You helped me figure out what kind of avacado tree I grew. Thank you!! I grew a tree from a seed in a cup, never grafted it, and the 6th year it fruited!! People said it would never fruit but it has fruit all through out the tree this year! Great video. Thanks again for educating me.
I ordered my first case of Monroe avocados from GuacFarm in late November, 2022. I've never had them before. The Monroe is by far one of the best avocados I've ever tasted. Thank you Tom.
So excited to see this years harvest is ready, immediately placed an order!!! 🙏 thank you and the family for the love and care y’all put into these fruit!
Thanks Doug. If you ever spot a green pear shaped one in amongst the avocados at the supermarket (or amongst the "pears" as the case may be) that could very well be a fuerte
@@SleepyLizard It's funny. I had bought some Haas on the weekend. Just cut one for my lunch and it was very similar to the Fuerte you showcased in the video. The seed was pointy, just like you described. So by chance, I may have just had my first Fuerte. I must admit, it did taste a bit different from the Haas. It was good, but I would not be seeking it out!
I’m not kidding, but from all the avocados I got from you, I only ate one and gave the rest away to friends and relatives. You may not believe this, but every single person I gave your avocados to, they all asked me for your website. Even the people in my community asked for your information. It’s all everyone is talking about, ginormous avocados. Unless they are a bunch of cheap ASSets, you’ll be getting some orders from them. Good job Tom. Enjoy your Christmas, everyone.
Tony, thank you so much. I spent my whole career in sales and we always said your best salesman is a satisfied customer. Your comment proves that. Have a great day
I finished the box of Avocados from you and they were great. First time trying FL avocados and love it. I am from CA. CA avos are too rich like butter, I cant eat too much of it otherwise I will feel like vomiting. However, I could eat a lot of the FL avos, they are really refreshing!
I love this man going to town on avocados and describing them to us. I'm interested in trying different varieties and I think the rest of us are interested as well. Picked up a Monroe from a local spot and I'm excited to try it.
Interestingly doe the Florida 🥑 usually have a more watery taste and tense to go bad first while the Hass is delicious in everything.. I like them/hass when they just start to turn ripening but still firm..
Robert, it depends on the variety...also if they are imported from Dominican Republic they are chilled and stored and wind up watery. It's a tough situation for us farmers in florida because the quality of the imported ones kills the market on us.
Great stuff, as usual. I’ve tried your Choquette and Monroe varieties; both are great! I love Haas avacados, but I think you’re right- I prefer the flavor of the Monroe over the Haas. Keep doing what you do. Awesome stuff!
Hahaha 😆 😂 😆!!! Hahaha 😆 😂 🤣!!! You just love avocados regardless of variety! 🤣 Always makes me smile watching your videos. I've been buying the small ones in 7 count bags labeled Haas and have notice different seed shapes and sizes like that fuerte seed and a small egg shaped one that's dark. That's interesting you can tell the avocado by its seed.
I just for the first time saw this huge avocado in a supermarket here in California. Labeled Florida avocado. It is according to your video a Monroe. The seed is as big as a hass avocado. I like both, the Monroe definitely has more oil. But both good. And thanks to you I’ve learned that my local market has been mixing and selling fuerte and hass in the same bin. Always just assumed they were hoss. Thanks for the video man!
Lovely visit and info -- *so* miss the days when I lived in S FL and could literally pick avocados (and mangos) off the ground -- always prefer the FL variet/ies when I can find them -- thanks for the mouth-watering comparison ❤
Just ate my first box of delicious Monroes from you this past week. I've been missing out on these my whole life! They almost have a sweet taste to them and a slightly less mushy texture. They're also HUGE compared to what I'm used to eating. Just put in an order for some more to give them out as gifts. Thanks again for your videos. Love the way you market through education Tom!
Wow, thank you for your encouraging words. And I really appreciate your business. I'm not sure who you are but all today's orders are on their way. The recipients of your gifts are in for a surprise because the ones from this week are even bigger!
Don't be afraid to tell the truth: Monroe is so much better than Hass! Another good feature of Monroe is that you can keep it for very long time in the fridge compared to other avocado variates. I keep Monroe for many weeks in the fridge and when I cut it, there's no black dots (not even tiny one) or anything bad. It still look inside like a very fresh avocado.
Whichever avocado I am eating at the time! Yes! For me too that's the case as well. I completely agree. For me the more varieties I have the varieties I appreciate.
My cousins from Miami one time brought us some huge avocados and they were amazing with the mexican meals we have at home, a little bit of salt on them and i love em
I just placed my order and I can't wait to try a monroe. Here in south texas I've only tasted 2 varaieties, Mexican Hass, and a large green skin avocado sold at fruit markets called Pagua, although I'm not sure if that is a generic name or an actual varaiety.
While I now know about how grafting avocados to make them grow faster works but what other step(s) do we need to do get those much bigger green pieces?
The big green ones are a different variety so you need to graft a clipping from a tree that's already giving that type. Then it's a matter of water, fertilizer, and Mother Nature.
Triple, some of the Florida varieties are naturally watery. Or more likely yours was chilled and imported from Dominican Republic so it never got the change to ripen naturally. If you see the sticker says DR I'd leave it on the shelf.
Great video! Lol I always say the same thing, my favorite variety is the one I’m eating at that moment. Because I love Florida avocados but I also love the hass and the fuerte. 😊 I agree too the Monroe to me is the one that most resembles the hass.
