by Greg Alder | Aug 25, 2023 | Avocados |
It’s baffling out there. Advice about growing avocado trees in containers comes from every direction and often conflicts. Should you use a potting mix that includes organic materials? Which kind of pot should you use? What’s the best variety for growing in...
by Greg Alder | Aug 4, 2023 | Avocados |
On May 5, I posted a video titled, “California avocado superbloom 2023.” In it I showed a large Gwen avocado tree that looked like a massive yellow ball of flowers, and I gave my thoughts on why this tree and some others I had seen around Southern...
by Greg Alder | Aug 4, 2023 | Avocados |
Thomas Shedden’s mother lived to age 95. Avocados formed a large part of her diet, and it was Shedden’s belief that his mother’s longevity and good health was due to this. In her honor, Shedden named an avocado that he discovered after her, MacArthur...
by Greg Alder | Jul 10, 2023 | Avocados |
If the air temperature is comfortable for you, then it is comfortable for your avocado tree. Optimum temperature for avocado trees It’s tempting to think of avocados as loving heat because they originated in the tropics, but we must remember that they come from high...
by Greg Alder | Jul 7, 2023 | Avocados |
The ideal avocado tree fruits every year, and it makes approximately the same quantity of fruit every year. Alas, this ideal avocado tree is only a dream. Nevertheless, there is a technique that can be used to manipulate an avocado tree into fruiting...
by Greg Alder | Jun 9, 2023 | Avocados |
If I owned a nursery, each time I sold a fruit tree I would attach a flyer that explained rootstock suckers. Too many innocent fruit trees get overtaken by their rootstock while the gardener doesn’t notice . . . until: “Why are my oranges sour?”...
by Greg Alder | Jun 9, 2023 | Avocados |
An avocado pollenizer is a tree of a different flower type that is used to help another tree make more fruit. For example, a Zutano avocado tree is often planted as a pollenizer among Hass avocado trees on farms because the Zutano is a B flower whereas Hass is an A....
by Greg Alder | May 25, 2023 | Avocados |
This spring of 2023, I harvested avocados from a GEM grove multiple times and documented what I observed, in terms of fruit maturity, flowering, fruit drop, harvest timing, and selective harvesting. This first video was shot in late April. In the video, I speculate on...
by Greg Alder | May 19, 2023 | Avocados |
How will your avocado tree grow and fruit if you plant it in partial shade compared to full sun? How will it grow if you’re stingy with irrigation compared to sufficient? Watch the answers: All of my Yard Posts are listed here. Scroll down to see the names...
by Greg Alder | May 12, 2023 | Avocados |
Here are two top-notch varieties I’ve been able to procure for you in May and June: GEM and Gwen. GEM The GEM avocados I will be picking from BalMar Farms in Fallbrook, which grows avocados and organic lemons. The GEM trees at BalMar are only about six feet tall...
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