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Pick two or three seeds to see how they grow, side by side: sprouting, spacing, sun, water, frost and pet safety in one table.
Comparing Olive Tree vs. Feijoa
The comparison
| Fact | | |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulty | Moderate | Easy |
| Life cycle | Perennial | Perennial |
| Germination temperature | Not yet verified | 13–16 °C55–61 °F |
| Sun | Full sun | Full sun, partial shade |
| Water | Low | Moderate |
| Containers | Yes | Yes |
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Up close
What each one is, in a few lines, with the full growing guide one click away.
Fruits & otherOlea europaea
Olive (Olea europaea) is a slow-growing evergreen tree for full sun that is drought tolerant once established. Fruit crops improve when you plant two different varieties together.
How to grow olive treeFruits & otherAcca sellowiana
Feijoa, also called pineapple guava, is an evergreen shrub grown for its edible fruit and flowers. It is usually started from seed taken from ripe fruit, while named cultivars are grown from summer cuttings.
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Every row is a fact from each seed's own profile, lined up so the differences stand out.
Germination time and temperature
How many days the seeds take to sprout, and the temperature range they sprout in.
Sowing depth and spacing
How deep to sow each seed and how far apart the plants should grow. “On the surface” means the seed isn't covered.
Days to maturity and life cycle
How long until the plant is ready, counted from sowing or from transplanting (each value says which). Annuals live one year, biennials two, perennials longer.
Sun and water
Full sun means 6 or more hours of direct sun a day, partial shade a few hours. Water needs are rated low, moderate or high.
Containers, frost tolerance and soil pH
Whether it grows in a pot, with the smallest pot when it's known. Frost tolerance runs from tender (no frost) to hardy. Soil pH 7 is neutral.
Toxicity to cats and dogs
Whether the plant is toxic to cats and dogs.
Quick wins
Days from sowing until the first shoots appear, in good conditions.
Pet friendly
Listed as non-toxic to both cats and dogs. Each seed's page has the details.
Not safe for pets: borage, buckwheat, caraway, carnation and 14 more.
Comparing
Each seed's page explains how to grow it from seed, with facts researched and reviewed by our editors.