Your videos are the best. I love your enthusiasm. Do you have a fruit stand or do you sell these avocados anywhere besides through the mail? I live on the west coast (Cape Coral) and would come over to pick up a box, maybe even a tree. So far I have three varieties planted. One is a Monroe since you sold me on that variety. I like all avocados, but prefer the "Florida" varieties more than the Hass.
I never seen this avocado before very good information you give us God bless you and your family 👪 🙏 my be one day you help me and will belasing you 🙏 ❤
my backyard Hass are nearly a big as the monroe yellow flesh and by far the creamiest avocados! ive had offers to sell them branches to graft! lol cheers from southern California
So I just learned you can freeze avocados. I waited this last box I bought from you, until they were nice and ripe, then sliced them in half removed the seed and the outer skin, then placed them in a Ziplock and stuck in the freezer.
Erin, please let us know how they turn out when you thaw and eat them. I get a lot of questions about freezing avocados. The people who watch these vids wanna know!
Yo! I enjoy your videos! Just wanted to let you know that you have mistaken the Fuerte avocado. Fuertes are smooth skin and ripen green, they never turn dark like that one🤙
@@nicholas8479 I never correct any of my videos. No matter how it is bad, it is a record of my true life. If it is very bad, I will make a new video to correct the old one.
Thanks for the video. I have a couple of Florida avocado trees full and my question is how can I preserve them. Because the haas can last long time in the fridge.
They actually tasted the same I had the rounded green shape Avocado when I was in Vietnam only the Hass commercialised at that time. But I just hope more varieties are available not one or two type dominate the market
Hit those slices with some sea salt, Greek olive oil and balsamic glaze and hold on to your britches !!!!! Or that^^ but cut in chunks for a "cado salad" toss in a bowl add a little sliced Vidalia Onion to that mix and oh Lord have mercy. Also great with raw red bell pepper, nice contrast between that the cado and onion.
@@SleepyLizardNever jealous buddy, I just don't like when white folks steal stuff and rename it like they invented or found it first. Always the last to know, but first to grab and say it's yours😂 #mentallyill #slavemasterbloodline
The are both really good producers. I get more production out of my Monroe but the downside is the fruit is on the tree 4 months longer so more expensive to care for and runs the risk of hurricane season
I'm looking to purchase a few of your avo types to add to my slowly growing home yard collection. I notice the Hall (according to Green Dreams) is not only a little extra frost hardy but a type B which tends to be less common for my further N. Commifornia lowlands environment if not in general. They also carry Choquette and Monroe. They've delivered well in the past. I don't recall you mentioning Lula but that too seems somewhat popular in Florida?
Thanks for the video. I would like to ask you some questions. The first: It seems that you are growing the Hass variety. Do you grow it alone? Or do you grow another variety with it? So that there is a feminine and a masculine? If so, what is the appropriate male variety to plant with the Hass variety? What is the appropriate number of trees of the male variety to plant for 10 trees of the female variety? If there is an optimal planting combination, please tell me it? Thank you very much.
we don't grow Hass here in Florida. it's a little fussy with all the sunlight we get. that said, Hass farmers mix their Hass with Fuerte or Zutano. We also mix certain varieties to get better pollination. It's not male vs female, it's a tad more complicated. this vid explains it: ua-cam.com/video/Sgm-7wHT8K0/v-deo.htmlsi=bLhX6lF5fQZTxNop
@@SleepyLizard nice! I wish our Walmart sold Fuerte! Nobody sells them in CA except at maybe some farmers markets in SoCal. I only have 1 fruiting Fuerte tree as my other 2 trees are younger and not fruiting yet. We hit 116 on Sept 6 was a record for San Jose and my Fuerte dropped. Huge amount of fruit. Maybe about 3 -4 dozen are all that’s on the tree this season and they are just starting to taste really good
Do you think the Monroe variety would do good in a pot? We have to grow in pots due to the cold. We have tried multiple times and keep failing. The trees keep dying but we keep learning as well. The have died due to cold , heat, and root rot. Do you have any advice for those of us growing in pots as far as varieties and soil conditions or draining. What are you thoughts? Thank you!
Hi Torres Family, I don't have much experience growing in pots although I talk about it a little in some of my vids. You might look at Fruitful Trees, he's got a vid of a guy who grows in pots partial indoor partial outdoor and apparently he gets fruit,
I don’t know if anybody has commented on this before. But the fruit you were describing as a Fuerte has a black skin. Fuerte’s have green skin. It might be a Stewart. It might be a surprise, but it is not a Fuerte.
Well not to say you’re wrong, but your Fuerte doesn’t look like my Fuerte I grow in my yard in San Diego Ca. Mine are twice the size and have a green skin. I’ve seen a few specialty markets in San Diego with Fuerte avocados and they look just like mine. So just guessing, maybe yours is a different version of the Hass?
@@SleepyLizard Normally yes, but this year I think the drought we had affected it, then the hurricane blew most of them off, hey never ripened being picked too soon. I have yet to eat one from it this year, there are a few left on it, but they are smaller than normal too
I'm not 100% sure about Hass because we dont' grow them here. I've seen a lot of different timeframes and also you add in imports from different parts of the globe and we tend to see them year round.
Tommy, If I order 2 cases TODAY, you think they’ll get here before Christmas? I know this is not the best way to contact you, but your answer will be for everyone who wants to know… in one reply. Thanks
Tony, it’s already too late for me to get them to the post office which means I’d have to pick and ship Monday which is the 19th. Normally the packages would arrive by the 22nd or 23rd or even the 21st but in this case with it being Christmas week, it could be a little at risk. Also, if the fruit arrive by Christmas, it would only be six days off the tree and still two or three days from ripening. That’s about as accurate and honest a future prediction I could make for anything that I’d be shipping on Monday.
