by Greg Alder | Nov 25, 2022 | Citrus, Fruit |
A friend asked me how to know when to pick the tangerines from his tree. My first thought was, it’s obvious, you pick them when they taste good. But then I remembered that for some people gardening is full of rights and wrongs; he was afraid there was a correct...
by Greg Alder | Nov 4, 2022 | Avocados |
In 1984, a new avocado variety was patented by the University of California and released to growers. It was called Gwen, and it showed great promise. Gwen was estimated to produce approximately double the amount of fruit per acre compared to Hass, the standard...
by Greg Alder | Oct 14, 2022 | Fruit |
When my friend Brad started growing dragon fruit some years back, his friend Simon told him not to bother with any variety except S-8. “I’ve tried all the other ones,” Simon told him. “Don’t bother. Just grow S-8.” “But I have to try them for myself,” Brad had replied...
by Greg Alder | Sep 16, 2022 | Avocados |
Seeds aren’t trash. The best avocado varieties in the world have all come from someone planting a seed. Gwen, Fuerte, Hass, Nabal, Reed, etc. They all came from seeds — seeds that someone allowed to grow. Maybe you want to try your luck and see if a seed...
by Greg Alder | Aug 12, 2022 | Citrus |
Yesterday, I attended a citrus pest management field day at Rancho Guejito put on by the University of California. The focus was on the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) and ants. I’ve attended many similar lectures and research updates on these topics over...
by Greg Alder | Jul 29, 2022 | Citrus |
Citrus trees often shoot up branches from down low on the trunk. If low enough — below the graft union — then these “suckers” are from the rootstock. In a sense, these are dangerous, and it’s important to remove them immediately. See...
by Greg Alder | Jul 15, 2022 | Avocados |
In July it becomes evident whether your avocado tree will have a crop to eat next year. Do you see small avocados on the tree now? Do you see many? If your answer to either question is no, then this post should give you a clue as to why not. If you have an...
by Greg Alder | Jul 9, 2022 | Avocados |
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by Greg Alder | Jun 10, 2022 | Avocados |
Would you rather have 50 avocados from a tree every year or 100 avocados every other year? By nature, individual avocado trees do not bear the same amount of fruit every year, year after year. Their crop load fluctuates, and it fluctuates for many reasons. I know of...
by Greg Alder | Jun 3, 2022 | Fruit |
Captain L. L. Bucklew began planting mango trees in Encinitas, San Diego County, before World War II. By 1956, he was up to 172 trees. Bucklew’s grove was the first commercial planting of mangos in California, and today, fourteen of these historic trees are still...
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