🍐 Kilo Pera (Guava Variety)

 1. Description

• Common Name: Kilo Pera
• Type: A high-yielding variety of guava (Psidium guajava)
• Specialty: Known for its large-sized fruits (some weighing up to 1 kg!)
• Fruit Features: Green outer skin, white or pink fleshy inside depending on the variety, soft, sweet, and fragrant
• Taste: Sweet with mild acidity, very juicy and rich in Vitamin C
• Use: Eaten raw, used in juices, jams, and desserts

 2. How to Plant Kilo Pera

 From Layered  Sapling (Recommended):

1. Buy a healthy grafted sapling from a trusted nursery.
2. Choose a sunny spot (minimum 6 hours sunlight daily).
3. Dig a pit 2 ft wide and 2 ft deep.
4. Mix garden soil with compost, cow dung, and bone meal or neem cake.
5. Plant the sapling and water thoroughly.
6. Add a mulch layer around the plant base to retain moisture.

 3. Plant Size

• Height: Can grow up to 3 to 4 meters (10–13 feet)
• In pots: Grows smaller with pruning, ideal for large containers
• Canopy: Wide and spreading with strong branches

 4. Fruiting Time

• Layered plants: Start fruiting in 1.5 to 2 years
• Seed-grown plants: Take 3–4 years to start fruiting
• Main Seasons: Twice a year – Rainy season and Winter season (varies by region)

 5. Plant Type

• Type: Tropical fruit tree, evergreen
• Lifespan: Long-living (can produce fruits for 20+ years)
• Suitable for: Ground planting or large pots in warm climates

 6. Caring Tips

 Sunlight

• Needs full sunlight for at least 6–8 hours daily
• More sunlight = better flowering and fruit size

 Watering

• Water deeply twice a week (more during hot weather)
• Allow topsoil to dry slightly between waterings
• Avoid overwatering, as it can cause root rot
• Reduce watering in winter months

 Soil

• Prefers well-drained, fertile, and slightly acidic to neutral soil
• Ideal mix: garden soil + compost + river sand or cocopeat
• Ensure soil is loose and aerated

 Fertilizer

• Add organic compost or cow dung every month
• Use a balanced NPK (10-10-10) fertilizer during the growing season
• Apply potassium-rich fertilizer during flowering to prevent fruit drop
• Bone meal or neem cake can be added twice a year for root health

 Pruning

• Prune after harvest to maintain shape and airflow
• Remove dead, diseased, or inward-growing branches
• Light pruning helps encourage more branches and better yield

 Pest Control

• Watch out for fruit flies, mealybugs, and aphids
• Use neem oil spray every 2 weeks as prevention
• Set up fruit fly traps during fruiting season
• Keep area clean of fallen fruits to avoid pest buildup