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Anybody grow avocados?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:03 pm
Any luck? Where to buy trees?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:07 pm to Cosmo
You really need a green house. It gets too hot in the summer in Louisiana, and too cold in the winter. They also can be killed by too much rain or not enough. Very delicate, finicky plants. Also, they don't produce fruit for the first 10 years. My mom had tried for years to plant avocado pits to grow plants with little success. She had a few treelings that had lived for over 2 years that were wiped out by the August floods.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:27 pm to Cosmo
My brother in law has a grove in McAllen, Texas. Man they are good. But it's probably a 40 year old orchard. Think it's too wet around here.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:31 pm to Martini
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My brother in law has a grove in McAllen, Texas
I didn't know you were mexican
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:44 pm to TH03
I'm not. He bought a large tract of land from the Hunt brothers for development. It was all avocados and he has kept a lot intact.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 9:21 am to Cosmo
My SIL's neighbor has one in their backyard. A good portion of that hangs over into her yard. She is in San Francisco. This comment is probably not helpful
Posted on 3/24/17 at 11:38 am to kingbob
I live in Metairie close to the Lake and have a six-year-old Haas avocado tree in my backyard. While neither the rain nor the temperature has ever threatened it, the adage regarding delays in production is accurate. Mine has yet to produce a single fruit.
I also grew two additional Haas trees from the seed – very easy procedure. Pit the avocado; peel the skin from the pit; stake with toothpicks and drape into a mason jar such that half of the seed is immersed in water (pointed end up). In a couple of months, roots will form down into the jar and a stem will grow out of the top. Trim the stem when it reaches six inches, then transport into soil when roots fill the jar and the stem and leaves appear hearty enough to sustain outdoors (judgment call).
I’m hopeful the trees will produce one day, but if not, they are attractive in the yard. God speed.
I also grew two additional Haas trees from the seed – very easy procedure. Pit the avocado; peel the skin from the pit; stake with toothpicks and drape into a mason jar such that half of the seed is immersed in water (pointed end up). In a couple of months, roots will form down into the jar and a stem will grow out of the top. Trim the stem when it reaches six inches, then transport into soil when roots fill the jar and the stem and leaves appear hearty enough to sustain outdoors (judgment call).
I’m hopeful the trees will produce one day, but if not, they are attractive in the yard. God speed.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 1:07 pm to kingbob
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It gets too hot in the summer in Louisiana, and too cold in the winter. They also can be killed by too much rain or not enough. Very delicate
Crawfish?
Posted on 3/24/17 at 1:24 pm to Cosmo
I tried a Hass many years ago, but it never produced a fruit before it died (due to a storm breaking it).
I have wanted to try again, and have read that some of the Florida avocado varieties would do well here.
Here is an Ag Center article which suggests that cold hardiness is the most important factor and offers some varieties that might work here.
If I get back into it, I'll like try one of the Mexican varieties.
I have wanted to try again, and have read that some of the Florida avocado varieties would do well here.
Here is an Ag Center article which suggests that cold hardiness is the most important factor and offers some varieties that might work here.
If I get back into it, I'll like try one of the Mexican varieties.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 1:31 pm to FalseProphet
you can buy grafted cuttings...thats the only reliable way to get fruit. a tree grown from seed might fruit one day, it might not. if it does fruit, it might produce good fruit, or it might not.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 3/24/17 at 2:21 pm to cgrand
I am growing some from seeds. I bought a product called avoseedo. It floats on the water while holding the seed without toothpicks. You don't have to worry about water level either.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 2:25 pm to cgrand
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grafted cuttings
Correct answer.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 3:01 pm to Cosmo
I have two growing in a cup right now. Took about 2 months for them to split and start growing rots. It has been 4 months now and many more to go before I can plant them.
Lemon trees are very simple to do if you take the seeds out of a lemon.
Lemon trees are very simple to do if you take the seeds out of a lemon.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 3:02 pm to CHEDBALLZ
I have a three yr old Joey avacado. It's holding onto some buds so, I'm hopeful. Also have two i planted from seeds. neither of those have budded at all. Just a wait and see game.
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