Thanks for not stealing the spotlight like most youtubers would do. You allowed them to shine and inspire other people through your videos. Perfect and honest explanation of everything. You earned a sub.
Thank you Globe. Sometimes people criticize me for not letting my guests speak but a lot of people get camera shy. Jorge and Yolanda seem entertained by the idea. They are great to work with. and thanks for subscribing. I'm almost at 100k
Jorge and Yolanda. Thank you. With the names you have you are doing the right job. Both your names are of Greek origin: Jorge comes from Georgios which means "farmer". Yolanda comes from "Yolantha" which means "Violet". Thank you.
Tom you inspired me to plant some avocado seeds last month in February. I have 60 going so far and a few have are starting to sprout. BTW Jorge's the man.
I took your advice that you gave. I asked if the tree has already set fruit. When can I take a cutting for scion wood. You said after the fruiting period when the new growth starts. The fruit was still hanging on the tree but new growth started with swollen buds on the growth. I took those cuttings 1 month ago and I grafted on to two of my seedlings. And yessssssss😁😁 the one is taking. New leaves are growing now on my graft. Yeeeesssss. So exciting. I'm actually headed into winter. We are in autumn now but I have my grafted tree indoors so it will be safe until spring. But thanks for that advice. My friend planted an avacado tree from seed but didn't have space to plant it out, and he gave it away to a family friend member and that guy planted it in the ground. That avacado tree grows better avacados than any variety I ever tasted. Creamy, sweet, it's huge avacados too. So now that I successfully grafted a tree in spring I'm going to try and get a cutting from that tree of my friend and try to grow it. Buy I just wanted to say thanks because I took your advice and it helped because I was unsure about when to take a cutting and what to look for.
Another great video! Thanks from south Texas. We have a small avocado orchard here, just for personal consumption. Love watching your videos. Hopefully someday I can make it back down to Florida to see your farm.
Is there any chance to barter/buy some avocado scion wood from you. I lost my 18 ft avocado tree during the freeze 3 years ago, so I am starting over. I live in Corpus Christi
Thank you so much! You explained everything in fine detail. I can't wait for the video on grafting on a old tree. I got a 7 yr old Avocado tree from seed.
Try Epicenter Growers in Southern California, They are rare Àvacado growers that ship. Also Four Winds Growers in Watsonville California also ships Avaçados
Thank you so much! I’m totally going to start a bunch of seedlings so when I can get to the avocado tree I want to propagate they’ll be ready. I really appreciate the knowledge of why some trees don’t produce fruit. My family has like 10 avo trees by on our property that never produce fruit. 🤦♀️ now I know how to fix the problem. 😆 off to watch the other videos.
I have a 10+ foot avocado tree grown from a seed. Thanks to this video I grafted a few haas and bacon avocado branches to it. 3 out of 6 have leaf sprouts now. One has some dead/back on it but sprouting too. I’m excited for years to come and hopefully get some fruit!
Do you guys sell budwood? I’m sure you don’t have the smaller Mexican avocados. I live in Jacksonville florida and have a ton of seedlings growing in the backyard but want to top work them to cold Hardy Mexican varieties. Zone 9a
Great video as always. These guys are making it look easy. I dont have fine motor skills so i'll probably cut myself. I hope to try this with my mango seedlinv in a couple of months though.
Man I just send you a message, googling translating everything, just to find out you speak spanish. Muy buen trabajo, felicidades al Jorge y Yolanda. Yo quiero unos arboles de ingerto de aguacate
Love the information, another great video. Sadly, grafting avocados has never worked out for me. Stone fruit I can graft tho. If you could ask them if they ever drive thru south Tx and want to graft a few here, lol. It looks like a very cold rest of the week here, into the high 20's and low 30's. I hope you were able to get a battery for the pump. Till next time, God Bless You and Yours.
Thank you for showing us how to graft. I just bought a grafted Mexicola avocado tree. I am looking for videos that will assist me in my success. I live in Northern California and am hoping for the best.