@@SleepyLizard … last weeks shipment got here in 2 days, but yeah, too close to Christmas and the post office is busy. I’ll order them anyway. I already ordered them, hopefully you have a case of each, Choquettes and Monroe. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
Tony, I see the order. Thank you. I will get them picked and shipped first thing Monday morning. Also I will scour the trees to see if I can find some choquette stragglers. In fact I think I'll pick them tomorrow which will give an extra day for softening for christmas, at least the choquettes should be soft enough...it's late in their season so they'll soften sooner.
Tom you're very lucky to have all kinds of avacado variety Tom if I want to purchase a avacado plant from you what will be the procedure please let me know that if possible okay bro
@@frostylonewolf1700 oh never mind, I saw your other comment that they will arrive tomorrow. let's not stress about it, wait and see how they look tomorrow
I saw this video and I'm trying to figure out what kind of avocado tree I had. It had long since stopped giving fruit and we cut it down due to damage it was causing to my home. My tree gave off very soft pear shaped avocados. They stayed green, thin smooth skin, and soften like butter; tasted about the same too. Our neighbor has very big round green avocados that taste very green. Those don't really ripen well. They kind of just rot and stay very hard. He has two trees and they're about the same but one gives off massive avocados. You open them up and they're riddled with what I found to be called "vascular browning". Probably just nutrient deficiency. IDK. I just wanted to know about the ones my tree grew.
I'm from Brazil, my uncle bought a place, in that place there are two avocado trees, they are similar to haas, they are green and when ripe they turn green, but the fruit and the seed are shaped like eggs, you know I'm from Brazil, my uncle bought a place, in that place there are two avocado trees, they are similar to haas, they are green and when ripe they
Monroe tends to be more creamy. This is not scientific but from my personal experience the later season varieties (at least the ones I've tasted) tend to be more on the creamy and higher oil content side.
I have a pullovk in my backyard grafted but a coconut tree I think is preventing it from flowering it's closed to my avocado about 5 yes flowers once an never again
Hello, do you think if we graft an avocado, the root stock will have impact on the fruit quality? E.g. if u graft an hass to west indies RS will it be different result with grafted on guatemala or mexico RS?
I know a lot of people have already asked you this question, but here it is anywho, again lol. I've been confused about the answer thus far. I started growing hass avocado seeds, and I was hoping to be able to graft a different variety onto the tree once it's strong enough to be grafted. All 3 of my avocado seeds are successfully growing, which I wasn't expecting lol. Is it not possible to graft a different variety from my hass rootstocks? Thanks!
Hi Sasha, the reason we graft is because seed grown trees are unpredictable. They are unique just like human babies. By grafting one seedling to another seedling you do not eliminate the unpredictability. You still have seedling DNA.
@@SleepyLizard Thanks! I live up in zone 5b and would like to build a geothermal greenhouse for year-round gardening. It would enable me to grow avocado trees. I knew about the avocado varieties grown in California and Mexico, but it is good to know thst there are also several varieties of the Florida avocados. I need to watch out for the Florida avocados in our large local markets. I think avocados are fabulous.
Fuerte has vegetable flavour kind of cucumber :) I can only make as smoothie. I hope can taste Monroe if it is creamy taste like hass. Never see Monroe in Dubai supermarket :(
So far, I've tried Choquette, Hall and Monroe ... every avocado I've ordered from you has been wonderful. I am going to place an order for some family members. One good friend lives in Ontario, is it possible to ship an order there?
Peggy, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the avocados. It so happens I have a hall, Choquette, and Monroe soft on my counter for us to eat tomorrow. As much as I'd love to ship to Canada I can't because of import laws and restrictions. I gotta stay within the US and territories. Thank you for your business and feedback, I appreciate it.
Is Florida Avocado just another term to describe those huge avocado? Just bought a few of those huge variety with label 'River's avocado' 4771 produce of Dominican republic.
4771 is the PLU code for non Hass avocados. it's a bit misleading because they will label around 60 different varieties under that same code. and yeah Florida avocado is a catch all term but also misleading because again, it's used to describe almost every variety that is not Hass. And each variety can be very different from the other.
I'm not sure what part of the world you're in but ours start flowering in December and I usually see the first fruit pop around February then the month we pick depends on the variety.
Dude just chomped down like 700 calories worth of avocado. Great information, funny how in the grocery store they're either Hass or Floridian/DR, but there definitely multiple varieties grouped into Hass or Floridian/DR.
I did and im in between 8a -9a but i guess my concern is the heat. We reach temps of 100+ in summer and i had seedlings before but when i would put it in sun it would die out. Now i keep it in the shade just not sure how it would react when it is bigger.
Long ago SleepyLizard said a word that effectively equated to "not true to seed." For whatever reason I forgot what it was and haven't been able to find what it was online. Every site I come across just goes down the path of describing "true to seed." Any chance anyone knows that word? A botanist maybe?
@@SleepyLizard yes, but there only serves the purchase of seeds in large parties, at least 100 to 400 seeds for certain variants. wow, of course this is for plantation scale. Can't buy units.
@@SleepyLizard For those of us who want to plant one or two trees in our yard, it is still a dream. Maybe have to be patient first, for a few years later.
You helped me figure out what kind of avacado tree I grew. Thank you!! I grew a tree from a seed in a cup, never grafted it, and the 6th year it fruited!! People said it would never fruit but it has fruit all through out the tree this year! Great video. Thanks again for educating me.
