50% compost + 50% native soil is a recipe for root rot. A much better mix for an avocado tree is 50% native soil + 50% sand. Apply compost only as a ground level surface feed ... not in the hole with the root-ball.
Excellent video . I found after over watering and killing a couple of Avocado trees putting about 2 inches of gravel in the hole before planting for drainage was the trick for saving the tree in the event of too much water.
You can never over water an avocado, just have the wrong soil. Should never add compost to a soil that you plant avocado in. They are water loving tree, but do not like stagnated water. Just like durians.
Hey Charles, I enjoyed your tutorial. I planted my Bacon Avocado tree in February it’s been fine until this last heat wave. My leaves are wilted and it looks stressed. It’s on a water system that gets watered every three days. Since the heat started I have supplemented with additional watering and misting in the mornings.
Thank you for this video! I’ve watched SO many videos on RUclips and this one is by far the most informational! I planted a seed 1.5 yrs ago and my tree has had ups and downs but is doing really well now. I’m excited to be able to plant it in about another year!
Thank you for your kind information . What is the minimum distance required for HASS Avocado From Plant to plant & REED Avocado from Plant to plant in Avocado farming.
Thanks for the video, love the taste of avocado. Your tips will be very helpful. Inspired to plant one or more this covid season. Good reason to avoid the killer virus stay safe everyone. Greetings from the Philippines.
Do you think bees wax would help to protect the bottom of the stem against sun burn? Also is this necessary for indoor growing? I would think no, but I'm new to growing them and you seem to know what your talking about.
Great info. I live on a property with an ABUNDANT tree. Has many mini trees around it. How will I know if those offspring will be self pollinating?? They grow large large pits. ....oct-apr...im in CALIFORNIA. Creamy texture. Thx
I just watched the planting of avocado. I watched you put the root ball with dirt while stating you mix 50% compost with 50% local dirt. The problem is the root ball consisted of about 70% of unknown dirt mix and then 30% of you dirt mix. This is why I try to purchase bare root trees. Planting in a round hole just promotes roots to grow with the least resistance. Definitely not good for root bound in a circle also. Thanks Mark
Hi Charles. I am curious if your views on amending soil with compost (mixing it in and/or placing it in planting hole) since you have discovered the practices of Gary Matsuoka of Laguna Hills Nursery? I know this video was made and posted about a year prior to your videos with Gary, but they directly contradict each other. Thanks! - Ryan
Hey Charles... thank you so much for all the information... really a very nice video. 2 yrs back I had grown around 8 Avocado Saplings. But, of those only 1 has grown up to 12 feet, rest just 3 - 4 feet long. Will they bear fruits? I have grown them from seeds. I am planning to grow some more plants from seeds. Should I? or Should I try to get grafts? What would you like to suggest me?
I grew about 20 acres of avocados for 25 years in Toro Canyon in Carpinteria California. I had about a dozen Pinkertons. Superb avocado, great flavor. Tend to run very large and oblong. I grew other varieties, but no doubt nothing can beat the Hass.
What luscious looking local soil you have. Looks like you grow intensive (trees close to each other). With our very sandy soil I was told to have fruit trees in a hollow, whereas clay soils in a slight raised hill so I am assuming you have quite water absorbing/holding soil.
Hello M-Lee Baker! I have grown trees for decades in the clay soils of Southern California, as well as the sandy soils of South Florida for nearly a decade. The best way to improve soil conditions is maintaining a 2-3 mulch layer using a variety of sources for wood chips, leaves, etc. Whether you grow in sandy or clay type soil, you do not want the root ball submerged under water for too long, to avoid the risk of root rot. That's why you may consider growing on a mound, or hill side, if there is a risk of water pooling and potentially drowning the root ball. Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
Wow you have a green thumb for sure for some reason I felt I needed to expose the pit when I planted it as it already has a tree growing..I start avocados from seeds I get varied varieties because I want to see how they grow..the largest avocados are the ones that grow faster.. I wanted to ask what is the name of those pinkish red gorgeous plants you have in two places where your planting your tree?
Thank you for the video. Its very helpful. May I ask you about your sprinkler? It is very neat. You moved it forward or so. What type is it or how can I have it installed? Thank you.
Hello, Charles, thanks for your valuable videos. I grafted young avacoda seedling with a mature fruiting , non grafted avocado branch. Will this young grafted seedling start bearing fruits in 2 to 3 years time or it needs 8 to 10 years to start fruiting ? Plz advise. Thanks
Can you place the IV on any tree or just fruit tree? I have another question, I have bought a house that has a huge pecan tree but it gives hollow pecans, I have started watering and have soiled it, I’m wondering what else can I do for this mature tree to get it healthy. Help..
Hi brother, I have a couple of seedlings thats 8 ft tall. I also bought 3 trees from Amazon. One being a Pinkerton. Hopefully its genuine. Its 2 years since I got it and its about 3 feet high with a 3 feet canopy. Right now its flowering. Any suggestions on how to care for it. I am a missionary in india
My Hass avocado was doing so well in my backyard but now I think I have persea mites and leaves are dropping! 🙁 I have new leaves and blossoms but I'm afraid the persea mites might kill my tree. How can I save it?? Thank you!
