How to grow Feijoa in a biological way
How to grow Feijoa in a biological way
La Feijoa (Acca sellowiana (O. Berg)) (synonym: Feijoa selloviana) or Acca – or still guayabo of Brazil is an evergreen shrub native to South America, which is grown in Africa and Australia and is also cultivated in Italy Southern.
The feijoa is usually a multi-stemmed shrub, a slow growing evergreen, which can grow up to 4-7 m, with dark, glossy, thick, elliptic, opposite leaves and a length of about cm. The lower page is feltrosa (finely hairy). It is possible to make infusions with the dried leaves; the flowers are medium-small, often gathered in groups are numerous, of white-pink color. From the flowers are born fruits, elongated oval, 4-8 cm long, green, sometimes suffused with yellow or orange, edible, which ripen without problems in the warmest Italian areas.
It is a plant that prefers to be placed half-shade. Feijoa plants can withstand temperatures close to -10 ° C, even lower for short periods and can withstand winds, even brackish.
For the Feijoa plant it is good to choose a soil rich in organic substance, well drained and slightly acidic. The multiplication of Feijoa can occur by seed, in spring, even if the new plants show a certain genetic variability; cuttings can also be arranged in spring, taken from young branches.
The sixth of the system to be adopted can be 4×3 or 4×4. Before planting, dig holes of 50 x 50 x 50 in which to place 4-5 kg of mature manure or compost. For this plant (although resistant to drought) irrigations are necessary above all to obtain good yields and good size, the cadence of the irrigation shift must be determined relatively to the structure of the ground. It is interesting its good tolerance to a relative salinity of irrigation water. For maintenance fertilization, it is necessary to opt for additions between green manure with leguminous plants and the addition of well-mature manure or compost, depending on the type of soil or the integration with green manure.
As for adversities, the Feijoa is a fairly resilient plant, although it can be affected by the ladybird half a grain of pepper with which you can intervene with natural methods.