thanks I have a young avacado tree, 4 yrs old, it's doing well and looks healthy. As a young and "learning" gardener, I appreciate the imformation you guys share on here. As far as heat and drought condidtions I will add that to my ongoing understanding of horticulture.
Do a google search for a guy called Shamus O'Leary. He has a nursery in AZ and often posts videos about how to take care of Avocados and Mangoes in the scorching heat of the desert southwest. Cheers.
Yes these avocados will grow and bear fruit in Palm Bay especially if you are near the Atlantic coast. The area near the coast is classified USDA zone 10a which is perfect for these varieties. The same applies for mangoes.
Truly, the cultivar of the berry (Avacados are berries), determines when in life the tree is going to bear fruit. I have a Mexicola Grande which decided to have a complete fruit set in her second year, after shooting up to the sky 15'. Meanwhile, my Pinkerton kept up with the growth however, didn't even make a single flower. Congratulations on your avocados!! I'm now trying Ooo La La, which is a hybrid with Haas qualities. Trying to find an excellent leaf-miner killer for the Pinkerton. They have far less appetite for the Mexicola. Again, more difference based on cultivar. Thank you for making an excellent video. Respect for your work getting them to produce! I live near Orlando. Communicate anytime.
Yes I am in Central Florida. These two varieties of avocados have slightly higher cold tolerance than most other varieties. That makes them better suited to this area. Cheers!
Sort of. It is a mixture of clay and sand but mostly sand. Not all parts of the garden have the same composition either. Some sections have more clay than others. A few years ago I took random PH samples around my garden and it varies from 7.0 to almost 8.0. So far I have not seen a measurement above 8.
They don’t grow very large? Have you seen commercial avocado operations? On average 20-25’ tall, 15’ wide. Avocado trees, left unpruned get very large. Like the video and nice fruit set. Often you’ll see a large fruit set but unfortunately only about 10% will grow to maturity. Your trees look healthy, congratulations, not an easy task, avocado trees are probably the most difficult fruit trees to grow and keep healthy.
Yes I know avocados grow large I grew up with two giant avocado trees in my garden during my youth. For some reason though my trees want to grow out instead of up. It's not really a problem though because I can prune them at any time if they start to become a nuisance.
These avocado trees where about 1 year old when I purchased them. They are not from seed. In fact everything in my home orchards is grafted save one lemon tree I am growing from a seed as an experiment. The avocados took about 3 years to bear fruit although they did flower after two years.
The one in the foreground at the beginning of the movie is a Day Avocado. The one in the background (behind the white post and bird houses) is a Brogdon Avocado. Those two trees have grown since this video was posted and the Day in particular has outpaced the Brogdon in height *BUT* the quality of the fruit of the Brogdon is FAR SUPERIOR to the Day in my opinion. The Day avocado is very much like the prototypical Florida avocado you find at local supermarkets in the state. The Brogdon is a special fruit in that it has the most beautiful yellowish and CREAMY flesh I have ever seen! I would say a Brogdon avocado when fully ripe is even creamier than a California Haas! If there is a drawback to the Brogdon I would say it is the large ratio of pit to flesh.....the seed is very large. All of this is subjective of course and what I like you may not appreciate as much. But for most people the key quality they look for in avocados is an oil rich, flavorful, creamy flesh. In this regard the Brogdon wins hands down.
I haven't tried it myself personally *but* I have seen videos online from others living in South Florida that show that a Haas avocado can do well over there. If you search youtube you might be able to find the videos.
Hi! I am in Zone 9b deep south Texas. I planted an Avacado seed in a container, and my tree is now about 12 inches tall. My question is how do I prepare the ground to transplant it? I haven't had very good luck with transplanting.
