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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: davholla on December 24, 2008, 12:10:58

Title: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: davholla on December 24, 2008, 12:10:58
Do people think that guava plants will survive the winter in an unheated greenhouse?  I do live in the outskirts of London.
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: asbean on December 24, 2008, 12:44:18
Is your greenhouse big enough?  We had a guava TREE in Barbados - when I was a child I used to climb it to pick the guavas.
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: davholla on December 24, 2008, 12:45:25
Is your greenhouse big enough?  We had a guava TREE in Barbados - when I was a child I used to climb it to pick the guavas.
They are not that big yet.  If they go out the wife will be very happy.
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: Amazin on December 24, 2008, 20:56:26
Not exactly the same species I know, but I grow Feijoia (Pineapple Guava) in large pots outdoors here in Camden. They're fine:

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,43651.0.html

Mind you if yours have been indoors till now expect a massive sulk when you put them out!

 ;D
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: davholla on December 24, 2008, 21:06:14
Not exactly the same species I know, but I grow Feijoia (Pineapple Guava) in large pots outdoors here in Camden. They're fine:

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,43651.0.html

Mind you if yours have been indoors till now expect a massive sulk when you put them out!

 ;D

I am worried about the sulk if I don't.
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: Amazin on December 24, 2008, 21:12:11
Can't you get hold of a last-minute petrol-station bouquet to ward it off?

 ;D
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: davholla on December 26, 2008, 14:44:10
Can't you get hold of a last-minute petrol-station bouquet to ward it off?

 ;D
No - nice presents don't help with too many plants in the house.
Title: Re: Guava in a greenhouse
Post by: davholla on January 09, 2009, 21:36:59
I should have waited until it got warmer.  They all have very dropping leaves.  I have watered them and given them asprin and taken them in the house.
Any other ideas?  Will they recover?
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