By Gardener Jack

The beginning of August is the height of the guava season and is often marked by the delicious aroma of guava jam and guava duff being made in the kitchen.

Guavas (Psidium guajava) originate in Central America and occur wild in The Bahamas. In general, guavas are disappointing eaten out of hand and taste much better when cooked. Hold a guava to your nose and you will not notice much, but place a single guava in a room and the scent will soon permeate through the whole house. The aroma of guava is distinctive and haunting.

A guava tree is easily distinguished out of season by the papery copper bark that peels from the hardwood trunk. The leaves are heavily veined and are also ea ...

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