Hello Ria Simmy, If you know that is is mites, and not last years spent leaves, being replaced with this year's new leaves, consider spraying the entire plant with organic neem oil. Here is a link to a product to consider: www.homedepot.com/p/Southern-Ag-8-oz-Triple-Action-Neem-Oil-100048933/100662146 Neem oil is one of natures most powerful insecticides. Another reason for leaf drop for many gardeners in the various garden clubs I participate with is due to sunburn. Only 1-2 teaspoons of the pint-size IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard can be added to a spray bottle of water to create an organic foliar spray to keep your plants several degrees cooler when there is a risk of excessive heat. Here is a link to IV Organic with even more details: www.homedepot.com/p/3-5-oz-Tree-Guard-Paint-Protection-Against-Damaging-Sunburn-Insects-and-Rodents-IVO31s-White/206864861?keyword=iv+organic IV Organic also has 7 natural and organic oils that can help repel insects of your avocado tree(s). Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
Hello Charles! Thank you so much! I actually bought some neem oil extract from Lowes. Hopefully that's the same as the one from HD. The garden worker told me that my pic shows more rust than possible persea mites...but apparently the neem oil helps with both? Hopefully it works, just sprayed some today. Thank you again for replying!!
Sounds like you know what you were doing Ria! And yes, Neem oil can control any issues of rust too! Let me know how the tree responds to the neem spray! :-) Charles
First off great informative video. I planted my avocado tree about 3 weeks ago. I had kept it inside over the winter( this is from seed. The three prong in a glass version). Then put it out side when it has warmed up but now the leaves are going brown. Do you know how I could fix this?
Mr. Charles Malki, I am planting a Hass avocado. Instead of the organic fertilizer would worm castings be a good substitute. If so how much should I use.
I wanted to mass produce some Hass avocado trees. What do you think is the most efficient method? (Grafting, Air Layering, Cuttings) And there are so many versions of grating as well!
Hello Jerry Garza, Great multi-part question. When it comes to propagating avocados, cuttings generally do not work well (compared to figs, grapes, pomegranates, etc). Air-layering on the other hand works great; however you may have trees that will grow too big! Annual and semi-annual pruning can help you control these trees growing on it's own roots from getting out of control tall. Grafting on a commercial scale is typically done using the cleft or bud grafting methods; whereas my preferred technique is the approach graft. I explained these differences a few weeks ago in my olive, apple and fig grafting videos. Grafting, even onto a standard rootstock, will reduce the vigor of the tree by at least 10% (meaning the standard grafted tree will only grow to 90% of a standard tree on it's own roots. Grafting offers the grower the ability to dwarf the tree, by grafting on a dwarf rootstock, and offer the plant further disease resistance, drought resistance, root rot resistance, etc... But, since you are asking me for my opinion, and assuming this goal is not for commercial gain, where rootstock could enhance the life and health of the tree, then the most efficient method for propagation would be air layering. Please share more details with me when you have the time-- such as what city/ state will you be planting the avocados, how many trees, what is your goal(s). Charles :-)
Wow, didn't expect such a detailed response! Thanks man! I live in Harlingen, Texas (very southern tip). I have quite a bit of land at my disposal (20 acres) but I haven't decided how many I would like to plant. My goals are simply education, pleasure, and I want to get involved in the local farmers market a bit. We have quite a bit of citrus activity, however, I just really like avocados! I've seen a couple doing well here, but I'd like to propagate a little more avocado love in this area.
You're welcome Jerry! :-) Then I would start off by doing the air layering method on a variety of different avocados, as some may perform better on their own roots, than other varieties. If you decide to graduate into grafting, you should invest time visiting some of the local avocado farms in your area to learn what they use for rootstocks, and always ask why they selected a particular rootstock variety.... then let me know, too! :-) Keep me posted on your soon to be avocado orchard!!! Charles :-)
@@IVOrganic We are doing something similar in Thailand with about 10 acres. We have been getting the land/tree plots ready for the past few weeks. A digger came to do some (around 180) big holes which we have now refilled with old corn stalks from last year, corn cob/leaf compost material and cow manure. We are planting 60 grafted saplings (Peterson, Booth 7 and Buccaneer) and 120 seed saplings. We are learning as we go ! They will be planted in a few months at the beginning of the rainy season so they should fair well till November when it starts to dry up. Anyway, waffling on. We'll keep watching and learning from you and other lovely folks here 👍
Some excellent tips here, thanks! I'm confused on the difference between the stuff you sprayed on and that which you painted with a brush, is the one in the spray bottle just diluted?
Hello Khoa Vo, I cannot find any sources that support only 6 hours of light for an avocado tree. It should grow fine, and if allowed to grow tall, should be able to reach more hours of sunlight... right? Even if you did not benefit the fruit, they are beautiful evergreen trees. Consider growing a standard avocado tree (with the hopes that it will gain more light as it gets taller) instead of any of the dwarf avocado tree varieties. Keep me posted on your results!!! :-) Charles
I live in Idaho. Growing avocado tree indoors. In the past my Avocado Trees would die so quickly. It snows here therefore if my Avocado gets a cold breeze. It would quickly drop it's leaves turn black and die in seconds. NOW I KEEP MY AVOCADO AWAY FROM THE DOORS. Do you have any suggestions on growing Avocados indoors Are your products available in SE IDAHO and where can I purchase some Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thank You.
I live in Walnut Creek Ca and I had a few avocado trees die on me. We get cold winters, sometimes mid twenties and lots of frost. I was thinking of getting the Mexicola Grande variety that can withstand temps as low as 18 degrees. I was wondering your thoughts on that variety and if you think it would work in my area. Summers are very hot 85-95 and some days over 100-105
OK I have another question for you, I'm thinking about buying a Avocado tree thats already been grafted so If I get that tree and use some of it's limbs will that make my trees make good Avacodes?
What if I have one mature avocado tree I bought? And then I have a few growing from seed that are right now about 6 months old. Will they pollinate next year? I know they won't make fruit, but what about pollin?