Glad to hear you got fruit!
Love logging in and seeing Sleepy Lizard uploaded a new video!!
thanks Doug, I appreciate it.
This guy is my favorite UA-camr hands down.
wow, what an amazing compliment. thank you
I ordered my first case of Monroe avocados from GuacFarm in late November, 2022. I've never had them before. The Monroe is by far one of the best avocados I've ever tasted. Thank you Tom.
Thanks.
So excited to see this years harvest is ready, immediately placed an order!!! 🙏 thank you and the family for the love and care y’all put into these fruit!
I'm heading out right now to pick yours. I always look forward to your order because you have a unique and hard to forget PayPal handle
@@SleepyLizard That warms my heart to read that, thank you!!! We’re all BETTER OFF OUTDOORS!!!
Great content. Thanks for sharing. You put a smile on my face.
Thank you for your comment. You put a smile on my face too.
Love the Monroe myself. Hass is the fallback when Florida varieties are out of season. Can't recall having the Fuerte. Great content as usual Tom!
Thanks Doug. If you ever spot a green pear shaped one in amongst the avocados at the supermarket (or amongst the "pears" as the case may be) that could very well be a fuerte
@@SleepyLizard It's funny. I had bought some Haas on the weekend. Just cut one for my lunch and it was very similar to the Fuerte you showcased in the video. The seed was pointy, just like you described. So by chance, I may have just had my first Fuerte. I must admit, it did taste a bit different from the Haas. It was good, but I would not be seeking it out!
I’m not kidding, but from all the avocados I got from you, I only ate one and gave the rest away to friends and relatives. You may not believe this, but every single person I gave your avocados to, they all asked me for your website. Even the people in my community asked for your information. It’s all everyone is talking about, ginormous avocados. Unless they are a bunch of cheap ASSets, you’ll be getting some orders from them.
Good job Tom. Enjoy your Christmas, everyone.
Tony, thank you so much. I spent my whole career in sales and we always said your best salesman is a satisfied customer. Your comment proves that. Have a great day
xD Ginormous !
It's that time of the year again, I just love devouring the Monroes
my dad's favorite
Caribbean tropical avocados are the best, Hispanics grow it well.
I just had one today for lunch. So delicious
so love your videos because they are so educational .. thanks for being awesome .. Joe n Christina
Hi Joe and Christina, thank you for making such great comments all the time. I get a sense you two are similar to my wife and I.
@@SleepyLizard we just try to be good people plus were big fans of the fruit avocado that is ..
I finished the box of Avocados from you and they were great. First time trying FL avocados and love it. I am from CA. CA avos are too rich like butter, I cant eat too much of it otherwise I will feel like vomiting. However, I could eat a lot of the FL avos, they are really refreshing!
yimnvs, thank you so much for the feedback, I appreciate it. And yes I've had that same thing where too much Hass gets a bit rich.
I love this man going to town on avocados and describing them to us. I'm interested in trying different varieties and I think the rest of us are interested as well. Picked up a Monroe from a local spot and I'm excited to try it.
I hope you enjoy it! and thank you for the compliment
@@SleepyLizard
Thank you as well!
As someone who has a farm, I can confirm this is 100% true, props to that you man, you're the best of the best!!
💪
Interestingly doe the Florida 🥑 usually have a more watery taste and tense to go bad first while the Hass is delicious in everything.. I like them/hass when they just start to turn ripening but still firm..
Robert, it depends on the variety...also if they are imported from Dominican Republic they are chilled and stored and wind up watery. It's a tough situation for us farmers in florida because the quality of the imported ones kills the market on us.
Great stuff, as usual. I’ve tried your Choquette and Monroe varieties; both are great! I love Haas avacados, but I think you’re right- I prefer the flavor of the Monroe over the Haas. Keep doing what you do. Awesome stuff!
Don, thanks for the feedback. I'm enjoying the Monroe as much as I can because in another month I won't have any avocados until June
Oh my God i cant waiting to taste monroe😮😮😮 Tom
@@anekabibitimpor4748 so delicious
Hahaha 😆 😂 😆!!! Hahaha 😆 😂 🤣!!! You just love avocados regardless of variety! 🤣 Always makes me smile watching your videos. I've been buying the small ones in 7 count bags labeled Haas and have notice different seed shapes and sizes like that fuerte seed and a small egg shaped one that's dark. That's interesting you can tell the avocado by its seed.
Sometimes you'll get a different variety mixed in with the Hass. They do that for pollination.
@@SleepyLizard OK, that's interesting. Maybe I'll sprout the one that is a small seed and see what it is. Thanks! I've always wondered about that💕
I just for the first time saw this huge avocado in a supermarket here in California. Labeled Florida avocado. It is according to your video a Monroe. The seed is as big as a hass avocado. I like both, the Monroe definitely has more oil. But both good. And thanks to you I’ve learned that my local market has been mixing and selling fuerte and hass in the same bin. Always just assumed they were hoss. Thanks for the video man!
this time of year it might be a Choquette. Monroe are still a month away
@@SleepyLizard oh ok, it is the biggest avocado I’ve ever seen haha. Thank you for the reply man and the information! Take care!
Lovely visit and info -- *so* miss the days when I lived in S FL and could literally pick avocados (and mangos) off the ground -- always prefer the FL variet/ies when I can find them -- thanks for the mouth-watering comparison ❤
Mangos! I can't wait for summer.
Wish we were neighbors. Wonderful video thank you I’m from Tennessee.
you live in a great place too. I've had the fortune to spend some time in Tennessee and I love it there.