Tom you're outstanding as always but today I have find out that you speak Spanish as well well done bro 👍♥️👌 keep doing the great job that you have been doing great great 👍
Ive tried to graft 10 seedlings with Mexiola Avocado cuttings, only 2 took, 5 died, 3 are in limbo. I wish they all would have lived, but Im happy to have 2 good trees. Ill keep trying till I figure it all out. I think this is probably best done in Early spring.
@@SleepyLizard he basically did what you did, except faster 😅😅.. but a great point I did get from Yolanda is making the slit on the seedling more on the side than in the middle. I'll try that
I love that you help employ people like Jorge and Yolanda with your passion for avocados. Is there any way to purchase a small tree from you that might work in a small backyard? I live in Palm Beach County. Thanks enjoy you all caught you live once you and your wife are just lovely.
aw shucks! thanks for the compliment. Lemme know if you ever want to drop by for a visit and yes we have a few small trees for local sales but I can't ship right now.
I love your attitude I believe it too I have a question, I’ve got like 15 trees growing from seed and after seeing your videos my bubble popped and now I need to graft but my trees are like one meter tall and some have like little branches at the top growing to the sides ( I’d love to send you pics), the base is about two cm ( perimeter) , should I still chop from bottom or should I try to graft in the little branches ( one cm perimeter) , or wait or what, I love my trees and enjoy every moment to see them growing
for avocado there's not really a go-to rootstock variety but we try to use big seeds like from the Lula or Walden avocado. As for what cuttings you graft on that depends on your taste, you chose whatever variety you want to eat.
I have been watching your video over and over again. It really looks easy, but tell me if I have to cover the grated seedling with some plastic after grafting or I just leave it like that uncovered?
I'm a beginner gardener in SWFL. I've had an avocado seedling planted for the last year or so. I recently repotted it in a bigger pot, and it has a great root system and a strong stem. Is it too late to graft my seedling tree? Is it recommended to graft the seedling tree as soon as it is ready to be grafted? This video was so helpful. Could you also do a quick video going into more detail about what exactly is being cut in the beginning of the video? I'm going to look for a mature tree around me and see if I can get a cutting (with proper permission), but I'm not entirely sure where I should cut.
Hi Ashley, it's not too late to graft your seedling. You can graft at anytime. In fact I have a 20 year old tree I'm going to graft next month. I will do a vid in the future with more detail on how to select the cutting. You've got nurseries over there in southwest FL. I'm sure you can ask one of the workers to get you a cutting or two.
Please show me how to graft my fuerte avocado tree here in Southern California. I have a 5 year old tree from a seed that I really want to graft but I’m nervous to!!
Cutting root stock trunk a little off center fascinating--guessing that gives wider range of cambium intersection opportunities. (if I understand the whys I'll likely remember the advice!)
Mahalo for this! I have been growing my tree wrong from seed this whole time. I just started a new one and will be using this method. Hopefully we get fruit before my oldest leaves for college!! Can I still save my current tree?
Amazing video. My hats off to Jorge and Yolanda.
I couldn't slow them down...they just wanted to graft graft graft!
@@SleepyLizard that's what good workers do.
They seem so gennuine and happy when grafting. A good way to escape the trouble and frustration of bad luck from seedlings by grafting
yes
Thanks for not stealing the spotlight like most youtubers would do. You allowed them to shine and inspire other people through your videos.
Perfect and honest explanation of everything. You earned a sub.
Thank you Globe. Sometimes people criticize me for not letting my guests speak but a lot of people get camera shy. Jorge and Yolanda seem entertained by the idea. They are great to work with. and thanks for subscribing. I'm almost at 100k
Jorge and Yolanda. Thank you. With the names you have you are doing the right job. Both your names are of Greek origin: Jorge comes from Georgios which means "farmer". Yolanda comes from "Yolantha" which means "Violet". Thank you.
Tom you inspired me to plant some avocado seeds last month in February. I have 60 going so far and a few have are starting to sprout. BTW Jorge's the man.
Jorge is the man.