I noticed you're using bubbler irrigation. How do you think it compares to slow drip irrigation? I have a drip irrigation system with 0.5 gph drippers. My young fruit trees have 8 0.5 gallon/hour drippers around the base. That's about 4 gallons an hour. I tend to run the tree drip zone for 8 hours once a week (so that's about 30 gallons of water). How do you think this compares to bubblers, where it might get 30 gallons in 15 or so minutes? I have clay soil to deal with and I suspect I would get lots of run off with them.
Hello Guest03281, Great question!!! You clearly have a lot of experience and a couple different modes of irrigation. I too have used a variety of methods on my fruit trees from sprinklers (yes, some of my trees have sprinklers), to dip-line, to bubbles. The theory with using a drip system is to soak the root zone-- DEEP. However, I have experienced that sometime the drip only waters one side of the tree. Furthermore, the fertilizers you are adding to a tree only work if they get wet. If part of the root zone does not come into contact with water, that is not ideal. Each tree has access to a sprinkler head that can either lead to a drip, bubbler or sprinkler. In my opinion, the best system is a 360 degree sprinkler that waters the area around the tree, wetting the top soil (that contains the organic fertilizers that are added periodically during the growing season), hydrating the top, middle and with a thorough watering the deepest parts of the plants rootball. Just be sure that if you use the sprinkler system that you are not watering an area that does not need water, which would be wasteful. I hope this helps! :-) Charles
Hi, i love all your video. Can you give me an advice for my avocado tree 15 years old. I live in florida, last year, they produced avocado for the first time, and this year still not see any flower coming yet! It's so sad! What's should i do ? Please help!
I have a Hass avocado tree that looks beautiful about 4 yrs old about7 ft tall beautiful leaves but NO buds or flowers but looks healthy!?? What do I do??? Do have leamon trees beside it full of leamons !!
If you would like to try to force your advacado to fruit, you can dig a one foot trenche two meters in a circle around the tree severing the surface roots you encounter off. Refill trenche immediatley. It apparently can stress the tree, to bear seed to survive. All the best.
I enjoy your show so much I am in a bit of a pickle I had major surgery on my foot so I am one year looking into recovery I'm in a wheelchair these days so I can Tend to my balcony Garden. April has come and gone and I need to trim my my for avocado trees that I have growing in one bucket I need help to prune peach trees can you please feel it in your heart to pay me a visit and bless me and tend to my garden you can be more than welcome and do a video out there I don't want my babies to die I'm in Upland California
Charles, Any suggestions of my fuerte that has a few small patches of black on the trunk? It is a new tree planted this fall and just noticed some black/dead trunk on the tender green wood. It is from freeze I think since it has not really seen summer sun. I am in Zone 9B but I have it covered when temps are below 35 and heavily mulched.
Hello Viper H, I too have some small black patches on some of my Fuerte young branches-- but still very healthy branches. I noticed the issue arose during the hottest days of summer and the color change has intensified during the winter. E-mail me some images at Info@IVOrganics.com If you have any dead branches, you will need to remove them. To save branches that getting injured from sunburn (summer) or sunscald (winter) a coat with IV Organics will certainly help! Charles :-)
Thank you sir. It is not dead branches, just splotchesor patches. It has not yet leafed out from winter and I have some minimal frost damage on the top leaves, but I am still hopeful. My Mexicola Grande is doing better. Sounds like maybe young Fuerte is a bit more susceptible to sunburn. I'll send a few shots to you when I have a chance. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello Des Goulding, If there is risk of freezing nights in the winter, it may be best that you grow the dwarf avocado in a container that you can pull into a sunroom or south or south-east window for the winter months. Avocados should have at least 6 hours of sun per day to to be healthy and produce the energy needed to support fruit. Also, be sure to use a quality organic potting soil. And when you water the tree, the soil should be fast draining, and be sure to water the plant only when the soil is dry, but not completely dry. That may require watering 1-2x spring and fall. 2-3 watering in the summer. And 0-2x water per month in the winter. Let me know if you have any other questions. And keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! :-) Charles
Charles I've heard Dusa, Duke and clonal rootstock mentioned but I bought a tree a couple of years ago that had a seed/pit on it, does it really matter what kind of rootstock you have
Hello Ariel Cortez, Great question! I'd like to say it does not matter... but it does, depending on where you live in the country. Research has proven that some root stocks provide better disease resistance, climate resistance (too hot, too cold), as well as rootstocks that perform better in certain soil conditions. If your tree is healthy and performing well, I would not be too concerned; but in the event your tree fails to perform well in the first few years, it may be due to the selection of the root stock. Keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! Charles :-)
Hello Efrain Laguardia, Ideally, standard avocado trees should be planted 10-15 feet apart. Dwarf avocados can be planted 4-8 feet apart. For the sake of cross pollination between your type-A and type-B avocados, plantings up to 50 feet apart is sufficient for wind and bee cross-pollination. Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
I just bought a little cado avocado tree it already has flowers on it is this the norm and when you add the coated white paint does it hurt the little flowers if you coat them also, thanks
