In the post today and right out of the box: 6 Chilean Guava plants. I had heard of them before but on spotting a great offer: Suttons Seeds, 6 plants for £10 (plus £4.99 p&p) I decided to give them a go.
Supposedly the plants were a favourite of Queen Victoria, they flower with an almost fuscia looking bloom and fruit small red berries that look similar to blueberries but promise a taste of wild strawberries.
The plants are hardy down to 10°c so they will need to come inside next winter. They will start to flower from May and can grow 1m - 1.5m.
I am very happy with plants I received and they look very healthy and have a lot of good growth (there even appeared to be a couple of tiny seedlings sharing a pot with one plant). I look forward to tasting this usual fruit.
I'd love to know how these worked out for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm an edibles gardener in Michigan, USA. I'm already growing a number of unusual edibles and your perspective might be helpful for me to know whether these are worthwhile or not.
Also, you should check out www.growingfruit.org
It is other edible gardening explorers sharing their experiences.