GARY’S TIPS FOR GROWING AVOCADO TREES | LIVESTREAM
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- Gary talks about our favorite varieties of avocados, and his tips for care and optimal production. He goes over some of the common misconceptions about avocados, and shares a few tricks he has learned over the years to increase production.
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In an hour and thirty six minutes I am now an Avocado expert. This guy is like a Jedi master of Avocados!!!👍
I didn't know felines ate avocados!!😺😻😸🐈⬛
@@cindynichols1342 Avocados make great treats for the pet humans I adopted and their tree trunks make great scratching posts! 😺🥑
Brings a tear to my eye hearing the quality of this art.
Here in northern Calif. (zone 9A) I have an 18 yr. old Mexicola avocado tree and most yrs it doesn't produce anything or 2 avoc. at the most. I used your method of spraying honey water, (one part honey to three parts water) on the flowers during a 2 week period (maybe 3 times is all I sprayed) to attract pollinating bees. This year I have 56 half grown avocadoes on the tree that will be ripe in October. So thank you for your advice about bees being attracted to the honey water. I am so happy.
That is awesome to hear! we are glad that it worked out for you! - KC
@@GarysBestGardening yes, it's like a little miracle! Thanks again.
That’s very impressive!
We had a citrus tree on the ground for years and nothing. Then in doing research I discovered Fish fertilizer. It has been AMAZING! We got over 200 blooms. Then to see the fruit growing was so beyond exciting! Now, we’re enjoying our fruit! 🍋 So satisfying.
@@GarysBestGardening Thank you, sincerely appreciate you educating us!
Wow! I feel I just took a whole semester worth of knowledge in this 1.5 hr video. Excellent content thank you
I’m 45 minutes in and I feel the same, I literally can’t wait to start putting all of his insight to practice. 🙌🏼
Just like in school. I fell asleep.
Finally! An intelligent take on avocado 🥑 growing & care. So many tangent videos on YT.. it's refreshing to find this.
Gary the master gardener comes through!
I can’t remember how many times I’ve listened to Gary’s avocado classes, but every time I always pick up something new. Professor Gary, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks Gary! Tens of hours watching people rephrasing each other and saying nothing for views, thank you for actual working knowledge.
What a great video! Im 72 so I won't be planting any but what an appreciation for anyone who has one in their yard! I started watching at about 3:30 am and it was worth every minute! Thank you
I am not even ten minutes into this presentation and I am so impressed. I am a Master Gardener in Yolo County with a new avocado tree. This is just what I need! Thank you, Gary!
I learnt more in the first 25mins than I did for literally hours bouncing between various gardening UA-camrs🤯 Its one thing being good at regurgitating information in a neatly packaged video and quite another when you have a scholar with decades of experience. Thank you for this content. Btw I live in Durban, South Africa, perfect climate for avos👌
Thank you, Sensei, for helping me choose which GEM avocado plant I will gave as a housewarming present for my daughter in SLO. I treasure all the advice I have received from you for the last six years. You have never steered me wrong. My kids think I am obsessive about Top Pot.
This was a great presentation. I find myself coming back to it over and over there is so much information.
This bloke is a legend! The whole "wet feet" thing makes SO much sense now!
Thanks mate 👍
After many dozens of vids on the subject this is the best I've seen.
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Took a master gardener to get the avocado facts out to us growers! Thank You Gary.
@@thesearentthedroidsyourloo1880 I was new to avos back then, now have over dozen in the ground, most blooming now, more in pots for planting out when bigger.
(farther N. Commifornia)
This is the best tutorial video on Avocados that I have ever seen! .My poor little, scraggly Avocado tree and I thank you for sharing this wonderful video..This is the year my tree is going to flourish!!!
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It was such an excellent presentation that I found myself excited about planting avocados soon! I feel equipped to do so.
I'm so happy I found this video. I've tried for years to grow avocado trees . now I know why I failed and how to do it correctly!
