Month: December 2021

What are the Brown Spots on Feijoa or Pineapple Guava Leaves?

feijoa pineapple guava leaf spots disease fungus

The feijoa (Acca sellowiana), commonly known as pineapple guava, is an evergreen fruiting shrub or small tree from the Myrtaceae family, that is native to South America. It is widely grown in the subtropics and in warm temperate areas. This remarkably hardy plant is quite […]

Does Watering Plants on a Hot Sunny Day Scorch Their Leaves?

watering the garden

One common gardening myth is that watering plants on a hot, sunny day will scorch their leaves. Is this a fact or a fallacy? There appears to be no information published by university agricultural extension agencies, or in the horticulture literature, to support this idea. […]