Hello Efrain Laguardia, Typically you would not spray the product into the flowers of your fruit and vegetable plants-- It may not effect the fruit production, but the oils in the product may confuse the pollinators to the flower. Also, if any of your flowers attempts to support fruit this year, I recommend that you remove them--ALL. The goal for the first year is to focus on growth, not fruit production. If you allow the tree to support fruit, you will compromise the gain in height and branches that will give you better quality and heavier yielding avocados next year and the years to follow. It is normal for a grafted avocado to flower in the first or second year since the graft, because the grafted scion wood (the "cado" avocado) is many decades mature... grafted onto a young rootstock. Most avocados that I have seen planted and that bloom in the first year, naturally drop all the flowers (and young fruit) within the first 30-60 days. You can wait to see what yours does, or simply prune the flowers/ fruit off now... It's a waste of the tree's energy in the first year. Makes sense? If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Charles
Hello Celie Canada, Avocados can definitely do well in Texas, on the condition that your nighttime low temps do not dip much below freezing. Some varieties can handle freezing nights better than others. Here is a helpful link: www.fourwindsgrowers.com/fruit-trees-vines-and-berries/avocados.html Keep me posted on your growing successes! :-) Charles
Hello Efrain Laguardia, Many growers have issues with the high 90's and 100 degree summers, and benefit from keeping the leaves cooler to survive the potential leaf burn and sometimes leaf drop caused by those extreme heat summer days. There is some benefit to the fruit being coated from sunburn damage, especially the ones on the south, south-west side of the tree. If you plan on eating the skin, I would recommend using a dish sponge to wash it clean... otherwise there is no issue. For my citrus trees that I spray with neem and/or mineral oils (evening hours) to control citrus leaf miner, starting April through November, I will ;usually follow up with a spray of IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard in the morning on the young leaves, stems and fruit, to keep the plant several degrees cooler because the oils are going to intensify the heat the following afternoon. Let me know if you have any other questions! :-) Charles
Good morning John, We should be in many more stores by Spring 2018. Here are some popular places to search: HomeDepot.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Sears.com, ArbicoOrganics.com (also in stores, near Phoenix), HarmonyFarms.com (also in stores, Northern California). I hope this helps! Charles :-)
Hello Sealuva, My whole garden is not as good as what you saw there.... I've been working that area with vegetables for many years! Time for a permanent structure-- The Pinkerton Avocado Tree! :-) Charles
I'm in SE/SCental Florida and my soil is sandy. I've amended soil everywhere I plant and mulch as much anywhere else. My first plantings were last June and the soil is looking alive, full of life, with well over 30 trees now and counting. I enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!! I am now past the novice stage.. :)
Like your trees, we are all growing with knowledge and learning what works best for our plants, in our growing areas. I lived in Boynton Beach and Boca Raton for about 8 years before returning back home to Los Angeles... So I am very aware of the growing conditions there.... and the 4PM summer rains that only last about an hour! :-)
Hello Linda, I bush-on the product for my trees 1x per year. However, the directions advise that you can apply as often as 3x per year to make sure the oils are effectively repelling insects and rodents from protected plants. Let me know if you have any other questions! :-) Charles
Before planting an avocado tree, shouldn’t you inform the people that these trees are “shallow root” so expect mowing problems and that they will rob the area of any grass (like an oak tree).
I’ve been growing my avocado tree from a seed . It’s been 5 years and all I have are two 8 foot twigs . What an I doing wrong . Also what can I do to prevent the twigs from growing taller ? I want the twigs to get thicker.
50% compost + 50% native soil is a recipe for root rot. A much better mix for an avocado tree is 50% native soil + 50% sand. Apply compost only as a ground level surface feed ... not in the hole with the root-ball.
Excellent video . I found after over watering and killing a couple of Avocado trees putting about 2 inches of gravel in the hole before planting for drainage was the trick for saving the tree in the event of too much water.
You can never over water an avocado, just have the wrong soil. Should never add compost to a soil that you plant avocado in. They are water loving tree, but do not like stagnated water. Just like durians.
Very educational and professionally presented. Thank you.
Hey Charles, I enjoyed your tutorial. I planted my Bacon Avocado tree in February it’s been fine until this last heat wave. My leaves are wilted and it looks stressed. It’s on a water system that gets watered every three days. Since the heat started I have supplemented with additional watering and misting in the mornings.
Thanks a lot for your help,it really means a lot to me.I appreciate all the videos I've watched from you.God bless and more power to you.
I learned much more than I thought from this video. Thanks
I didn't have space for two avocado trees. So I grafted a Fuerte to my Hass Avocado.
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Loved your video very clear step by step instructions thanks
Thank you.. for your help and guidance.
Thank you for this video! I’ve watched SO many videos on RUclips and this one is by far the most informational! I planted a seed 1.5 yrs ago and my tree has had ups and downs but is doing really well now. I’m excited to be able to plant it in about another year!
Great information :). I started my avocado tree last week.
Are those plants tall and leggy because they don’t get full sun?
Thank you for your kind information . What is the minimum distance required for HASS Avocado From Plant to plant & REED Avocado from Plant to plant in Avocado farming.
Talk more about Organic Fertilizer and am in Kenya and would like to know more Avocados planting!!.
Thanks 👍👍 very impressed by your teaching.
I know what those sevens in your screen name mean. Me too, Praise the Lord.
Thanks for the video, love the taste of avocado. Your tips will be very helpful. Inspired to plant one or more this covid season. Good reason to avoid the killer virus stay safe everyone. Greetings from the Philippines.
Do you think bees wax would help to protect the bottom of the stem against sun burn? Also is this necessary for indoor growing? I would think no, but I'm new to growing them and you seem to know what your talking about.
This video should have a lot more views
Thank you for your support Kéifus Mathews! Charles :-)
Nice , great information 👍
I'd love a video on pink lemon care
Hi. Great advice. Live your videos. How can I get Pinkerton fruit to try in the uk. I’m in london. Could you arrange 3 fruit at all?
