Avocados

apacholek10 · Post by **apacholek10** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:37 pm

Planted some new avocado plants outside a couple weeks ago and they seem to be doing well.

Also planted my to pomegranates out front, but I am still counting on my camera phone, which died by the time I made it the front yard to photo them.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:11 am

Great idea. Those with mature fruit-producing Avacado trees have a good thing going!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:44 am

My Dad had a prized Avacado tree. After he died my Mother sold the house and moved on... The first thing the new owners did was to cut the Avocado down!

It has been years now, and Daddy is still rolling in his grave!

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:00 am

I was just talking to a friend who is having her 25 year old Avocado tree taken out. She planted it when she bought the house. Unfortunately, it's gotten overgrown and partly rotten, so she's having it removed.

I'm guessing you should probably trim them to keep them at a manageable height.

Good luck with yours!

apacholek10 · Post by **apacholek10** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:58 am

Yea, there can be a lot of maintenance when they get to the mature age. I have never had one for more than 3 years with all of my attempts. Mainly the cold has gotten them. I am hoping these two (with just a little over a years growth!!) are the strongest bunch I have had and might must the Florida "cold". They are about 2.5 ft high now and, if I had a real camera, would show you the growth each week...limbs are sprouting everywhere!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:59 pm

You'll be up to your ears in guacamole in no time!

apacholek10 · Post by **apacholek10** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:03 pm

fingers crossed that's true!