Sometimes the best course of action is to do nothing. Stop fussing with your fruit. It knows exactly what to do. Get your box of avocados at: www.guacfarm.com
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@Twoface227 Жыл бұрын
Came for the avocado info, stayed for the business & time management story. Oddly enough, it just happens to be a story I was needing to hear right now. Thank you for that! And ya, had no idea about the differing varieties of Avocado, but when I think about the dozens and dozens of types of straberries that most ppl don't know about, guess that makes sense.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Ryoko, welcome to the channel!
@adityagauba6302 жыл бұрын
This video is literally not just learning to riepen an Avacado, its a life lesson..
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Aditya, I'm running out of stuff to say about avocados 🤣
@kearneystephens80192 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on information about if you rooted a Hass seedling and grafted on a cold hardy variety and grow it in zone 8b would it work or would the cold kill the rootstock.? That is if you run out of topics.. I'd like to know if I'm wasting my time using a less cold hardy rootstock . Thanks
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@kearneystephens8019 I can talk about that in a vid but it's a quick answer. Every seedling is unique so some will handle the cold and others won't. But it's not as much a concern because the seedling part is underground or very close to the ground so that's the last part to get damaged in a freeze...that's the warmest place.
@kearneystephens80192 жыл бұрын
Makes sense! I'm almost zone 9 I really think this will work fine
@chucky3285 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizardwhat is the number on that hass avacado also is it from Mexico or Peru????
@ericskinner70622 жыл бұрын
Came to learn to ripen an avocado 🥑 learned to ripen my soul
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thank you Eric, I really appreciate your comment.
@dmatcardoug29862 жыл бұрын
Hello Tom: This is an amazing video on many different levels. It really is a stunning life lesson that hopefully all viewers will have understood. It isn't so much about the ripening of an Avocado, but rather about tempering one's impulses to interfere, antagonize situations that requires tactical patience. In the interim, please leave the Avocado alone on the counter to ripen! Such life gems Tom! Amazingly practical!!
@LLjean-qz7sb2 жыл бұрын
My daughter just bought 3 bright green avocado's, we left them on the counter for 3 weeks!! No ripening whatsoever!! Don't know where it was from, but they never ripened! We had to throw them away! ( she had never bought avocados before) I have never experienced this before! God Bless!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I imagine they sent too market to early. What part of the world are you in?
@LLjean-qz7sb2 жыл бұрын
Sleepy lizard..... I am in NY State in USA on Long Island and shop either in Stop and Shop or Shoprite supermarkets! I never bought an avocado that didn't ripen in a few days in my life, but my daughter did the shopping and never bought an avocado at all and she bought them too, rock hard! Our next 3 were much better and delicious, I think they were from Peru,
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you were able to salvage part of the batch anyhow.
@Nharayanaa6 ай бұрын
I had the same thing happened with plantains. It would stay green, firm, and never showed any sign of wanting to ripe.
@Dayspring774 ай бұрын
I’ve been waiting to feed my toddler frantic avocados I bought and the top of the hass is a little soft but the bottom is super hard. Is this something I can take back to the supermarket . The bag came with 2 other avocados that ripened and we ate already a week ago!
@norma23102 жыл бұрын
In dog training, the issue is not the dog, it’s the handler. We screw it up being too impatient & wanting results immediately. We’re all guilty of that. Thanks for schooling us on these valuable tips, had no idea avocados didnt ripen on the tree, (not that I have a tree) but that’s very neat that mother nature has it perfect on these tasty beauties!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
wow, what a great example. Same with raising children. I remember my son's little buddy still in diapers could spell apple and his parents were so proud and I'm thinking by the time they're 10 every damn kid at this birthday party will be able to spell apple.
@ophelian46462 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I used to work as a preschool teacher and once in a while parents came and asked me if their child wasn't mature enough to start the regular school a year earlier than his/her age. Even though their kid might seemed very matured for his/her age I _always_ told them to wait, because you are a playing little child for such a short time of life and an adult for the rest of your life. Playing is the _most important thing_ to do when you are a child! So please wait!
@Alaska_Engineer2 жыл бұрын
Again.... excellent business and life advice.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thanks Alaska!