Great info. I live on a property with an ABUNDANT tree. Has many mini trees around it. How will I know if those offspring will be self pollinating?? They grow large large pits. ....oct-apr...im in CALIFORNIA. Creamy texture. Thx
I just watched the planting of avocado. I watched you put the root ball with dirt while stating you mix 50% compost with 50% local dirt. The problem is the root ball consisted of about 70% of unknown dirt mix and then 30% of you dirt mix. This is why I try to purchase bare root trees. Planting in a round hole just promotes roots to grow with the least resistance. Definitely not good for root bound in a circle also. Thanks Mark
You can’t get bare root avocado
Hi Charles. I am curious if your views on amending soil with compost (mixing it in and/or placing it in planting hole) since you have discovered the practices of Gary Matsuoka of Laguna Hills Nursery? I know this video was made and posted about a year prior to your videos with Gary, but they directly contradict each other. Thanks! - Ryan
Should never plant in compost, if the material is not broken down.
@@2tall4youtube shouldn’t fertilize either when planting
Hey Charles... thank you so much for all the information... really a very nice video. 2 yrs back I had grown around 8 Avocado Saplings. But, of those only 1 has grown up to 12 feet, rest just 3 - 4 feet long. Will they bear fruits? I have grown them from seeds. I am planning to grow some more plants from seeds. Should I? or Should I try to get grafts? What would you like to suggest me?
Ty so mush for teaching
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I grew about 20 acres of avocados for 25 years in Toro Canyon in Carpinteria California. I had about a dozen Pinkertons.
Superb avocado, great flavor. Tend to run very large and oblong.
I grew other varieties, but no doubt nothing can beat the Hass.
I’m thinking off adding avocado tree but can’t decide between Reed, Fuerte, or Pinkerton. Which would you recommend. I only have room for one.
@@lemontea128 not fuerte, they don’t always produce fruit
@@theorangetreehomestead6660 thanks! I’ve placed an order for Reed 😊
@@lemontea128 Nice! I have a reed sitting in my yard in a 5 gallon pot right now. Gonna plant it this weekend. Subscribe my channel to follow along.
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What luscious looking local soil you have. Looks like you grow intensive (trees close to each other). With our very sandy soil I was told to have fruit trees in a hollow, whereas clay soils in a slight raised hill so I am assuming you have quite water absorbing/holding soil.
Hello M-Lee Baker! I have grown trees for decades in the clay soils of Southern California, as well as the sandy soils of South Florida for nearly a decade. The best way to improve soil conditions is maintaining a 2-3 mulch layer using a variety of sources for wood chips, leaves, etc. Whether you grow in sandy or clay type soil, you do not want the root ball submerged under water for too long, to avoid the risk of root rot. That's why you may consider growing on a mound, or hill side, if there is a risk of water pooling and potentially drowning the root ball. Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
Good advisers.
Wow you have a green thumb for sure for some reason I felt I needed to expose the pit when I planted it as it already has a tree growing..I start avocados from seeds I get varied varieties because I want to see how they grow..the largest avocados are the ones that grow faster..
I wanted to ask what is the name of those pinkish red gorgeous plants you have in two places where your planting your tree?
Thank you for the video. Its very helpful. May I ask you about your sprinkler? It is very neat. You moved it forward or so. What type is it or how can I have it installed? Thank you.
Hello, Charles, thanks for your valuable videos.
I grafted young avacoda seedling with a mature fruiting , non grafted avocado branch. Will this young grafted seedling start bearing fruits in 2 to 3 years time or it needs 8 to 10 years to start fruiting ? Plz advise. Thanks
Question the top branch that you cut at time 6:00, can you use that branch as a graph for another new grower plant. Thank you
I am living in State of Washington what kind of precaution I should take n whether A type or B type be there
how are you making out in Washington? I'm growing Lila, Bacon and Wurtz here on Vancouver Island
Did your tree survive the July heat wave?? I lost almost all my fruit
Can y please give us update on your Pinkerton and Hass Tree as well as Myers Lemon hedge. Thanks...………..
Can you place the IV on any tree or just fruit tree? I have another question, I have bought a house that has a huge pecan tree but it gives hollow pecans, I have started watering and have soiled it, I’m wondering what else can I do for this mature tree to get it healthy. Help..
Hi brother, I have a couple of seedlings thats 8 ft tall. I also bought 3 trees from Amazon. One being a Pinkerton. Hopefully its genuine. Its 2 years since I got it and its about 3 feet high with a 3 feet canopy. Right now its flowering. Any suggestions on how to care for it. I am a missionary in india
Can you make a video on a drip system setup maybe with timers.
Grafting type A to type B to get both flowerings (branch to branch)... Y/N?
My Hass avocado was doing so well in my backyard but now I think I have persea mites and leaves are dropping! 🙁 I have new leaves and blossoms but I'm afraid the persea mites might kill my tree. How can I save it?? Thank you!
Ria Simmy I'm having the same problem :( I was wondering what caused them to drop their leaves?
Hello Ria Simmy,
If you know that is is mites, and not last years spent leaves, being replaced with this year's new leaves, consider spraying the entire plant with organic neem oil. Here is a link to a product to consider: www.homedepot.com/p/Southern-Ag-8-oz-Triple-Action-Neem-Oil-100048933/100662146 Neem oil is one of natures most powerful insecticides. Another reason for leaf drop for many gardeners in the various garden clubs I participate with is due to sunburn. Only 1-2 teaspoons of the pint-size IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard can be added to a spray bottle of water to create an organic foliar spray to keep your plants several degrees cooler when there is a risk of excessive heat. Here is a link to IV Organic with even more details: www.homedepot.com/p/3-5-oz-Tree-Guard-Paint-Protection-Against-Damaging-Sunburn-Insects-and-Rodents-IVO31s-White/206864861?keyword=iv+organic IV Organic also has 7 natural and organic oils that can help repel insects of your avocado tree(s). Let me know if you have any other questions.
