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| I bought this guava tree on 8/08/2012 and planted it in a container measuring 15" high and 18" in diameter. I'll be honest, I have no idea what I'm doing, I did this just for fun. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
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| Took this picture on 9/06/2012 |
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| Took this picture on 9/25/2012, right before I cut the tips off. It wasn't growing evenly. |
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| 10/03/2012. So far so good. |
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| I took this picture today (11/30/2012). The tree is growing great, but now I'm concerned the container might be too small. Any advice? Is it hard/complicated to transfer the plant into a larger container without damaging it? Thanks |
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- Posted by nikitas_10a z10a Corfu (My Page) on Sun, Dec 2, 12 at 15:29
| Rodrigo, Congratulations on your fine-looking plant. Guavas are fairly tough plants and you shouldn't have any problems transplanting it. Before you do it though, you may want to lift the plant from the container and check if it is rootbound or not. If it's not rootbound there is no need to transplant it to a bigger container. Also, my personal opinion is that you can do a litle pruning and cut some of the lower branches to give your plant a tree-like appearance. Now it looks more like a shrub. But then again, this is just a matter of personal taste and opinion and I may be wrong. Good luck, Nikitas |
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| My Ruby Supreme is in the ground 2+ years it hasn't given me one single fruit and I have not been able to keep scale and sooty mold off of it (or the other similar guavas I have) when I get some time, I'm gonna pull it out of the ground. The only Guavas I've had that don't attract scale and mold are lemon, pineapple and strawberry |
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| Thanks Nikitas, I'll check this weekend if it's rootbound. Good luck gnappi. From what I've seen in other forums, it looks like the ruby supreme takes a little longer than others to bear fruit. |
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