Do this to CHAYOTE PLANTS for more Chayote Harvest

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[@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE]

This is so awesome that you have Cheyote coming up for 7th year. The root is probably huge! Some one said a few years ago that the young leaves and shoots and more nutritious then the fruit that is eaten as a vegetable. I like Cheyote fruit raw the best. Its so crunchy,

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes, you can eat the young leaves and shoots, cook and eat yummy!

[@gailrobertson]

Great job Marie! The chayotes are really doing well. Really impressive that the big one is on its 7th time around! Wow, and the tops do snap off easily and I'm sure those parts will be yummy in my stir-fried veggies or in a nice Veggie LoMein!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you, yeah I cooked it in soup. 🙂 so good. Looking forward to the chayote fruits

[@ooohlaa13]

when I was living in Hawaii I got intro to chayote and loved it. Last week in FL I received two at the food bank. In one week it already has a sprout so now I find you and your wonderful teaching. I love to grow and eat my own food, organically as possible. How do we fertilize these after planting? What to feed them? Thank you for the no nonsense, no jokes or trying to be cute, just honest info sharing your expertise and your kindness is so obvious. Blessings!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you for you kind comment. I rarely fertilize the chayote plants because it decaying leaves in the soil and as mulch around the plants. You can fertilize using organic store-bought fertilizer.

[@Get2itBJ]

When I was a kid these used to grow on the side of my house up and along the fence. I didn’t know what they were at the time.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

O yeah?! You can try planting chayote🙂

[@lekoto99]

Sangat insfiratif cara berkebunya mantap

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you for your kond words🙂

[@SKNgaihte]

Why do you cut the bud while growong chayote?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

To control the spread of the main vine so it will produce more vinea, so it will produce more fruits

[@rebeccahenriksen4443]

I'm trying to grow these in a large container. Will it work?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi it probably will..big enough container for the roots to have room to grow and get nourishment from the soil. You can try pruning to control its size

[@Clairsadventures]

Hi Marie, I was wondering when my choyote will bloom so I can get choyote. I thought they would be blooming by now. My son just set up a harbor for them for me. I keep watching but no flowers yet. Thanks again for the plants you sent me. Appreciate.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Mine usually blooms around August or September. It takes a while

[@Clairsadventures]

@@wellnessandcountrylife thank you. Are your choyote blossoming yet. I think I see a blossom on mine today. Lol 😝

[@mhonbenipattonbvui4999]

Mine usually blooms between April and may and till July and stop in the month of Aug and start blooms on September till first and second of January, it's depends on us ,I can see all my villagers chayote stop produced on the months of November, but in some place they don't produce fruits only vine like my neighboring village

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Wow, what zone are you in? I'm in zone 7. Somehow I see flowers around August

[@Clairsadventures]

@@wellnessandcountrylife I’m in Georgia zone 7B I think and mine is in a container! Plastic tub. Planted it since March because it was growing too long inside.

[@gitapatel2378]

Thanks 🙏

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

No probs 🙂

[@AAHomeGardening]

chayote looking good

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

It has little chayotes now. Wohoo! How's your chayote doing?

[@AAHomeGardening]

@@wellnessandcountrylife not even blossoms yet Haven't looked for three days now

[@Clairsadventures]

Wondering if the choyote is bearing fruit yet. Mine still not showing any fruit yet. Not sure if I’ll see any before it gets cold.

[@USARoadtrip364]

thanks for sharing your video.. you said two times, seven times. that means Chayote is perennial ?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

You can save the roots by muching them thick and wide. In the tropical countries chayote plany produce chayotes for as long as the vines are alive about 2 years. Apparently in zone 7 in the US chayote can be treated as "perennial" if given the right conditions.

[@albertverano769]

Sis do you put abono on the soil of sayote salamat po

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hello! No fertilizer but the decaying mulch is enriching the soil

[@albertverano769]

@@wellnessandcountrylife salamat Sis. happy thanksgiving to all...

[@nazmaramjaun6263]

What do you mean when you say a third or fourth timer? Do you remove the root and keep it inside over winter?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi the roots stay in the ground over winter. They're protected by thick leaf mulch

[@Metqa]

Great Videos! About how much fruit do you get from each plant on average. Is your Trellis just cattle-panels and 4x4's? I want to grow, but I have a small front yard, is the only place where there is any strong sun. My backyard has a lot of tree cover. I assume this plant needs A LOT of sunshine. So I need to make it look Attractive so the city doesn't come after me! LOL I have some wire mesh that is 4 x 7 feet. I have shaped into a half cylinder and stick them upright into tire planters at the base. I use them to trellis tomato plants. can I use this for chayote to grow up? is 7 ft high enough or should I have an Arch style trellis like yours? Thank you for any suggestions.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

7 ft should be fine. You can control the size by cutting the tips when the plant is well established with vines and leaves. Wire mesh would work. Just make sure that yiur frame is sturdy enough to hold the weight of tbe entire plant. As for my chayotes, it's hard to tell how much chayote per plant produce, because they share the same trellis. I do know for a fact that the oldest chayote produce first, so I assume the same plant produce more than others. My chayotes have fingernail-sized chayotes right now.

