Is it planted in a low (wet) area?

Hi Elizabeth

I was thinking the same thing like Xentar. How old it is, when did you transplanted? The guava that I have now in the summer gets water with the sprinkles 2 times a week, right now it is flowering a lot. They loose the leaves sometimes when it is cold but should not be doing that now. If it is recently planted, I would put some shade till is better. Hope it recovers for you.

Silvia

To me, those leaves look curled and crispy, which comes from getting dried out. Overwatered leaves look yellow and droop. Just going by the pictures, it appears the plant got too dry in the higher heat and clear sun we've had the past couple of days. I may be wrong. I know this is the opposite advice from those above, but if you think it may have gotten too dry, give it a long, slow, deep drink.
Carol in Jacksonville

Hi Elizabeth,

I have 3 mature pineapple guava bushes. They are not the same as a regular guava --not tropical, very cold hardy. Once they are established they can live on very little water as long as they have a heavy layer of mulch.

As to your bush, it looks dehydrated and sun burned. I would prune that bush to help it out, if you haven't done that already. I would water it daily for a while until the roots get established.

Best of luck with it and come visit me sometime.

Christine

Elizabeth - It took my husband and myself all weekend to plumb up the aquaponics set up, but it seems to be running fine. I want to run the system for a few days before adding fish to make sure we don't have any problems. It was complicated to design and all of the areas where the water flows needs to be perfectly balanced.

I am wondering if the plant was fertilized. Sometimes if the soil is dry and you fertilize, you will get burnt dry leaves. Flushing well with water many times sometimes helps but it may have to drop the leaves and restart. I always water everything good at least a half hour before I fertilize. Not saying that's what happened to yours but it might be a possibility....?

Very curious to see what the problem is, looks like a lack of water..my understanding is they're supposed to be extremely heat tolerant and able to withstand full sun..We planted two pineapple guava a couple of months back and they're doing really well, very little maintenance. hope you get it straightened out.

my pineapple guava

Hi Crystal! I am sorry to say that the Guava died. I've not replaced it, simply because I ran out of room. Good Luck with yours!