@alyssastropicalfruittrees57542 жыл бұрын
You are right 4.34 With strawberry when I put in the fridge and eat straight away test very sour, if I leave them outside for one day test much better with sweet 😁 I love Avocado 🥑 Thanks for sharing your experience 👍😊
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
so true
@rawkiddrj._81542 жыл бұрын
Great video Tom bring me some avocados😂
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
you gonna be at the field tonight?
@miguelschoedel76912 жыл бұрын
I love your business advice. You are a gem my Friend.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Miguel. You always have positive things to say.
@gregtaylor8327 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! From an old Avo grower here in New Zealand well done.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Greg, Thank for the compliment.
@ophelian46462 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful channel! I'm so glad I found it.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Welcome. We are glad you’re here
@michaelhill11762 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found your channel I would love to get the graft shoots the next time you have them for sale so I can graft them to my established tree
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Michael, welcome to the channel. I don't have any cuttings right now but sometimes when conditions are right I have extras to sell.
@teferamebrate2812 Жыл бұрын
What a lesson to achieve practical knowledge and grow in a sustainable dimension. Thank you instructor!!!!!
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Tefera, you're welcome. Thank you for your comment.
@TM-nu5vd2 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!!! When CostCo gets their avos from Peru for most of the summer months, the majority of those NEVER ripen correctly. They're picked way too early before the fruit can achieve at least 8% oil content internally. I never have this issue with the avos from Mexico or California. For ripening, I place my avos in a bowl with the bananas and leave them alone -- no bags, no apple slices, etc...
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
T M, yeah peak avocado season when the stores are full of fruit from Mexico and California it's good. During the downtime when we import from other places is when we run the risk of fruit being rushed to market.
@mvblitzyo2 жыл бұрын
Loving your videos. Every time I go to your site to order an avocado they’re sold out I am very patient I will keep watching your videos and someday get some avocados that I’ve never heard of until you brought the education to me funny thing is I’ve been arborist for over 2o years. So I’m really good at pruning trees thanks for being awesome. Joe
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thank you hillbilly yo. Normally I have avocados from jume through January but this year I had so much demand all my spring crop sold out. I’m waiting in the fall crop which starts mid September Thank you for your encouraging words
@kearneystephens80192 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I have a Lila avocado tree and it gave me 3 avocados....I picked one and waited 3 days and tried it and it was horrible....the 2nd fell off the tree and I give it 4 days and it felt a Lil soft and it was better but still nasty....I guess I will let the 3rd one set for 7 to 10 days and see if it's any better.....but the seed in both of the other 2 had already began splitting and starting a root and the Hass from grocery store take weeks to sprout...
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Kearney, You are just getting into Lila season so maybe wait another few weeks and let them plump up a little then pick and let them soften for a week.
@niecek.64732 жыл бұрын
My son lives in a house in LA and says his avocado’s are bad because of how the trunk of the tree was cut, I said no, those are good, so I just sent him this video, they are Haas-thank you for your valued knowledge 😁
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
yeah, picking at the right time is crucial
@mwnemo2 жыл бұрын
Came for the avocado expertise 🥑 left with life lessons
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming
@maniacguitar2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words and life lessons my brother.
@SleepyLizard2 ай бұрын
I appreciate your comments. thank you
@justgivemethetruth2 жыл бұрын
"The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey" has a 81% 5-star rating on Amazon and 12% 4-star. Any book that has that high a rating is probably worth reading.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
like I said, my whole management philosophy hinged on that book
@stevet81212 жыл бұрын
The best source of information on avocado growing, or time management, anywhere on the internet. 😄 A serious question. Is it feasible and efficient for a resident of California to order a box of avocados from Florida? Since they've been picked, how far along would they be by the time they arrived? Maybe I'm over thinking it. From another video of yours I know about putting some in the refrigerator to slow the process down. I've done that and it really works. Thanks, Tom. You're a true leader.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Steve, thank you for the compliment. And yes I ship avocados to California every week. Lots of our subscribers and customers live in California. I always pick and then immediately ship. My avocados go right from the tree to the box to the post office to your doorstep. They usually arrive no more than three days after I pick them which leaves five days to a week until they soften. And yes I provide written instructions on how to stagger the ripening process using your refrigerator so that the entire box doesn’t ripen all on the same day.