Every avacado I've ever grown in soil, ALWAYS ended up almost completely naked! 🌱. One by one, the leaves would turn color and fall off. They looked like palm trees.🌴Finally I just left it in water. That was about seven years ago and it's still in water 💦 it's about three feet tall, and is still getting new growth. I will always keep it in water. It won't ever grow avacado's, but it's a beautiful house plant! 😃
Gary is a gem! I bought a mango tree, a fuyu persimmon tree, and a loquat tree from Laguna Hills Nursery 24 years ago. I followed his guidance by having my landscapers mix in sand with the clay soil. I've never had a problem with root rot. Gary also advised I not let my trees set fruit for at least 3 years. I went one more year beyond that. My trees make the best fruit and are quite prodigious.
I love growing avocados. I just put the seed in my front west facing kitchen window and they quickly grow. I now have about 20 trees. They grow very well in our sandy florida soil. I also use the jungle growth garden mix. They grow like crazy. Thanks for your knowledge on this beautiful tree.
How do they taste? How long does it take for them to fruit?
@@Lepocoloco I'm still waiting for them to fruit. They are now about 2 to 3 ft tall. Some are planted in the ground and others in pots. I'm not sure how long it will take them to fruit, but they are beautiful and growing well.
I am a beginner and I love your sharing and growing avocado trees! So much of passion and experiences from you, Mr.Gary...its like going through an agriculture course and waiting to experiment growing the tree! Many thanks..I really enjoyed your talk which so full of knowledge. Thanks again. Best ever.
Thank you for watching! - KC
I paid attention and followed his advice a yr. plus ago with good results, most of a dozen avos in ground in marginal climate, farther North Cali, have done well. Half are thriving, all different types I didn't expect all to make it but all but one have so far, from 110 F dry summer days to just freezing in the winter so far. I do have thermo triggered heat lamps at the ready for Nov. thru Feb. but eventually expect them to be self sufficient.
I love to consume avocados and I’ve resorted to all sorts of avocado videos galore. This video taught me several avocado survival care procedures and tips. It helps that I have been baking the idea of keeping my plant from seed. I am in not a farmer, but I only gained to recognize terminology for being exposed due to an ag related job for 15 years that was not limited to paper work as expected; regarding terminology, pests, and prevention of sun burn to certain plants or trees, etc. But this video will hopefully help ensure my plant thrives but I did right in protecting from extreme temps in the valley in northern Cali. I just know all who see this video will benefit from this avocado expert. It has been a great side hobby to take up growing avocados from seed for myself, I will do more plants thanks to this video.
Where have you been all my life! This is just brilliant.
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I’ve been watching avocado videos for the last year, you have put together everything and answered almost every question I have. Thank you!
I completely agree with your advice about anaerobic soil causing death to Avo's. However, I grew avo's in an aquaponics system and I was amazed at the length of the tap roots. The plant was only 30" and the tap root was over 7' when I took the system down. I still have the avocado plant (7 years old) and I keep it indoors, constantly pruning until I can find a new home for it.
Thank you so very much for posting this video. I’ve watched a ton, and none come close to all the information that’s given in this one. I loved it.
I finally know what the strings in store-bought avocados are all about! (picked too early - toward end of video) Thanks for the great presentation.
Just a fantastic video. I thought I already knew quite a bit, but I just learned a whole lot more. Thank you very much for this presentation.
I went O boy 1 1/2 hours long, but this is packed with good stuff and Gary is very clear and professional = well worth it.
Amazing. Give this guy an award.
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He knows his avocados AND he can communicate it well!
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GREAT INFO. THANKS FOR SHARING ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much! From FL. I have a Wurtz and now to help pollinate it a Monroe. Wurtz gave us our first small crop which we still have not picked, but the fruit looks beautiful and it has stood up to the constant breeze, which is an issue here in FL.
Really enjoying your teaching. Thanks for the info.
your video is all encompassing. thanks for all the info, you are extremely knowledgable in the field.
Thank you for watching! - KC
This video has taught me so much! By far the best. Thank you for posting it.
What a wonderful and informative video! Thank you for sharing this video. I have learned so much. I wish there was something like this for me to attend in person in my area. Your customers must absolutely love having you there to help them.
