Growing Avocado trees in Extreme Heat- Fruit Update🔥

[@garden_geek]

Hey Central Valley neighbor. I’m in Patterson and man its scorching here with no end in sight. My Fuerte avocado was planted spring 2023 and it’s doing fine so far. I built a shade structure over it and there’s also a big bushy sunflower creating extra dappled shade on the west side of the tree. It’s whitewashed with IV organics and heavily mulched. It’s hooked up to drip irrigation and I do go out and mist it every day during triple digit temps. Personally I feel that the misting has helped but I don’t have a control tree so I can’t say for sure. Your videos give me hope that my tree can survive our crazy summers here in the Central Valley!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Happy Growing!🌴😎🌴

[@justinkasica721]

Phoenix grower here after multiple grafted trees failed I went with my own seedlings they are working well. Don't give a shit if it fruits cause I'll be grafting the types I like on the cool side

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Excellent

[@lion5452]

That's the way to go u can order all kinds of cutting s . I want to try that on my reed . I was able to graft a pear onto my apple tree last year

[@aybabtu]

I'm on the southwest side of San Antonio, with my first tree that I'm happy with. This video is on point and in time. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Very welcome!🌴😎🌴

[@lion5452]

I planted 3 trees a reed nobel and a pinkerton . I have a small yard and i planted them 6' apart . They are grafted trees i know they are to close together but my plan was to grow them altogether triming what i have to . To grow as one do forsee any problems .? Being so close to each other ? Nice trees good to hear they will do ok in the heat. Im in zone 9 cali

[@coconutterrence8549]

feels good under a tree when it,s hot when i was small in western australia we had 1 tree we used to have tea under it being 6pm and 30 deg celcius lucky we had the tree old peppercorn it was the only thing that grew in 100 percent white sand during the day it could reach 48-50 during the day now i,m in quite a different spot -1 cel and 13 during the day but no snow thank god . lol to you and family jeff , yours gratefully terry

[@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000]

Wow so hot over there, hope those wildfires are far from where you are. Great tip about whitewashing the branches to prevent sunburn, although here in the UK we rarely get those kind of temperatures. 🔥

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Yea it’s hot! The wild fires are almost always in the mountains far away from population centers

[@puravidaearth]

I would put a temp shade for these days. I hope they will be ok after this heat wave. I'm in Los Banos and I'm trying to grow a food forest.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Tree is looking good after many 100f days. No sun damage.

[@lyonheart84]

Incredible temperatures Jeff, its unseasonably cold here for July, only hitting mid 60s this week so nothing is growing. Perhaps you could send at least a few degrees our way lol

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Along the coast here , it’s only in the 60’s too!

[@montypalmer4556]

Not very hot! Not very dry! We need far more help here in the 9B desert of Arizona.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

lol… 😂

[@garyandgenicenorman8376]

Hi Jeff. I have started several avocado trees from store bought seeds and they are currently growing well in 1 gallon containers. I live in the Placerville, California area so were close to your "growing zone". I am really interested in the grafting process in order to get fruiting in 3-4 years. My question is..."where would I go, or how would I go about getting the mature clippings required for the grafting process"?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Check out crfg Sacramento chapter, they have scion sales and exchanges

[@garyandgenicenorman8376]

@@TropicalGardenGuy thank you. Im looking into it.

[@Linda-i4c]

Hi, also here in Central Valley. I tried my first grafting on my avocado on 6.26.24, just found today that it didn't take. The scion survived but the branch to the graft dried up. I think the heat cooked it. What do you think?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Try again🌴😎🌴

[@Linda-i4c]

@@TropicalGardenGuy So it's ok to graft on hot summer months especially when it hits 3 digits temp?

[@newtonmavondo8400]

Good

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

👍🌴😎🌴

[@carlschmitt9562]

Jeff the zone 9B rockstar!

[@mutantryeff]

I used to live in a community in Granite Bay overseen by two HOAs. I hated it because the HOAs couldn't agree on what could or couldn't be done. I'm glad I'm no longer in an HOA. I just found three 'Legacy' watermelons about the size of my hand hiding in the garden - they have a BRIX of12 and will put me to sleep from OD'ing on the sugar content.

