Great video Jeff! I am really impressed you can grow avocado trees and so many tropical fruit trees in the cold winters. Your avocado trees are looking great, thanks for sharing!
I have had a Mexicola (small) avocado tree here in zone 9B northern CA for twenty yrs.. Half of the fruit doesn't ripen. I've heard this variety has this problem. Your tree looks great where you amended the soil. Thanks, Jeff.
I'm in Washington and have a dozen or so hardy palm species in the ground. I want a mexicola now! Someday. My garden gets 28 degree frosts a lot, if it's clear at night it'll be 28... Almost always. My spot also sees the upper teens a few days a year. But it's less than 14 days all added together. I rarely have to insulate my trees. It's mostly like a fridge. Im really close to a chilly zone 9. I'll experiment with a avocado in the future! Happy growing
Hey man I’m in Oregon and I have 6 different avocados varieties I’m trying to grow. Zone 8b. I’m growing them knowing that I will have to occasionally protect them tho. I was inspired by the RUclipsr millennial gardener, he has some tips for growing his avocado tree.
@@abarenas3018 Man im in Zone 7a and badly want to grow avocados, but sadly I don't think possible. we sometimes get nasty winter storms couple times a winter but also sometimes barely get one snow dusting across the winter. Maybe?
Wow that sul PO mag really makes your trees look healthy I'm going to try that in the spring, I live in banning,CA riverside county, elevation 2500 ft usda zone 9 sunset garden zone 19, We got one day of frost so far at my nearby weather station Of 29 degrees for a few hours, it burned only a few new growth leaves, the mature leaves Were unaffected on my holiday and reed, But everything else 10 different varieties were unscathed I agree 25 degrees is going to do some damage, although I only cover the babie avocados the mature ones Are too large To protect, I put a halogen lamp under the big ones Sometimes, the 20 yr ones have been through 20 degrees and recovered wurtz, and Mexicola Grande are not affected by light frost to 25 degrees, and growing even larger than before the freeze.
Hey, thanks for the fantastic information. I have noticed that there is such a lack of information out there on some of the diverse Mexican cold hardy types of avocados. There is plenty about how to grow these but so little about how the fruit actually tastes. I would love to see some more information about the actual taste of the colder heartier, Mexican type Trees, as I consider what to grow in my zone eight area.
Hi just came across your channel.. I live in Germany where the winters are cold, started from Seed and it’s growing well but for winter I need to bring it indoors.. is it a Schock to bring it into the hot house.. and what’s the best temperature for it indoors!! Thanks for your videos and expertise!!
Thanks for the info,do you add the sul po mag only once in the fall or at other times of the year as well? I have had good success making acid potting mix for tropicals in my greenhouse. I think that part of it is that is helps neutralize our alkaline tap water.
Yes I also use it in the spring , though without the fall application some trees suffer. the other thing is slightly acid soil frees up micro nutrients that is needed.
It may not have gotten to 20 degrees in certain parts my yard as I am basing these temps on a weather station that's 3 blocks from my house And near a low lying creek, plus there are micro climates in yards which my Mexicola Grande is in a north location vs the wurtz on a west wall sandwich between two houses, as far as soil ph my native soil ph is 6.9 I tested with a probe, plus I hear that tap water will adjust your ph so that ph adjuster has to be added on a consistent basis or the soil ph will adjust back to whatever your water is my water is around 7.0
Nice! What direction is your tree planted? I spotted two big avocado trees in Livingston. I noticed both are planted close to the house with east and south sun exposure and protection from late afternoon sun on the west from the fence and house. I tried to mimic this and have 9 varieties planted. Only the Gem, bacon, mexicola grande and wurtz looks strong, I’m most likely going to pull the other trees in spring and try more varieties of mangos.
i live in oregon zone 8b and i have a mexicola 5 ft tall in a large pot thinking of putting in the ground in a unheated 30x40 greenhouse, what is your opinion?
Hunt around RUclips, and you can spot a few people in the South Carolina 8b zone that have planted avocados. Temperature could be less of a problem for you than a short growing season at your latitude. But in any event, you stand a better chance of fruit with it in the ground, than in a pot.
yes, Ive heard of folks in zone 8 growing some hardy varieties in Texas . i sweat here if temps are expected to drop below 25f…. hasn’t been that cold in a couple years… here
Dianna: I live in WA State on Whidbey Island near Seattle and just started growing an avocado seed for the first time. I'm not much of a gardener but I keep my worms alive for my garden by putting a wool blanket over them when temperatures are freezing. Wondering if putting wool around the base of the tree would be helpful during colder times? I've found that putting my plants like strawberries that are in pots all together next to my house helps them make it successfully through the winter as they get warmth from the indoor heating and from being together.