Avocado with salt is my favorite.
same. salt and pepper too
Oh no. Salt kills my blood pressure.
Just ate my first box of delicious Monroes from you this past week. I've been missing out on these my whole life! They almost have a sweet taste to them and a slightly less mushy texture. They're also HUGE compared to what I'm used to eating. Just put in an order for some more to give them out as gifts. Thanks again for your videos. Love the way you market through education Tom!
Wow, thank you for your encouraging words. And I really appreciate your business. I'm not sure who you are but all today's orders are on their way. The recipients of your gifts are in for a surprise because the ones from this week are even bigger!
@@SleepyLizard I'm the order from Alhambra CA. Just received the two boxes yesterday. Man you sent some giants this time. Thanks again Tom!
Yay, 👍👍👍. Always such great videos.. but they make me hungry.. hahaha. It's not even lunchtime. Hope all is well. 🤗
guess what I had for lunch 🥑
@@SleepyLizard do I get three guesses.?... Hahaha. I'd bet it's something out of the orchard.. big and green and it's not a frog.. lol
Don't be afraid to tell the truth: Monroe is so much better than Hass!
Another good feature of Monroe is that you can keep it for very long time in the fridge compared to other avocado variates. I keep Monroe for many weeks in the fridge and when I cut it, there's no black dots (not even tiny one) or anything bad. It still look inside like a very fresh avocado.
yo Victor. You are so right. The Monroe has a very long shelf life. My dad gets over a month out of an 8lb box. Great to hear from you.
Rule 1: never get high on your own supply….unless it’s avocados….. you got to do the taste test! Awesome
so true. I gotta keep my hand outta the cookie jar.
Nothing beats a choquette avocado 🥑, but Monroe are awesome too.
I found a Choquette tree my pickers missed...still have a few on it. Lucky me!
@@SleepyLizard you are a lucky man indeed 🙏
Whichever avocado I am eating at the time! Yes! For me too that's the case as well. I completely agree. For me the more varieties I have the varieties I appreciate.
My wife just had it happen 3 days in a row. Day 1 Hall was her favorite. Day 2 Monroe, and day 3 Choquette 🤣
Can't wait to get our next box. They are amazing
thank you Kelly
My cousins from Miami one time brought us some huge avocados and they were amazing with the mexican meals we have at home, a little bit of salt on them and i love em
yep!
Thanks this Alaskan in Florida had no idea what type was growing in the yard. Love your hat btw❤
my brother brought the hat back from a salmon trip
I’m in SoCal and both are there and I approve both 😂
yum yum
I just placed my order and I can't wait to try a monroe. Here in south texas I've only tasted 2 varaieties, Mexican Hass, and a large green skin avocado sold at fruit markets called Pagua, although I'm not sure if that is a generic name or an actual varaiety.
They'll be on their way first thing tomorrow morning. Thank you for your business.
While I now know about how grafting avocados to make them grow faster works but what other step(s) do we need to do get those much bigger green pieces?
The big green ones are a different variety so you need to graft a clipping from a tree that's already giving that type. Then it's a matter of water, fertilizer, and Mother Nature.
That explains a lot!
Just placed an order. Cant wait to try the different varieties.
thank you for your business. will be picking and shipping Monday
Try pink Himalayan salt! Monroe 🥑!
yum
I am going to give the Florida avocado another try. Maybe I didn't allow proper ripening first, when I tried one once, as it was watery.
Triple, some of the Florida varieties are naturally watery. Or more likely yours was chilled and imported from Dominican Republic so it never got the change to ripen naturally. If you see the sticker says DR I'd leave it on the shelf.
@@SleepyLizard thanks for the heads up. I will definitely look closely for that, and make sure it is an actual Florida avocado :)
@@triplewinlin5576 please come back and let us know how it goes
Great video! Lol I always say the same thing, my favorite variety is the one I’m eating at that moment. Because I love Florida avocados but I also love the hass and the fuerte. 😊 I agree too the Monroe to me is the one that most resembles the hass.
thanks for the comment and affirmation!
Your videos are the best. I love your enthusiasm. Do you have a fruit stand or do you sell these avocados anywhere besides through the mail? I live on the west coast (Cape Coral) and would come over to pick up a box, maybe even a tree. So far I have three varieties planted. One is a Monroe since you sold me on that variety. I like all avocados, but prefer the "Florida" varieties more than the Hass.
people come by for tours all the time but we don't have a drive up retail location
I never seen this avocado before very good information you give us God bless you and your family 👪 🙏 my be one day you help me and will belasing you 🙏 ❤
Thank you for your comment
This is awesome! Dude is full of life. Gotta love it 🥑 Looking to grow an avocado tree in Miami. I have some killer mango trees. Time to diversify. 😊
we are dong a meet up tomorrow the 17th at 27001 sw 187th ave homestead fl. 3pm to 9pm, come on out!
my backyard Hass are nearly a big as the monroe yellow flesh and by far the creamiest avocados! ive had offers to sell them branches to graft! lol cheers from southern California
they sound delicious
So I just learned you can freeze avocados. I waited this last box I bought from you, until they were nice and ripe, then sliced them in half removed the seed and the outer skin, then placed them in a Ziplock and stuck in the freezer.
Erin, please let us know how they turn out when you thaw and eat them. I get a lot of questions about freezing avocados. The people who watch these vids wanna know!