Toward the end of your video, you mention a half barrel being a good size for an avocado and that it could support it for upward of 15 years. I was curious what you think about transplanting when it is an older/mature tree that is in a container like a wine barrel. Will it dramatically decrease its fruit production or possibly kill it? Also, what are your thoughts on the fabric containers for an avocado? I was looking at the larger (45, 65, and 100 gallon) options but I am not sure how well they would do long term. Would love to read your insight when you have a moment. Thank you.
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Very good! Thank you for this lesson.
🐞My father always used a Fuerte as a cross pollinator. We always got great crops off both trees and the whole fruit was edible and delicious.🐞
Thank you for the education May Karma & Blessing Shine on you and your family and friends.
Fabulous information!!
Beautiful presentation very educational.
Gary u are awesome. I love your channel ! Thank you 💝
Thank you Gary. Hope to make it by your nursery soon.
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Excellent! Thank you.
Aloha...we just picked up three Avos at the wholesale nursery today...Kahalu'u, Greengold and Yamagata. They'll get in the ground in the next week or so. We're at 3,100' ft in Ocean View, HI. We'll use your techniques and keep you posted.
How are your trees doing?
@@feliciab1132 Growing steadily. The Greengold got stunted and may have died back to root stock. We picked up a volunteer avo on the edge of the property that is doing very well. Using Gary's tips/tricks, the 25' avo that hadn't produced for the previous owners gave us a very generous harvest of large round avocados last season. We sprayed the flowers with the honey/water blend and almost immediately had avos growing again. They are now about baseball size with four or so months left to mature.
WOW, VERY IMPRESSIVE.. THANKS FOR SHARING
Thank you for Sharing your Ideas, God bless
Great video, wow learned so much! Gary is amazing person with so much knowledge. Can you do an education video for Oranges?
Very nice info! Thanks!!! Will have to stop by when I visit LA.
edited for Gypsum: Gypsum is a super root rot inhibitor. It helps with poor salty water as well. I add about 5 pounds per tree till there is no trace of it at watering. Then I re-apply. So 40 lb is not far off at all.
I disagree with the use of gypsum. Root rot is an indication your drainage sucks and/or you are watering way too much. Fix the drainage problem. Gypsum does not prevent root rot. Sure, a lot of sites seem to be promoting gypsum, however. I can't see the use is warranted. Root rot happens because the roots DIE from lack of O2. Root rot is simply the decomposition (partly anaerobic, thus the sliminess) of DEAD ROOTS. There are no PATHOGENS that actually cause root rot. Those 'pathogens' are simply decomposers doing their job of decomposing.
Gypsum, in my opinion, can't possibly stop the roots from dying. Perhaps it is slowing the anaerobic decomposition, but the roots are still dead. Those roots that were once alive HAVE TO DECOMPOSE. If gypsum inhibits the decomposers, I can not see how that is beneficial at all. When the soil pores are filled with water, there is no free O2 for the roots. Roots have to have air. Roots planted in soil need O2 in the soil pore space. Hydroponics is vastly a different 'thing'.
Drainage drainage! Make raised beds just by double digging one time. Dump decomposed organic matter on the top for the winter or grow a green cover crop for the winter. Raised beds without sides...work well for all types of soil. I would never plant in the ground that is compacted and flat. Exceptions are trees and large shrubs.
I also add shallow little trenches at the bottom of these beds. It helps pull water(surface tension capillary )through the soil, allow excess water to be slowly drained into the soil, and you get to direct WHERE that excess water goes, and boy howdy this saves your walkways from weeds and mud. I'd like to send a picture or two of these beds; one garden was CALICHE CLAY. The garden we have now is in volcanic pumice soil. Those beds are so important to grow our artificial gardens for an artificially made demand by humans.
Here is the recipe for concrete! Gypsum, Lime, crushed gravels, sand, CLAY, water, and rotation. Do you see any comparisons?
Where in nature do you see gypsum being added to the soil? Adding just decomposed organic matter to the surface of the soil is the best and only thing we humans should do to manage any soil. Other than double digging the BED, fluffing the soil. Mine are about 1 foot high and now 8 years old. Wish I knew how to add a few pictures...
