by Greg Alder | Feb 6, 2017 | February, Months |
And winter’s over. Did you blink and miss it? There are sure to be a few more chilly mornings and a few more rainstorms, but look outside: the plants are already waking up. February could be considered our first month of spring. Native plants are well on their...
by Greg Alder | Jan 26, 2017 | Avocados, Fruit |
My grandpa once asked me when to start picking fruit from his Hass avocado tree. I said February. But it’s true that I’ve been picking one every now and then from my Hass tree since November. They’ve tasted acceptable, but I know that from...
by Greg Alder | Feb 10, 2016 | Avocados, Fruit |
This is the last avocado from Mexico that I will ever buy. This is one too many rotten Mexican avocados that I have bought over the years, and I’m vowing to myself that I will never pay another dollar for one of these carelessly harvested and handled pieces of...
by Greg Alder | Jan 4, 2016 | Avocados, Fruit |
My aim has always been to have the entire year covered. And since avocados, like many fruit trees, produce more in alternate years I’ve sought to have two varieties that are best-eating for each season (in case one is having an “off” year). For...
by Greg Alder | Dec 8, 2015 | Misc |
For Cass, the choice of planting his placenta under a Fuerte avocado tree was obvious, but for Miles, born last week, the options felt overwhelming at times. First, we didn’t know if we were going to have a boy or girl. Before Miles was born we did decide that...
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