Types of feijoa

At the beginning of seedlings from different sources showed different characteristics. It is reported that a man named X Here in Los Angeles got seeds from Argentina, among the seedlings he raised, was the only one who seemed to be superior to others and bear fruit earlier. He became known as a kind of Here. He has large fruit pear-shaped thin, sometimes curved, yellow-green, with thin skin. The pulp is abundant fine-grained, very juicy. Seeds are quite numerous and larger than usual, have a sweet, savory taste but not; Sprouts straight, compact, strong, with lush foliage but only moderately fertile.

• "Andrew" (the original plant in Brazil). The fruit is medium to large, oblong or round with a rough surface, light green, thick flesh and few seeds; tasteful and very fragrant. Seedlings straight. Self-fertile; It bears much fruit.
• "Besson '(seeds from Uruguay, 1899). Fruits are small to medium in size, oval, smooth with a red or maroon blush; the skin is thin, the pulp is of medium thickness, fine-grained, very juicy with numerous seeds, and rich, aromatic flavor. Seedlings are upright or distribution. This species is grown in southern India. Both species 'Andre' and 'Besson' have long been known in France.
• "Coolidge" often grown in California. The fruit varies from pear-shaped to oblong or elongated, of medium size, with slightly corrugated skin. It has a vague scent, but is a reliable carrier, 100% samofertilen. The plant is a direct and strong.
• «Choiceana». The fruits are round or oval, pretty smooth, the average size of 5-9 centimeters in length, taste, almost always, or at least 42% samofetilny; average power plant.
• "Superba". Fruits are round or slightly oval, medium smooth, medium to small, good taste, partly (33%) of self-pollinated. The plant is spreading, medium strength.

Pollination

It was said that feijoa pollen is transferred by birds, which are attracted to and feed on flowers, but bees are the main pollinators. Most of the flowers are pollinated by pollen compatible with 60-90% fruit set. Hand pollinations effectively almost 100%. It is plant two or more bushes together to cross-pollination, if the grade samosovmestimy. Poor fruiting, usually the result of insufficient pollination.

Climate

Feijoa requires subtropical climate with low humidity. The optimal amount of rainfall is 762-1, 016 millimeters. The plant is doing well, where the weather is cool some part of the year, and it can withstand temperatures from -11 to 11 -9, 44 degrees. The taste of the fruit is much better in cool than in warm regions.

Soil

Although it is believed that the bush is adapted to a wide range of soil types, in England, it grows well even in places where the soil is rich in chalk. The plant actually prefers rich soil organic matter and not feeling well in the lungs or sandy areas. Some believe that the acidic soil is best for the plants, but the feijoa well on soil with a pH of 6, 2. It is drought resistant, but requires enough water for ripening fruit. Landing should be well drained. Feijoa tolerates partial shade and a small effect of the salt mist.

As there feijoa

You will need:

• Feijoa
• Knife
• Tea spoon

Make sure that the fruit was ripe. In appearance to determine the degree of maturity feijoa is impossible, because they have the same shade of green when unripe fruit, ripe, overripe or rotten. Feijoa is best eaten when they fall from the tree. If you buy in the store feijoa, squeeze a little fruit, and if it is ripe, it will succumb to the pressure. It feels it has to be like a ripe banana Bananas: the benefits and harms health .

Cut the pineapple guava knife in half lengthwise. The pulp from the seeds should look transparent and gelatinous. If it turns brown, it means that overripe fruit, but it can still be there. Take a teaspoon of the flesh and eat it with a spoon. Do not eat the skin. You can also bite off one end of the fruit, and then squeeze it and suck out the contents, but it is worth doing very carefully, because the juice to get dirty very easily.

Feijoa can be used in fruit drinks and smoothies, jam, jelly, ice cream, yogurt, cookies, wine, cakes and chutneys. Slice them and use in salads, salsa, fruit salads and cereal. They can be combined with other fruits or vegetables and create dishes with complex flavors.

Tips & Warnings

Solid feijoa fruit ripen at room temperature.

Unless you are well versed in exotic fruits from tropical countries, it is possible that you have already heard about the pineapple guava before. It is a fruit native to Brazil, he is a representative of the family fruit guava. The fruits are green, oval-shaped, edible, cream-colored flesh and gelatinous middle. It is also known under its Spanish name - feijoa. From feijoa often made jams, syrups and chutneys, which are then used for the preparation of other delicious dishes. This exotic fruit is also eaten fresh. Peel has no worth, her bitter taste.

Instructions

• Put on a clean feijoa cutting board.
• Cut the fruit in half with a sharp knife feijoa.
• Eating with a spoon.

Tips & Warnings

Although the peel has not recommended by eating fruit feijoa can grind whole fruit into a blender along with the peel and seeds and add it to fruit cocktail, yogurt or pastries. This will increase the fiber content and the bitter taste will not be felt.

