and the fruit from February to mid June.
this is my plan too to have it as a hedge
Thank you. I was looking everywhere for this.
No problem!
Great video! I've attempted to root feijoa cuttings in the past and have so far been unsuccessful, so it's great to see you have had success rooting them. I really like your idea of growing them as a hedge, that is something I was thinking of doing on a smaller scale in my front garden.
I'm currently attempting to root some in a propagator, I'm hoping I get some to root this time. What size cuttings do you normally take and also what percentage would you say end up rooting?
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I found, that when you're trying to root feijoa from cuttings, it really helps to have the cuttings covered. I think it is shown at the end of my video. I used same technique for the grape cuttings and it worked a treat as well! Good luck! Cheers!
Hi there! I'd say about 60 - 70% of the cuttings survived and set out roots.
Was thinking of doing something similar, thanks so much for the tips!
Can you do a video on how to prune the Feijoas?
Hi! thanks for your comment! I am planning to do a short video soon on how I prune my young Feijoas to help them grow in a way I want them to.
awesome cant wait!!@@LivingontwoacresQueensland
I have the same objective! Please give us an update as it progresses, also how you prune them when you get to that point :-)