@@stormysampson1257 Great idea digging trenches. Seems logical and I do get run off on my walkways. I’m going to try it. However, now I’m confused about gypsum. I thought I heard that it was used here in So. Cal. To leech out the salt from the ground that accumulates from using our water and to add calcium.
@@Sigmund1924 Before adding anything to one's soil a soil test should be done. The only thing I add without a test is a balanced fertilizer at half the rate. Have you ever done a soil test? Go through your cooperative extension service for the best costs. Otherwise, digging a trench every spring is a great way to get ready for planting. Rake it smooth and level and use a piece of plywood to firm the soil. Do a 'rain dance' on top. Because the water doesn't get on your walkways, you won't get weeds there, either. Easy to rake up and keep the garden tidy as well.
If your gypsum seems to help your soil then keep adding it. Don't fix it if it ain't broke?
@@stormysampson1257 Thanks for the tips.
Thank you very much for this informative video Gary.
Glad it was helpful! - KC
Thank you for the tips and ideas Sir.Very informative channel.
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Great info! I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing
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Watching from Florida. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! -KC
We prefer Fuerte. Two side by side in Whittier produce hundreds every year. I have heard pretty much the opposite on Fuertes. They can get very large too. Make the best guacamole. Loved your vid
I planted a Fuerte next to my Hass two years ago and was shocked when I heard Gary claim that they have an 80% failure rate. My research shows that they have alternate bearing years but he’s the only person I’ve heard make that claim. We’ll see how mine does when and if it flowers but it’s sure growing fast. Time will tell if Gary will be regarded as an avocado genius or merely an expert 😬
@@Sigmund1924 Bro dont base your opinion on someones professional expertise on whether your ONE plant lives or dies, that's an unreasonably small sample size plus theres so many factors that this statement is flat out unfair and I had to comment.
Some priceless gems here. Thank you!🌞
Very educational I have found your soils in San Marcos. Thank you for that help. I would love to get some more avocados trees.
The Avocado OG! Thank you, Sir.
Any time! - KC
I use 9 volts Christmas lights clear wrapped around base of plant with winter weight row cover. I use clothes pins to close top. day I take clip off for pollination and let heat out. Works great
I thank God for You. Love&Light
Thank you for this!
Very informative. Thank you for sharing 🙏 may i know the brand for the root rot remedy?
Nice presentation. Thanks for sharing. Marcotting whatever's around here for the year-round residents.
Great info...we're on the SW side of Mauna Loa on Hawaii's Big Island. I'll use some of the ideas on our avocado...especially like the honey/water to increase bee interest. We're covered up with bees on our plumerias...the bees will really dig the honey on the flowers.
Very informative! I had not heard about the honey trick. I'm excited to try that with my trees.
Have you tried it yet? If so , how did it work? I planted a key lime tree before my avocado trees and the bees swarm around the lime tree so I’m concerned they won’t pollinate the avocado trees when they eventually flower. Thanks
@@Sigmund1924 I did try it and it absolutely works amazingly well. Got a good crop off my sir prize tree last year in a year when it didn't want to flower very heavily. Of course it also spent it's load and refused to flower this year at all, which I expected.
@@50sKid Thanks. I’ll have to put a note somewhere so I remember to try it next spring assuming the tree finally has flowers. My Hass is over 3 yrs old and 12 ft tall but hasn’t flowered yet. I’m hoping that’s normal for that variety.
@@Sigmund1924 You planted a tree you bought from a nursery right? Was it small when you bought it? (meaning, in a 5 gallon pot and chest high and you were able to plant it by yourself as opposed to in a 15 gallon pot and it took two people to plant it)
@@50sKid yeah. I bought a 5 gallon from a reputable nursery here in So.California. I just assumed it would have flowered by now since it’s grown so much during the 3 years.
