How to winterize CHAYOTE PLANTS in 4-season country

[@EssayonsFG]

Nice seeing you out in the garden, Marie. Having perennial chayote in your grow zone is amazing too. Rob

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you! I am still careful when I'm outside. It's not fully safe yet. My allergy is bad this year

[@racif]

So cool! Great to know they can winterize with care.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes, they can grow back if given the proper care and protection

[@OCDishChick]

Amazing! The Comeback kids!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

I am so glad they did! It's exciting

[@veraVD1984]

So interesting, I live 7b in Northern Germany, first frost end of November, but cool and wet summer. Need to plant in extra warm position, maybe too late for fruit this year as I start germination now, but try to overwinter root indoors then first year, now I see it doesn't need light to survive if it is kept very cold... Such crazy plant, I'm completely in love 😁.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi! You can still plant this time, but probably won't produce fruits. You can let it grow and establish roots. You can eat and cook the young tops as well. It's another way to prune and control its size. In the fall and early winter cover the base with thick mulch.

[@sciencesimplyexplainedbyiv3449]

Awesome kaau namalik jyd ug tubo

[@WKellyJW]

thank you, this is the first year I had success growing the Chayote vine in North Texas. I am originally from New Orleans and it is easy to grow. I now need to figure out how to make it produce the fruit. I will definitely take your advice how to preserve the plant through the winter.

[@conradcastillo9563]

amazing, so nice...amazing feelings... I will try here in Houston, Texas zone 9a

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yes, you can grow chayote in Texas

[@hmmm..2733]

Thank you! Did you prune the chayote in the fall when you mulched it? Or just let the frost kill the vine?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi, no I didn't prune it. Just let the vines die, but covered the base with mulch.

[@nenengbeeboom7511]

Hahha mapa Akan kag uhipan diha hahah Hala noh Ingon ana diay ang chayote mu Turok sila og Balik Ikaw na gyud ang ‘Ultimate Chayote Queen Gardener’ Keep it up wohoo ..👏👏❤️💪🏻

[@shawndeelooney2690]

Thank you for sharing!! I live in Texas zone 7 as well!! Thank you again!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

You're welcome. I"m glad this video is helpful to you 🙂

[@28tmarts]

Wow, very nice informative. Thanks for sharing this tips.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Ning balik napud ug utro ang chayote. 🙂

[@BadBoyBreeze13]

This is great information for people to know about. I saw this growing in Florida. I don’t know how to eat them. I picked one, but I ended up throwing it away because I know nothing about them.

[@dilrubaakhter2608]

You can eat chayote like raw papaya curry.

[@AAHomeGardening]

wow, amazing, it came back

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Yeah, I am amazed. Now I have 2 🙂 comeback plants. Plus the ones I planted in containers

[@AAHomeGardening]

@@wellnessandcountrylife really lovely I am hoping this year, is my year to get some chayote Haven't been able to get any to fruit yet

[@mylenebaker8008]

Wow another chayote video this will go up again! Catching up Tess I just got back my signal and I hope this will last.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you, te!

[@daffodilharper]

I have to plant chayote here in our island. I don't know if I can grow them here but in our province before we had plenty of them we don't even have to plant. Thank you for sharing this Tess. helpful kaayo!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Cge te go go for it. Yum kaau

[@CharlesNuera]

amazing kaau ang 6th timer..

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

hahaha! I will harvest all the chayotes this week. frost is here na, hahaay kaluoy sa chayote matulog napud

[@melbawilson7697]

Hi thanks for your good advice. I m starting 1 today got from store 😅Bermuda.

[@ManangMeme]

Wow thank you for sharing i didn't know they will come back. I grow chayote that I bought from store it grow and I transplanted to the bucket but didn't make it because of strong wind.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

If you live in zone 7 and above you can grow chayote outside in the ground. Cover the base of the plant with mulch to protect the roots in winter.

[@ManangMeme]

@@wellnessandcountrylife i live in zone 5 and i will try next time.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

@@ManangMeme zone 5 has not enough warm weather to help the chayote grow. Consider planting indoor first in container and then transplant in the ground in spring after the last frost. Greenhouse will help extend the warm weather.

[@ManangMeme]

@@wellnessandcountrylife i will try next time. Thank you ♥️

[@mphil8433]

That's great news!

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Thank you! I'm glad it's helpful to you

[@kitchenspiral]

Hi! I watched another video as well. Good to know that chayote can over winter under pile of leaves. I am in Tokyo Japan where is in HZ7. You let the leaves get exposed to the rain, correct ? I visited TN (south of Nashville) very often when I lived in the US, so I know the climate is very similar to Tokyo.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi, yes you can overwinter chayote, under leaves pile. I didn't know until I experimented 8 years ago. We are in zone 7, in TN. Last year, all my dormant chayote plants came up, even the undermulched. I was impressed.

[@mphil8433]

Praise the Lord!

[@precycrisostomo4599]

Do think it will grow here in Canada,?at present the winter is so high but if the summer will come how can i plant it in the backyard?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi what zone are you in? Zone 6 and below has shorter warm weather. Unless you have a heated greenhouse . Chayote likes warm weather to produce leaves and fruits. Where i live in zone 7 i can barely get fruits. About a month or so of harvest.

[@shawndeelooney2690]

How do you keep them for seeding? Just keep the squash for next season as a sprout?

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Keep the chayote in a cool & dark room. Or root cellar. Wrap them with newspapers. Putting them in the fridge can slow their germination.

[@sec.ofjavellanas8023]

watched and learned

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Salamat kuya

[@MandyFamtv]

Thumbs up

[@dilrubaakhter2608]

Which month did you cover it?I have alive plant yet in the garden.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Hi which zone are you in? I'm in zone7. I usually cover with mulch right before first frost, mid ir end of October

[@dilrubaakhter2608]

I live in Birmingham.

[@Gigi_Cal]

Do you have an update video? How many chayotes does the vines have now?? I am so interested to see.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Pls check my latest videos on chayotes, if you haven't done so. Thank u ❤

[@3bouldersurban653]

I planted a chayote this year and I was wondering how would it act when frost and winter come around?!? Thanks

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

Unfortunately, chayote plant will die in winter. But you can protect the base with thick mulch to protect the roots. I will grow back in spring time. I live in zone 7, depending on where you live, planting chayote for fruits may not be worth it, but you can eat the young leaves and tips.

[@3bouldersurban653]

@@wellnessandcountrylife im in growing zone 8b. I’ll mulch it heavily as i did for the bananas hoping for it to regrow when spring comes. Finger 🤞

[@sciencesimplyexplainedbyiv3449]

Here.....

[@HowardMui-r4i]

I bought a chyote from walmart and planted it. It grew big but no fruit. Anyone has any luck or suggestions? Thanks.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

What zone are you in? It takes 5 to 6 months before it produces chayotes. Once it produces, it continues to produce. Chayote is ideal in zones 8 or 9. Cool zones but no winter . It's a tropical veggie

[@pritamrai8456]

Do you eat chayote root? If not it’s like yam you can eat

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

No we don't because we save the roots, we keep it mulch and protected so it grows back in Spring

[@Gardeningandtravellifestyle]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@samsien9105]

Don't you know Chayote has bulb under ground for perennial, you plant at one time that it, you don't needs to replant every year.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

In zone 7 chayote can die if you don't put thick mulch around the roots/base