This ONE Thing Will KILL Your New Fruit Tree! How to Stop it

It goes without saying that growing ANYTHING in the desert can be a challenge. The same goes for fruit trees, but today we're planting a new Pineapple Guava and showing you the one thing we NEVER skip when planting a new fruit tree.
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[@pascalxus]

Great point!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's a bummer to do everything "right" when planting a new tree just to see it scorched in it's first year by the sun!

[@robertjureit2574]

I really enjoy your channel. Have been watching for at least 2 years. I’m on 2.5 acres in central Florida,on a River. My Orchard is about 60 trees. In the ground for about 4.5 years. Some in Pots, nemotoads are a BIG problem here. Keep up the GREAT work. Thanks

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the content. We have a few viewers from FL that we've met through this channel, especially folks in similar zones (we're in 9a). I have to admit, just a little jealous of that river, but I realize it comes with challenges. You guys have pests that simply can't survive our extremely dry weather!

[@Godisincontrol325]

Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 I subscribed to your channel 😀🙏

[@jelena8357]

You guys turned up desert in paradise❤. You are verry sucescive.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That was the plan and it's starting to come together!

[@user-hh3cz1km6h]

Paint that trunk! I lost 4 Pineapple guava bushes, plus 4 seedlings over the years to the wind. Next to the sun, wind is a killer. Apple trees, a pear, and so on. Pineapple guava are native to a savannah setting, but the first few years need wind protection. More, if you tend to get high winds, put up a windbreak. I use shade cloth, 40%, to protect blooms, as well. Hope springeth eternal. I'm on the Planting Justice site, and they have a lot this year. niio, kids!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

The guys at Planting Justice really do a good job of having a lot of variety. Especially this time of year!!

[@blueberryrl]

I will be sure to mulch and paint the trunks of my new fruit trees 😮! I lost 3 fruit trees last year from the brutal heat in July. Where did you get the wood chip mulch for your fruit trees?

[@user-hh3cz1km6h]

@@blueberryrl I have a chipper. People bring me brush. Cool, that they're willing to deliver it to the back door :) This year is supposed to be mild, and everything should get stronger. I'm betting on cooler weather by getting a lot of tomatoes ready for the garden. Chimayo chilis should be good with hot days and cool/cold nights. Right now there's a packrat or something eating tomato plants (still in pots). All those tomatoes lost, erk.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@blueberryrl those were secured through Chip Drop, but it's been a few years since we've seen them, so we're much more careful with where we use them!

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Hi, Lori, hi Duane. What's my favorite colour in Phoenix, Az ? Green. I've learned so much from you both about planting and caring for fruit trees. I'm still hoping one day to put it into practise. Pineapple Guava sounds like a wonderful sort of fruit. 💕🐱 This new tree might be one for a Cheshire cat. 😊

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey, that's our favorite color too. 😉 I will say, our cats are much like that Cheshire cat. Always looking at climbing those trees!!

[@-ssch]

Soil doesn’t look like native clay soil at all..

[@drillsergeant623]

@ 3:25

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's what a couple years of nothing but woodchips and moisture will do on top of that dirt!

[@drillsergeant623]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Exactly

[@glleon80517]

Hey , Dwane, George L here. Great video! Do you paint your grapevine trunks?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@glleon80517 Hey George. No, we haven't had a need to paint those. They seem to be pretty much impervious to the weather!

[@guy4698]

nice info

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you found this one useful!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video. This is different type of guavas.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yes, these are definitely different from the standard guavas!

[@grovermartin6874]

​@@EdgeofNowhereFarmThere is a place in New Zealand cslled Takaka. Is that guava from New Zealand?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@grovermartin6874 Bingo! Had to look it up, but it sounds like most of the breeding for this variety was done in NZ!

[@grovermartin6874]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Now THERE is some perfect climate!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@grovermartin6874 no doubt!

[@lindenmeyer11]

Have you given the deep root watering system a chance? Or "if aint broke dont fix it"? Cheers. Great farm you've got there!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've been very happy with the function of our watering rings here on the farm and wouldn't want to risk that. However, as we expand onto other parts of the farm where we do not have irrigation and want to maintain more desert adapted trees and plants, that is something we may consider.

[@lindenmeyer11]

would love to see a video from you guys giving it a chance. And most importantly seeing your critical take on this technique as an experiment@@EdgeofNowhereFarm

[@mancavekitchens4540]

Great video sir, following from a small rural village in Kenya East Africa. Polite request is it possible to get Ein shimer Scion wood shipped to Kenya from your Garden, planted some Anna variety an year ago waiting for the luck , am advised ein shimer can perform well on our tropical equator climate , however getting such fruit trees in ths part of the world is a mystery... Please advise,i always love your videos .

