You.are doing very informative hands on vids you are a great permaculture teacher advocat and will get this knowledge to soooo many new people who can benifit for there own food production at home.
Ms. Marie, thank you for the useful video tip in chayote growing. Quite helpful, practical and no dramatic nonsense like most "how to grow" videos. I am hopeful now that I should be able to grow it with your tip. Guess the hard part now is finding a store with chayote and the subsequent wait for it to sprout. Hopefully it's not too late since it's already the 16th of February. Again, thank you for the tip. From Orange Park, Florida who used to live in Memphis.
Thank you for your kind words. If you live in.Florida it's not too late to plant chayote. You should be able.to find it in grocery stores there..there's more tropical vegetables available there 🙂
Hi, Marie! Thanks for videotaping how to grow Chayote! Quite entertaining, enjoyed watching it very much. I do want to know how you situated them inside, how much light you provided them, how big they were by the time you set them outdoors... I live in zone 5a/5b and don't have the luxury of a long growing season. But, I'll give it a shot. Along with the Sayote, I also intend to plant Ampalaya. Thanks again for imparting with us your knowledge of gardening. Dan Z
Hi, if you have a greenhouse it will help extend the growing season. Zone 5 is cold for chayote. I live in zone 7. I do plant them in containers ahead of time. Check this video of mine ua-cam.com/video/omsXl_qnBMk/v-deo.html
Hi! I am looking at your instructions..regarding planting chayote..I will be planting my plants on June 1st..hope it works.. thanks for sharing 👍🏻 😊 ❤️
Hello, what zone are you in? June planting may be too late if you live in the US. I have mine growing indoor since November last year. I will transfer them in the garden last week of April or early May
Hi I am in Canada..I have 2 plants with 5" shoots.. just waiting for the spring, so I can plane them in my garden.. I am just trying it here.. if it grows, and bears a few, I will be happy..if not, I can still use the leaves 🤣 Will keep you informed..Thanks for sharing🙏🥰❤🇨🇦
Hi I live in Canada, today..Monday April 18/22 It's quite cold still..Our planting date is June 1st..I may not have time to reap any Chayote.. I believe the summer is too short.. never the less..I will be planting outdoors on that date.. just see what happens 🤣❤ Thanks! I'll keep you posted 🥰
This was great. Every other chayote planting video shows only planting whole fruit. I had one trimmed growing well but kept it in water. Here in Phoenix the chayote have roots showing first or at same time as stalk. Thank you
I'm in Tennessee to. I found your channel from Middle Tennessee Gardening group. I've never heard of this vegetable. Does in taste like crookneck squash?
Ok, we are in last week of March ,I like to know if Is the best time to plant chayote , because I live in Yorkville Illinois, can you please answer my request , thanks
Hi what zone are you in? I live on zone 7. Not safe for planting tropical veggies including chayote just yet. Around 3rd week of April is safe. You can start your seedling or sprouting chayote indoor. Get or buy a chayote, let it mature and wait for the shoot to come out.
Thst an excellent idea using the groceries bag,would you mind if I suggested that you don't have to fight with the plastic bag and use your filled container and flip the contents of dirt into bag why shovel and waste time?
We are zone 8, will chayote do well in a green house? They look like a good option if we can keep them warm enough all year. Thank you for sharing such thorough information! Bless you!
Hi yes and yes. Chayote will grow well in zone 8. Greenhouse will help prolong the life of chayote plant. Just keep it ventilated during.summer months to prevent exhaustion
I have 5 of them growing in front of a kitchen window where they can get light. However, I'm pretty much clueless, they have taken off and I've been wrapping them around some branches. They are getting extremely tall, and should I start cutting them back now? I got a box fan that I let blow on them for about an hour a day to make them strong....HELP!!
Hi! Yes, you can cut or prune the vines shorter so they don't grow out of control inside your house. The more you cut the ends, more shoots will grow. Soil must be moist not dry
I’m in zone 6B and will try to grow it indoors. I just bought Chayote in a Farmers market and want to save the seeds and grown them indoors so I can transplant them in the spring time. Does it need fertilizers when growing indoors? How long once they are transplanted in the Spring ?March or ?April will they fruit?
Hi yes, transplant them in late spring. Watch out for frost it will kill it. If you protect or cover the base and the plant itself it should survive. It takes about 5 to 6 month before you can see fruits. If you have short summer, a greenhouse is your best plance for chayote
I also live in Tennessee! I'm trying to grow chayote for the first time this year. Mine looks like yours do in this video but I'm just now planting it in April. Will it still have enough time to grow fruit? I know you said 5 or 6 month but I believe you said You potted yours in December that's why I ask.
