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 | Citrus |
Holey citrus leaves! I’ve got more than usual this year. You too? What small critters do you see more of during this cool and rainy spring around your yard? I see far more snails and slugs and earwigs than usual. But it is snails that are feeding on my citrus...
by Greg Alder | May 5, 2023 | Avocados |
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by Greg Alder | Apr 14, 2023 | Avocados |
Jan Boyce has been called “the connoisseur’s avocado.” What earned it that title? And does the variety’s tree quality match the fruit quality? In this profile, I’ll answer these questions and more so that you can decide if Jan Boyce is an...
by Greg Alder | Apr 7, 2023 | Fruit |
The idea is so enticing: one tree with multiple kinds of fruit. It could be peaches, plums, and apricots all on the same trunk, or it could be oranges, mandarins, and grapefruit all on the same trunk. Or it could be different apple varieties that ripen at different...
by Greg Alder | Apr 7, 2023 | Avocados |
A profile of the fruit of the avocado variety called Jan Boyce: Look out for a profile of the Jan Boyce tree coming soon. All of my Yard Posts are listed HERE If you get value from my Yard Posts and appreciate that they do not contain ads, please consider showing...
by Greg Alder | Mar 31, 2023 | Fruit |
Growing up, I liked plums. In the summer, I would jump out of the swimming pool at my grandparents’ house to eat a few from their tree. Once I had a yard of my own that came with a plum tree, I was angry when squirrels stole most of them. But I have never...
by Greg Alder | Mar 29, 2023 | Avocados |
This box is not for someone who merely wants avocados to mash up as a base for guacamole. No, no, no. This box is for the adventurer. Inside you’ll find avocados of different shapes and sizes, you’ll find avocados that originated on different continents,...
by Greg Alder | Mar 17, 2023 | Fruit |
Recently while pruning fruit trees I have become focused on something new. It’s not size control, it’s not maximizing fruit production. It is creating easy access to the fruit that the tree produces. What is a door? Once a tree reaches a certain girth, it becomes...
by Greg Alder | Mar 10, 2023 | Citrus |
Mid-March is the perfect time to compare the eating qualities of these three excellent mandarins. For me in San Diego County, their harvest seasons all begin around February, and by now they are approaching the apex of their flavor potential. So let’s pick,...
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