Jarvi Red Guava

✅ Jarvi Red Guava: Description

Jarvi Red Guava is a premium hybrid guava variety known for its vibrant red flesh, high sweetness, and excellent nutritional value. It is gaining popularity among both commercial farmers and home gardeners due to its eye-catching color and delicious taste.

✦ Key Characteristics:

• Color (Flesh): Bright red to deep crimson

• Skin: Light green to yellowish when ripe

• Weight: 200–350 grams per fruit (sometimes more under ideal conditions)

• Taste: Sweet and aromatic, with a pleasant mild acidity

• TSS (Total Soluble Solids): 11–14° Brix (indicates high sweetness)

• Texture: Smooth, soft, and juicy pulp with few seeds

• Aroma: Mild and fruity fragrance

• Shelf Life: Moderate; best consumed fresh

🌱 Jarvi Red Guava: Cultivation Practices

📍 Climate Requirements:

• Type: Tropical and subtropical

• Temperature: 23°C – 35°C is ideal

• Rainfall: Moderate rainfall, avoid waterlogging

• Sunlight: Full sun exposure (6–8 hours/day)

🏞️ Soil Requirements:

• Type: Well-drained loamy or sandy loam soil

• pH Range: 5.5 to 7.0 (neutral to slightly acidic)

• Drainage: Must be good; guava roots are sensitive to water stagnation

🌱 Planting Details:

• Propagation: Grafted or air-layered plants preferred for true-to-type production

• Spacing: 3 m x 3 m or 4 m x 4 m (depends on pruning and management)

• Planting Time: June to September (monsoon) or February to March (spring)

💧 Irrigation:

• Water young plants every 7–10 days

• Mature trees: irrigate during dry periods or flowering/fruiting

• Avoid excessive watering

🍀 Fertilization (per tree/year):

• 1st year: 5 kg FYM + 50g N, 25g P, 50g K

• 2nd year onward: 20 kg FYM + 300g N, 150g P, 150g K (split doses)

✂️ Pruning & Training:

• Prune after fruit harvest to maintain shape and stimulate new shoots

• Remove diseased or dead branches regularly

🌼 Flowering & Fruiting:

• Flowering Seasons: Two main seasons (Spring & Monsoon)

• Fruiting Time: 5–6 months after flowering

• Harvest Months: August–October (rainy crop), January–March (winter crop)

🐛 Pest & Disease Control:

• Common Pests: Fruit flies, mealybugs, aphids

• Diseases: Wilt, anthracnose, fruit rot

• Control: Use neem oil sprays, pheromone traps, and copper-based fungicides as needed

🧺 Yield:

• Young Trees (3–4 years): 20–25 kg/tree/year

• Mature Trees (6–8 years): 40–60 kg/tree/year

• High-density plantation: 15–20 tons/acre (with good practices)

Would you like a comparison with other guava varieties like Black Diamond or White Diamond?