Hello! If you start now, you may have a few fruits later, but not a lot. Ideally, in zone 7 it's better to have the chayote plants growing with with some vines and leaves, indoor, then you can transfer in the garden when it's warm enough post-frost. Young chayote leaves are great for eating, you can harvest and eat them also.
Hi Marie- I just found your informative video! I have just grown my first chayote this summer. It's been thriving, and no fruit. Now I know that it needs 4 months of growth! Do you know if the flowers need to be pollinated manually?
Hi i'm glad you are growing chayote. Mine.are producing lots of flowers and chayotes right now. It takes about 5 to 6 months before the chayote plants produce chayotes
Hi what color is the mold? If the mold is in the crack, it's possible that moisture or water sat in it and caused mold growth. And if the chayote it very young it takes longer to grow shoots, making the crevice part soften and mold. Just wait a little bit. Try putting the.chayote near a window where it get some sunlight. I hope this helps.
Mine has been burning up from top and it’s summer and don’t like lots of heat I guess ! Can u give me some tips please a? It’s around one year old plant. Thank you
Hi, what zone are you in? It's been very hot and less rain where we live, but regular watering helps. Make sure you water on the base and deep watering. Early morning or late afternoon when it's not scorching heat. Overhead watering can damage the leaves/plants when done mid-day and during hot hours.
hi can I ask you - I live in the Mediterranean, I have a chayote that has sprouted and I really want to plant it already. do you think it's not a good season for planting it? I live on sea level, humid climate
I am germinating my chayote on window sill. Chayote bottom is on toughing the water & the fruit is cover with a bag. It has been 3 weeks now. No roots are coming. I am in Zone 5. What did I do wrong
Zone 5 maybe too cold for the smooth-kind chayote to bear fruits. The spikey bears fruits sooner. It will take a while for the chayote to germinate. You must get the hard-skinned from the grocery store it is more mature and will germinate quicker. The younger or the softer the skin it will germinate later
Hahahhaah! You can tell that he wants to be in the show 🤣 I'm just glad he didn't knock the plants off and didn't kick my face as I did not see him coming
Your dog is adorable! Obviously he loves you so much!
Thank you so much. He wanted to be in the video LOL
You.are doing very informative hands on vids you are a great permaculture teacher advocat and will get this knowledge to soooo many new people who can benifit for there own food production at home.
Ms. Marie, thank you for the useful video tip in chayote growing. Quite helpful, practical and no dramatic nonsense like most "how to grow" videos. I am hopeful now that I should be able to grow it with your tip. Guess the hard part now is finding a store with chayote and the subsequent wait for it to sprout. Hopefully it's not too late since it's already the 16th of February.
Again, thank you for the tip. From Orange Park, Florida who used to live in Memphis.
Thank you for your kind words. If you live in.Florida it's not too late to plant chayote. You should be able.to find it in grocery stores there..there's more tropical vegetables available there 🙂
Super video and supper doggy
🙂 Thank you!
Very informative & your pup adores you lol
Thank you so much!
Thank you, good and simple to follow instructions!
I'm glad it's helpful to you 👍🏼🙂
wonderful teaching and demo, i love your demeanor, very sincere! thanks
Thank you kindly! Blessings to you and your gardening endeavors 🙏
Great video!
I'm.glad you find thr video useful.
Thanks for this..very helpful
Love this. Thank you for the details, inline the plastic bag method. My first time growing. And my dog does this too, 😂
I'm glad you found this video uselful.
Very nice, thank you.
Thank you very much
Very informative
Its good to know that even the nor mature fruit can be grown.
I'l glad it's useful info to you 🙂 Blessings!
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Hi, Marie! Thanks for videotaping how to grow Chayote! Quite entertaining, enjoyed watching it very much. I do want to know how you situated them inside, how much light you provided them, how big they were by the time you set them outdoors...
I live in zone 5a/5b and don't have the luxury of a long growing season. But, I'll give it a shot. Along with the Sayote, I also intend to plant Ampalaya.
Thanks again for imparting with us your knowledge of gardening.
