Just have a look at my harvest of feijoa!
And the trees are still groaning with fruit:
The two trees shown above are about seven years old, but this year is the first time we’ve had a crop. And it’s all due to mushroom compost! I fed the two trees in early spring, and I’ve watered them over most of the summer and it’s insane how much fruit they’ve given back.
The Offspring and I have been eating them for two weeks now, and I’ve given bagfuls to the neighbours, but I think I’ll have to put some out by the front gate tomorrow with a sign that reads – FREE to a good stomach.
cheers
Meeks
p.s. some of you may know the feijoa as the pineapple guava. 🙂
p.p.s. and this is what they look like on the inside [you scoop them out with a spoon]:
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April 16th, 2016 at 3:07 am
“some of you may know the feijoa as the pineapple guava”
No, I didn’t know it by either name… I don’t think I’ve ever seen one. What do they look like on the inside?
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April 16th, 2016 at 4:36 pm
Oh! Drat, I actually did mean to post a pic of the inside. I’ll post an update in a minute….
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April 16th, 2016 at 4:48 pm
Okay, just put an extra pic down the very bottom of the page. Enjoy. 🙂
http://wp.me/p25AFu-2jr
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April 17th, 2016 at 7:02 am
Cool, thanks! Definitely never seen one before. Will have to try one when I visit down under, some day.
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April 17th, 2016 at 10:07 am
lol – open invitation from late March to end of April! You can have as many feijoas as you can eat. 😀
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April 21st, 2016 at 4:21 am
If that offer is good for next year you might come to regret it! Been meaning to head down under for years.
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April 21st, 2016 at 6:58 am
Of course it is! I might even add coffee and cake to the feijoas. 😀
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April 15th, 2016 at 5:30 pm
And some haven’t heard either name but in view of your propensity to have total recall about what I eat that’s bad for me, I’m not naming names here.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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April 15th, 2016 at 7:27 pm
-giggles- I knew those elephant genes would come in handy one day. 😉
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April 15th, 2016 at 12:11 pm
Now I have to find one here so I can try it!
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April 15th, 2016 at 7:28 pm
I’d offer to send you some but I think they’d be jelly by the time they arrived. 😦
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April 15th, 2016 at 2:54 am
How satisfying it must be to see the fruits of your labor. Literally!
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April 15th, 2016 at 8:01 am
-grin- And they taste good too!
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April 14th, 2016 at 11:35 pm
Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
I really miss the taste of Feijoas!!!
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April 15th, 2016 at 8:04 am
Ahhh… I wish I could send you some! 😦
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April 14th, 2016 at 11:35 pm
I love Feijoas, and Kiwi fruit. Can’t readily get either of them here in the UK. 😦
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April 15th, 2016 at 8:07 am
The answer is simple: emmigrate! Okay, maybe just come for a visit. Make it around this time of year and you can have as many feijoa as you can eat. 🙂
I have kiwi fruit vines as well but haven’t had the same success. Maybe next year.
Btw thanks so much for the reblog!
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April 15th, 2016 at 11:56 am
I lived in New Zealand for fourty-two years, the land where Feijoa trees and Kiwi fruit, or as we knew them- Chinese Goosberries, grew in abundance…
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April 15th, 2016 at 7:30 pm
And you left? Tsk tsk. I’ll be honest, my only experience of New Zealand is a 4? hour stopover, but I do remember the cream was delicious. You have my commiserations.
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April 15th, 2016 at 7:32 pm
I had no choice. Back in 2000, once you passed fifty, the chances of finding another job were non-existant!
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April 15th, 2016 at 10:45 pm
-sigh- it’s still the same here in Australia.
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April 14th, 2016 at 10:55 pm
Heeey horizontal farming!
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April 14th, 2016 at 10:57 pm
lmao – not quite as sexy as vertical farming but it sure tastes good. 🙂
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