Can't wait for Jorge to come back either 🤗
same
Yet another video full of valuable information delivered in a way that even a knucklehead like me can understand. Tom, your Spanish is excellent!
Thanks for the compliment G. Jorge and I have been trying to link up these past few weeks but we can't coordinate schedules
Most people in our country don't know about these methods. It's a very good lesson for the people who are intereated about grafting
what country are you in?
I took your advice that you gave. I asked if the tree has already set fruit. When can I take a cutting for scion wood. You said after the fruiting period when the new growth starts. The fruit was still hanging on the tree but new growth started with swollen buds on the growth. I took those cuttings 1 month ago and I grafted on to two of my seedlings. And yessssssss😁😁 the one is taking. New leaves are growing now on my graft. Yeeeesssss. So exciting. I'm actually headed into winter. We are in autumn now but I have my grafted tree indoors so it will be safe until spring. But thanks for that advice. My friend planted an avacado tree from seed but didn't have space to plant it out, and he gave it away to a family friend member and that guy planted it in the ground. That avacado tree grows better avacados than any variety I ever tasted. Creamy, sweet, it's huge avacados too. So now that I successfully grafted a tree in spring I'm going to try and get a cutting from that tree of my friend and try to grow it. Buy I just wanted to say thanks because I took your advice and it helped because I was unsure about when to take a cutting and what to look for.
you just made my day. congratulations on your success!
Jorge and Yolanda are awesome !!! Thank you for your gracious sharing how to graft!!
You will see more of them in the future.
Your passion is highly contagious. Hats off !
thank you Momodou. I only make the vids when I'm in a really enthusiastic mood!
Another great video! Thanks from south Texas. We have a small avocado orchard here, just for personal consumption. Love watching your videos. Hopefully someday I can make it back down to Florida to see your farm.
That would be great! We'd love having visitors.
Is there any chance to barter/buy some avocado scion wood from you. I lost my 18 ft avocado tree during the freeze 3 years ago, so I am starting over. I live in Corpus Christi
Thank you Jorge and Yolanda, I learned something today.
they are so good
Thank you so much! You explained everything in fine detail. I can't wait for the video on grafting on a old tree. I got a 7 yr old Avocado tree from seed.
I'm trying to get Jorge to come graft the tree but he went and changed his phone number
@@SleepyLizard So, when you graft an old tree does the whole tree start producing Avocados or just the grafted part? Thanks.
@@hulklu1 just the new part because we prune away any growth that takes place below the graft.
Wow! Great information! Gracias Jorge y Yolanda!
masters of their craft they are.
You are so refreshing and encouraging thanks for this upload
and thank you! Great way to start my day.
You're welcome
Thank you. Very helpful for me. I hope you get the zutano trees soon.
Thank you Tim
I don't know anyone with zutano...no sure I can get budwood here in florida....that's more of a CA variety.
Try Epicenter Growers in Southern California, They are rare Àvacado growers that ship. Also Four Winds Growers in Watsonville California also ships Avaçados
@@kimhicks4781 thank you
Very informative and beneficial. Muchos gracias to everyone who contributed.
thank you hopeful voyage
Really appreciate your videos. So informative. Following from Zambia
Hi Sunda, thanks for the comment
Jorge and Yolanda deserve a good pay check they do an amazing job, and thank Jorge and Yolanda ❤
I agree
Thank you so much! I’m totally going to start a bunch of seedlings so when I can get to the avocado tree I want to propagate they’ll be ready. I really appreciate the knowledge of why some trees don’t produce fruit. My family has like 10 avo trees by on our property that never produce fruit. 🤦♀️ now I know how to fix the problem. 😆 off to watch the other videos.
welcome to the channel. Keep posting about your progress with your seedlings and the 10 lazy trees.
I have a 10+ foot avocado tree grown from a seed. Thanks to this video I grafted a few haas and bacon avocado branches to it. 3 out of 6 have leaf sprouts now. One has some dead/back on it but sprouting too. I’m excited for years to come and hopefully get some fruit!
You just made my day
Where do you get your grafting tape?
