HOW SUCCESSFULLY GROW AVOCADOS | LIVESTREAM

Gary discusses his favorite varieties of avocados, and gives his tips on how to best grow this popular fruit.
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[@chinatownboy7482]

Uncle, your videos are great. I've fallen down the rabbit hole. I am binge watching all of your extra long lectures.

[@prestin6798]

Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge. People like yourself Are the reason KZbin exists and why I personally spend time here. Thanks again and have a great season.

[@growyourownavocados]

In NorCal Lamb is excellent in every way. No strings whatsoever.

[@Mrbfgray]

BEST avo info source I've found to date. Thanks Gary!! (Watched multiple times because there is so much here.) My new little 'hardy' avos are doing OK so far in the ground in farther NorCali.

[@Mrbfgray]

@Marvin Connor Ahhh....never even heard of it. Thanks for the tip both of you.

[@gloriebeharry5916]

gvocado Gives colleges to your skin , makes you look younger . So try Avocado

[@TheVersipelis]

Great information. I appreciate it.

[@IxHATExUCLA]

Thank you!

[@iqtidarbaig8532]

Very informative. Hats off What should be plant to plant and row to row distance in conventional orchards and in high density and ultra high density farming. If there is stem burn how we can treat it. Thanks

[@armandocontreras8114]

Thank you Mr. Professor Garry for sharing your knowledge, I’m back again, I remember in one of your videos, I don’t remember which one, if you we’re talking about “Pure Crop 1” I can’t remember if you recommend it for avocado trees. What video did you talk about it?

[@johnfarano3262]

Happy New from Western Australia. I am impressed with your knowledge on avocado trees. I have a small number of different types of avocado trees and have one that I purchased from a commercial nursery that I do not know want type of tree it is ! My major concern is that some of my Hass trees are massively loaded with small fruit. The trees have started to lose their leaves at the top. Now all that remains is the fruit and no leaves. Even though a lot of the fruit has fallen. For you comments. John

[@ProtectFamilyRights]

Yes. My avocado tree leaves are dropping, too. But too young for any fruit yet. Similar question . . . Think I may be watering too deeply after hearing Gary mention watering frequently, but lightly. I'm trying that now.

[@adamhenry102]

For the record I am in Mission Hills San Diego C.A.

[@chuyc4957]

i have a very young avocado pinkerton avocado which was recently grafted. The tree trunk before the graft was damaged by squirrels . its missing about half the green tree bark. Any recommendations for protecting the tree to prevent it from dying? The tree is still healthy

[@chuckw2029]

Hi Gary, loved the videos. You spoke about spraying sugar on the leaves. You said one ounce sugar, seaweed and fertilizer per one gallon. Can it simply be sugar and water? Do I have to have the seaweed and fertilizer? Not sure what the benefit is there.

[@omarvazquez5613]

I think he said, mix 25% Honey, and 75% water. So that should work.

[@tammiebowser6710]

Where is the Carmen at the Great Parks in Irvine? Is it at the Farm + Food Lab???? I want to go see it!

[@GarysBestGardening]

Tammie Bowser Yes, it is at the Farm & Food Lab at the Great Park.

[@zef1522]

Gary, Can I pot a Carmen and what soil do you recommend? Your Top Pot mix? And could I also use Top Pot for a potted Alphonso Mango? Thanks!

[@GarysBestGardening]

Yes, you can absolutely pot a Carmen, we have one in a 24" box that does well. I wouldn't go any smaller than a 24" box though. Our Top Pot potting soil is what we would recommend, and it would be great for mangoes as well.

[@naniruja3407]

47:30 Tree shape and pruning

[@steve1953bass]

I am going to pull my three year old tree out and get one of yours. I have a house built on sand. I’m going to take mine out, it’s two years old No fruit yet. I know what you said . It was growing well in its 2 gal pot. I dug a hole three feet deep and put in potting soil I know bad , the leaves are falling off all browning at the tips even new growth. So sad I am killing my tree I will leave the leaves for the next one. For Santa Maria which cultivar should I buy? Thank you .

[@VeronicaHernandez-lc2do]

Also do you ship your bags of soil to Texas?

[@GarysBestGardening]

Unfortunately our supplier does not carry our soil in all of their warehouses across the country, only a few on the West Coast. Hopefully, however, we will be able to ship the soil across the country, as we just started to be able to ship across CA, WA, OR, and NV.

[@thomasenglish1]

Great video, a lot of good info!! I do have a question. I live in NY. I’m quite sure (correct me if I’m wrong) an avocado tree of any kind would not survive our winters unsheltered. Is bringing indoors an option ? A little makeshift greenhouse? Also I’m growing from seed, how long until they will produce fruit/ flower? I appreciate any and all help!! Again, great video !!

[@rogerlibby14613]

Try to find an Aravaipa avocado from Arizona. Look on line at the Desert Gardening Hub.

