strawberry guava tree (forum)
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natasha starts with ...
My strawberry guava tree is in a pot and looks lovely - have had so many flowers on it and great growth and green leaves! But sadly my flowers now all seem to be turning brown and falling off at the stem without bearing any fruit. Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong?
Many thanks!
Time: 24th October 2009 10:43am
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amanda says...
Hi Natasha, maybe the plant is too young yet? They take 2-3yrs to reach full production. It could also be a problem with pollination - has it been wet, cold, humid etc? Have you got bees around at all?
Time: 24th October 2009 11:44pm
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natasha says...
Thanks Amanda,
It is a young tree. As the flowers started to bloom we had horrendous rain and wind for a couple of weeks straight. Really torrential weather. Also, we have very few bees - I planted some petunias and stocks in the yard in the hope to encourage them but have seen very few. I also have had a lot of leaf curling spiders damaging the tips of the tree so did spray with pest oil a few times - would this deter the bees also?
Thanks for your reply.
Cheers,
Natasha
Time: 8th November 2009 10:07am
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amanda says...
Hi Natasha - the weather would be a problem for pollination...I even find that I can have perfect conditions but the near cyclonic winds of summer keep the bees away too...and I have heaps of them.
What is a leaf curling spider? I get tiny webbing caterpillars that do this too.. i usually let nature run it's course with these as they only come in spring and don't do too much damage.
I don't think the bees would like pest oil - but I don't know for sure. I only use eco-oil.
Bee attracting flowers are interesting - things that I thought would attract the bees often don't - they are quite particular!? by far and away my grevillias attract more bees than any other plants. But i have the climate and room for them. Rosemary is a good choice and flowers all year round here - which is what u want - bee food in every season - then they will always visit your garden.
You may want to ask around and see what others have noticed in their gardens that bring the bees - I don't know much about Sydney conditions?
Time: 8th November 2009 1:14pm
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Julie says...
Green Harvest supply a mix of seeds to grow beneficial insect-attracting plants. I think it's called a 'Good Bug Mix'.
I guess they are mostly annuals, but a useful addition to the garden anyway.
Time: 9th November 2009 5:50pm
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blakes says...
Hi there, We have a mature strawberry guava tree nearly 2m high which has produced a lot of fruit this year after pruning last year. There are a lot of lorrikeets nesting in a melalueka tree above it and there are many other types of birds and brush tail possums who frequent our yard. We find it strange though that none of the animals are interested in the slightest bit at eating any guava fruit, and are wondering whether they know something we don't about the variety of plant. can you help before we tuck into cooking with the fruit?
Time: 30th March 2010 11:47am
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amanda says...
Hi blakes - lucky u - the mice love getting stuck into my strawberry guavas :-(
I can't say I have heard of any bad effects with any guavas. Are u certain it's a strawberry guava?
The birds don't eat mine either. (I don't have any of the other animals)
Time: 30th March 2010 10:59pm
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blakes says...
thanks Amanda, I think it's strawberry guava!
Time: 4th April 2010 8:43am
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