Charles :-)
Hello Brandon,
I just replied to Ria. Let me know if you have any other questions! :-)
Charles
Hello Charles! Thank you so much! I actually bought some neem oil extract from Lowes. Hopefully that's the same as the one from HD. The garden worker told me that my pic shows more rust than possible persea mites...but apparently the neem oil helps with both? Hopefully it works, just sprayed some today. Thank you again for replying!!
Sounds like you know what you were doing Ria! And yes, Neem oil can control any issues of rust too! Let me know how the tree responds to the neem spray! :-)
Charles
First off great informative video. I planted my avocado tree about 3 weeks ago. I had kept it inside over the winter( this is from seed. The three prong in a glass version). Then put it out side when it has warmed up but now the leaves are going brown. Do you know how I could fix this?
I live in Sydney Australia, could you please tell me if your product is available here?
Mr. Charles Malki, I am planting a Hass avocado. Instead of the organic fertilizer would worm castings be a good substitute. If so how much should I use.
I wanted to mass produce some Hass avocado trees. What do you think is the most efficient method? (Grafting, Air Layering, Cuttings) And there are so many versions of grating as well!
Hello Jerry Garza,
Great multi-part question. When it comes to propagating avocados, cuttings generally do not work well (compared to figs, grapes, pomegranates, etc). Air-layering on the other hand works great; however you may have trees that will grow too big! Annual and semi-annual pruning can help you control these trees growing on it's own roots from getting out of control tall. Grafting on a commercial scale is typically done using the cleft or bud grafting methods; whereas my preferred technique is the approach graft. I explained these differences a few weeks ago in my olive, apple and fig grafting videos. Grafting, even onto a standard rootstock, will reduce the vigor of the tree by at least 10% (meaning the standard grafted tree will only grow to 90% of a standard tree on it's own roots. Grafting offers the grower the ability to dwarf the tree, by grafting on a dwarf rootstock, and offer the plant further disease resistance, drought resistance, root rot resistance, etc... But, since you are asking me for my opinion, and assuming this goal is not for commercial gain, where rootstock could enhance the life and health of the tree, then the most efficient method for propagation would be air layering. Please share more details with me when you have the time-- such as what city/ state will you be planting the avocados, how many trees, what is your goal(s).
Charles :-)
Wow, didn't expect such a detailed response! Thanks man! I live in Harlingen, Texas (very southern tip). I have quite a bit of land at my disposal (20 acres) but I haven't decided how many I would like to plant. My goals are simply education, pleasure, and I want to get involved in the local farmers market a bit. We have quite a bit of citrus activity, however, I just really like avocados! I've seen a couple doing well here, but I'd like to propagate a little more avocado love in this area.
You're welcome Jerry! :-)
Then I would start off by doing the air layering method on a variety of different avocados, as some may perform better on their own roots, than other varieties. If you decide to graduate into grafting, you should invest time visiting some of the local avocado farms in your area to learn what they use for rootstocks, and always ask why they selected a particular rootstock variety.... then let me know, too! :-)
Keep me posted on your soon to be avocado orchard!!!
Charles :-)
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We are doing something similar in Thailand with about 10 acres. We have been getting the land/tree plots ready for the past few weeks. A digger came to do some (around 180) big holes which we have now refilled with old corn stalks from last year, corn cob/leaf compost material and cow manure. We are planting 60 grafted saplings (Peterson, Booth 7 and Buccaneer) and 120 seed saplings. We are learning as we go ! They will be planted in a few months at the beginning of the rainy season so they should fair well till November when it starts to dry up. Anyway, waffling on. We'll keep watching and learning from you and other lovely folks here 👍
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Hi Jerry. How many did you manage to get into the ground? How are they doing now? Good luck with it anyway 👍
Some excellent tips here, thanks! I'm confused on the difference between the stuff you sprayed on and that which you painted with a brush, is the one in the spray bottle just diluted?
Bo McGillacutty yes it’s pretty much the same
Can you please give update on your avocado trees.
The front of my house gets about 6 hours of sunlight in spring-summer. Is that enough for an avocado tree to bear fruit?
Hello Khoa Vo,
I cannot find any sources that support only 6 hours of light for an avocado tree. It should grow fine, and if allowed to grow tall, should be able to reach more hours of sunlight... right? Even if you did not benefit the fruit, they are beautiful evergreen trees. Consider growing a standard avocado tree (with the hopes that it will gain more light as it gets taller) instead of any of the dwarf avocado tree varieties. Keep me posted on your results!!! :-)
Charles
IV Organic - How long does IV Oraganic stay on the plant before growth and weather cause it to decay.
My avocado flowers are drying out and falling what do you suggest to keep my flowers on my tree
I live in Idaho. Growing avocado tree indoors. In the past my Avocado Trees would die so quickly. It snows here therefore if my Avocado gets a cold breeze. It would quickly drop it's leaves turn black and die in seconds. NOW I KEEP MY AVOCADO AWAY FROM THE DOORS. Do you have any suggestions on growing Avocados indoors Are your products available in SE IDAHO and where can I purchase some Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thank You.
pliz distinguish between hass and fuerte tree seedling leaves
I live in Walnut Creek Ca and I had a few avocado trees die on me. We get cold winters, sometimes mid twenties and lots of frost. I was thinking of getting the Mexicola Grande variety that can withstand temps as low as 18 degrees. I was wondering your thoughts on that variety and if you think it would work in my area. Summers are very hot 85-95 and some days over 100-105
I have the exact same conditions and my mexicolas thrive.
good video thanks do you make house calls to pomona ca ?I need helllllllllllllp.I have all A trees a pinkerton, reed, carmen, and a holiday.
