Guava

Guava: Canopy width 350 cm (138 in). Full sun, 6–8 hours a day.

Key facts

Canopy width	350 cm (138 in)
Sun	Full sun, 6–8 hours a day
Root depth	40 cm (16 in)
Height when grown	315 cm (124 in)
Crop rotation group	Herbs, flowers and perennials
Support	None needed

Planting

How it is started	From a bought plant
When to plant	Outdoors after the last frost; soil at least 18 °C

Care

Takes transplanting	Only with care, keep the root ball
Hardening off	10–14 days
Life cycle	Perennial
Cold tolerance	Tender, hurt by frost
Soil	Rich, with compost, free draining, pH 4.5–7
In a pot	60 L, 50 cm (19.7 in)
Watering	Water when the soil is dry two fingers down; while growing, while fruit sets, in dry spells
Feeding	Hungry; in spring, while growing, while picking
Support and training	None needed; prune

Harvest and planning

Days to first harvest	2–3 years, from planting
Ready when	It smells sweet at the stem
Harvest window	Picked again and again, 6–12 weeks
Typical yield	10–30 kg per plant
Botanical family	Myrtaceae
Watch out for	Fruit flies, scale insects
First crop after	2–3 years
Pollination	Fruits on its own

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Sowing and harvest

Plant out	Apr–May
Harvest	Aug–Nov

My dates for this crop

My country Last spring frost where I live

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Months for a temperate climate: about a month later in the north and a month earlier in the south. Give your own last frost date for exact dates.

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Sources

The values on this page marked as checked come from these sources: spacing, sowing depth, germination, soil, timing and safety notes, each against the source named here.

Guava Growing in the Florida Home Landscape (HS4) — University of Florida IFAS Extension for: soil; checked 2026-10-31

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