How to Grow Pink Guava? Growing Conditions and Water-Fertilizer Management Are Key

SummaryGrowing conditions: plant in regions with warm climate year-round, with fairly fertile soil and good drainage and irrigation. Reasonable close planting: about 90-100 plants per mu, with row spacing of 3m and plant spacing of about 2.5m. Water and fertilizer management: when there is no rainfall, water once every 5 days, and apply fertilizer at least 3-4 times a year. Pruning branches and leaves: prune according to the principle of removing old, weak, diseased and damaged parts. Flower and fruit thinning: thin flowers and fruits appropriately to avoid loss of nutrients.

I. Growing Conditions

1. Guava is a tropical fruit. Before planting, you first need to choose a good planting site. It should be chosen in a region with a warm climate all year round, with the temperature ideally kept at around 20-28°C.

2. The soil should be fairly fertile with good drainage and irrigation conditions. Mountain land, plains and other sites close to a water source are all suitable.

II. Reasonable Close Planting

1. Guava needs sufficient sunlight during growth, so the ventilation and light transmission in the orchard need to be relatively high. Generally, the method of reasonable close planting is used when planting.

2. Generally, about 90-100 plants can be planted per mu. Planting can be reasonably arranged according to the specific soil fertility. Usually, planting can be done at a spacing of about 3m between rows and about 2.5m between plants, and it can also be adjusted appropriately.

III. Water and Fertilizer Management

1. Water and fertilizer management is very important during guava cultivation. It not only determines the yield and quality of guava, but also determines the usable lifespan of the guava.

2. When planting guava, the soil needs to maintain a certain humidity. If there is no rainfall, it needs to be watered about once every 5 days. During the seedling stage, an irrigation method can be used, and once the fruit trees are mature, sprinkler irrigation can be used.

3. Guava is mainly fertilized with organic fertilizer, combined with a small amount of chemical fertilizer. Apply fertilizer at least 3-4 times a year. The amount of fertilizer used can be appropriately increased according to the growing years of the guava trees. During the fruiting period, an appropriate amount of potassium fertilizer can be added, which helps accelerate the ripening of guava.

IV. Pruning Branches and Leaves

1. In order to enhance ventilation and light transmission in the orchard, branches and leaves can be pruned appropriately. If you want high guava yield, the openness and light penetration in the orchard must be good.

2. During the growth of guava saplings, the branches and leaves in some places will grow too luxuriantly, thus affecting the sunlight received by other branches and leaves. Therefore, pruning needs to be carried out according to the principle of removing old, weak, diseased and damaged parts, so as to achieve a reasonable density. In addition, the growing tip should be appropriately removed, which is more conducive to the growth of side branches.

V. Flower and Fruit Thinning

1. Timely flower and fruit thinning during cultivation helps improve the yield and quality of guava.

2. Guava blooms relatively abundantly during the flowering period, so appropriate flower thinning needs to be carried out at the peak of the flowering period, removing some weaker flowers, flowers damaged by pests and diseases, and flowers with weaker vitality.

3. After the flowers fade and the young fruits grow to the size of a thumb, fruit thinning can be carried out. First, thin the fruits according to the principle of retaining high-quality fruits. In addition, when guava sets fruit, the fruits may be relatively close to each other, so some surrounding fruits need to be appropriately picked off to avoid loss of nutrients.