[@Metqa]

@@wellnessandcountrylife Thank you very much for your video and your advice. I keep returning to watch and learn from your experience. The month is January 2023 and I have 3 fruit that have sprouted and I hope to keep alive over winter in Zone 8a. I have one in my popup green house and 2 in my indoor seed sprouter to encourage root growth. My only concern, now that they have beautiful leaf sprouts, is that ONE of them is getting adventerous and is shooting out about an inch per day! LOL I know they are vines but I don't have enough room under my grow lights to sustain that type of growth yet. This plant has 5 lateral leaf shoots with 1 and 2 inch gaps between each leaf. This is my plan: I think I will SNIP the growing tip in order to curb the central stem growth and encourage those leaves to get larger. I am unsure about this plant, but hope it will encourage side shoots like other plants do when the leader branch is tipped. Does that seem like a feasible thing to do?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

@@Metqa Hi! Yes you can control the size of your plant to keep them shorter by snipping the tips/young shoots. You can eat them too. I have 5 growing in containers, inside our guest room. I'm going to transplant them in the graden in late spring. If you are in zone 8, chayote should do well for you. I know winter can be tricky and it may affect you during unusual cold, but if you have a cover or a greenhouse to protect your chayote plant that would be better. I hope your chayote will get to grow in full size 🙂

[@Clairsadventures]

Is your choyote bearing yet? Don’t see one on my trees. Maybe next year. I’ll try to cover it like you do over the winter. Thanks Marie 🙏

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Mine have flowers. Soon will be fruits. It takes time for none-spikey chayotes to bear fruits

[@hmmm..2733]

Thank you!! How much do you prune the overwintered chayote? Do you plant new chayote plants in the spring? How long from planting to fruiting, generally? Are they large consumers of water, or? Do you cover the plants over winter?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

I don't prune overwinter . I do plant new chayotes every year, but I start in containers, indoor, then I transfer them on the ground after last frost around last week of April. We have about 6 months growing season till harvest.

[@gitmoholliday5764]

I think it is also possible to cut out discolored leaves ?? ( some old leaves tend to turn yellow / brown )

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes, you can cut the yellowing or browning leaves. Water regularly it helps so the plants don't dehydrate

[@cookmaster3626]

Are Chayote plants perennial? Surprised to know that. How cold a winter do they survive to regrow the next year.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

They are not perennial, but thry can grow back if the roots are protected during winter. I live in zone 7, so far my chayote plant comes back in springtime

[@KHACHANNEL]

This fery mantap

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

How long before the plant starts to produce fruit?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

It takes about 5 months before it flowers and bear fruits

[@luninghermo9471]

how often you need to water your sayote plant

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

In the summer I water it regularly. Leaves around the base of the plants also help retain soil moisture

[@toniatnas]

I planted more than two years big leaves green and thick stems but not one fruit what to do please help

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi you either planted too late or you live in a much colder zone.

[@toniatnas]

@@wellnessandcountrylife In Cyprus weather now 28-30 c summer in August 30-35 c In winter 5 c But why very healthy big size leaves green Do i have to do crossing with other piece of chyoute

[@mingli6753]

@@toniatnas fertilizer N-P-K, N is for leaves growing, P-K for fruiting. Maybe you gave plants too much N, not enough P-K.

[@myhealthobs5290]

I had no idea they came back

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes, they do. Just protect the roots by mulching it.

[@SucculentSoul7]

I live in Northern California. How do you protect the plant from frost?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

If you plant under a greenhouse that will be better. Mine are not in greenhouse so after I harvest the leaves and vines will just succumb to frost. I just protect and cover the base to protect the roots

[@gigime5472]

Hi Marie, I planted 3x but never gave me any sayote. Do you know why?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi what one are you in? I can barely get harvest between October and November because of early cold snaps/frost. But I do get some chayotes. I live in zone 7.

[@gigime5472]

@@wellnessandcountrylife Hi Marie, thanks for replying ❤️ I live in zone 9b and for what reason my sayote was so healthy but it’s not even flowering at all.

[@ofwcleanervlog]

I grow also sayote only one still growing.i just put in the pot because I'm living in apartment I out in the balcony

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

That's a good try. Hope it will produce chayote fruits for your to enjoy.

[@SucculentSoul7]

when does it start pushing out fruit? I have a plant that’s 3 months old pushing out nothing.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi! About 5 to 6 months before you start seeing flowers and fruits

[@SucculentSoul7]

@@wellnessandcountrylife thank u!!

[@itzybitzy479]

I have three chayote plants about 6 inches tall. One of them is yellow. Any suggestions? They are very bushy otherwise.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yellow leaves? Are they in the ground? It could be lack of nitrogen. You can fertilizer mix in water to the soil.

[@itzybitzy479]

Thank you for responding💚 They're in 25 gallon barrels. I used the same soil mix in all three plants. It's just one that is completely yellow. No pests present or root rot. I watered it with a little Epson salt last night per my neighbor's suggestion.

[@pihusmartlife8729]

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[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Sorry I don't have available for planting right now.

[@manoi54]

First here mam.my 4 months chayote has no flowers yet, but they're healthy.do I need to put a fertilizer? thank u..

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

What zone are you in? In zone 7 it takes 5 to 6 months before you see flowers and fruits.

[@manoi54]

@@wellnessandcountrylife Fayetteville,North Carolina is 8a.Merci.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

@@manoi54 you can fertilize them to help boost the plant. You should be able to get chayotes if you planted earlier.

[@manoi54]

@@wellnessandcountrylifeyeah it makes sense,but the question is..the month of feb n march the weather here in NC is still kinda cold..will it grow?Anyways,i apply that Ajinomoto fertilizer thing.Thank you for your time,Frank.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

@@manoi54 i plant my chayote seeds in container in fall. I keep them indoor throughout winter. I transplant around end of April or after last frost

[@richardsuaco83]

I have also grown this in the backyard but it takes a long times to bear fruit..pa hug naman

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes it takes a while to bear fruits, but once it' starts producing it produces for while

[@jacklamkang]

My mom planted it. She watched it grow for couple of feets, then die. The same continued for 2/3 years and then around the 3rd/4th year it started hearing fruit. It's been bearing fruit for the 2nd time or so. As long as the roots are alive, don't lose hope.