[@retired1sg718]

Howdy Thomas! I live in Central Texas and it gets cold in down here as well, so I baby my avocado trees big time. I built a lean to green house and kept my mother trees inside and survived great. I also have seedlings that I graft desirable scions to, and kept those in the garage. Take a gander at some of my vids for suggestions.

[@jamestnguyen2165]

Hi Gary.. I have a few question. If I plant avocado in my backyard using a mound, how do I prepare the native soil below the mound? Do I loosen the the soil below the mound? Then for the mound, should I only use builders sand or mix the builders sand with a bit of compost? When you said builder sand, is quikcrete all-purpose sand at home depot is good or decomposed granite?

[@GarysBestGardening]

You could loosen the soil under the mound a little, but not so much that it will shrink when watering. Just 100% builders sand would be good, the quikcrete from home depot works.

[@caseG80]

Lots of Mulch and compost remember only takes very little on top of soil only.

[@JuanMiro507]

​@@GarysBestGardening hi Gary, i'm from Panama, Central America. It's nice to hear one can use builders sand... down here we got heavy heavy clay soil.. just killed 3 avocados... i will do a mount with my new avocados, and i guess sand will do the trick with a lot of mulch on top..

[@adamhenry102]

I can't agree with Bo more. Gary thank you so much for putting this info out their for everyone.People you can trust this info to the word . I did and my avos are growing like magic. What was the trick for me? Planting in sand just like he said and just like that happy reed avocado tree. Thank you again Gary you truly know what you are talking about!

[@JuanMiro507]

Yo! Adam, can i use construction sand.. i got some avocados and i don't want to see them dying like the ones i got before... my soils are clay (tropics) hence they die from root rot

[@michaelagibbs9695]

If I wanted to do a raised bed what would the optimum dimensions be? You said that they like sandy soil, I have sandy clay, would I just need to add more sand (builders sand?) I'm in zone 9b in AZ, would the Carmen tree do well here? Thanks

[@GarysBestGardening]

Michaela Gibbs for the raised beds, it is really up to you on how high and how wide you want it. We have seen raised beds that are a few inches high do well, as well as several feet. Yes, adding sand will increase the permeability of the soil. Builders sand is what we recommend. While the Carmen will do well, you will need to whitewash the trunks and the branches of the trees because the sun in AZ is a lot harsher than CA.

[@Diyaba207]

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[@kenkj2034]

Because Hass only has a good crop every three years and grows so tall wouldn't sugar applications help with crop and tree height? I'm a beginner with a Hass and Fuerte in the ground. Just installed city is Mission Viejo. I feel I should add the root rot stuff to my waterings the next 10 years. Any comments appreciated thanks.

[@GarysBestGardening]

Sugar applications would definitely help with the growth, as it supplements the plant with additional energy during the growing season. Applying water mixed with a small amount of honey onto the flowers during bloom will increase the fruit production as well, as mentioned in the video.

[@Sa-so5ew]

How to we apply sugar? Make a sugar solution and spray on leaves ?

[@VeronicaHernandez-lc2do]

Hi I'd like to put an avocado in the ground but I have poor draining soil which is very compact. I live in San Antonio, Texas. Should I dig a large hole and fill it with sandy soil? Or plant above ground? The problem with that is the back section of my yard when it rains literally floods for days. Could I still plant it in a mound of sand just higher up?

[@GarysBestGardening]

Planting on a mound of sandy soil would be a better option. We have done that several times here in California and the trees have done very well. As long as the place you plant it doesn't have sitting water for longer than a day, you should be fine.

[@VeronicaHernandez-lc2do]

@@GarysBestGardening thank you so much for responding.

[@retired1sg718]

@@VeronicaHernandez-lc2do hello there Veronica, I'm also living in San Antonio. Hows your avocado tree doing?

[@emilymorales5803]

I’m watching you on you tube Gary from down here in Australia & I can hardly here you .....could you turn your microphone a little louder please

[@antonyllamocca1635]

Audio is freaking horrible, listening good info but is uncomfortable listening

[@GarysBestGardening]

We have more recent classes with better audio. Check our videos from the last month. This video was from when we first started recording so we only had limited equipment.

[@omarvazquez5613]

I think the Audio is excellent. Is there something wrong on your end? The audio reverb makes me feel like I am actually there in person as part of the class, so that was pleasant.

[@ingridugarteche4301]

Garyyyyyy!!!! Its hard to hear you!!!?😮

[@mykvass]

you need to fix the volume its not clear at all and neither is the camera. So its frustrating to watch

[@GarysBestGardening]

Hi Vrinda, this video was taken before we had a microphone. Please refer to our more recent avocado classes for better audio quality.

[@mykvass]

whew ...I thought I was losing it ! Can you get me or direct me to a gem avocado for sale ? love your videos but couldn't hear a thing@@GarysBestGardening