@@SleepyLizard will do
Lucky for u soon hope my grafted one will flowers dry season now in the Caribbean
good luck
Fuerte skin stays relatively green when ripe, the other one may be a lamb hass
yeah I wasn't sure. definitely was different than the Hass though
Yo! I enjoy your videos! Just wanted to let you know that you have mistaken the Fuerte avocado. Fuertes are smooth skin and ripen green, they never turn dark like that one🤙
Thank you Clinton.
@@SleepyLizard If this is true, it would be nice if you would correct your video.
@@nicholas8479 the thing is, have you considered that th
@@nicholas8479 I never correct any of my videos. No matter how it is bad, it is a record of my true life. If it is very bad, I will make a new video to correct the old one.
Thanks for the video. I have a couple of Florida avocado trees full and my question is how can I preserve them. Because the haas can last long time in the fridge.
you can keep them on the tree for a long time then same thing, put them in the fridge after you pick
They actually tasted the same I had the rounded green shape Avocado when I was in Vietnam only the Hass commercialised at that time. But I just hope more varieties are available not one or two type dominate the market
I agree
Hit those slices with some sea salt, Greek olive oil and balsamic glaze and hold on to your britches !!!!!
Or that^^ but cut in chunks for a "cado salad" toss in a bowl add a little sliced Vidalia Onion to that mix and oh Lord have mercy. Also great with raw red bell pepper, nice contrast between that the cado and onion.
excellent suggestions!
This is the best video I'm gonna watch this week
and this is the best comment I've read all week. thank you for the encouragement.
Let me guess the ackee tree's yall have growing there now are "florida ackee's" 😂😂
Do you understand how language works?
@@SleepyLizard do you understand how telling the truth works?
@@TeamFinishMusic you are coming across as a jealous person. Would you agree that you tend toward jealousy?
@@SleepyLizardNever jealous buddy, I just don't like when white folks steal stuff and rename it like they invented or found it first. Always the last to know, but first to grab and say it's yours😂
#mentallyill #slavemasterbloodline
Thank you for the video. Which variety produce more fruits consistently and heavily between Monroe and Simmonds?
The are both really good producers. I get more production out of my Monroe but the downside is the fruit is on the tree 4 months longer so more expensive to care for and runs the risk of hurricane season
I'm looking to purchase a few of your avo types to add to my slowly growing home yard collection. I notice the Hall (according to Green Dreams) is not only a little extra frost hardy but a type B which tends to be less common for my further N. Commifornia lowlands environment if not in general. They also carry Choquette and Monroe. They've delivered well in the past. I don't recall you mentioning Lula but that too seems somewhat popular in Florida?
Bo, what you say about Hall is true, it's a very resilient tree and late fruit of flowering type B.
Lula is my #1 favorite. so delicious
Thanks for the video. I would like to ask you some questions. The first: It seems that you are growing the Hass variety. Do you grow it alone? Or do you grow another variety with it? So that there is a feminine and a masculine? If so, what is the appropriate male variety to plant with the Hass variety? What is the appropriate number of trees of the male variety to plant for 10 trees of the female variety? If there is an optimal planting combination, please tell me it? Thank you very much.
we don't grow Hass here in Florida. it's a little fussy with all the sunlight we get. that said, Hass farmers mix their Hass with Fuerte or Zutano. We also mix certain varieties to get better pollination.
It's not male vs female, it's a tad more complicated. this vid explains it: ua-cam.com/video/Sgm-7wHT8K0/v-deo.htmlsi=bLhX6lF5fQZTxNop
Looks dangerous 😂If you make those things any bigger you gonna have to wear your battle cap 🤯
I do have a helmet 🤣
Hi Tom did that Fuerte come from a Florida tree? Do they grow well in Florida? Mine are starting to ripen right now
Hi Pat, I don't grow those, I got those at Walmart. They will grow in Florida yes.
@@SleepyLizard nice! I wish our Walmart sold Fuerte! Nobody sells them in CA except at maybe some farmers markets in SoCal. I only have 1 fruiting Fuerte tree as my other 2 trees are younger and not fruiting yet. We hit 116 on Sept 6 was a record for San Jose and my Fuerte dropped. Huge amount of fruit. Maybe about 3 -4 dozen are all that’s on the tree this season and they are just starting to taste really good
Do you think the Monroe variety would do good in a pot? We have to grow in pots due to the cold. We have tried multiple times and keep failing. The trees keep dying but we keep learning as well. The have died due to cold , heat, and root rot. Do you have any advice for those of us growing in pots as far as varieties and soil conditions or draining. What are you thoughts? Thank you!
Hi Torres Family, I don't have much experience growing in pots although I talk about it a little in some of my vids. You might look at Fruitful Trees, he's got a vid of a guy who grows in pots partial indoor partial outdoor and apparently he gets fruit,
@@SleepyLizard thank you
I don’t know if anybody has commented on this before. But the fruit you were describing as a Fuerte has a black skin. Fuerte’s have green skin. It might be a Stewart. It might be a surprise, but it is not a Fuerte.
could be
Well not to say you’re wrong, but your Fuerte doesn’t look like my Fuerte I grow in my yard in San Diego Ca. Mine are twice the size and have a green skin. I’ve seen a few specialty markets in San Diego with Fuerte avocados and they look just like mine. So just guessing, maybe yours is a different version of the Hass?
thank you for the feedback
Do you like improve Pollock? Please do a video about it. Thank you
Anh, you are maybe the third person to ask me that recently. You've motivated me to try one this season and make a vid, thank you.
I think my tree is a monroe, thanks, love the channel
thank you for the compliment. Do you get a lot of fruit off your tree?
