You've got such a lovely collection. I have never heard of the Strawberries and Cream one. It sounds lovely. I look forward to hear how it tastes. It's always fun to compare the flavour nuances of different cultivars.
Thanks, Dani! Yeah, I only came across it this year. I hope it’s not just clever marketing to try and get people to buy it, but it wouldn’t surprise me lol 😂
Thats a pretty impressive range of varieties now Peter and they are doing really well. I forgot that i still have a potted flambeau hidden away amongst my container trees. Probably spared it from the extreme cold. I reckon my Ka-Pow are about ripe, there seems to be a very short window between them being ok to eat and going a bit over and losing their taste 🤔
Thanks, Brett! Yeah, they all seem to be doing fine, except for the Villarica Strawberry of course lol 😂. I can never tell when they are at their best to pick. Last year I picked my Ka-Pow when they were a bit overripe and some of the other varieties were underripe 🙄
Great to hear you’ve got some ready to eat! I think mine started to suffer some cold damage in containers at around -4°C or -5°C the other year. It might be a bit better in the ground, but I’ve not tested it yet. I think they should be fine in a mild winter here at least 🤞
I've definitely had that one before. I'm pretty sure it died on me for no apparent reason. I may look to get another one at some point. I have a Ugni Montana, which I got at the same time which has been doing ok.
If they are in pots then your best bet is to move them close to the house. They can definitely take quite a bit of cold, but below -3ºC may damage a young plant in a pot. I found the Flambeau was the most cold-sensitive of mine and took damage at around -4°C. I will keep mine on the patio near the house all winter and on the coldest night just move them indoors and then back outside again once it warms up again.
You've got such a lovely collection. I have never heard of the Strawberries and Cream one. It sounds lovely. I look forward to hear how it tastes. It's always fun to compare the flavour nuances of different cultivars.
Thanks, Dani! Yeah, I only came across it this year. I hope it’s not just clever marketing to try and get people to buy it, but it wouldn’t surprise me lol 😂
Thats a pretty impressive range of varieties now Peter and they are doing really well. I forgot that i still have a potted flambeau hidden away amongst my container trees. Probably spared it from the extreme cold. I reckon my Ka-Pow are about ripe, there seems to be a very short window between them being ok to eat and going a bit over and losing their taste 🤔
Thanks, Brett! Yeah, they all seem to be doing fine, except for the Villarica Strawberry of course lol 😂. I can never tell when they are at their best to pick. Last year I picked my Ka-Pow when they were a bit overripe and some of the other varieties were underripe 🙄
Grrr because of you I just ordered one :)
Lol, sorry 😂. They are nice little bushes, quite ornamental too 👍
@@PeterEntwistle Sure you don't have Arbutus unedo :)
@@rabatjoietv I do have a small Arbutus unedo plant as well. I only got it this year 👍
I’ve just finished to eat my first fruit of Ugni molinae. However, it should withstand till minus 5 degrees without problem, maybe even beyond
Great to hear you’ve got some ready to eat! I think mine started to suffer some cold damage in containers at around -4°C or -5°C the other year. It might be a bit better in the ground, but I’ve not tested it yet. I think they should be fine in a mild winter here at least 🤞
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Thanks, for watching! 🙌
Are you planning to add ugni candolei in your collection Peter?
I've definitely had that one before. I'm pretty sure it died on me for no apparent reason. I may look to get another one at some point. I have a Ugni Montana, which I got at the same time which has been doing ok.
Now that it is getting colder, I am thinking of how I can protect my chilean guava from freezing cold. Any idea Peter?
If they are in pots then your best bet is to move them close to the house. They can definitely take quite a bit of cold, but below -3ºC may damage a young plant in a pot. I found the Flambeau was the most cold-sensitive of mine and took damage at around -4°C. I will keep mine on the patio near the house all winter and on the coldest night just move them indoors and then back outside again once it warms up again.
@@PeterEntwistle How about if I put them in greenhouse made of plastic?
@@onebicycle3772 I suspect they will be ok in a greenhouse as long as it doesn't get really cold outside.
Let me know what they taste like. The plants looks pretty but the fruit looks too small for my big mouth 😂
Haha, yeah they are small, but once established they can produce hundreds of fruit. You could eat them like blueberries 🙌