Guava or "Farang"

[Pik]

Just planted some Guava or "Farang" but do not have any idea how to prune and grow,

Thank You for assistance

[speedtripler]

Generally, farang are known to thrive in shady conditions, with copious amounts of beer and fast food...

[h90]

Generally, farang are known to thrive in shady conditions, with copious amounts of beer and fast food...

Under this conditions they grow pretty fat, in Pattaya are plenty of successful Farang farmer.

[BigBadGeordie]

Generally, farang are known to thrive in shady conditions, with copious amounts of beer and fast food...

Under this conditions they grow pretty fat, in Pattaya are plenty of successful Farang farmer.

Correct. The experts in this type of "farming" appear to be Isaan girls. Edited August 6, 2015 by BigBadGeordie

[canman]

Generally, farang are known to thrive in shady conditions, with copious amounts of beer and fast food...

Under this conditions they grow pretty fat, in Pattaya are plenty of successful Farang farmer.

Correct. The experts in this type of "farming" appear to be Isaan girls.

Correction - the Isaan girls prefer to harvest an already mature specimen

[faraday]

It is also believed, that when these brave & pioneering Farang Farmers use a particular type of fertilizer

it often results in Gold magically appearing on certain ladies bodies the next day.

[khwaibah]

Called Farang through out Thailand.

[sipi]

I have killed guava trees with kindness. The missus just leaves them to the elements and they seem to do ok.

[stoneyboy]

Round these parts they've been known to be cut short,buried deep and covered over with s#it.

[faraday]

Apparently, this special fruit when soaked in beer, often drops from the tree & over balconies.

This often observed phenomenom occurs mainly in tourist areas & goes by the name of:

Farangicide

[speedtripler]

A farang needs a lot of tlc,they need regular feeding, bathing, pruning, grooming,forced to get medical checks etc or they will rapidly fall into a state of disrepair if left unattended esp in areas like pattaya... Many can easily become disenchanted due to neglect and loneliness so it's imperative that this detrimental condition is not allowed to fester into a grumpy barstool occupying farang with nothing to contribute except depressing tales of woe..

If carefully cultivated, a farang can provide many years of compensation and often known to be generous in leaving all worldly possessions to a decades younger caregiver but please remember...

A farang is for life.... Not just for Christmas

[h90]

A farang needs a lot of tlc,they need regular feeding, bathing, pruning, grooming,forced to get medical checks etc or they will rapidly fall into a state of disrepair if left unattended esp in areas like pattaya... Many can easily become disenchanted due to neglect and loneliness so it's imperative that this detrimental condition is not allowed to fester into a grumpy barstool occupying farang with nothing to contribute except depressing tales of woe..

If carefully cultivated, a farang can provide many years of compensation and often known to be generous in leaving all worldly possessions to a decades younger caregiver but please remember...

A farang is for life.... Not just for Christmas

no no experience show that regular bathing is not necessary and often even resisted. From the smell they are comparable with Durian. That is normal. But important they must be regular brought to some Farang watering place...that keeps them happy. If they are let unattended there for a too long time they get easily infected on their root.

[faraday]

We also need 'milking' too you know.....

[sipi]

I see you have tried to reopen this thread seriously. Ok Pik, for now just leave them. As I said earlier, I have killed them with kindness. The wife treats them with minimal maintenance and they do fine (in the North), and produce plentiful fine fruit. Maybe a bit of chicken or buffalo poo is tossed their way occasionally.

[itsmylife]

Attn : Farang Farmer dun give too much bullshit to them they can't handle the truth.

[drtreelove]

Pik, I guess you should have specified "ponlamai farang", the fruit, although the humor is entertaining.

For your guava plants you can just follow good tree care principles, most important is soil and water management. It would have been good if you asked the question before planting, but hopefully you have prepared the soil well with soil testing and prescription mineral and biological amendments, and with mulch over the soil surface in the root zone and a good irrigation program.

After initial establishment where frequent watering is required when not raining, develop a watering program or irrigation system that provides deep watering on an infrequent basis, like once a week to achieve 10 inch depth saturation. Daily/frequent watering can create conditions for fungal or water-mold root and collar rot.

Use general purpose fertilization, naturally derived materials are best and are least damaging to soil biology. See the pinned subjects in the organic forum to get some good information on soil fertility, effective micro-organisms and mulching, etc. Don't over-fertilize (including with manure), which will produce excessive vegetative growth that is susceptible to pest and disease problems

If you don't know pruning principles, then just stick with pruning that is obviously needed, like removing dead wood, promoting structural integrity with a central leader system, lite thinning and shaping. Watch for and remove suckers originating from below the graft, as they will produce rampant foliage that is not true to the grafted variety.

Local harmful practices to avoid are piling soil or mulch up around the basal stem, keep the graft above soil grade and the root collar/flare at soil grade or slightly above. And don't prune heavily with crown reduction.

Inspect the trees at least weekly and identify any irregularities that you see. Pest control is best practiced as preventive. If you wait for heavy pest infestations or advanced disease conditions to develop, they are much more difficult or impossible to control.

Those are some first thoughts to answer your question. Post photos and progress reports please. There is a wealth of knowledge from members here, but large scope general questions like yours are hard to answer in a brief post. That's one reason I think that we went the farang beer garden humor direction. Ask questions on specific issues and you will likely get more pertinent advise. Don