Also I still have my pineapple plants growing in the hothouse from the top of one of my ones and the other off a shop brought one that my aunty gave me to try to strike roots on it
George, you can chop an established, mature avocado down to your knee height and it'll survive. California orchardists use the technique to save their trees when they're facing a prolonged drought and don't have the water to keep them alive. Avocadoes require minimal moisture in this period which lasts two years. The trees fully recover and set fruit in their third year after being hacked down. They're very resilient trees once they mature. I always look forward to your spring videos. There's pep in your step and the workload of transitioning the garden hasn't jaded you yet lol
The avocado tree is native to southern Mexico and Central America, it is so normal to see many varieties of avocado in the wild, there are small and large ones. There are creamy or dry. yesterday I bought a giant 1.4 kg variety. (3 pounds or 49 ounces), it is the size of a small coconut
I have 2 avocado seedlings and planted another one not long ago so a 3rd one will come up apparently for every 10 thousand seed you plant of an avocado seed you will get a new good variety
Hi George. Can I ask what pest the organza bags on your Hass are being used for? (So far I've had a Hass in Perth and now a Lamb in Sydney, but haven't had much avo pests. But I use organza bags to keep Queensland Fruitfly off my Fuyu, Yeem Pay Wampi and Yellow Cherry Guava.)
@@RealLifeFruitopia Thanks. I haven't had that problem with my Lambs (yet 🤞). The ringtail possums here often chew thru my organza bags on my Fuyu Persimmons, although the bags seem to lessen the number of fruit damaged. (I think I need stainless steel organza bags )
peaches grow true to seed so you will get the same variety from the seed of a peach that's from the adult tree that produces that variety or at least identical
Great job, hope you remembered to paint the branches which are now so fully exposed. Look forward to hearing good things for it on your next update.@@RealLifeFruitopia
Oof, sorry to hear about the Lamb. Glad you still have your Pinkerton! My 4 year old Lamb is trying to get through her first winter in ground here in Napa, California. It was my Pinkerton who didn’t make it. Keep us posted on your Pinkerton, George.👍
Good to see the recovery, especially on the Pinkerton. Is there any one thing you did that you think saved it? I’ve got a wurtz in a pot up here, had it for a year, thinking I might plant it soon in a raised bed. No pollinator though I read they are somewhat self fruitful.
Mulching heavily would have been the main fix, also sprayed Yates anti rot for a few months. My wurtz fruited way before I had another avo, still waiting for a bumper crop after 16 years.
check out videos where they say spray honey mixed with water on avocado trees -- the bees like the taste of sweet citrus nectar rather than the rather bland avocado one.
Also I still have my pineapple plants growing in the hothouse from the top of one of my ones and the other off a shop brought one that my aunty gave me to try to strike roots on it
George, you can chop an established, mature avocado down to your knee height and it'll survive. California orchardists use the technique to save their trees when they're facing a prolonged drought and don't have the water to keep them alive. Avocadoes require minimal moisture in this period which lasts two years. The trees fully recover and set fruit in their third year after being hacked down. They're very resilient trees once they mature.
I always look forward to your spring videos. There's pep in your step and the workload of transitioning the garden hasn't jaded you yet lol
Last resort was to hack the Lamb Hass, giving it till end of year.
Can you make an update video on all your avocados will your current advices for them and the different varieties.
Sure
I also heard Tasmania got category 3 tropical cyclone strength wind gusts up to 172 km/h yesterday
Hopefully these weather anomalies are part of a once in a generation cycle.
Congratulations George for your Avocado 🥑👏
Very happy for you🤩🤩👍
Thank you! 😃
well done mate, you must be super happy about that.
I am! Thanks.
The avocado tree is native to southern Mexico and Central America, it is so normal to see many varieties of avocado in the wild, there are small and large ones. There are creamy or dry. yesterday I bought a giant 1.4 kg variety. (3 pounds or 49 ounces), it is the size of a small coconut
and a dwarf native pale cherry native to the coast of Australia
It's been a year and a bit since i planted the seed it's still a small seedling atm
Amazing. Well done. If you do airlayering for this tree and if you sell. I will surely buy from you.
Air layering is far away, still learning about grafting.
It is officially Fall here 🍁
Also Australia is moving 6 cm north east every year
I have 2 avocado seedlings and planted another one not long ago so a 3rd one will come up apparently for every 10 thousand seed you plant of an avocado seed you will get a new good variety
If everyone planted 10k seeds in a lifetime instead of consuming 10k animals what a wonderful world it would be.
@@RealLifeFruitopia Nice thought indeed!
When I heard the news about the earthquake in Melbourne I thought about you first. Hope that everything is ok
We've had almost everything in the last 2 years, still standing.
@@RealLifeFruitopia same here
Hi George. Can I ask what pest the organza bags on your Hass are being used for?
(So far I've had a Hass in Perth and now a Lamb in Sydney, but haven't had much avo pests. But I use organza bags to keep Queensland Fruitfly off my Fuyu, Yeem Pay Wampi and Yellow Cherry Guava.)
They are to protect the fruit from possums.
@@RealLifeFruitopia Thanks. I haven't had that problem with my Lambs (yet 🤞). The ringtail possums here often chew thru my organza bags on my Fuyu Persimmons, although the bags seem to lessen the number of fruit damaged. (I think I need stainless steel organza bags )
Do you remove flowers on very young Avocados?
No
peaches grow true to seed so you will get the same variety from the seed of a peach that's from the adult tree that produces that variety or at least identical
Identical leaf curl too :)
@@RealLifeFruitopia I just use copper sulphate on my peaches and it gets rid of that problem it also prevents leaf rust on my pineapple quince tree
Heading to daylight savings time 3rd of October sunrise on that day is at 6:53 am and the sunset is at 7:24 pm
and planted my other Kensington pride mango seed
Nice to see that growth on avocados! Did you feel that recent earthquake near your place?
Yes I did
Did the lamb hass recover fully?
Not yet! Still waiting.
Great job, hope you remembered to paint the branches which are now so fully exposed. Look forward to hearing good things for it on your next update.@@RealLifeFruitopia
@@jenny_avocado Lamb Hass went to heaven recently, and Pinkerton has mostly recovered.
Oof, sorry to hear about the Lamb. Glad you still have your Pinkerton! My 4 year old Lamb is trying to get through her first winter in ground here in Napa, California. It was my Pinkerton who didn’t make it. Keep us posted on your Pinkerton, George.👍
Good to see the recovery, especially on the Pinkerton. Is there any one thing you did that you think saved it?
I’ve got a wurtz in a pot up here, had it for a year, thinking I might plant it soon in a raised bed. No pollinator though I read they are somewhat self fruitful.
Mulching heavily would have been the main fix, also sprayed Yates anti rot for a few months. My wurtz fruited way before I had another avo, still waiting for a bumper crop after 16 years.
so that's just 1 seed out of 10 thousand seeds will be good with out it needing to be grafted
Seen plenty of butterflies here in the last few days
Great to see the sickly ones recovering 👍
Thanks Brett!
The bee's smash my citrus but they don't seem interested in my avocado tree's.
check out videos where they say spray honey mixed with water on avocado trees -- the bees like the taste of sweet citrus nectar rather than the rather bland avocado one.
Flies seem more interested in my avocado flowers, hundreds of flies.
I have a reed on reed avocado growing here
I'm getting ready to do my first graft on avocado seedling. I wish I could get a haircut, forbidden for another 5 weeks.
yard man style!