Farewell Goji Berry: Replacing with Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) standard in My UK Garden.
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2024
- In this video, I share the ups and downs of growing a Goji berry plant in my UK Zone 9 garden. I purchased the plant from Morrison's garden center back in March 2021, but after years of trying, I've only managed to harvest a small handful of berries. Over time, my Goji berry plant has been repeatedly affected by powdery mildew, a fungus that prevents the leaves from photosynthesizing, causing them to turn brown and drop. The mildew also seems to impact the flower buds, which dry up and fall off without setting any fruit. I've tried multiple remedies to control the mildew, but unfortunately, nothing has worked. After much consideration, I’ve decided to replace the Goji berry with a mature pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) standard, a beautiful plant with striking silver leaves. I'm hopeful that next season will bring healthy blooms and maybe even some fruit. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for updates on this new addition to the garden! #Gardening #GojiBerry #Feijoa #PineappleGuava #UKGardening #Zone9Garden #PowderyMildew #GardenTips #EdibleGardening #FruitGarden #GardenStruggles #PlantReplacement
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Beautiful new Pineapple Guava Specimen Mike.
I think you’ve made a very wise decision to replace your Goji berry 🙌🏾
Very beautiful flowering tree. Will be waiting to see the amazing results next year. Thanks for sharing 👍 4:38 ❤
Thanks Mamashand
Your new feijoa looks beautiful, Mike! It has a lovely form to it. I saw a photo of an incredible specimen in Spain recently, it was a large tree but had a lovely weeping form. If I had the space I would try to grow one into that shape, although in my garden I’ll have to keep them as small bushes/shrubs.
Thanks Peter. A standard trained to give a weeping form to replace the goji berry was just what I wanted. I was also mindful of the available space in my garden and I feel that the standard could be pruned to keep it from growing into a massive shrub that is the tendency of the Pineapple guava plant.
That's a nice Feijoa, Mike. Great to have one in a standard form too. I'm really looking forward to the update ideo of it next year, it's going to be spectacular.
Sorry for the loss of your Goji. You definetly made the wise decision though.
Thanks so much Dominic, looks like I have now become a pineapple guava addict. I love the plant for its foliage, edible flowers and delicious tropical like fruits, and of course it is suited to the microclimate of my garden with minor overwintering worries.
A Nursery owner in my Facebook group and a former Goji berry grower writes: .even in the years it fruited the yeild was small for the size of plant. Apparently there are two varieties. The one offered by nursery's is the one prone to mildew and low yields. The other isn't offered in uk .
Good riddance to the goji lol, as you know I gave mine away. They had standard shape pineapple guavas at my local nursery but as they were unnamed and I had no space I left them lol. Your specimen is a nice shape and size 👍
Thanks Brett. Lol my garden is overrun with Pineapple guavas. I have 5 unnamed varieties and 2 recently acquired Mammoth plants from Burncoose. I chose the mature unnamed variety standard because (1) it replicates some of the weeping form of the Goji berry and I can train more branches to do the same. (2) It takes up about the same room as the Goji berry and I have planted it in a way to help keep it from growing into a huge tree. (3) I can readily graft other pineapple guava varieties to it. I am in fact thinking of asking Joe for a scion from his massively successful home named “bubblegum” pineapple guava.
How were you trying to contain/ kill the powdery mildew?
Logan I have tried spraying with solutions of (1) hydrogen peroxide (2) Potassium Chloride (3) solution of (apple cider vinegar with baking soda) from time to time to try and keep the powdery mildew at bay, but it keeps coming back and destroying the flower buds. I have read that the mildew is more than a moisture problem and that the plant cannot cope because the soil pH is too low. I was advised to adjust the pH up, to the high side of optimal for the plant by adding potash, lime, and such as it could make a huge difference. (4) I therefore tried treating the soil with a solution of Potash and baking soda to see if it makes a difference in keeping the powdery mildew at bay and promote fruit setting but to no avail.
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 quite extensive effort. The vinegar and soda mixture has me scratching my head? Chemically they would neutralize themselves and you would have a slightly fertilized water.
Do you only grow organic?
@@LoganShelton-rh3lp I am growing a variety of exotic food plants in the UK mostly in containers. I have effectively 5 to 6 months of growing time. From the end of October, many of my plants have to grow under cover. I have to be careful with the energy consumed to keep them alive. Some are brought inhouse and some are overwintered in my greenhouse where I try to maintain a temperature 0f 4 def C. No, with container gardening in my microclimate and growing time I use chicken pellets supplemented with liquid fertilizers.