@@SleepyLizard Normally yes, but this year I think the drought we had affected it, then the hurricane blew most of them off, hey never ripened being picked too soon. I have yet to eat one from it this year, there are a few left on it, but they are smaller than normal too
Do Florida avocados grow well near the Georgia border (Jacksonville area) or is the best bet more cold hardy but smaller Mexico/California ones?
you will need cold hardy ones up there.
I just heard that Hass rhymes with class is the proper pronunciation. It was a story about the man that named them. His last name was Hass.
yes his grandson called me to correct the pronunciation.
@ hah. I just found your videos. Very good
Monroes are so good though. And consistent.
yes. what other varieties do you like?
Does the HASS really fruit April through September? That's what google says but seems like a much longer season than most other avocado trees?
I'm not 100% sure about Hass because we dont' grow them here. I've seen a lot of different timeframes and also you add in imports from different parts of the globe and we tend to see them year round.
GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY… THANKS!
thank you!
Yea but how much chemicals have be added to get them to that sides
it's the nature of those varieties to grow to that size. it has nothing to do with chemicals.
Tommy,
If I order 2 cases TODAY, you think they’ll get here before Christmas? I know this is not the best way to contact you, but your answer will be for everyone who wants to know… in one reply.
Thanks
Tony, it’s already too late for me to get them to the post office which means I’d have to pick and ship Monday which is the 19th. Normally the packages would arrive by the 22nd or 23rd or even the 21st but in this case with it being Christmas week, it could be a little at risk. Also, if the fruit arrive by Christmas, it would only be six days off the tree and still two or three days from ripening.
That’s about as accurate and honest a future prediction I could make for anything that I’d be shipping on Monday.
@@SleepyLizard … last weeks shipment got here in 2 days, but yeah, too close to Christmas and the post office is busy. I’ll order them anyway. I already ordered them, hopefully you have a case of each, Choquettes and Monroe.
Thank you and Merry Christmas.
Tony, I see the order. Thank you. I will get them picked and shipped first thing Monday morning. Also I will scour the trees to see if I can find some choquette stragglers. In fact I think I'll pick them tomorrow which will give an extra day for softening for christmas, at least the choquettes should be soft enough...it's late in their season so they'll soften sooner.
@@SleepyLizard…
Awesome. Thank you
Tom you're very lucky to have all kinds of avacado variety Tom if I want to purchase a avacado plant from you what will be the procedure please let me know that if possible okay bro
Here, we are so lucky. I don't sell the trees but my friend up the street from me does. www.larafarmsmiami.com
well idk if my lemon trees will live through shipping cause my temps fluctuate from between 20's, 30,s and tens
they haven't arrived yet? I saw you commented over on fruitful trees.
@@SleepyLizard no it didn't arrive yet but its arriving tomorrow on 14th
@@SleepyLizard i think it might be best if for now on i don't take high risks and to wait till temps warm up before ordering anything thats tropical
@@frostylonewolf1700 did the trees arrive yet?
@@frostylonewolf1700 oh never mind, I saw your other comment that they will arrive tomorrow. let's not stress about it, wait and see how they look tomorrow
I saw this video and I'm trying to figure out what kind of avocado tree I had. It had long since stopped giving fruit and we cut it down due to damage it was causing to my home. My tree gave off very soft pear shaped avocados. They stayed green, thin smooth skin, and soften like butter; tasted about the same too. Our neighbor has very big round green avocados that taste very green. Those don't really ripen well. They kind of just rot and stay very hard. He has two trees and they're about the same but one gives off massive avocados. You open them up and they're riddled with what I found to be called "vascular browning". Probably just nutrient deficiency. IDK. I just wanted to know about the ones my tree grew.
could be they were all seed grown and not grafted.
I'm from Brazil, my uncle bought a place, in that place there are two avocado trees, they are similar to haas, they are green and when ripe they turn green, but the fruit and the seed are shaped like eggs, you know
I'm from Brazil, my uncle bought a place, in that place there are two avocado trees, they are similar to haas, they are green and when ripe they
How do they taste?
Does the Monroe have a watery or because it has the little more oil it's creamy
Monroe tends to be more creamy. This is not scientific but from my personal experience the later season varieties (at least the ones I've tasted) tend to be more on the creamy and higher oil content side.
@@SleepyLizard thank you very much I just can't do a watery avocado 🥑
I have a pullovk in my backyard grafted but a coconut tree I think is preventing it from flowering it's closed to my avocado about 5 yes flowers once an never again
Where you been?
Hello, do you think if we graft an avocado, the root stock will have impact on the fruit quality? E.g. if u graft an hass to west indies RS will it be different result with grafted on guatemala or mexico RS?
No, it won’t matter. In fact, each seed is unique. You can plan to have seeds right next to each other and get two very different root stocks.
😭😭😭😭😭I WISH I COULD FIND FLORIDA AVOCADO NEAR ME! I absolutely love avocado!
I sell them at www.guacfarm.com. we start picking in 3 weeks!
I know a lot of people have already asked you this question, but here it is anywho, again lol. I've been confused about the answer thus far.
I started growing hass avocado seeds, and I was hoping to be able to graft a different variety onto the tree once it's strong enough to be grafted. All 3 of my avocado seeds are successfully growing, which I wasn't expecting lol.
Is it not possible to graft a different variety from my hass rootstocks? Thanks!
Hi Sasha, the reason we graft is because seed grown trees are unpredictable. They are unique just like human babies. By grafting one seedling to another seedling you do not eliminate the unpredictability. You still have seedling DNA.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you! 💚
So is the Monroe an A or B type pollinator?
