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In the 1980\u2019s, Bob Bergh and his assistants working within the University of California\u2019s avocado breeding program planted thousands of seeds of the variety Gwen in search of new, superior varieties. Two varieties selected from among those Gwen seedlings were GEM and Luna.<\/p>\n

GEM is a cream-of-the-crop avocado that was selected by\u00a0G<\/strong>ray\u00a0E<\/strong>dward\u00a0M<\/strong>artin while working under Bob Bergh. 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. It is one of my favorite eating avocados, with a meaty texture and a nutty flavor.<\/p>\n

Luna was also selected by Gray Martin and Bob Bergh at approximately the same time as GEM, but it was only recently patented and released for farmers to grow (in 2023). Because of this, it can be considered the newest U.C. variety. Luna\u2019s harvest season starts a bit later than GEM (and GEM starts a bit later than Hass). Smaller than Hass on average, the Luna avocado has more of a pear shape, slightly smoother skin, and flesh inside that has a melting texture.<\/p>\n

These are clean avocados. None of the trees from which these avocados were harvested have ever been sprayed with anything.<\/p>\n

I harvested the GEM avocados from BalMar Farm and the Luna avocados from Eli\u2019s Farm, both in Fallbrook, San Diego County.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the GEM variety, see my profile\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My profile of Luna is upcoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The avocados in the \u201cFarmers\u201d box aren\u2019t so pretty on the outside but will be delicious on the inside. They have excessive skin scars, sunburn marks, or are very small. Most will be perfect inside but some might have small portions that need to be cut out. These are the avocados that would not be attractive on a store shelf but are still totally worth eating. The farmer eats them.<\/p>\n

Despite being a little ugly, these are clean avocados. None of the trees from which these avocados were harvested have ever been sprayed with anything.<\/p>\n

GEM and Luna avocados: siblings because they both originated as seeds from Gwen avocados; they have the same mother.<\/p>\n

I will put about four GEMs and six Lunas in each box, for a total of at least 5 pounds of avocados.<\/p>\n

See below for my descriptions of the GEM and Luna avocados.<\/p>\n

Shipping is on Thursday, July 16.<\/p>\n

Shipping is included in the price for any location in California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26204,"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":[],"class_list":["post-26203","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-avocados","first","outofstock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nFarmers box of Sibling avocados: GEM and Luna - Greg Alder's Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/product\/farmers-box-of-sibling-avocados-gem-and-luna\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farmers box of Sibling avocados: GEM and Luna - Greg Alder's Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The avocados in the \u201cFarmers\u201d box aren\u2019t so pretty on the outside but will be delicious on the inside. 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