Distribution Feijoa

Feijoa usually grown from seed and reproduces the same form with slight changes .  The seeds are separated when compressed seedy pulp into a container, lightly covered with water .  It should leave the liquid to stand for four days to ferment .  Seeds drained and dried before sowing .  The seeds remain viable for a year or more if stored in a dry place .  Germination occurs within three weeks .  The soil in kennel must be sterile, otherwise possible large loss of seedlings due to fungi and molds .  Young plants are transplanted to pots when they were given a second sheet, and then transplanted to soil easily .  Plants from seed bear fruit in three to five years .  To play you need a special selection of vegetative propagation .  In France, and New Zealand ground layers practiced plant reproduction by layering and rooting takes place within six months .  Getting air layering from the stem, usually succeeds, and processes will bear fruit the second year .

Vaccination kopulirovkoy with tabs or handle on their own rootstock the thickness of a pencil (about two years) provides low-interest "engraftment" but grafted plants will bear fruit within two years. Cuttings of myrtle, as they say, it's hard to root, but in England and Auckland cuttings are preferred. Young trees with the tips of branches will root for one or two months from the subsoil heating. If you put them in the sand in the glass box in the sun and well-watered, they will root in ten days. In New Zealand, the manufacturer recommends to make cuttings of 10-15 centimeters from side shoots in late summer, cutting close to the solid foundation. You should also apply a rooting hormone agent.

Culture

The two decades plant Riviera reportedly reaches 4 to 5 meters in height and 5 to 5 meters in diameter, with a trunk diameter of 20 centimeters in the thickest part of the base. Because of the propensity for spreading these views should be left 4, 5-5, 5 meters between plants for good fruiting. During fetal ovaries, pruning young trees reduces the yield, but shoots less than 30 centimeters from the ground should be removed. Some seedlings have a direct growth habit, and should be planted in the confined space. Shrubs can be placed at a distance of 1, 5 meters from each other to form a hedge; 1 meter from each other in a compact planting. 4 5 4 x 5 meter distance from the required calculation 468 plants per hectare.

Feijoa requires little maintenance, other than a good soil preparation before planting. Subsequent cultivation of the land impractical for fine, fibrous root system that must remain intact. If plants are planted for the fruiting fertilizer should be applied with a low nitrogen content to avoid excessive vegetative growth. It should be abundantly watered during hot, dry periods.

Season and productivity

Flowers in November in Uruguay, in late April in northern Florida, in May in southern California in early June in San Francisco in July in England. In southern California the fruits ripen at 4, 5-6 months after the flowers in the Bay Area of ​​San Francisco - 5, 5-7 months. In New Zealand, the fruits appear from the beginning of February to May. The fruits fall in autumn when ripe and are collected daily from the ground and stored in a cool place until they are slightly soft to the touch. Mulch of straw over the plants helps prevent damage to the fruit. If you collect them from the tree before they are ready to fall, or if you eat before they are fully ripe, the fruit will not have their full of rich flavor.

Twenty-year plant with the Riviera, which was mentioned above, the harvest in 2000 yielded fruits. Productivity is low in India, where the maximum yield for the season is one hundred fruit per plant, probably due to lack of pollination of flowers or damaged by birds.

Experimental plantations in New Zealand showed the next harvest: the third year - 6 kilos per plant, 4,000 kilograms per hectare; fourth year - 12 kilos per plant, 8,000 kilograms per hectare; the fifth year - 18 kilos per plant, 12,000 kilograms per hectare. Now, manufacturers are expected to plant 30 kilograms - 25 tons per hectare. In 1978, New Zealand has collected 333 tons of feijoa - 149 tons were sold fresh and 184 tonnes to be processed.

In New Zealand, flat boxes for tomatoes used for the delivery of feijoa. The depth of the drawer 11, 25 centimeters and 30 centimeters in length and width fit about 9 kilograms of fruit.

Storability

If the air is too warm, the inside of the fruit turns brown and begins to rot for three - four days, although the fruit may appear superficially intact. In a cool place Storage undamaged fruits will remain in good condition for one month or longer. In France, the fruits harvested in November and December, and stored until spring in cool temperatures and sufficient humidity. In the first days of its appearance delivery feijoa successfully carried out from France to California, despite the thirty stay at sea. At present, air transport is essential for the transport of feijoa from New Zealand to Europe. They can be stored one month at 0º C, and then the shelf life in the store will be only one week.

Pests and diseases

Shrub surprisingly resistant to pests. Sometimes it can attack Jose scale (Ceroplastes Sinensis) and related forms of mold raids in New Zealand and Florida, as well as the convex Jose scale in New Zealand, the black Jose scale (Saissetia oleae) in California and southern Europe. In New Zealand, the larvae caterpillars-Rhynchitidae (Tortrix spp) and mole meshotsnitsa can make holes in the leaves, but they can be effectively dealt with by an appropriate spray. Fruit flies attack ripe fruit. Sometimes it is necessary to comply with the prevention against fungus which causes leaf spot (Sphaceloma sp.). In Florida, leaf spot caused by the fungus Cercospora sp, Cylindrocladium scoparium and Phyllosticta sp.