@BuenavistaNZ2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the story, hopefully Chad got the deal signed in August 😅👍
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
He did. He was excellent at closing business and he was also very good at forecasting it
@regentsaquariums56922 жыл бұрын
Often times doing nothing is actually the best thing to let people to feel more freely and have trust in what they do. Believe!🙏🙏🙏
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@markmundell6241 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Tom! My Hass is producing fruit for the first time and I was wondering when to start picking, so I heard you said July….. I can’t wait! Thanks!
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
you are going to love them.
@clarielgriffin64207 ай бұрын
Amazing how I was trying to understand why are my avocados not ripening but ended up with additional understanding of the philosophy of management.
@SleepyLizard7 ай бұрын
I mighta got a little carried away 😝
@Pepso8P2 жыл бұрын
That is a big change of a job, I thought you were always in the farming business. I must say it is fun to hear stories not directly related to avocados. And the second camera shots were great, it made the video more interesting to watch and not just listen to.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Pepso, yeah sometimes I add another camera. Yep I was in the software business most of my career. started as a programmer in fact.
@Pepso8P2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Oooh, that is an interesting combination of interests. I enjoy programming a lot and working in a garden is my passion too. Unfortunately thanks to various reasons I have trouble actually finishing my degree...
@johndoh51824 ай бұрын
I LIKE Hass because they do give a visual of being green and turning dark, and I like to make guac with them when they JUST got to a near dark color but they still have a little bit of a sheen on them. Just a little firm but soft enough to work, add enough lime juice to them and the guac will last in the fridge for a week easily. I can make a good sized batch and have guac for a week.
@SleepyLizard4 ай бұрын
😋
@nateross14 Жыл бұрын
Unripe and hard avocados are still delicious, extremely nutritious, , and I have no problem eating them. Soft ripe avocados definitely taste better, but I enjoy the texture amd taste of unripe avocados and will gladly eat them rather than waiting a week for them to ripen if thats all I have. Thats why I always buy alot of Avocados when they're not ripe in the store.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
wow, I never heard of that
@jmfineart22632 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the tips! I often do make mistakes on how to determine when avocados are ripe 😆🤣 .... always end up up throwing away bitter tasting ones! 😳
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
if they're bitter they probably fall under the category of picked too early. are you in Europe by chance?
@jmfineart22632 жыл бұрын
Nope, I'm in SEAsia right now. ...Philippines. Too bad I'm way too far from you to place orders of your great avocados 😆. Maybe someday if I return to Virginia!
@ramirodiazguerrero27232 жыл бұрын
Este video me deja dos enseñanzas la primera no todos maduramos al mismo tiempo algunos nos toma más que a otros y la segunda no fuerces que las cosas pasen cuando tú lo quieras aveces hay que esperar que se den por si solas y tomen el tiempo que tiene que tomar 😌
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Si. Es verdad
@cochambre622 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! My question is, I live in Southern California in Los Angeles. Should a Hass avocado, for example, be harvested to mature here in the same months as in Florida? How to know when I should harvest an avocado that I don’t know what kind it is. Are there any signs or number of months from the time they begin to form until they can be harvested? Thank you!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Luisa, Yes, Hass is now, July - September. Here's a few tips how to figure out the harvest months if you don't know the type: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4enk4eljbR2Z9k
@cochambre622 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thank you!
@KerriEverlasting2 жыл бұрын
What different types of avocados are recommended for different types of recipes? Like which one is better for avocado toast etc? Is there any way of encouraging frost hardy genetics apart from selection? Would smaller varieties theoretically grow better in cooler climates? Another person asked about rootstock for cold hardy, it was a great question and I've wondered the same thing. Can I bonsai an avocado? Re avocado emergency: did you forget what it's like to have a 3 year old needing avocado?? Lol 💖
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
I like Hass for spreads like on toast and mixes like guacamole. I like Simmonds and the other big green ones to eat stand alone cut in cubes or spears or also cut and put into salad or on a burger. I like both for mixing in my rice, gives the rice such a nice flavor. I suppose somebody in a lab can try to isolate and hand pollinate until they come up with a variety that is both cold hardy and meets all the other desireable traits such as flavor, production, reliability etc. I don't know if smaller varieties would grow better, right now it's a mix of big and small that are cold hardy. Rootstock is random, since it's seed grown it might be cold hardy it might not but the good news is most of it is below the ground or slightly above which is the warmest part during a frost. If we get a frost or freeze that goes down into the ground it's all over for every fruit tree in the region...but that would be like Canadian winter hitting south florida I don't know if you can bonsai an avocado tree but there's only one way to find out! My kid hates avocado. Can you believe it?!!!
