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In a message dated 11/29/2011 10:46:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Karl.Adamson@apvma.gov.au writes:

> So I soaked them and then left the to germinate in the bag.
> Got almost 100% germination and I've now planted them in a soil that's 
> obviously to friable.
> I'll keep them in really high humidity and see if I can't soften the seed 
> coats a little that way.
> Obviously not keeping them a wet as I should

Hi Karl,

Now I'm confused. You write they germinated but now you want to soften the 
seed coats. What is your definition of germination? Did you get root tips 
showing or did they develop short black roots? If root developed you don't 
need the seed coats to split, as your previous e/m asked about. 

Also my luck with planting seeds after they developed roots in the storage 
bag has been miserably poor.  Those tender roots don't like exposure to air. 


Jerry
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Well, I've not had a lot of success with fruit on the guavas, tho I've
been going with seeds grown out rather than grafted guava.  I have
gotten fruit set on a couple trees after 5 years or so, but the fruit
never sizes up, they stay about the size of a blueberry & eventually
dry up & fall off.  They are really easy to grow, so I like them for
that, probably need to experiment with a grafted selected variety
rather than seedlings (which I got from JL Hudson)...

~mIEKAL



On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Michele Stanton <6ducks@gmail.com> wrote:
> mIEKAL and you other potted fruit growers:
> I have two guavas that are about 5 years old, seedling grown. I hoped the=
y'd
> flower this summer, but no luck.
> They spend the summers on the back porch in full sun, and winters inside
> next to a wall of windows. What I read suggests that they should start
> bearing at 3 years of age.
> They get the same care as I give my citrus.
>
> What is your experience with these? =A0Have you had good fruit production=
?
> Any suggestions to induce flowering? =A0I have not tried anything yet. =
=A0I am
> hesitant to girdle them.
> Michele in SW Ohio
>
>