Growing Atemoya in Pots: Germination to Harvest - Atemoya vs. Cherimoya Challenge @CurachaGomez 

I was really never much into gardening until I retired and moved to San Diego. Now I enjoy it a lot.

Thanks!

Good to know about extending the season.

Thanks for the comment. I will look for more information on you and your YT channel, if you have one. I'm sure I can learn a lot from your knowledge and experience.

Yes, both cherimoya and atemoya are tropical fruit trees. In fact, in California, it's very difficult to get them to fruit without hand pollinating the flowers. The insects that normally pollinate them in tropical places are not found in California.

San Diego, CA. I was surprised at how quickly they grow.

It;s connected to drip system that comes on 3 times a week. I use water-soluble Miracle Grow.

@@Curacha0619 some One else I watch on RU-vid does the same thing 3-5 times a day for about 1-2 min watering and heavy mulch , folier spray and fish emulsion. I guess I really need to start doing such

​@@Maatson_maybe I'll try that as well.

@@amelitoenriquez5100 I also started doing it. In the short time I have been doing it I’m noticing a lot of improvement with my plants especially with the mulch and fish fertilizer and folier spray every other week. We get a lot of rain this time of year so I don’t water as much now . But I can say it’s definitely helping my plants making those changes.

Yes, like atis. It's a cross between atis and guyabano.

When it's only partly open, it's a female. After several hours, it becomes male when it is completely open.

No. I just wrap them in moist paper towel and keep for a two to three weeks in a warm location.

@@Curacha0619 thanks again

@@Curacha0619 is there really much difference in the taste of the many, many Ilamas/Reticula?

​@geriannroth449 they really taste the same to me. Both very flavorful.

Atemoya at Cherimoya

You are absolutely right! He is like that when he is eating. :)

I like sugar apples as well. Unfortunately, they don't grow here in California. :(

I'm glad you like the video. I am not sure what specific variety of atemoya this is. I got the original 5-gallon pot in a small local nursery here in Southern California. When I got the plant home, I realized that the plant has only been recently grafted but it flowered and bore fruit in its first season. I got the seeds from that first fruit. The plant in the video is still in a 5-gallon pot and has a ton of flowers (and I have been hand-pollinating many of them). I was going to plant it in the ground this summer but I don't want to disturb the flowers and the young fruit. I have since grown many more atemoya plants. I have been giving them away and also have several plants in one- and five-gallon pots. I am also growing guavas now from seeds. I will check out your youtube videos. :)

@@Curacha0619 thanks! and good to know the little guy is doing well. I hope both of our guavas were not cross-pollinated or we managed to hit the jackpot and grow a really cool variety! ❤️