Growing Feijoa in Australia: The Complete Guide
Feijoa is an easy vine fruit to grow, needing full sun with moderate, drought-tolerant once established watering.
If you're thinking about adding feijoa to the homestead, here's the real detail behind our printable guide — what it actually takes to grow it well in an Australian garden.
Doubles as an edible hedge
Feijoa handles clipping well and is often grown as a productive hedge or screen — a good option if you want privacy and fruit from the same planting.
Planting Feijoa
Method — plant from a potted shrub. Soil — well-drained, tolerates a range of soils. Timing — plant in spring or autumn.
Ongoing Care
Worth paying attention to:
- Water regularly while young, then ease off once established.
- Clip as a hedge or leave free-form — both work well.
- Feed lightly once or twice a year.
- Fallen fruit is often ripe — it drops naturally when ready.
Common Problems
Keep these points in mind:
- Fruit fly — can be an issue in some regions; monitor fallen fruit.
- Few other pest issues — a generally hardy, trouble-free shrub.
- Poor fruit set — needs a second plant nearby for best pollination in many varieties.
- Birds eating fallen fruit — collect promptly once it starts dropping.
When and How to Harvest
Signs — fruit often best picked up once it falls naturally, or gently tested by twisting. Method — collect windfalls daily, or twist ripe fruit from the branch. Curing — ripens further for a day or two at room temperature. Storage — fridge, about a week once ripe.
For the condensed, printable version of everything above, head to the main feijoa guide page.