Normally I don't grow trees from seeds. All of mine including my avocados are grafted. That said a few general rules I think you should follow are 1. Make sure the hole is 1.5-2 times the diameter of the root ball 2. Make sure you are not planting in an area where water will accumulate. Avocado roots are very sensitive to rot and do not do well in soils that are continually wet. So avoid clays that retain and hold water for long periods of time. If you have to choose an area that has standing water during the wet season then make a mound to raise the avocado above the surrounding area and plant the tree on the top of the mound. 3. Avocados will get sunburn very easily when they are young. So if the tree has very tender green shoots you might consider using liquid plant food to get it to leaf out considerably. The extra branches and leaves will shade the main trunk so that it does not get sunburn and die. Since avocados are very broad leaf trees you can try planting it in partial shade. They will do well and the shade provided from a larger tree from the southwestern facing sun can help protect it from sunburn also. 4. Avocado roots feed near the surface. And in addition it has been reported that the leaves that fall from the tree as they decay will release chemical compounds into the soil that help prevent the roots from rotting. Therefore don't bother picking up the leaves around the tree. When my avocado trees shed their leaves I just leave the leaf litter on the ground around them I never pick up the leaves. 5. Citrus fertilizer is really good for avocados. I use Suniland Citrus food granules but since I have grass around all my trees I don't spread the granules on the surface. Instead I use a 1/2 inch drive masonry drill bit that is 12 inches in length to drill holes in the ground around the drip line (the edge of the tree branches) around the tree. Then I pour in the fertilizer granules into each hole. This takes alot of work but it allows the food to be placed just out of reach of the shallow roots of the grasses around the tree but not so deep so that the roots of the avocado tree cannot feed on it. I use this same technique for mango trees with good results. We have been using it in our family for over 30 years having learned it from a professional gardener and landscaper. Good Luck!
@@mdiazdiaz5612 I had 3 that I had sprouted and were growing nicely, but my puppy got ahold of them and killed the trees. I got rid of my 6-month puppy. Now, I got redo the sprouted seed
Good observation. Yes you are right the tree is a bit overgrown *but* that is by design. The last 3 or 4 summers here we have had scorching heat waves because of the El Nino events. As a result some of the tender new shoots of my avocado trees have gotten sun burned. I keep it a bit overgrown to protect the young wood from sunburn but I will eventually have to do some pruning. I expect to begin pruning the brogdon within the next year or so.
thanks I have a young avacado tree, 4 yrs old, it's doing well and looks healthy. As a young and "learning" gardener, I appreciate the imformation you guys share on here. As far as heat and drought condidtions I will add that to my ongoing understanding of horticulture.
Do a google search for a guy called Shamus O'Leary. He has a nursery in AZ and often posts videos about how to take care of Avocados and Mangoes in the scorching heat of the desert southwest. Cheers.
Just moved to palm Bay from Miami. So makes me happy to know you got avocados growing
Yes these avocados will grow and bear fruit in Palm Bay especially if you are near the Atlantic coast. The area near the coast is classified USDA zone 10a which is perfect for these varieties. The same applies for mangoes.
Is the flowering branch below the graft? If so the fruit will not be the variety of the fruit you intended and which will be present above the graft
Truly, the cultivar of the berry (Avacados are berries), determines when in life the tree is going to bear fruit. I have a Mexicola Grande which decided to have a complete fruit set in her second year, after shooting up to the sky 15'. Meanwhile, my Pinkerton kept up with the growth however, didn't even make a single flower. Congratulations on your avocados!! I'm now trying Ooo La La, which is a hybrid with Haas qualities. Trying to find an excellent leaf-miner killer for the Pinkerton. They have far less appetite for the Mexicola. Again, more difference based on cultivar.
Thank you for making an excellent video. Respect for your work getting them to produce! I live near Orlando. Communicate anytime.
I also have the Ooh la la going into its first winter with me in south texas 9b. I hope it survives
Three years of work will soon be worth it.
Nice Grove dude!
Much luck with it 👍
i’m not sure I’m understanding you correctly. What is the name of the avocado tee. Day.
Persian lime requires more work. Has some brown spot w yellow ring in it, starts off w bumpy dots
Fantastic video... good info, are you in Florida?
Yes I am in Central Florida. These two varieties of avocados have slightly higher cold tolerance than most other varieties. That makes them better suited to this area. Cheers!
So your soil composition is very loamy and fast draining? Thanks for your time and expertise!🙏
Sort of. It is a mixture of clay and sand but mostly sand. Not all parts of the garden have the same composition either. Some sections have more clay than others. A few years ago I took random PH samples around my garden and it varies from 7.0 to almost 8.0. So far I have not seen a measurement above 8.
They don’t grow very large? Have you seen commercial avocado operations? On average 20-25’ tall, 15’ wide. Avocado trees, left unpruned get very large. Like the video and nice fruit set. Often you’ll see a large fruit set but unfortunately only about 10% will grow to maturity.
Your trees look healthy, congratulations, not an easy task, avocado trees are probably the most difficult fruit trees to grow and keep healthy.
Yes I know avocados grow large I grew up with two giant avocado trees in my garden during my youth. For some reason though my trees want to grow out instead of up. It's not really a problem though because I can prune them at any time if they start to become a nuisance.
Are you protecting your bird houses from raccoons?
Any signs of Ambrosia beetle yet?
you didn't start this one seed? you purchased it how old was it when you purchased it?
