Avocados? Anyone growing?

Too cold everywhere but the coast. I have tried to grow them, but never got one to produce. Beautiful foliage, though.

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I grew a hass tree but it died in the cold last year. It was around 5 years old and never produced.

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from seed or graft? Wonder if b/c no pairing tree.

When my wife and I were dating many years ago she lived in a house in Arabi and her neighbor had 2 huge avocado trees right on the fence line.

He told her to feel free to pick the ones on her side if she felt the urge. She eventually moved in with me about 5 years before Katrina hit and we later found out that did the trees in between the wind damage and the floodwaters hanging around so long.

My understanding is it takes quite a few years from the time you plant until you get your first avocados.

mine just died this year LOL.
it was doing so well then bam, DEAD

Mine was in a pot and grew to about 4 ft tall. I grew it from a seed. I remember reading a few years after I started growing it that I needed a graft. I left it alone because it was a good looking little tree. I got a little careless last winter in the cold. I might try to grow another

A few years back I also decided to try to grow a pineapple. It produced the sweetest pineapple I have ever eaten, but it took almost 2 years. I'll just keep buying pineapples at the grocery store for $2. After growing one, I'm amazed at how cheap they are.

It's honestly too much of a hassle for me. Is it possible here? Yes. There are 30 foot tall avocado trees in New Orleans that produce.

If you are dead set on this my recommendation would be to grow the Maria variety, which is a natural dwarf and very productive, in a large pot (25gal and up) with an automated drip irrigation system with filtered water. The growing media should be sand, pumice, perlite, and peat. It should be protected from weather in the 30s.

Avocados are the perfect storm when it comes to root difficulty. They need frequent clean water and that water has to drain away immediately. They need lots of water and lots of water also kills them Plus cold, pests, disease, and anything else you can imagine.

If you have to do it, do it in the most controlled environment possible, ie, in a large container.

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Here's the link to the best guide you will find.

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Here's the second best guide.

I have one that is 4 yrs old in a pot. I bring it inide hen it gets cold. It made 3 avocados last year, but nothing this year.