B
@@SleepyLizard Thanks! I live up in zone 5b and would like to build a geothermal greenhouse for year-round gardening. It would enable me to grow avocado trees. I knew about the avocado varieties grown in California and Mexico, but it is good to know thst there are also several varieties of the Florida avocados. I need to watch out for the Florida avocados in our large local markets. I think avocados are fabulous.
What happens if I can't graft my avocado tree...? I have 2 Monroe seeds growing. They are about 2.5 and 3 ft tall.
I live in Kentucky.
it takes longer to get the fruit and you don't know what fruit you're going to get. Good luck with the Monroe seeds! one of my favorite varieties.
Why is it that I can't get a hass grafted tree from your website?
I don't grow Hass on my farm. Hass is mainly grown in California in the US, I'm in Florida.
Fuerte has vegetable flavour kind of cucumber :) I can only make as smoothie. I hope can taste Monroe if it is creamy taste like hass. Never see Monroe in Dubai supermarket :(
hopefully some day you'll get a chance to taste one.
So far, I've tried Choquette, Hall and Monroe ... every avocado I've ordered from you has been wonderful. I am going to place an order for some family members. One good friend lives in Ontario, is it possible to ship an order there?
Peggy, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the avocados. It so happens I have a hall, Choquette, and Monroe soft on my counter for us to eat tomorrow. As much as I'd love to ship to Canada I can't because of import laws and restrictions. I gotta stay within the US and territories. Thank you for your business and feedback, I appreciate it.
Is Florida Avocado just another term to describe those huge avocado? Just bought a few of those huge variety with label 'River's avocado' 4771 produce of Dominican republic.
4771 is the PLU code for non Hass avocados. it's a bit misleading because they will label around 60 different varieties under that same code. and yeah Florida avocado is a catch all term but also misleading because again, it's used to describe almost every variety that is not Hass. And each variety can be very different from the other.
When will avacado with flowers in December will fruit
I'm not sure what part of the world you're in but ours start flowering in December and I usually see the first fruit pop around February then the month we pick depends on the variety.
@@SleepyLizard I am from Nepal it's winter now
Which Florida variety tastes closest to the Haas?
Of the ones Ive tried its Monroe. But there still a lot I haven’t tried
Dude just chomped down like 700 calories worth of avocado. Great information, funny how in the grocery store they're either Hass or Floridian/DR, but there definitely multiple varieties grouped into Hass or Floridian/DR.
wait till mango season. you'll see me eat a week's worth of calories in one 10 minute vid 🤣
@@SleepyLizard 😂 that's awesome
I have come to prefer Florida avocados.
many of the Florida varieties are delicious
I had a Hass tree in Anaheim, CA. That put out 3lb some bigger and tasted better than any Florida tree.
you had a tree that produced 3lb Hass avocados?
@SleepyLizard yes I did. I would pick one and eat half of one for lunch. And these you get in the store are picked way to soon
@SleepyLizard last I looked, the tree was still there
can i grow choquette or monroe in central california?
they grow in USDA hardiness zone 8a and above. you can google the hardiness zone for your zip code
I did and im in between 8a -9a but i guess my concern is the heat. We reach temps of 100+ in summer and i had seedlings before but when i would put it in sun it would die out. Now i keep it in the shade just not sure how it would react when it is bigger.
I order some scion wood im just gonna go for it with trial and error see what happens i guess lol. Its funn
Long ago SleepyLizard said a word that effectively equated to "not true to seed." For whatever reason I forgot what it was and haven't been able to find what it was online. Every site I come across just goes down the path of describing "true to seed." Any chance anyone knows that word? A botanist maybe?
heterozygous ?
Why are Monroes so rare? I need them for the guacamole
I'm the only one I know who grows them. they are late season and have to survive hurricane season so a lot of growers dont want to plant Monroe
😭 This variety does not yet exist in Indonesia. It seems delicious once in a while. Thank you sir.
Check out the channel ANEKA BIBIT IMPOR. They've got a lot of varieties. @ANEKA BIBIT IMPOR
@@SleepyLizard yes, but there only serves the purchase of seeds in large parties, at least 100 to 400 seeds for certain variants. wow, of course this is for plantation scale. Can't buy units.
@@SleepyLizard For those of us who want to plant one or two trees in our yard, it is still a dream. Maybe have to be patient first, for a few years later.
@@SleepyLizard Very lucky where you can easily get and grow the variety you want. 👍👍👍
@@bambangbudiono13 yes we are very lucky
Can grow avocado in 5 gallon bucket
yep
I prefer the bigger avocados Haas to small for me
I'm glad you're back
Feurte are green skin in RSA?
I wasn't sure if it was Fuerte or not. What is "RSA"?
South africa
They need to crossbreed a florida avacado with a Hass Avacado to get a hybrid. I believe they have a Florida Hass avacado hybrid.
There's a variety called Florida Hass yes.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you
They look delicious, I want Florida 🥑 pass the chips heck alls I need is 1 they are big 😋 Oh I need a Florida lime please, pass the tequila! 🎉😂
yep
This guy likes avocadoes
yeah he's obsessed
Aren't the Florida ones less buttery than Hass?
depends on the variety.
@@SleepyLizard I'm buying some from you, which ones are more buttery? (PS - I like Florida ones too).
@@cattnipp the Russell is very buttery. Also Lula and Monroe. Russell is late summer. Lula and Monroe are Fall into winter.
we have here an avocado tree..the fruit are so huge..kind like almost 1kg a piece..we don't know the variety..
what part of the world are you in.
How money year my avocado is not grafted tree
on average 10