How To Look After Guava Tree. Suggested companion plants include marigolds borage comfrey and calendula. Feed the pineapple guava once every other month.
Prune your guava tree to give it a tree shape. Always water your guava plant after fertilizing to minimize the risk of burns. Guava appreciate a deep watering but allow the soil to dry before you water again.
Improve fruit quality with more minerals available to the fruit.
If a tree has not been pruned it usually flowers in fall. Guava trees become iron deficient in alkaline and high pH soil. In guava cultivation grafted plants come into bearing at the age of 3 years and peak harvesting periods are August-September for rainy season crop and Jan-Feb. The seeds are numerous but small and in good varieties fully edible.