@KerriEverlasting2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard omg that's hilarious your kid hates avocado- trade him in, get a better version 🤣
@kathysaraheymann2 жыл бұрын
Love this! I have to get your book also!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thank you Kathy
@evenbetter60992 жыл бұрын
I subscribed your channel because of the time management lesson you shared in this video. I hope you can share one or two career advices in future videos. Thank you so much.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Even Better. I have some other career advice scattered in vids throughout my channel. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
@user-ur6gy4gm4b9 ай бұрын
Time management is indeed important. Hard work is a good quality, but excessively spending time on things that aren't necessary, is a waste of time and energy. And it's cruial to know how much effort to put in certain things. For instance, I don't have to rotate my avocado trees every hour, or turning on the fan for wind for thickening and strengthening trunks. Sometimes too much of a good thing can become too much of a bad thing. Typically, the second unit of effort is best. I should really take a look at and read the one minute manager meets the monkey book one day. Once again, spot on with the video! Every one of your vids are unique in some way, shape or form. .
@SleepyLizard9 ай бұрын
yep!
@jkbc Жыл бұрын
Leaving on the counter method works if you live in a warm weather like Florida, if the room temperature tend to be cool like where I am in the winter I put them in a paper bag in the closet or anywhere that's warm.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
thanks for the tip
@jhoandavid52529 ай бұрын
This video was 10/10 on multiple levels. Really good work!
@SleepyLizard9 ай бұрын
Thanks Jhoan!
@pauldez55162 жыл бұрын
Hello again Tom. Another great video. Have a question though...mature and overgrown trees...how to cut em down to more manageable size and re-grow. If you cut above the graft line do you have to re-graft? Maybe a good subject for your next videos?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Pauldez, I would recommend you find a vid on pruning since it's a bit involved and I couldn't do it justice in a comment reply. A few things to think about: First, you never want to remove more than 30% from the existing tree. so if you're going to give it a big haircut limit it to 30%. Try to make the cuts balance the tree growth. Look for redundant and curled gnarly branches to remove. Also, we prefer to make the trees grow round and wide because it's easier to harvest fruit that's lower than having to go way up high. You want to maximize the surface area that can get sun to the leaves. If you cut above the graft you don't have to re-graft but if you cut below the graft you do. and yes, I plan to do a vid soon about pruning Mango trees because it's that time of year.
@frozenstone17872 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the words of wisdom. 🤔 God Bless 🙏❣🙃
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Frozen
@chadblignaut2 жыл бұрын
@SleepyLizard I have just recently transplanted my Avo Plants into larger Grow Bags and I am having a problem with one of them. Background = I happened upon your channel early last year and was inspired to start growing Avos. I planted 9 seeds and ended up with 7 successful grows thus far. This year (all seven where happy and thriving) I decided to transplant them into Extra large grow bags. My issue is I used the same fresh new soils/fertilizer and composts for all the new grow bags but for some reason 6 of the plants are doing super well but 1 of the plants the leaves are drooping and the plant appears to be struggling, I don't think it has died yet. Is there anything you can suggest I do to try help it along or Diagnose the problem or should I just let it give up the ghost????
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Joking Atheist, you need to caveat my answer with the fact that I'm a commercial grower so I'm not inclined to spend a lot of time and energy caring for a sick tree. As a commercial grower it's far better for me to plant more than I need and discard the ones that don't make the cut. In your case, it depends how much you want to put into it. If you want to try and focus on the tree then go for it. On the other hand if you've been caring for it the same way as the others it simply could be the runt of the litter and you're better off focussing your time on the viable trees. As for how to specifically rescue the failing tree the only thing I'd do is continue to care for it the same way as the healthy ones and see if it bounces back. This is why I recommend people plant and graft more than they need, you then have the luxury of selecting the best of the batch...same way a sports team does tryouts...they're not gonna pick a player who needs development when the field is already full of all stars.