I just water my plants daily, like all the plants I have, they are in top soil n I throw Epsom salts on all my plants. I put them in the green house in zone 7 in winter. They are crowded in with a bunch of other plants in the pots. I don’t have enough pots unfortunately but they are 2 years old so far.
Thank you for the video. :)
Wonderful, very knowledgeable
Love to listen to Gary with so much information about avocados, I feel like going to the store and buy some avocados trees unfortunately in my area of Turlock California they don't carry them. I wonder if we can buy from Gary and ship them.
Thank you for sharing, lots of good information
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This man knows the first bit about water is gold. Avocados are heavy drinkers especially when humidity is low. In SoCal when Santa Ana winds hit and humidity drops into single digits water them heavily.
Case G we get leftovers from the Santa Ana winds here in Texas.
Are you meaning heavily when they are watered or a lighter watering a few times a week? I’ve seen videos from one expert on UA-cam suggesting a very heavy watering once a week and another guy that suggests watering lightly three time a week due to the shallow root system. I guess the important thing is to keep the soil moist.
@@Sigmund1924 water as much as Emmm
@@Sigmund1924 from what I’ve been successful with and have noticed my trees respond to is they like a lot more water then most info out there but it depends on the size of tree how long its been in the ground. They will tell you by there leaves if there dropping a lot of leaves water more but don’t be alarmed because they do drop there leaves. They need to be mulched never clean up under the trees and always make sure there’s a mulch layer thing is there feeder roots are very shallow so keeping that in mind depending on soil and climate more frequent short watering might do the trick. It’s really just about watching your trees and learning what they need from the soil type and the environment. With most trees the earlier years when establishing roots more frequently watering. Feel free to comment me when ever I’m more than happy to help.
@@caseG80 Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it. I’ve been using mulch and compost and my avocado trees are growing like crazy. The only thing I find strange is that my 5 gallon Hass I planted 3 years ago is now 12 feet tall and looks very healthy but has not flowered yet. Does that seem normal to you? Thanks for your time
This video is like candy! I am half way through and perhaps I should wait to see if you answer this question. What pH in the soil and is fungal or bacteria soils better? I have already learned and answered many of my questions.
What a great talk, thank you! Now, I want a Carmen...
OMG I love jackfruits ❤❤❤❤ Ahao was so proud sharing his sister’s food to his friends 😂😂
Great video - thanks for uploading
Thanks for great tips 👍😊
And great experience 👍
I have grown many thanks to you Gary and doing so I have improved my mental health
which has been scrumbling in the last months. I have also produced
videos of it in my channel, feel free to watch them and have the same
positive benefits😃
That is amazing!! Nice videos btw! 😍 I subscribed to your channel 😊
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.I appreciate it very much.
Great info!!! Thank you!!
I love you content my dear, thanks for sharing this wonderful growing avocado trees video with us. Wish you the best!!!
Brokaw recommends 15-30 pounds of gypsum per tree: "We have seen good results from capping off the mound with 15 to 35 lbs. of gypsum, and then cover the mound with coarse mulch about 4” to 6” thick. Be careful to keep the mulch from piling up around the trunk,
it’s best left exposed. The calcium in the gypsum inhibits the Phytophythora fungus and the mulch provides an
ideal environment for shallow aerated roots to develop."
What? This makes NO sense, what are you trying to convey here?
Great info. I’m originally from Southern California, I’m in Louisiana now. Lots of rain here. I want to grow avocados, but maybe I’m dreaming?
You have a good radio voice. Great content as well!
We had a cat 5 typhoon a couple of months ago. My 30 ft avocado tree snapped at the base. It was a gangly tree having planted it in the half shade of a rather tall mango. The wind snapped the avocado a few feet from the ground. I had to cut off the majority of limbs just below where it snapped. The trunk had a few 1-inch limbs bare of leaves. Here it is 4 months later and those one inch limbs have grown back in spades. Huge leaves, stronger limbs, the entire tree loos like a 10 ft bush now. No watering or fertilizer other than rain. Soil is mostly coral, with 3-4 inches top soil compostlike. I grew this tree from seed. It's got a smooth skin elongated pear shape, creamy meat, green skin when ripe.