OK I have another question for you, I'm thinking about buying a Avocado tree thats already been grafted so If I get that tree and use some of it's limbs will that make my trees make good Avacodes?
What if I have one mature avocado tree I bought? And then I have a few growing from seed that are right now about 6 months old. Will they pollinate next year? I know they won't make fruit, but what about pollin?
How often did you water you young avocados plant per week?
I noticed you're using bubbler irrigation. How do you think it compares to slow drip irrigation? I have a drip irrigation system with 0.5 gph drippers. My young fruit trees have 8 0.5 gallon/hour drippers around the base. That's about 4 gallons an hour. I tend to run the tree drip zone for 8 hours once a week (so that's about 30 gallons of water). How do you think this compares to bubblers, where it might get 30 gallons in 15 or so minutes? I have clay soil to deal with and I suspect I would get lots of run off with them.
Hello Guest03281,
Great question!!! You clearly have a lot of experience and a couple different modes of irrigation. I too have used a variety of methods on my fruit trees from sprinklers (yes, some of my trees have sprinklers), to dip-line, to bubbles. The theory with using a drip system is to soak the root zone-- DEEP. However, I have experienced that sometime the drip only waters one side of the tree. Furthermore, the fertilizers you are adding to a tree only work if they get wet. If part of the root zone does not come into contact with water, that is not ideal. Each tree has access to a sprinkler head that can either lead to a drip, bubbler or sprinkler. In my opinion, the best system is a 360 degree sprinkler that waters the area around the tree, wetting the top soil (that contains the organic fertilizers that are added periodically during the growing season), hydrating the top, middle and with a thorough watering the deepest parts of the plants rootball. Just be sure that if you use the sprinkler system that you are not watering an area that does not need water, which would be wasteful. I hope this helps! :-)
Charles
IV Organic hello how May I get avacado seeds for plantation
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What if I plant it in tropical climate, such as South East Asia? Will it grow well and produce fruit?
Sri Hartono I believe it would do fine
Whats a good type A avocado that produces fruit ready to pick in the summmer?
Thank you ! to me is a very important information! I tried twice before and I failed! No this third time , no I won’t!
Hi, i love all your video. Can you give me an advice for my avocado tree 15 years old. I live in florida, last year, they produced avocado for the first time, and this year still not see any flower coming yet! It's so sad! What's should i do ? Please help!
how invasive is the root system would the avocado tree dig in or damage water pipe
What would make the Reed avocado taste change from a buttery flavor to no taste at all? I so sad because of this
I have a Hass avocado tree that looks beautiful about 4 yrs old about7 ft tall beautiful leaves but NO buds or flowers but looks healthy!?? What do I do??? Do have leamon trees beside it full of leamons !!
If you would like to try to force your advacado to fruit, you can dig a one foot trenche two meters in a circle around the tree severing the surface roots you encounter off. Refill trenche immediatley.
It apparently can stress the tree, to bear seed to survive. All the best.
I enjoy your show so much I am in a bit of a pickle I had major surgery on my foot so I am one year looking into recovery I'm in a wheelchair these days so I can Tend to my balcony Garden. April has come and gone and I need to trim my my for avocado trees that I have growing in one bucket I need help to prune peach trees can you please feel it in your heart to pay me a visit and bless me and tend to my garden you can be more than welcome and do a video out there I don't want my babies to die I'm in Upland California
Charles,
Any suggestions of my fuerte that has a few small patches of black on the trunk? It is a new tree planted this fall and just noticed some black/dead trunk on the tender green wood. It is from freeze I think since it has not really seen summer sun. I am in Zone 9B but I have it covered when temps are below 35 and heavily mulched.
Hello Viper H,
I too have some small black patches on some of my Fuerte young branches-- but still very healthy branches. I noticed the issue arose during the hottest days of summer and the color change has intensified during the winter. E-mail me some images at Info@IVOrganics.com If you have any dead branches, you will need to remove them. To save branches that getting injured from sunburn (summer) or sunscald (winter) a coat with IV Organics will certainly help! Charles :-)
Thank you sir. It is not dead branches, just splotchesor patches. It has not yet leafed out from winter and I have some minimal frost damage on the top leaves, but I am still hopeful. My Mexicola Grande is doing better. Sounds like maybe young Fuerte is a bit more susceptible to sunburn. I'll send a few shots to you when I have a chance. Thanks for the feedback!
You're welcome Viper H! Looking forward to getting the photos of those trees-- to see how it compares to mine! Charles :-)
Stated from seed grew fine but tall has no brach or leaves
MATE I LIVE IN OZ, DO YOU THINK I CAN GROW A DRAF AVOCADO DO THEY NEED FULL SUN OR SHADE
Hello Des Goulding,
If there is risk of freezing nights in the winter, it may be best that you grow the dwarf avocado in a container that you can pull into a sunroom or south or south-east window for the winter months. Avocados should have at least 6 hours of sun per day to to be healthy and produce the energy needed to support fruit. Also, be sure to use a quality organic potting soil. And when you water the tree, the soil should be fast draining, and be sure to water the plant only when the soil is dry, but not completely dry. That may require watering 1-2x spring and fall. 2-3 watering in the summer. And 0-2x water per month in the winter. Let me know if you have any other questions. And keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! :-)
Charles
Charles I've heard Dusa, Duke and clonal rootstock mentioned but I bought a tree a couple of years ago that had a seed/pit on it, does it really matter what kind of rootstock you have
Hello Ariel Cortez,
Great question! I'd like to say it does not matter... but it does, depending on where you live in the country. Research has proven that some root stocks provide better disease resistance, climate resistance (too hot, too cold), as well as rootstocks that perform better in certain soil conditions. If your tree is healthy and performing well, I would not be too concerned; but in the event your tree fails to perform well in the first few years, it may be due to the selection of the root stock. Keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! Charles :-)
I'm growing some from seeds and will place in pots soon
thank you
How far apart do you plant avocado trees?
