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Hi, our first small crop of feijoas has about half of them with soft rotty brown skin before they ripen.
Any ideas

thanks, Eric and Jackie
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Time: 28th March 2009 8:39pm

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Jimbob says...
Sunburn.

Time: 31st March 2009 4:13pm

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Mark says...
Could be the Sun or wrong position. Try moving it. Are you feeding it enough/too much? Or, is it soft & rotten brown Inside as well? Mum had this problem once with her Feijoa's. It turned out to be caused by a grub. If this might be the case, Try spraying your plants with 'soapy water',the same as you do for roses.Use Dishwashing/or BathWater for this. It won't hurt the plant at all!

Time: 31st March 2009 7:21pm

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eric and jackie says...
Thanks, it could be the sun. I dont think it is a grub.

Cheers

Time: 14th April 2009 6:40am

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Mark says...
Eric & Jackie,, That's OK. I did say (I think) that I was only goiing on what mum as grown. I don't have them myself. You might also try a feeding of Seasol,or Thrive,or 'Yates'Slow Release Fertilizer. I don't know if it will help,but it couldn't hurt. (that's what I call "chicken soup gardening".)

Time: 15th April 2009 4:27pm

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