@@phillipberens7294 local nursery supply called Diamond R. also amazon
This was an eye opener thank you very much.
you're welcome
Gracias Jorge y Yolanda!
I will tell them
Your videos are so great, thank you so much.!
Thank you Nemo
Do you guys sell budwood? I’m sure you don’t have the smaller Mexican avocados. I live in Jacksonville florida and have a ton of seedlings growing in the backyard but want to top work them to cold Hardy Mexican varieties. Zone 9a
@@mwnemo Hi Nemo, we don't sell budwood. Sorry about that.
Awesome. I need Jorge and Yolanda to show me 1 on 1 grafting. I will love to see mango, mamey, sapotilla and any other tropical tree that he can do.
they are amazing
Thanks for the clear grafting technique
You are welcome Tawanda
I have just given away +20 seedlings if i had seen this i would grafted one or two , thank you that was very informative
nothing better than growing more seedlings because you get to eat the avocados to get the seeds 😝
Best video came across RUclips thanks 👍🏻
wow! thanks for getting my day off to a great start
12:26... I don't need to imagine it, because he's already put a smile on mine 😊☺️
Me too. I hope to bring out more of his personality next time...they were both a little shy with the camera on.
Excellent video, really helpful thank you
you're welcome Mister Fox. they really know their stuff
Great video as always. These guys are making it look easy. I dont have fine motor skills so i'll probably cut myself. I hope to try this with my mango seedlinv in a couple of months though.
same with me, my hands are too shaky, ha!
Fantastic. My hats off to them & you .
they do such good work
salute.... very good spanish..... i slept thru my spanish classes👍
Man I just send you a message, googling translating everything, just to find out you speak spanish.
Muy buen trabajo, felicidades al Jorge y Yolanda.
Yo quiero unos arboles de ingerto de aguacate
Jajaja.
Sir I know this isn't a mango video but thank you I finally figured out how to get them to start growing the root😁
awesome!
Awesome work thanks for sharing 👍🏻
thanks Efrain, those two really know their stuff
The tape that they are using, what is it a special tape?
Love the information, another great video. Sadly, grafting avocados has never worked out for me. Stone fruit I can graft tho. If you could ask them if they ever drive thru south Tx and want to graft a few here, lol. It looks like a very cold rest of the week here, into the high 20's and low 30's. I hope you were able to get a battery for the pump. Till next time, God Bless You and Yours.
I'll be sure and have them look you up if they ever head toward Texas. and yes we got the pump all up and running, thanks for asking.
This was a great vid!
I'm gonna try it!
please come back and tell us how it goes.
Love these vids
Great video!!!!
thanks mom.
Another great video.
Thank you Bob
Thank you for showing us how to graft. I just bought a grafted Mexicola avocado tree. I am looking for videos that will assist me in my success. I live in Northern California and am hoping for the best.
good luck with your tree Tamela!
SleepyLizard Great video i will try that granfting new person. Rosie Sw Florida
Good Luck Rosie. 😉
Tom you're outstanding as always but today I have find out that you speak Spanish as well well done bro 👍♥️👌 keep doing the great job that you have been doing great great 👍
gracias. 😎
👍
Jorge is awesome!
I got another Jorge vid coming out next Wednesday...a week from tomorrow. I'll pass on your compliment.
You have some great employees there !
The best
Thank you guys!
thank you Unto.
love it
thx so much u are a good man bro !!!
Thank you for sharing sir
you are welcome
Can I get some of your branches so that I can try and graft a alvacado tree? Love your show
If you are local to south Florida then yes. I can’t ship them.
Awesome video. Would love to see him graft mamey
we'll be doing that for sure.
gracias guys for that video 400 graft for a day Jorje really have that passion for grafting.
yeah, I enjoy fruit from trees he grafted every year.
Salute boss respect 💯👊
thanks Rancho!
Nice, I can’t wait.
Ive tried to graft 10 seedlings with Mexiola Avocado cuttings, only 2 took, 5 died, 3 are in limbo. I wish they all would have lived, but Im happy to have 2 good trees. Ill keep trying till I figure it all out. I think this is probably best done in Early spring.
