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Gardening, Plants · September 22, 2020

Growing The Pineapple Guava (Feijoa) – Cold-Hardy, Deer Resistant Tropical Fruit

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New Plants – Who’s surprised?!

Did you know you can plant a fruit tree as part of your landscaping? I never considered it until now. Please allow me to introduce you to the Pineapple Guava (Feijoa), a deer resistant tropical fruit tree! I know, I know, it doesn’t make sense. But you can make this pineapple guava tree blend in with about any landscaping design!

pineapple guava cold hardy deer resistant
I got these on Etsy and they were packaged wonderfully and arrived in amazing shape -> Pineapple Guava Plants on Etsy

⁣Josh (husband) has been asking me to find a shrub (or two) to replace the two azaleas that didn’t make it in the front bed (I don’t think they got enough sunlight there) all summer. As in, all summer I bet he’s mentioned it once a week… at least ?. Aaaaaanyway, after reading an article from on Homestead and Chill about the pineapple guava plant I learned a few things.

Pineapple Guava Fast Facts
  • They’re deer resistant. (major plus, you should see how often our security cameras go off because of deer)
  • They’re cold hearty. ⁣
  • They’re evergreen.
  • We may just be barely in the growing region for this plant.

I’m tired of just having plants that only look good. So I thought, what if I planted a shrub-looking plant… that is evergreen … and. Will. Produce. Fruit? I mean what a novel idea, right? ? To use your yard space for sustenance. And then I ordered 2 ✌️ ⁣⁣My beautiful pineapple guava plants came today and I got them into the ground, fed, and watered and even added a little homeschool lesson for the girls on the important work worms do just in time for our Zoom parent-teacher conference. Let’s keep our fingers crossed the deer leave them alone!

pineapple guava cold hardy deer resistant

Here in middle Tennessee we’re in growing zone 7, and the pineapple guava thrives in zones 8-10. However, we don’t have harsh winters and I read about someone in Tennessee that had a thriving plant so I’m going for it! I haven’t had my hands in that dirt in years. Josh has been taking care of the beds for the last few years (because two kids). Both girls can now be semi-trusted to play while I work and it’s more possible than it has been for me to get out there and dig without having to have both eyes on them (one eye worked this time). It felt good. AAAAND the girls got along almost the entire time and listened about staying away from the road and within sight. I kind of feel like it was an alternate dimension. ??

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Be sure to leave a comment or shoot me an email if you have questions or if you decide to place some pineapple guava in your yard or beds! They should be safe from deer that cross your property and produce delicious tropical fruit in the late summer/fall! I’d love to hear about it.

xoxo,

Aleah

Pineapple Guava – Deer Resistant Tropical Fruit
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cold hearty deer resistant pineapple guava plant yields tropical fruit in colder climates

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Bella Kate immediately took to this song. After the show, she sang the first few lines to me and said, "that one was my favorite." 😭 Gosh my kids' hearts ♥️ 
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5 Things I've Done In My @nuwave.now Bravo Toaster Oven & Air Fryer in the first few days I had it. Not pictured: made a pizza, reheated purchased pizza, made melty turkey and cheese sandwiches for the kids' lunch. Also not pictured: exactly how many times I've made french fries 😬 
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I looooooove this thing. The fact that I can make biscuits on a week day morning without having to wait for the whole oven to heat up 👌 The fact that I can air fry in it. 🙌. And I haven't even explored all of the other features. But what I have done is use it every day!  Comment "Air Fry Me" below and I'll DM you a link + discount! 
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Here's to freedom. 🎆 Here's to independence. 🎇 More importantly, every day here's to everyone that believes in this idea so much that they are willing to fight for it. God Bless the USA. 🇺🇲🇺🇲
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Never missing a chance to sing along to "God Bless the USA" with the incredible @theleegreenwood 
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📸 Is of a huge flag hanging in Ronnie Dunn's house. And now I have goals.

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PCB ... You were really good to us. The weather ☀️ was phenomenal this week.  The water 🌊 and sand 🏖️ were incredible as always. The friends we made on the beach were top notch. We'll be back soon! @visit_pcb #MyPCB
I'll be sharing our favorite things to do with kids while in PCB soon, but, spoiler alert, one of the best things is to just play in the sand and water! 
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@aadofficial Intensive 2023 ended with a banger of a visual directed/choreographed by @nat_aaron and filmed by @sayyoproduction @gianmarcodelacruz TAG @saweetie or any kiddos you know in the video ❤️🔥❤️

Thank you to everyone involved for such an awesome experience for our kids!

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Happy Father's Day, @joshshilling. It's a joy and a blessing to watch my girls have a man like you as their dad. 
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I took this at the Greensboro Science Center @greensborosciencecenter I'll get around to making a highlight for it some time, but we've taken the girls twice now (last spring and this spring) and it's truly awesome. They have an aquarium inside, a theater, weather exhibit, dinosaurs!, a cool indoor playground, and other science experiments and exhibits, etc. This year they had a whole room dedicated to dogs and cats that was so cool!! And then outside is a zoo plus a huge playground for the kids. It's a whole day activity and our girls never wanted to leave.

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Love watching them leave it all on stage every weekend we compete. These pictures are from our 2nd competition this season, but apparently I'm bad (too busy to think about it) at posting on Instagram now 🤣🫣 
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We had a great time at @starsystemstalent in Nash last month. 
Studio: @aadofficial ♥️♥️
Choreo: @michelle_onthe_move , @chilopes , @taylorstraney , @reneemckinney12 🔥🔥

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@iddancecomp pictures!! Can't wait for the next one. 
BK completed in lyrical, jazz, musical theatre production line,  tap, and hip hop. It's a lot, but also so so worth it. I still don't know how she remembers that much choreo. 🤷‍♀️ She's amazing. 
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