The Wilma tree do you know what type root stock its on? Maybe its yellowing is related to its rootstock and is seasonal otherwise yellow Leaves indicates tree stress, root, rot, overwatering, Poor drainage, Disease, Nutrient deficiency
Yellow leaves are seasonal too they drop leaves that turn yellow to regenerate new leaves and could be normal because I only see yellow on some parts of the tree
Dear Sir. I am hearing impaired. Please could you send me a link to the mix you use so I could buy some please? I live in Seattle moving to a new home in two weeks. Thank you! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-75551300-Moisture-Control-Potting/dp/B00G8FEVQK/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B00G8FEVQK&th=1 I use this for potted plants for less then one year. The soil must be repotted each year.
I just build a huge greenhouse, i dont know if it can withstand Mediterranean climate, winters arent that harsh it snows once or twice year and summers go as 35-40⁰C
If the yellow continues all year long IT could be salt accumulation in the soil which stunts root growth and causes tip burn and poor soil drainage yellow leaves
I was thinking it shouldn't get salt accumulated because its mostly in raised bed but what about the roots surely spread out into the lower soil too? The roots go out to the drip line
Brrrr, highs in the 40’s and lows in the 30’s….Follow my winter avocado progress . Dont forget to subscribe !
Have a great day!
Great video Jeff! I am really impressed you can grow avocado trees and so many tropical fruit trees in the cold winters. Your avocado trees are looking great, thanks for sharing!
Glad you like em!
Thanks for the winter growing tips!!
You bet!
That's a great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
I’m in zone 8 and the weather is great for advocados most of the time, just the occasional quick cold dip to contend with.
here too!
Great information.
Thank you Jeff.
You are very welcome
I have had a Mexicola (small) avocado tree here in zone 9B northern CA for twenty yrs.. Half of the fruit doesn't ripen. I've heard this variety has this problem. Your tree looks great where you amended the soil. Thanks, Jeff.
Hmmm, I’ve never heard of avocados that don’t ripen.
I'm in Washington and have a dozen or so hardy palm species in the ground. I want a mexicola now! Someday. My garden gets 28 degree frosts a lot, if it's clear at night it'll be 28... Almost always. My spot also sees the upper teens a few days a year. But it's less than 14 days all added together. I rarely have to insulate my trees. It's mostly like a fridge. Im really close to a chilly zone 9. I'll experiment with a avocado in the future! Happy growing
Good luck and happy growing!
Hey man I’m in Oregon and I have 6 different avocados varieties I’m trying to grow. Zone 8b. I’m growing them knowing that I will have to occasionally protect them tho. I was inspired by the RUclipsr millennial gardener, he has some tips for growing his avocado tree.
@@abarenas3018 Man im in Zone 7a and badly want to grow avocados, but sadly I don't think possible. we sometimes get nasty winter storms couple times a winter but also sometimes barely get one snow dusting across the winter. Maybe?
Impressive
Thanks
Wow that sul PO mag really makes your trees look healthy I'm going to try that in the spring, I live in banning,CA riverside county, elevation 2500 ft usda zone 9 sunset garden zone 19, We got one day of frost so far at my nearby weather station Of 29 degrees for a few hours, it burned only a few new growth leaves, the mature leaves Were unaffected on my holiday and reed, But everything else 10 different varieties were unscathed I agree 25 degrees is going to do some damage, although I only cover the babie avocados the mature ones Are too large To protect, I put a halogen lamp under the big ones Sometimes, the 20 yr ones have been through 20 degrees and recovered wurtz, and Mexicola Grande are not affected by light frost to 25 degrees, and growing even larger than before the freeze.
I agree, I’m gonna be using SUL PO MAG more in the upcoming season
My bocan avocado tree flowered and acutaly set some fruit that cold weather :)
That’s cool!
Hey, thanks for the fantastic information. I have noticed that there is such a lack of information out there on some of the diverse Mexican cold hardy types of avocados. There is plenty about how to grow these but so little about how the fruit actually tastes. I would love to see some more information about the actual taste of the colder heartier, Mexican type Trees, as I consider what to grow in my zone eight area.
Good point!
Hi just came across your channel.. I live in Germany where the winters are cold, started from
Seed and it’s growing well but for winter I need to bring it indoors.. is it a Schock to bring it into the hot house.. and what’s the best temperature for it indoors!! Thanks for your videos and expertise!!
Welcome 🌴
Thanks for the info,do you add the sul po mag only once in the fall or at other times of the year as well? I have had good success making acid potting mix for tropicals in my greenhouse. I think that part of it is that is helps neutralize our alkaline tap water.
Yes I also use it in the spring , though without the fall application some trees suffer.
the other thing is slightly acid soil frees up micro nutrients that is needed.
It may not have gotten to 20 degrees in certain parts my yard as I am basing these temps on a weather station that's 3 blocks from my house And near a low lying creek, plus there are micro climates in yards which my Mexicola Grande is in a north location vs the wurtz on a west wall sandwich between two houses, as far as soil ph my native soil ph is 6.9 I tested with a probe, plus I hear that tap water will adjust your ph so that ph adjuster has to be added on a consistent basis or the soil ph will adjust back to whatever your water is my water is around 7.0
Nice! What direction is your tree planted? I spotted two big avocado trees in Livingston. I noticed both are planted close to the house with east and south sun exposure and protection from late afternoon sun on the west from the fence and house. I tried to mimic this and have 9 varieties planted. Only the Gem, bacon, mexicola grande and wurtz looks strong, I’m most likely going to pull the other trees in spring and try more varieties of mangos.
they are on the west side of the house
i live in oregon zone 8b and i have a mexicola 5 ft tall in a large pot thinking of putting in the ground in a unheated 30x40 greenhouse, what is your opinion?
