Avocados
Planting avocado trees outdoors is not a viable option for everyone, but that’s okay. In the articles below, you will find tips on growing avocados indoors as well as in the garden. So read on to learn more about avocado care, including common pests and disease, when and how to harvest, and all about pruning.
Avocados
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Avocado Tree Grafting – Caring For A Grafted Avocado Tree
Grafting is a process of joining parts of two trees biologically. Can you graft avocados? Grafting avocado trees is a common practice for commercial producers, but rather difficult for gardeners. Click here for more information about avocado tree grafting.
By Teo Spengler
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Tips For Thinning Avocado Fruit: Is Avocado Fruit Thinning Necessary
Avocado fruit thinning is similar to thinning other fruiting trees, such as apples. Removing avocado fruit may or may not be a good idea, it all depends on how and when you go about thinning the avocado fruit. Click this article for more information.
By Amy Grant
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Avocado Harvest Time: Tips For Picking Avocados
How to tell if an avocado is ripe? It isn?t always easy to discern the peak avocado harvest time. Are there some peak avocado harvesting time tips and how to pick an avocado that is ripe? Learn more about when to harvest avocados in this article.
By Amy Grant
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Avocado Tree Fertilizer: How To Fertilize Avocados
Fertilizing avocado trees, along with general care and proper planting, will give you the best chance of an abundant and healthy crop of fruit. The question is how to fertilize avocados? Click this article for avocado fertilizer requirements.
By Amy Grant
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Avocado Tree Treatment - Pests And Diseases Of An Avocado Tree
Avocados are tasty additions to the garden, but there are pests and diseases you should be aware of before planting. Read this article to learn what to do about these problems before your crop is affected.
By Kristi Waterworth
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Fruitless Avocado Problems – Reasons For An Avocado Tree With No Fruit
Although avocado trees produce more than a million flowers at bloom time, most fall from the tree without producing fruit. Even with this excessive blossoming, there are several reasons for a fruitless avocado. Click here to learn why there is no fruit on an avocado tree.
By Amy Grant
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Avocado Tree Cuttings: Tips For Avocado Propagating By Cuttings
While rooting avocado pits is a fun project, you probably won't get any fruit. So folks that want fruit usually buy a grafted avocado sapling, but did you know growing avocado trees from cuttings is also possible? This article has more information.
By Amy Grant
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Cold Tolerance Of Avocado: Learn About Frost Tolerant Avocado Trees
Avocados are native to tropical America but are grown in tropical to subtropical areas of the world. If you have a yen for growing your own avocados but don?t exactly live in a tropical clime, all is not lost! Here are some cold hardy, frost tolerant avocado trees.
By Amy Grant
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No Blooms On Avocado : How To Get Flowers On Avocado Trees
Gardeners lucky enough to have homegrown fruits may find that an avocado has no flowers. The problem may be cultural, environmental, related to tree age or pollination issues. Learn how to get flowers on avocado trees in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant