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  Guava tree will take 2-3 years  to mature and start to form fruits . The guava tree blooms in early spring , but may bloom all year in mild climates We need to prune and trim the guava tree regularly to encourage the growth of large, high-quality guava at the edges of the trees. Keep the soil evenly moist for best fruit production ; allow the top 2 or 3 inches of soil to dry before watering again. If the soil goes completely dry, flowering may be delayed or fruit may drop . Reduce water in winter . Guava fruit will be ripe and ready for harvest about 120 and 150 days after pruning the guava trees In warm year-round locations, guava can produce two crops each year, a large crop in summer followed by a smaller crop in winter . Ripe guavas will develop mature light green as they ripen Home Gardening Ideas

  Guava is a heavy feeder and responds well to manuring . Guava responds well to the monthly fertilizing.​ Hence, fertilize your potted guava tree to speed up the growth of the plant. Incorporate lots and lots of compost and plenty of cattle compost before you plant your guava sapling . In case of young plants, the fertilizers may be applied in circular trench along the periphery of the root zone. In case of older plants the fertilizers may be broadcasted over a radius of 120cm from the base and forked in lightly without damaging the roots. The organic manure may be applied as mulch on the surface . Then mulch them very thickly . And keep mulching and feeding them Once your Guava tree becomes mature enough to produce fruit, fertilize it with 15:5:30 fertilizer regularly Home Gardening Ideas

  After 90 days , the plants would have grown well by 1 feet and now we can transplant them to individual grow bags for better growth Choose garden grow bag of 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep and am transplanting the seedlings into Individual garden grow bag Dig a hole half again as deep and twice as wide as the tree’s roots . Add a cupful of all-purpose fertilizer to the bottom of the hole Set the plant in the hole so that the soil mark from the sapling on the stem is at the surface level as the surrounding soil. Spread the roots out in all directions . Spread 5-10 cm . of organic mulch over the root area Water the plant well just after transplant . Continue irrigating it throughout the entire next growing season . Home Gardening Ideas

  Take a ripe guava and cut the guava into slices   to propagate guava plants from guava seeds Then prepare the pot filled with potting mix with equal parts compost , sand , and soil and place the sliced guava fruits into the center of the pot Cover the slices guava with thin layer of soil and water them thoroughly for easy germination of guava seeds Place the pot in a warm place as the guava plants grow well in humid and dry climates . But the guava plants have very little tolerance for frost or chilly weather Keep the soil moist by watering when the top of the soil starts to feel dry After 30 days the guava seeds will start germinating and have grown upto to 2 inches Home Gardening Ideas

  Banana stalks take 90 to 120 days from flower production to mature fruit Signs of maturity of banana fruits are, fruit becomes plump  and change in color  of fruits from deep green to light green . Also after the banana ripens , fruit generally will look smoothe r or plumper and changes from square or sharp angular shape in cross section to a more rounded shape. Yield of the banana depends on the  temperature , variety, moisture and culture practices Home growers normally harvest the banana before 10 days of ripening when it is in light green color to avoid damaging of the banana while harvesting . Harvesting bananas involves chopping down the whole tree . Once harvesting is done, store them in a cool, shady area and do not the refrigerate the  Bananas. You can ripen them quickly in your home by storing them in a paper bag After harvesting, cut back the tree about a foot and let it dry out in order to allow n...