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Growing Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) in the Pajaro Valley
If you garden in the Pajaro Valley around Watsonville, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is an easygoing fruit that fits the warm valley well. It handles the heat, the soil, and the rare valley-floor frost without complaint, making it one of the simpler fruits to add here.
Growing Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) in the Santa Cruz Coastal Fog Belt
If you garden in the foggy coastal band from Santa Cruz through Aptos and Capitola, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, may be the most rewarding fruit you are not yet growing. This is one of the rare subtropical-looking fruits that genuinely prefers your cool, salty coastal air to i
Growing Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) in the Santa Cruz Banana Belt
If you garden in the county's warm thermal belt above the fog, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is an easy, dependable fruit that fits right in. It does not need the Banana Belt's warmth the way citrus or avocado does, but it crops happily here and earns its place as an evergreen