[@Betty599]

We're also used to live in Los Lago Granite Bay Ca. and Hamilton Montana in an exclusive STOCK FARM COUNTRY CLUB with HOA 💩 & dealing with famous executive wives and husband behaving like a bunch of high school kids. I forewarned my husband Not To Buy Into HOA. But he did not listen. It was a nightmare dealing with HOA. Long story. Thank God we're no longer in HOA💩. Love where I'am living in PASO ROBLES Ca. NO HOA BULLSHIT! 😆🍸

[@mutantryeff]

@@Betty599 Total Socialism to be in a HOA. "The Law" by Frédéric Bastiat (~1850 - 170 years ago) Socialism Is Legal Plunder Socialists Wish to Play God Socialists Despise Mankind Socialists Ignore Reason and Facts Socialists Want to Regiment People Socialists Want Equality of Wealth Socialists Want Dictatorship Socialists Fear All Liberties Socialists Reject Free Choice

[@pusatbibitbuahdantanaman22]

Hii, Mr. . Im from Indonesia.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

👍😎

[@SpYucaipaSoCal]

I think Amazon is going to run out of shade cloth if this keeps up. I’m in a 9b zone south of Redlands California at 3000 ft elevation. I have a few 15 gallon avocados in pots so I’m able to move them. I think I’ll put them in the ground in the spring so I can baby sit them thru the winter.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I dont seem to need shade cloth here

[@RareAvoTrees]

Do you still have Gigante fruit hanging ? my gems self thinned very well saved me the labor of thinning by hand.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Yes, three fruits have set…they are about golf ball sized. Really disappointed in big black … it’s still dropping big fruit

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@TropicalGardenGuy that's a Shame , I wonder if Lamb or Pinkerton would have less fruit drop at this late in the year ?

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@TropicalGardenGuy 3 is not many on Gigante, I hope this long high heat does not finish them off .

[@lorenbush8876]

You all try to stay cool so you don't have a heat stroke, I had one years ago and they are very unpleasant, all my muscles were spazzing out even my eyelids, a person can even die from a heat stroke. Thanks

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I stay in the house under ac in the hot part of the day

[@mutantryeff]

Found that my attic fan had failed. My son just replaced it this morning at 6am. I can already tell that the house is staying cooler. I'm expecting 113F today. It was 80F at 2am last night.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Yea this supposed to go on for 10 days!

[@mutantryeff]

@@TropicalGardenGuy I remember when we'd have 21 days straight of dense fog in the valley during January. We haven't seen those days for a long time.

[@zakywarhooll6695]

I can't buy the avocado seeds?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I don’t know anyone who sells em… just buy a fruit and plant the seed

[@zakywarhooll6695]

@@TropicalGardenGuy what you plating without clona rootstock seed sir?

[@zakywarhooll6695]

@@TropicalGardenGuy okay thanks. I'am from Indonesia sir. South East Asia country

[@zakywarhooll6695]

@@TropicalGardenGuy how long plant from the seed to produce a fruit sir?

[@zakywarhooll6695]

@@TropicalGardenGuy because if need more than 8-10 years to starting a fruit produce. I think didn't worth it. To wait. Also in my country didn't have a mature avocado tree to grafting to make a fruit getting fast. Maybe in Varian Maluma and Gem hass. Because I ever to read some articles in Google, just 2 varian of hass family can so essay to adapt in lowland.

[@elmonte7834]

I am shocked you live in HOA, some have too many rules.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Very loose hoa

[@elmonte7834]

Careful, you don't have a shirt on and may get sunburned

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

lol , it was morning and sun was low

[@rocket2811]

Sorry no offense -provide something valuable ? it is sensational if you grow in cold regions..Heat is normal & good for Avacado family. Common man atleast make better banners -Say Avacado care in summer.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thank you for your input. I always ask for input so I find it valuable. Clearly, im more of a gardener, than a computer techie….. So my videos are mostly one and done and Im always looking for a way to improve things. A lot of folks contact me and want a more Vlog type of updates. But I will put more evert into the titles. Have a great day and thanks for watching!

[@rocket2811]

@@TropicalGardenGuy love your personality, passion & patience with positive response❤️🙏 I enjoy your channel no matter what…Great way to joyful life growing & experimenting tropicals.