I bet we’ll have a lot of fruit falling off in this big rain/windstorm. I’ve been harvesting H118, Garrettson, and Yates persimmons. The Yates sometimes need to ripen further indoors. I noticed that one was still somewhat astringent even though it had fallen and was soft. I’m going to be more patient on the next one.
John S
PDX OR
Also, I’ve been eating pawpaws the last few days.
John S
PDX OR
I didn’t check mine today. I think there are 5 little ones on my Sunflower.
Anyone in the Seattle area (or somewhere with similar weather) grow lemon guava or strawberry guava? I saw someone in Portland growing them, but their summers are much warmer. I’d assume it’s doable, but just curious about people’s experiences (success and failures) with them.
I grew Lemon Guava.The fruit ripened but needed to be brought in a greenhouse to do so.
They probably should be treated like a citrus in the Seattle area.
I’m growing both in containers, but mine are both still young. They were fine left outside last winter, but I’ll probably keep them in my greenhouse this winter to protect their foliage (they looked pretty battered left outside), and I’ll definitely keep them protected like my citrus when they start producing fruit.
I got this too when picking a fruit from someone else a few years ago 
because of this, i chose not to pursue it
I have grown and harvested Chilean guava (ugni molinae). It was a small plant and tasted good. One year, I forgot to protect it and it died.
John S
PDX OR
Oh, I meant strawberry guava as in Psidium cattleyanum. I am also growing chilean guava. Luckily, they’re quite tasty! They taste just like guava.
Oops my mixup - no wonder Chilean guava had no problem overwintering!
Meanwhile strawberry guava, zones 9-11, would have to be brought indoors in my zone 8. But interested if some in the PNW are doing that or have it in protected outdoor spot.
My mom was friends with the plant breeder Jim Gerdemann, who lived in Yachats Or. One Green World sells one of his. I bought a few to make mom happy and didn’t provide enough shade or water and they died the same year. Yachats is a coastal town. I probably should have known better.
I just went to look it up, and they still have Jim described as “infamous” for some reason. They wouldn’t tell us why. However, I can say both Jim and his wife had dementia at the end, and they were TERRIBLE drivers, swerving off the road and smacking mailboxes and trash cans and such.