Dan Z
Hi, if you have a greenhouse it will help extend the growing season. Zone 5 is cold for chayote. I live in zone 7. I do plant them in containers ahead of time. Check this video of mine ua-cam.com/video/omsXl_qnBMk/v-deo.html
Thank you 🙏 very helpful information. Hopefully I’ll have some success growing chayote this coming season 🥰
Sure you will and you can. Keep trying if you don't get it on your first try
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Hi! I am looking at your instructions..regarding planting chayote..I will be planting my plants on June 1st..hope it works.. thanks for sharing 👍🏻 😊 ❤️
Hello, what zone are you in? June planting may be too late if you live in the US. I have mine growing indoor since November last year. I will transfer them in the garden last week of April or early May
Hi I am in Canada..I have 2 plants with 5" shoots.. just waiting for the spring, so I can plane them in my garden.. I am just trying it here.. if it grows, and bears a few, I will be happy..if not, I can still use the leaves 🤣
Will keep you informed..Thanks for sharing🙏🥰❤🇨🇦
Hi I live in Canada, today..Monday April 18/22
It's quite cold still..Our planting date is June 1st..I may not have time to reap any Chayote.. I believe the summer is too short.. never the less..I will be planting outdoors on that date.. just see what happens 🤣❤
Thanks! I'll keep you posted 🥰
Hi! Are you in zone 3? Have you tried it last year? How was it?
I live in 6B and my mother grew chayote and it had many fruit. My parents are from Puerto Rico. They had many for lunches and dinners.
That's good to know chayote can grow in zone 6B.
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I take only the seeds and let them sit in water they're getting roots in two weeks
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Aww thanks for your kind words. I'm glad it's a useful content for you.
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This was great. Every other chayote planting video shows only planting whole fruit. I had one trimmed growing well but kept it in water. Here in Phoenix the chayote have roots showing first or at same time as stalk. Thank you
I'm in Tennessee also... I want to grow chayote this upcoming year also.
Yes, you can grow chayote for sure. You can start indoor if you want the plant to get ahead, instead of waiting in the Springtime
I'm in Tennessee to. I found your channel from Middle Tennessee Gardening group. I've never heard of this vegetable. Does in taste like crookneck squash?
@@BetterGetReady its tastes and textured more like hard cucumber. Or the rind part of honeydew melon, green melon.
I would love to see videos of different ways to cook the chayote. Do you have a lot of recipes???
Yes, sure I have a video on chayote cooking and basic recipes. Please check this link. ua-cam.com/video/qtE-ZK6pL0Y/v-deo.html
Ok, we are in last week of March ,I like to know if Is the best time to plant chayote , because I live in Yorkville Illinois, can you please answer my request , thanks
Hi what zone are you in? I live on zone 7. Not safe for planting tropical veggies including chayote just yet. Around 3rd week of April is safe. You can start your seedling or sprouting chayote indoor. Get or buy a chayote, let it mature and wait for the shoot to come out.
Thst an excellent idea using the groceries bag,would you mind if I suggested that you don't have to fight with the plastic bag and use your filled container and flip the contents of dirt into bag why shovel and waste time?
Because there is nothing to flip. I started the plant from scratch and not a transplant. So i had to fill the bags with dirt to plant the chayotes
Khaby Lame about planting Chayote... 🤷🏿♂️
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Have to start them early indoors in our weather indeed
I have one indoors thats over six feet tall already
Wow! That's great!
We are zone 8, will chayote do well in a green house? They look like a good option if we can keep them warm enough all year.
Thank you for sharing such thorough information! Bless you!
Hi yes and yes. Chayote will grow well in zone 8. Greenhouse will help prolong the life of chayote plant. Just keep it ventilated during.summer months to prevent exhaustion
I have 5 of them growing in front of a kitchen window where they can get light. However, I'm pretty much clueless, they have taken off and I've been wrapping them around some branches. They are getting extremely tall, and should I start cutting them back now? I got a box fan that I let blow on them for about an hour a day to make them strong....HELP!!
Hi! Yes, you can cut or prune the vines shorter so they don't grow out of control inside your house. The more you cut the ends, more shoots will grow. Soil must be moist not dry
I recently saved some pits. I am wondering if it will still grow a stem and if I should place in water or soil thanks!
Is it young or mature pit? Plant directly in the oil. Soaking it in watee can rot the chayote
@@wellnessandcountrylife thanks for your reply! this is a young pit .
I’m in zone 6B and will try to grow it indoors. I just bought Chayote in a Farmers market and want to save the seeds and grown them indoors so I can transplant them in the spring time. Does it need fertilizers when growing indoors? How long once they are transplanted in the Spring ?March or ?April will they fruit?
Hi yes, transplant them in late spring. Watch out for frost it will kill it. If you protect or cover the base and the plant itself it should survive. It takes about 5 to 6 month before you can see fruits. If you have short summer, a greenhouse is your best plance for chayote
I also live in Tennessee! I'm trying to grow chayote for the first time this year. Mine looks like yours do in this video but I'm just now planting it in April. Will it still have enough time to grow fruit? I know you said 5 or 6 month but I believe you said You potted yours in December that's why I ask.