Here I am in Northern Quebec, watching this vid for the second time, just to listen to Gary's manly voice.
He definitely has a radio friendly voice. Are you growing avocados up there in Quebec?
@@OHLeyva1 I have grown several avocado trees indoors in pots here but they never thrive much past 2 feet high! We here in 2B zone certainly don't have enough sunlight, and you can forget about putting them outside 9 months out of the year! Perhaps one day when I build a mega greenhouse with supplemented artificial lighting and heat, perhaps then will I be able to produce exotic fruits!
I would like to have had the questions and some of the comments repeated. The audience is quit muted.
Thanks! I found an avocado tree growing in one of my flowering plants. My mom and dad ❤️ them (I do not lol) so I’m going to repot and give to them for Christmas. Apparently, my “ignoring” method is working just fine! They say I have a green thumb-I suppose they’re right 🤣. Thanks for the great info! I’m going to take some notes from your video and put them in the Christmas card. Mine was growing in composted soil.
I enjoyed this video and thank you for the tips. We are still in winter here in Australia, I cant wait for my fruit trees to flower. I am going to try your sweet water to entice the pollinators to my trees :) Again, thanks.
Fine presentation. Helpful!
Just 20 minutes in and I’ve gained so much knowledge. Thank you 🙏🏻
45 minutes in… wow, all my 🥑 and nutrient questions answered all in one place, Grateful I found this.
This is the best! Thank you!!!
if u really want to grow a tree, make sugar spray from molasses, seaweed, water soluble fert. in spring and summer. One ounce, one once, one ounce in a gallon of water and spray.
Do you spray the flowers 💐
Very informative. Thank you for posting
I love your content my dear! thanks for sharing this wonderful tips for growing video. Wish you the BEST!!!!
I loved this seminar! My father kept an avocado tree while I was growing up. I'm now in the midwest & homesick for those wonderful fruit picked off our own tree. For practice, I plan to start seeds & plant them in large planters that can be brought in during cold weather to winter at east facing French doors with a combination of some natural light & plant lights or to drag them in when hail is forecast in warm weather. You have covered so much in this seminar but I was wondering if you know of any issues that might cause me trouble keeping them indoors from usually some time in October until the middle of April or later. The one thing I can think of is blooms too early for the tree to be outside with bees. So if my seeds bloom too early is there a late blooming variety that would wait until & I can safely have them outside for the bees? Many years we have bees in March visiting early blooms & the trees could be put out for the day & brought in at night when it gets colder. (I would do that for my own luscious fruit!)
I also wonder if you might know the type of variety of avocado my father had? It grew large green fruit as big as a grapefruit in Tampa, FL & he got it I expect in the 1950s. I'm hoping there were limited varieties back then that might be stil available that you could guess what was available historically. It was a delicious nutty flavored fruit with a medium size pit. The ones I see in the stores are all much smaller. I wouldn't consider asking you such a question but you seem so knowledgeable about avocados that I wouldn't be surprised if you knew the answer or could suggest varieties similar. I expect to buy actual trees for my permanent ones if I can find something closer to my father's tree. My father has been gone 30 years & growing avocados like his would help me feel somehow closer to him.
Thank you so much for this wonderful seminar.
If you end up growing, make sure its organic or grown in the USA. Also unless you really want to do from seed you should probably get a graft.
Helllllloooo..this is my first time seeing u.I love plants alot,I also enjoyed the video..I have the plant from someone,but never knew it he name.Yhanks again.. looking forward to more videos!
Thank you and you are welcome!
7:14 If you have a slope! Don't plant at the bottom, too wet during the winter. Make a ledge above the water line.
Thank You.
GAry u said to spray sugar water to promote tree growth. Are u talking about regular table sugar mixed with water? what ratio sugar to water please? Ty and love ur videos.
Great information....Thanks.
I learned more from this video than the many others I have watched
Our Avocado trees literally produce more than 700 fruits. We have tangerine? Lemons. navels and valencias and each one of the citrus trees blooms at different times plus we got a passion fruit vine. We find that the citrus does help the avocados