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Wow, hello from us here in the US! I know our climates are very similar, so the Ein Shemer should do well for you. Unfortunately, the US has made it very difficult for a business like ours to ship plant products through the mail and we don't have the needed certification to do this. There are a few online retailers here in the US, but I don't believe they can ship internationally.

[@mancavekitchens4540]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm No worries, I will keep looking, thanks big, keep on keeping on, am your fun and I will keep following on, good times!!

[@3moirai]

Great video on planting trees. I just got some IV Organics paint. Is there a way to mix smaller batches? The can says mix up what you'll use same day. And it'll keep refrigerated 2 weeks. I don't have that many trees to paint.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've had very good success keeping them in the fridge, even for several weeks (a few months sometimes). You'd have to measure out the 2 ingredients to get a half batch, but we've had good success keeping them in the fridge between uses, so we haven't attempted that.

[@michaelmcgourty9535]

Can/do you grow any citrus like lemons or oranges in your area?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh yes, we have several varieties of citrus here on the farm. 4 different mandarins, lemon, lime, 4 orange varieties, pomelo, grapefruit and 3 different kumquats. They do really well for us!

[@michaelmcgourty9535]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Follow up question! Does it snow there? I live here in glamourous Pahrump, Nv, just outside of DeathValley. We have a similar climate to yours (Zone8b), but I think we are at a bit higher elevation and we get a little snow here every year (Not this year for some reason).

[@fleaniswerkhardt4647]

How recent is the fly-by video at the start ?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It looks like that was about 18 months ago. We try to keep them relatively up to date, but there's been a few changes since this one!!

[@fleaniswerkhardt4647]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm-It would be interesting to see one done after the heatwaves that you guys had. How are your jujubes going? Have you ever done a video on what treatment you give them each season or do you just let them do what they want?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@fleaniswerkhardt4647 the Jujube are doing great. They're the last to come out of dormancy, so they're bare sticks right now, but come end of March/April they should explode again. We don't do anything special with those trees. They love the heat and do just fine in the Winter during dormancy. Really easy for us.

[@Chriszlaststand]

How do you keep Sonoran Desert Woodpeckers away? Any suggestions?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Well, since they're protected birds we don't even try to keep them away. They do some damage on the trunks, but not enough to kill any of the trees. At least, we haven't had that happen. I'm not sure if there is an effective way of keeping them from the property.

[@Chriszlaststand]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank You.. Yes, asking as we lost two mature 15 year old Anna apple trees on our flood irrigated citrus property here in Mesa Az. This occurred about 10 years ago & would like to replace them. They like our many Date Palms when raising their offspring in the spring. Don’t mind this at all, as they are lovely creatures. Working on Red flame grape project now. Your work is a so valuable in this learning process. Side note: Interesting topic adding barn owl nesting to orchards. Discussion mentioned in this Burrowing Owl story along agricultural zones. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6inY6SFZch4jacsi=2nJ-e0v-_MwUzquo

[@Pamsgarden213]

I did not think you guys liked guavas. Did you find one you do like?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This one is not a traditional guava and the jury is still out as to whether or not we'll actually get fruit. However, the flowers are delicious!

[@kzziggy]

😂 dewalt cat 🐈 tail chopper to harvest fresh cattail paintbrush 🖌

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my goodness. 🤦‍♂️😂

[@carolinerose5743]

It looks like you used a 1/2" welded wire mesh cage around the tree. I'm wondering if that's needed to try to keep rats and mice out, or if something like 1" chicken wire could be used?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We use those to keep out the bunnies. We've used chicken wire before and eventually the bunnies get to munching on what they're able to reach. The hardware cloth keeps it all on lockdown.

[@klee88029]

How about sliced pool noodles around the trunks, or split tin cans, instead of painting white, to protect the trunks from sunburn? I am in Luna County, NM, many hot, sunny days here also.🤔🧓

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I imagine those would do ok as well as long as you are still very dry, which I assume you probably are!

[@klee88029]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Oh yes, very similar to Wickenberg area. Thx for replying. 👍🧓

[@carolinerose5743]

One problem I can foresee if using pool noodles, is that they won't last long in strong sunshine, and they will start to deteriorate within a year.

[@klee88029]

@@carolinerose5743 True, they don't. But for rather thin trunks they are good enough for the hottest months we have with almost ever day 100+° June thru Mid-September in the SW if you just don't have the funds for non-harming white paint. I use split cans for the most part, stacking them as high up as possible to keep the rabbits and kangaroo rats away.

[@WednesdaysWWP51]

I’ve watched other videos from these guys where they say the trunk paint is useless and to use the plastic sleeve. Sponsored changed their minds? Idk?? 🫠

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We tested out the plastic sleeves a few years back, but they're just too expensive and don't work on larger trees. They are also too big for small trees like this, so we've ditched them completely.