Hello! If you start now, you may have a few fruits later, but not a lot. Ideally, in zone 7 it's better to have the chayote plants growing with with some vines and leaves, indoor, then you can transfer in the garden when it's warm enough post-frost. Young chayote leaves are great for eating, you can harvest and eat them also.
Hi Marie- I just found your informative video! I have just grown my first chayote this summer. It's been thriving, and no fruit. Now I know that it needs 4 months of growth! Do you know if the flowers need to be pollinated manually?
Hi i'm glad you are growing chayote. Mine.are producing lots of flowers and chayotes right now. It takes about 5 to 6 months before the chayote plants produce chayotes
Mine got a lot of flowers finally have a lot of flowers and fruits here in Orlando Florida in the middle of December.
@@margiedecker8823 yay! Chayote babies will be next up. Hopefully you'll get lots of chayotes because the weather in FL is suitable for chayote
How long can it grow inside the house for?
Can I grow these plants in large pots. Gophers are a big problem.
Hi you can try planting in large pots. It's better to plant them in ground so roots and vines grow better
Do you know if the growing tip coming out of the chayote fruit died off if another shoot will sprout?
Hi did it die on its own, or you cut it off? If you cut it off, it wil likely to produce more shoots on the joints/node section
I’m waiting for my chayote to mature on the kitchen counter. But it is getting moldy. What should I do about the mold?
Hi what color is the mold? If the mold is in the crack, it's possible that moisture or water sat in it and caused mold growth. And if the chayote it very young it takes longer to grow shoots, making the crevice part soften and mold. Just wait a little bit. Try putting the.chayote near a window where it get some sunlight. I hope this helps.
@@wellnessandcountrylife thank you! I will try that :)
are they all teh same or thery are different types?
The ones I have are 2 different kinds. Smoother and rounded, and a more wrinkly kind.
@@wellnessandcountrylife the nutritional data all of them are same or a little bit diff?
Mine has been burning up from top and it’s summer and don’t like lots of heat I guess ! Can u give me some tips please a? It’s around one year old plant. Thank you
Hi, what zone are you in? It's been very hot and less rain where we live, but regular watering helps. Make sure you water on the base and deep watering. Early morning or late afternoon when it's not scorching heat. Overhead watering can damage the leaves/plants when done mid-day and during hot hours.
@@wellnessandcountrylife thanks for your reply dear🥰. We are living in Zone 9b dear. Lots of appreciation from me Gita 🙏🏽thanks
Also, how much water should they've be getting. I just touch them to see if the soil is moist.
Yes, you will notice if the soil look dry. 2 to 3 times a week
Thank you
Thank you! God bless!
hi can I ask you - I live in the Mediterranean, I have a chayote that has sprouted and I really want to plant it already. do you think it's not a good season for planting it? I live on sea level, humid climate
Hi do you get winter temperatures where you live? If not you should be able to plant and get good harvest
@@wellnessandcountrylife thanks for your reply! well yeah, not below zero, but we still get winters here..
I am germinating my chayote on window sill. Chayote bottom is on toughing the water & the fruit is cover with a bag. It has been 3 weeks now. No roots are coming. I am in Zone 5. What did I do wrong
Zone 5 maybe too cold for the smooth-kind chayote to bear fruits. The spikey bears fruits sooner. It will take a while for the chayote to germinate. You must get the hard-skinned from the grocery store it is more mature and will germinate quicker. The younger or the softer the skin it will germinate later
What do I do if my chayote doesn’t bear fruit, it’s all leaves?
Hi what zone are you in? If your chayote doesn't produce chayotes you can eat/cook the young tops.
They're around $20 a piece on ebay but I found them at the grocery store for .99 cents each.
Yes, you can buy from the grocery stores. Make sure the skin is more tough, so it can mature and sprout nicely.
Can't I plant just the seed?
The seed is the mature chayote. Yes, you can plant them. They'll stay in my house for 4 to 5 months. I just trim the plants to control the size
The doggy need to be main character for the video
Hahahhaah! You can tell that he wants to be in the show 🤣 I'm just glad he didn't knock the plants off and didn't kick my face as I did not see him coming
The name of soil
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27:05 *LMFAO** DOG, PLEASE
Dog's name is chayote...
He came when you called.
Talk to much
You talkctoo much and dont get to the point andcsaying the same thing over and over
You are so repetitive and appear confused..
Thank you
You're welcome 🙂