Hello Efrain Laguardia,
Ideally, standard avocado trees should be planted 10-15 feet apart. Dwarf avocados can be planted 4-8 feet apart. For the sake of cross pollination between your type-A and type-B avocados, plantings up to 50 feet apart is sufficient for wind and bee cross-pollination. Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
I just bought a little cado avocado tree it already has flowers on it is this the norm and when you add the coated white paint does it hurt the little flowers if you coat them also, thanks
Hello Efrain Laguardia,
Typically you would not spray the product into the flowers of your fruit and vegetable plants-- It may not effect the fruit production, but the oils in the product may confuse the pollinators to the flower. Also, if any of your flowers attempts to support fruit this year, I recommend that you remove them--ALL. The goal for the first year is to focus on growth, not fruit production. If you allow the tree to support fruit, you will compromise the gain in height and branches that will give you better quality and heavier yielding avocados next year and the years to follow. It is normal for a grafted avocado to flower in the first or second year since the graft, because the grafted scion wood (the "cado" avocado) is many decades mature... grafted onto a young rootstock. Most avocados that I have seen planted and that bloom in the first year, naturally drop all the flowers (and young fruit) within the first 30-60 days. You can wait to see what yours does, or simply prune the flowers/ fruit off now... It's a waste of the tree's energy in the first year. Makes sense? If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Charles
Thanks I'll do that
You're welcome Efrain! :-)
Charles
I live in zone 8A. I saw online Avocado's don't grow here in Texas.
Can I grow in greenhouse? Thank you.
Hello Celie Canada,
Avocados can definitely do well in Texas, on the condition that your nighttime low temps do not dip much below freezing. Some varieties can handle freezing nights better than others. Here is a helpful link:
www.fourwindsgrowers.com/fruit-trees-vines-and-berries/avocados.html Keep me posted on your growing successes! :-)
Charles
How often do you apply the spray sunburn protector, please?
Would you mind doing a follow up with this video? I really appreciate your video
when you have actual avocados on tree can you still spray leaves w/IV organics What if spray hits avocados?
Hello Efrain Laguardia,
Many growers have issues with the high 90's and 100 degree summers, and benefit from keeping the leaves cooler to survive the potential leaf burn and sometimes leaf drop caused by those extreme heat summer days. There is some benefit to the fruit being coated from sunburn damage, especially the ones on the south, south-west side of the tree. If you plan on eating the skin, I would recommend using a dish sponge to wash it clean... otherwise there is no issue. For my citrus trees that I spray with neem and/or mineral oils (evening hours) to control citrus leaf miner, starting April through November, I will ;usually follow up with a spray of IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard in the morning on the young leaves, stems and fruit, to keep the plant several degrees cooler because the oils are going to intensify the heat the following afternoon. Let me know if you have any other questions! :-)
Charles
What caues plant grow long tall but have no leves
ware can buy the iv organic not seen in local strores
Good morning John,
We should be in many more stores by Spring 2018. Here are some popular places to search: HomeDepot.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Sears.com, ArbicoOrganics.com (also in stores, near Phoenix), HarmonyFarms.com (also in stores, Northern California). I hope this helps! Charles :-)
That is some nice soil!!
Hello Sealuva,
My whole garden is not as good as what you saw there.... I've been working that area with vegetables for many years! Time for a permanent structure-- The Pinkerton Avocado Tree! :-)
Charles
I'm in SE/SCental Florida and my soil is sandy. I've amended soil everywhere I plant and mulch as much anywhere else. My first plantings were last June and the soil is looking alive, full of life, with well over 30 trees now and counting. I enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!! I am now past the novice stage.. :)
Like your trees, we are all growing with knowledge and learning what works best for our plants, in our growing areas. I lived in Boynton Beach and Boca Raton for about 8 years before returning back home to Los Angeles... So I am very aware of the growing conditions there.... and the 4PM summer rains that only last about an hour! :-)
I have it in 5 gallon bucket
Can i grow avacado grow in new England
how long does the pain and spray last?
Hello Linda,
I bush-on the product for my trees 1x per year. However, the directions advise that you can apply as often as 3x per year to make sure the oils are effectively repelling insects and rodents from protected plants. Let me know if you have any other questions! :-)
Charles
Only in FL & CA?
Before planting an avocado tree, shouldn’t you inform the people that these trees are “shallow root” so expect mowing problems and that they will rob the area of any grass (like an oak tree).
I’ve been growing my avocado tree from a seed . It’s been 5 years and all I have are two 8 foot twigs . What an I doing wrong . Also what can I do to prevent the twigs from growing taller ? I want the twigs to get thicker.
cut them off short and they will branch more, expose them to a fan or some wind and they will thicken better.
Why do you not want the seed under the soil?
Why not just reuse the stake it came with?
I have watched some videos of your channel. They are really helpful. I think you need to work on pruning. I see you let the tree to grow too tall.
I hope your plant has recovered from its being potted too deep.
Hello A Swilkon,
It has! :-) Thank you for checking on my Pinkerton Avocado! Charles :-)
IV Organic good thanks for letting me know.
U r so good
wheres the gem
Poor guy got his Canadian tuxedo wet.
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Thank you cassio xp! :-)
Charles
A pollinator is a BEE .. it isn’t another tree silly
thank you