Should be ok as long as temps dont drop too low
Hunt around RUclips, and you can spot a few people in the South Carolina 8b zone that have planted avocados. Temperature could be less of a problem for you than a short growing season at your latitude. But in any event, you stand a better chance of fruit with it in the ground, than in a pot.
yes, Ive heard of folks in zone 8 growing some hardy varieties in Texas . i sweat here if temps are expected to drop below 25f…. hasn’t been that cold in a couple years… here
Dianna: I live in WA State on Whidbey Island near Seattle and just started growing an avocado seed for the first time. I'm not much of a gardener but I keep my worms alive for my garden by putting a wool blanket over them when temperatures are freezing. Wondering if putting wool around the base of the tree would be helpful during colder times? I've found that putting my plants like strawberries that are in pots all together next to my house helps them make it successfully through the winter as they get warmth from the indoor heating and from being together.
I also live in Oregon with 6 avocado trees in ground, back to Eden style. I will probably have to protect them on cold nights.
Hey Jeff. I live in the Bay. Is there any way to get some wood from big black? Thanks. Phil
I’m really not set up for sharing scions.
If you go to Facebook search for David Johnson. He may have some available.
Thank you. Great info.
What variety do you recommend to grow in 9A 9B
My first hardy avocado was mexicola
@@TropicalGardenGuy did it taste good? If I am not mistaken I believe it has a big seed. Thanks for feedback
Would you apply sul po mag now or only in fall or spring?
I do it early in spring
They still look a lot better than they would if grown here 😉😉
I bet our temps are similar this past week!
I have +35 degree Celsius and in winter - 15 degree Celsius can I grow this plant???
You should be able too
Thankyou so much to reply me back
The Wilma tree do you know what type root stock its on? Maybe its yellowing is related to its rootstock and is seasonal otherwise yellow Leaves indicates tree stress, root, rot, overwatering, Poor drainage, Disease, Nutrient deficiency
Yellow leaves are seasonal too they drop leaves that turn yellow to regenerate new leaves and could be normal because I only see yellow on some parts of the tree
I believe rootstock is Duke.
Duke 7 is rated 3/5 on salt tolerance pretty low Mexican root stocks are salt intolerant
Dear Sir. I am hearing impaired. Please could you send me a link to the mix you use so I could buy some please? I live in Seattle moving to a new home in two weeks. Thank you! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-75551300-Moisture-Control-Potting/dp/B00G8FEVQK/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B00G8FEVQK&th=1 I use this for potted plants for less then one year. The soil must be repotted each year.
I just build a huge greenhouse, i dont know if it can withstand Mediterranean climate, winters arent that harsh it snows once or twice year and summers go as 35-40⁰C
😎👍
The salt Accumulation changes the soil density and creates water logging
And when there is more salt than the tree can absorb and accumulates and doesn't drain away the tree is unable to take up enough water
if you add too much for sure!
I noticed the avocado trees are in lawns are you applying lawn fertilizers?
That's the difficult part knowing your drainage, tree fertilizer uptake, and salt accumulation,amount and then applying fertilizer correctly
I tend to go lower than recommended with fertilizer
Colder than a stepmother's embrace right now. brrrr
I agree! Brrr
@@TropicalGardenGuy Would you consider adding the SulPoMag to the Wilma at this juncture or is it too late in the season?
i think ill give it a try, though not much is growing right now. this said, I’m gonna top work over Wilma in March . the fruit isnt that good.
45 Fahrenheit is not cold this is about 7 degrees Celsius. My winters here go till to -9 degrees Celsius or -20 degrees Celsius.
Yes i agree
Overfertilization, fertilizing in hot dry weather can Cause High salt accumulation
yup!
Can I grow ?mangoes in Atlanta ga
You’d have to grow them in a greenhouse.
They can’t take freezing weather well
@@TropicalGardenGuy will they ever adapt?, thank you
Depends on how cold you get each season. Most avocado wood burns at 25f, a good canopy can slow that.
If the yellow continues all year long IT could be salt accumulation in the soil which stunts root growth and causes tip burn and poor soil drainage yellow leaves
No salt accumulation here. Its in a raised bed
I was thinking it shouldn't get salt accumulated because its mostly in raised bed but what about the roots surely spread out into the lower soil too? The roots go out to the drip line
the avocado roots spread beyond the drip line and are probably down into the lower soil where there could be salt accumulation
Your raised bed is open on the bottom the roots can grow into the lower soil? That's what I perceived
Salts are sodium potassium calcium magnesium
yup
Well, there is no hope for growing an avocado tree in Alberta. :(
greenhouse ?
45° is not frigid cold. Lol
It sure felt cold