{"id":17000,"date":"2024-04-22T12:33:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17000"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:45:18","slug":"gem-avocados","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/product\/gem-avocados\/","title":{"rendered":"GEM avocados"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GEM<\/strong> is a cream-of-the-crop avocado that was selected by <strong>G<\/strong>ray <strong>E<\/strong>dward\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong>artin while working for the University of California avocado breeding program.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The avocado is slightly larger and rounder than Hass on average, and with a slightly larger and pointier seed. The skin of GEM is a bit thicker than Hass, and it has a shimmering speckle to it when unripe. As the fruit ripens, it turns black. 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The land around the avocado trees are not sprayed with herbicides either.<\/p>\n<p>Shipping is on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23 and 24.<\/p>\n<p>Shipping is included in the price for all California locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[150],"product_tag":[151],"class_list":["post-17000","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-avocados","product_tag-avocados","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GEM avocados - Greg Alder&#039;s Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"GEM avocados from BalMar Farms in Fallbrook, San Diego County. 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