Guava's
Guava’s!
I was able to find two different
types of guava. The larger one is called
the “Tropical White Guava” and the smaller variety is called the “Mexican Cream
Guava”. Both of which can be germinated the
same ways. They can take from 2-3 weeks
to germinate, and in cooler climates can take up to 8 weeks. They also need a frost free, full sun area
south facing window.
They enjoy deep watering which helps
prevent delay of blooming and fruit drop.
Though the Mexican cream variety can survive drought like conditions and
survive in the desert like conditions of Mexico. They are fast growers and heavy feeders, so
make sure you fertilize in the growing season.
For me, I live in Canada where there are warm
summers, and cold winters (-30 Celsius) some of the time it could be colder depending
on the year, so I will be potting my guava’s and pulling them inside once it
starts to get close to 0 degrees Celsius.
But now to the germination of the seeds.
1. Cut the fruit in half and scoop the
seeds out.
2. Clean the seeds and let them dry
out for a day.
3. The next step is to moisten a
paper towel and to put the seeds inside of it.
4. Place the paper towel in a Ziplock
baggie, and place either by a grow light, or by the window.
5. Check the seeds for root growth
and if the paper towel is still moist once a week, to every 2 weeks.
6. Once the roots start growing, you
can place them in dirt.
This is the process that has worked the best for me
in the past, but there are other methods that I have found on the internet where
they tell you to place the seed right into the dirt and to place some plastic
wrap over the top to act like a greenhouse and to place it either under a grow
light or in a sunny window.
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