Cadway avocado fruit: a profile

Cadway avocado fruit: a profile

Rick Cadway hit the jackpot. In 2005, he planted a seed from a typical Hass avocado that he bought at Costco and it grew into a tree that makes world-class fruit. This is not what usually happens. Usually, when you grow an avocado tree from a seed you get a tree that...

read more
Who grows the rest of your food?

Who grows the rest of your food?

We are food gardeners. We grow and raise some of our food, but none of us grow and raise it all. Who grows the rest of our food? I'll share where my family gets some of the rest of our food, and I'd appreciate it if you would share farms or sources you have that...

read more
Cats: garden defenders

Cats: garden defenders

Nature is comprised of a bunch of animals and plants together, eating one another, keeping one another in a semblance of balance. My yard is not nature. But in it I try to put the right animals and plants together such that they can live as happily and naturally as...

read more
Who pollinates avocado flowers?

Who pollinates avocado flowers?

That’s a tarantula hawk feeding on a flower of my Edranol avocado tree. I watched it work that tree for five minutes, then fly to a Fuerte twenty feet away, and then come back to visit the Edranol flowers again. Ten minutes later, I found the tarantula hawk crawling...

read more
All about avocado pollination

All about avocado pollination

My avocado trees are in bloom. I can’t help but meander the yard at every chance to see which trees have male or female flowers, to identify insects that are visiting the flowers, to check for fruitlets forming, and so on. It’s a show with new episodes arriving daily....

read more
Removing Bermuda grass

Removing Bermuda grass

I'm aware of four ways that people use to remove Bermuda grass. As far as my experience goes, only two are highly effective though. I'll share my experiences, moving from the most effective methods to the least. Glyphosate Poisoning Bermuda grass with an...

read more
Can you mulch avocado trees too much?

Can you mulch avocado trees too much?

Can you mulch avocado trees too much? I'm sure you can, but I've never seen such a thing. And I've seen trees surrounded by deeeeeeep wood chips, like these on John Schoustra's farm in Somis, Ventura County: The evidence of the beautiful leaves and abundant bloom on...

read more

Welcome . . .

I'm Greg. My goal is to help you grow food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California. I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday.

List of all Yard Posts

Become a Yard Posts SUPPORTER like these cool people:

Frank Y, Colin S, gmjford, Rich C, Shawn C, billiame, Jeff R, WLC, John D, Robert B, Doug S, generalkobe, Michele, Soupy, Nick G, Lindsea And Sawyer, Tom K, Nicole R, Debra M, Darren A, BigOrangeTabby, Norma M, Marilyn F, Marty W, Sarah, litng, LiviOnTheCoast, Diane B, Kelly R, Dave F, aguaje, Randy B, tomatochild, Warford Farms, Michele G, msassi, cha4les, mmazloff, JJfromOC, tbschulz, Kathryn, Sam B, Sheila D, Khoang, espiro, Duke 360, Chitong C, Adrien P, Greg and Kerry Ann H, Sylmar Dal, Steve McF, Stan, Susan R, socalgardner, tonyram, hvicente, Lindsay L, Michelle, Gabe C, James N, Kim O, Minerva M, Vanya K, Phillip T, Vasco O, Anne K, Laura T, Dan P, William D, Robert M, Brownieb3, Seyburn Z, Vistashaws, Palinka, rourkecarey, pboynton, go2jane, El Heff, acahni, vicksterh, Linda R, Nick R, Ellen S, Rach F, Jen L, Jessica V, MB, Janbob, LesliePoway, 10445chantel, CynF, kropper8, Helen, Barb, KariAIst, ettie9161, kdonohoe, John B, larayna, Fred, Court, MGvonhoffmnn, saralou, Carmen, Rob S, mjbcpa, slee, Damien H, Alethea, Jamie P, immaterial, vasanthak, mattvan01, Possum, Denny B, Jodi B, Richard A, Donna B, cshaw2049, Bobbie D, Kendra M, Steve S, Julianne, Jwaldemar, JCorte, Robin D, Richard R, Caliocean, Sara H, KrisClem, Jerseyguy, Carmen M, Peggy H, HappyBeeSD, randyihenglee, Julie W, Ken K, Marty W, YGrow, Palinka, Ramona, rclevin5, vgapeyev, Avos in L A, Richard S, Peter K, Robin, DavidSD, Judy C, Rodman, James N, Tim S, Jamie M, Betty W, Gregory C, Bob G, Scott M, Timberly E, Cynthia M, Circe JL, Bob P, Helen P, Jason L, Wendoline I, Joe K, Nikki N, Tim L, Kathryn W, Michele GT, Michael W, Joe C, Erica R, Donna S, Christine L, Robert M, Matt S, Karen P, Gil B, Kerry H, Stacy M, Jeff F, Cara C, Kimberly H, Carol J, Dan H, Iona G, Teresa D, Bill M, Anne R, Trisha B, Scott S, Robert K, Rick E, Douglas Y, Michael E, Jessie W, Liz G, Anandamayi B, Evan R, Rachel L, James N, Marissa V, Marcos M, Joerg S, Tim C, Marilyn K, Kyla R, Farshad R, Eli H, Mika O, Susan B, Sheila D, Joshua F, Tanya H, Matthew N, Maile B, Savanna K, Audrey T, Anna N, Jessica R, Axel J, Tim S, Brandon S, Kevin O, Susan D, Ming D, Kara D, Heidi D, Bryan C, Paul V, Jordan W, Karen S, Kevin N, Nestor O, Lalo K, Dave D, Eileen A, Jacques P, Bruce B, Khalil S, Jeanette R, Peggy B, Tom F, Terri B, Laura T, Carol J, Rashmikant T, Oly A, Eric N, Daniel R, Anupama P, Peter S, Bill B, Zach T, Scott C, Allen S, Peter M, Cheryl S, Michael M, Gail A, Marcia F, Hannah C, Mala T, LeAnne B, Madeleine T, Gavin M, John M, Al G, Joshua S, Doni C, Chris U, Mark B, Beth J, Peter R, Sarah N, Valerie W, Travis L, Gregory M, Mark R, Madaline D, Lin B, Susan F, Deana L, Elizabeth A, Vibeke W, Paul L, Barbette C, James N, Laura R, Barbara M, Amy S, Sally S, Jonathan E, Tom W, Richard M, Anne R, Sandra G, Stu W, Elaine Y, Maria B, Scott A, Peter F, Greg C, Diana B, Mary T, David W, Bob M, Sarah E, Ann W, Krishnakumar B, Laurie Y, Fiona H

Pin It on Pinterest

Join Waitlist I will inform you if I can harvest more of these avocados. Please leave your email address below.