I want to try that variety. and yeah that's why I always tell people to graft more than they need. Not everyone has Jorge's 90%+ rate.
love the education ..
Thanks Hillbilly. I been trying to get Jorge back out here all week but we haven't been able to synch up our schedules.
@@SleepyLizard its good to be busy working
Great guys!!!!Lovely!!!
they're the best.
Thank you thank thank you that was awesome xxxx
thx Susan
YOU SPANISH PERFECT
Gracias🤣
Cracias Jorge / Yolanda.
I will tell them.
I loved watching !!!!
Anyway I could get a cutting ir two from those trees pretty please 😀🥰
Nancy, if you live nearby you can come get one but I can't ship any right now.
That is the simplest grafting technique I have seen. I like this method. Thank you for showing. Do you grow the Lila and Maria Black.
We don’t have either of those varieties but I’ve heard good things about the Lila. As for the technique we forgo finesse for volume 😂
Ive never tried cleft grafting off centre of the rootstock. ill give it a try next time see if my success rate improves.
I'm not 100% sure but I think it gives more surface area for contact.
Aguacates y puedo practicar español. ¡Maravilloso!
dale
Jorge looks so familiar ..lol ..i think I may know him from way back ..lol.
Awesome stuff bro .
He's a really nice guy too
Thanks Ate! Informative video, Salamat Po!
You’re welcome! What does Salamat Po mean?
@@SleepyLizard mean thank you in Tagalog the one of the languages we speak here in the Philippines! 🤗❤️
@@nelsonofpilipinas In that case you're welcome.
Ladie very good job
I agree
Right on time!
My first graft was unsuccessful ☹️ even tho I tried to follow your first video on it, to a tea 🤧
Now you have a better example to follow and I suggest you try multiple that way a few can fail and some will succeed.
@@SleepyLizard I will!!!! Thanks! ☺️❤️
@@SleepyLizard he basically did what you did, except faster 😅😅.. but a great point I did get from Yolanda is making the slit on the seedling more on the side than in the middle. I'll try that
@@mwikakalima24 yeah, try that and stay close and let us know how you make out.
@@SleepyLizard I will!
Still would love it if you looked into having a discord community 🤞🤞🤞
400 per day Jorge be a legend, nice people great video.
he wouldn't even wait for me to get the camera going...trying to break a record he is.
Thank you sir I have started too
That's awesome. Jorge was here at the farm today. He grafted starfruit, mamey, and sapodilla. videos coming soon.
Wonderful am in Zambia want to have more plants up to 500 Target
I love that you help employ people like Jorge and Yolanda with your passion for avocados. Is there any way to purchase a small tree from you that might work in a small backyard? I live in Palm Beach County. Thanks enjoy you all caught you live once you and your wife are just lovely.
I imagine for small mites and other bugs here in FL the wrapping of the wedged graft gives it even a better chance to survive.
aw shucks! thanks for the compliment. Lemme know if you ever want to drop by for a visit and yes we have a few small trees for local sales but I can't ship right now.
@@SleepyLizard Understood, and well deserved.
@@SleepyLizard where in FL is the farm located I would love to stop by to purchase some cuttings or a small tree?
@@LuzMFuentes Hi Luz, I'm down in Homestead. Send me a text if you wanna set up a time to visit. It's in the "about" section of the channel.
I love your attitude I believe it too
I have a question, I’ve got like 15 trees growing from seed and after seeing your videos my bubble popped and now I need to graft but my trees are like one meter tall and some have like little branches at the top growing to the sides ( I’d love to send you pics), the base is about two cm ( perimeter) , should I still chop from bottom or should I try to graft in the little branches ( one cm perimeter) , or wait or what, I love my trees and enjoy every moment to see them growing
graft onto the ends of new branches.
Thanks so much. Learnt a lot. Can you graft the top of a seedling to the stalk of another variety of seedling?
