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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?
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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 3/24/17 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 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 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.
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