These avocado trees where about 1 year old when I purchased them. They are not from seed. In fact everything in my home orchards is grafted save one lemon tree I am growing from a seed as an experiment. The avocados took about 3 years to bear fruit although they did flower after two years.
Juan What kind of Avocado tree is this?
The one in the foreground at the beginning of the movie is a Day Avocado. The one in the background (behind the white post and bird houses) is a Brogdon Avocado. Those two trees have grown since this video was posted and the Day in particular has outpaced the Brogdon in height *BUT* the quality of the fruit of the Brogdon is FAR SUPERIOR to the Day in my opinion. The Day avocado is very much like the prototypical Florida avocado you find at local supermarkets in the state. The Brogdon is a special fruit in that it has the most beautiful yellowish and CREAMY flesh I have ever seen! I would say a Brogdon avocado when fully ripe is even creamier than a California Haas! If there is a drawback to the Brogdon I would say it is the large ratio of pit to flesh.....the seed is very large. All of this is subjective of course and what I like you may not appreciate as much. But for most people the key quality they look for in avocados is an oil rich, flavorful, creamy flesh. In this regard the Brogdon wins hands down.
Can a Hass produce well in south Florida?
I haven't tried it myself personally *but* I have seen videos online from others living in South Florida that show that a Haas avocado can do well over there. If you search youtube you might be able to find the videos.
How old is tree
Hi! I am in Zone 9b deep south Texas. I planted an Avacado seed in a container, and my tree is now about 12 inches tall. My question is how do I prepare the ground to transplant it? I haven't had very good luck with transplanting.
Normally I don't grow trees from seeds. All of mine including my avocados are grafted. That said a few general rules I think you should follow are
1. Make sure the hole is 1.5-2 times the diameter of the root ball
2. Make sure you are not planting in an area where water will accumulate. Avocado roots are very sensitive to rot and do not do well in soils that are continually wet. So avoid clays that retain and hold water for long periods of time. If you have to choose an area that has standing water during the wet season then make a mound to raise the avocado above the surrounding area and plant the tree on the top of the mound.
3. Avocados will get sunburn very easily when they are young. So if the tree has very tender green shoots you might consider using liquid plant food to get it to leaf out considerably. The extra branches and leaves will shade the main trunk so that it does not get sunburn and die. Since avocados are very broad leaf trees you can try planting it in partial shade. They will do well and the shade provided from a larger tree from the southwestern facing sun can help protect it from sunburn also.
4. Avocado roots feed near the surface. And in addition it has been reported that the leaves that fall from the tree as they decay will release chemical compounds into the soil that help prevent the roots from rotting. Therefore don't bother picking up the leaves around the tree. When my avocado trees shed their leaves I just leave the leaf litter on the ground around them I never pick up the leaves.
5. Citrus fertilizer is really good for avocados. I use Suniland Citrus food granules but since I have grass around all my trees I don't spread the granules on the surface. Instead I use a 1/2 inch drive masonry drill bit that is 12 inches in length to drill holes in the ground around the drip line (the edge of the tree branches) around the tree. Then I pour in the fertilizer granules into each hole. This takes alot of work but it allows the food to be placed just out of reach of the shallow roots of the grasses around the tree but not so deep so that the roots of the avocado tree cannot feed on it. I use this same technique for mango trees with good results. We have been using it in our family for over 30 years having learned it from a professional gardener and landscaper.
Good Luck!
Plant it above the soil. I'm in southeast Texas and the trees don't like clay soil. I'll be making a video soon.
@@caseroj6020 Thank you, I will definitely take your advice. I appreciate it.
Don't plant a 12 inch avocado tree in the ground yet wait until it's 4 or 5 feet, it's too young for the inground it will die in the winter.
@@mdiazdiaz5612 I had 3 that I had sprouted and were growing nicely, but my puppy got ahold of them and killed the trees. I got rid of my 6-month puppy. Now, I got redo the sprouted seed
Is it not time to prune? they look a bit bunched up
Good observation. Yes you are right the tree is a bit overgrown *but* that is by design. The last 3 or 4 summers here we have had scorching heat waves because of the El Nino events. As a result some of the tender new shoots of my avocado trees have gotten sun burned. I keep it a bit overgrown to protect the young wood from sunburn but I will eventually have to do some pruning. I expect to begin pruning the brogdon within the next year or so.
Can we grow it in zone 10??
Yes absolutely. Zone 9 is actually pushing the limit of the cold tolerance of this avocado. Zones 10-11 are the ideal conditions for it. Good luck!
@@caseroj6020 thnxs bro 🙏🙏