You can but there’s no reason to do it. You still wind up with all the unpredictability of a seedling
💯great video🇹🇹
thank you Jevan
Man I'm so nervous to graft mine. It's gorwn to about 15 inches since last may. Looks beautiful. 😅😅
if you feel comfortable then go for it. if not then keep your seedling going the way it is. you can't go wrong.
@@SleepyLizard yeah but I cant wait 20 years for fruit!! Lol
@@anthonyz5671 I understand.
Great video brother. Does it matter at all what kind of avocado seed you start with or what kind you graft on? Thank you.
for avocado there's not really a go-to rootstock variety but we try to use big seeds like from the Lula or Walden avocado.
As for what cuttings you graft on that depends on your taste, you chose whatever variety you want to eat.
Have you done the follow up video with Jorge? I really need guidance on how to graft on to a stump!
I haven't but we are getting into grafting season now so I'm gonna give him a call
Gracias Jorge y Yolanda! ojala gue les pago mucho por enceniar como acer esto!!!
they were very well compensated I assure you.
Very good information indeed.
my 2year old avocado tree is dying from the top due to frost...can it be rescued
where do you live that you are experiencing frost?
wow this is amazing
Thank you Glitterende
When a tree is grafted it produce from the 2 yrs an continue to fruit more once grafted
yep
Wow!!!!
Amazing
They go great work
Hey thanks. Tell us if grafting can be done in winter - is winter a better season to graft?
We graft all year long. As long as you can harvest budwood. If there's flowers or young fruit we leave the trees alone.
Thanks 🙏🏻 so much sir
yer welcome
Quite amazing.My question is, for how long should we remove the parafilm after the healing of union?
They’ll grow right through parafilm. If you use grafting tape wait about a month after the graft takes
thx u for them !!!
Awesome vid! Is there a particular seed that grows a better root stock in Florida environment?
not really although many large nurseries prefer Lula or Waldin
this dude have so much experience wtf man he is going to be a avocadoman ! ahahah
awesome video. When will you have some scions ready to purchase?
Hi Alex, I"m not sure. It varies from year to year.
I eat 'em everyday. Thanks for the info
same!
Great video no bs thank you
I appreciate the compliment
Muchos gracias 💚
denada
Todos gracias
I have been watching your video over and over again. It really looks easy, but tell me if I have to cover the grated seedling with some plastic after grafting or I just leave it like that uncovered?
they wrapped the cutting in parafilm before they attached it to the seedling.
I'm a beginner gardener in SWFL. I've had an avocado seedling planted for the last year or so. I recently repotted it in a bigger pot, and it has a great root system and a strong stem. Is it too late to graft my seedling tree? Is it recommended to graft the seedling tree as soon as it is ready to be grafted?
This video was so helpful. Could you also do a quick video going into more detail about what exactly is being cut in the beginning of the video? I'm going to look for a mature tree around me and see if I can get a cutting (with proper permission), but I'm not entirely sure where I should cut.
Hi Ashley, it's not too late to graft your seedling. You can graft at anytime. In fact I have a 20 year old tree I'm going to graft next month.
I will do a vid in the future with more detail on how to select the cutting. You've got nurseries over there in southwest FL. I'm sure you can ask one of the workers to get you a cutting or two.
@@SleepyLizard Awesome, thank you! I will definitely look into the nurseries here 🙂
Please show me how to graft my fuerte avocado tree here in Southern California. I have a 5 year old tree from a seed that I really want to graft but I’m nervous to!!
look up some vids on "top working" and you'll see how we do it
Thankyou!!
You're welcome Ben.
Cutting root stock trunk a little off center fascinating--guessing that gives wider range of cambium intersection opportunities.
(if I understand the whys I'll likely remember the advice!)
yep, that's why
Mahalo for this! I have been growing my tree wrong from seed this whole time. I just started a new one and will be using this method. Hopefully we get fruit before my oldest leaves for college!! Can I still save my current tree?
yes, you can graft onto a tree of any age.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you! I just saw the video where you do that. Going to salvage the tree I planted from seed! Mahalo from Hawaii!