Guava (Psidium guajava) is a tropical fruit tree valued for its tasty and health-filled fruits in addition to fragrant leaves. Guavas can be grown successfully indoors, allowing homeowners to enjoy at least part of the year with fresh fruit. Guava has been typically grown outdoors, yet many different varieties of guava can be grown indoors. Most importantly, one must choose the correct variety for successful growth indoors. Following are some of the best guava varieties for growing indoors.
1. Dwarf Thai Guava
As one of the most popular types amongst indoor growers, this compact variety produces an unremarkable-small-to-medium open fruit that is sweetly tangy in flavor. Given its manageability in container growing makes Dwarf Thai guava an excellent indoor choice. It's friendly in pruning to maintain its height at around 3-5 ft. This makes the plant perfect for balconies, sunrooms, or well-lit indoor spaces.
2. Barbie Pink Guava
There is a small Pink Barbie Guava that has a delicious shade of pink within it, with a very tropical scent. This variety produces wonderful, sweet, and juicy fruits that contain vitamin C. It flourishes under potting conditions and can adjust to indoor environments with good exposure to heat and sunlight. Cutting the plant regularly produces bushy growth that increases fruit size.
3. Tropical White Guava
Another program good for indoor cultivation would be the Tropical White Guava. It turned out that this variety produces creamy white-fleshed fruits with a somewhat mild, sweet flavor. For the compact plant, it is entirely suitable for container gardening and loves warm, sunny places that provide adequate pruning every once in a while for size management.
4. Ruby Supreme Guava
This is an extremely productive variety producing soft, red-fleshed fruit that is sweet and aromatic. This variety would take itself to indoor climatic conditions as long as there are adequate sunlight, preferring bright windows or grow lights. Its compact became well for container gardening, and it responds well to regular pruning.
5. Red Malaysian Guava
Red Malaysian Guava commonly has a dual purpose: ornamental and fruiting. It has beautiful red leaves and reddish-pink fruit. This variety would offer beauty to the indoor environment while bringing wealthy bananas to the table. It grows quite strongly in pots and requires a sunny location for healthy growth and fruiting.
Tips for Growing Guava Indoors
Here are some of the major point care tips for indoor guava:
Light: Guava trees need at least six hours of sunlight per day, and sometimes even eight hours. If natural light is insufficient, it may be supplemented with grow lights.
Soil: A well-drained nutrient-rich potting soil is ideal.
Watering: Always keep the soil moist but never soggy; allow the top one inch of soil to dry out before watering again.
Fertilization: Fertilize with all-purpose fertilizer every 4-6 weeks during the growing season.
Pruning: Pruning promotes both bushiness and reduced size, thereby keeping it an easy-to-manage little plant.
Pollination: Hand pollination might be warranted if the indoor growing space has no pollinators.