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.
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!
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 have the same objective! Please give us an update as it progresses, also how you prune them when you get to that point :-)
Hey that's a clever and cheap method of propagating your cuttings.
Thank you. I was looking everywhere for this.
No problem!
this is my plan too to have it as a hedge
Was thinking of doing something similar, thanks so much for the tips!
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.
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!
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.
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