@chadblignaut2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard TY so much for your response
@tahiryldz5766Ай бұрын
Opened to learn how to ripen my poor avocado, seen an unexpected ted talk video
@SleepyLizardАй бұрын
😁
@justgivemethetruth2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea ... brilliant!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
why thank you
@SimSpark12 жыл бұрын
And you have our summer and your summer..is also different..then i have a trick to help the unripe avocado a bit...in a bag put a banana and an avocado...also i saw in china they put it in dried rice...
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Simone, I forget where you are...are you below the equator?
@23richyrich Жыл бұрын
Moral of the story have patience for your avocados
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
yep
@penneycason92692 жыл бұрын
Oh but but but You have to sit them next to bananas. Grandma told me so!!! I felt so lucky when avocados ripened when I didn’t have bananas. 🤣life lessons 🤗
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hilarious
@jamesbaker34302 жыл бұрын
Hi Lizard, Thanks for your helpful avocados’ videos. I live in zone 9, California, zip 94531. I’ve a Crafted self Pollinations Cado that planted it several years ago but, every year it has bloomed in spring time but never set fruits. So do you have any ideas that helps my Little Cado get fruits in next season? Thanks for your help in advance! Have great weekend!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi James, while avocados are capable of self pollination it works much better when you have a type A and type B together. This vid explains it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmnIgph3bZ2hjNE
@jamesbaker34302 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thanks for quick response. So my Little Cado avocado is needing a what type of A or B avocados for self pollination?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbaker3430 James the little cado is the Wurtz variety which is type A so if you want better pollination you could get a type B. also, when it flowers go out when the flowers are open and gently shake the branches a little which will help with self pollination.
@jamesbaker34302 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thanks for your help 👍😍
@jamesbaker34302 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard and what varieties name are types B?
@876972 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips 😁👍.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome Adrian
@SC-mf1gc Жыл бұрын
That explains why my costco avacados go from hard as a rock to rotten with nothing good in between
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
certain times of year yes.
@vze39v4k2 жыл бұрын
This is probably a stupid question I love avocados can I plant an avocado tree in Pennsylvania climate zone 4 or can you only grow avocados in tropical regions? Thanks love your videos!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi David, I’m from scranton. Too cold up there. Had to be 7a or higher
@karenreaves36502 жыл бұрын
We are getting small avocados that are never good. Need to change my buying habits.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Karen, I can't remember where you are. Are you in Europe?
@karenreaves36502 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Happily in Florida, Avocados are my favorite fruit. 🤗
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@karenreaves3650 you should be able to get some good ones this time of year in Publix.
@plakaman17812 жыл бұрын
thank you for this!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Good luck ripening your avocados
@chriscaine7689 Жыл бұрын
Trouble is I want to eat my avo, I can't walk away from one 😊 but in the UK it's difficult to buy decent avos, most are rubbish. So those that live where they naturally grow are very very lucky.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Chris, I agree with you. Also true for other types of tropical fruit.
@PlantObsessed2 жыл бұрын
I only have one avocado emergency. When I'm out!!!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
How do you think I feel when I run out? I try to pick one or two per day so I have a pipeline but sometimes I run out then I look out my window and see tens of thousands...water everywhere and not a drop to drink!
@PlantObsessed2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard you win. That is the saddest story I have heard all day.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@PlantObsessed hahahaha
@iceagegardener96592 жыл бұрын
Crushing the content meter Tom. I went from corporate rat race to indoor strawberries. I've added you to my tribe. Well done avocado whisperer.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thank you for the encouraging comments. I appreciate it.
@godzuki2099 Жыл бұрын
Mmm... Based on my own experience... Avocados ripen uneven when left on the counter, it takes longer but they ripen more evenly when left on the fridge, maybe because I live in a very worm place (very close to equator)
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
what part of the world are you in?
@godzuki2099 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard southern México
@RimmPurple2 жыл бұрын
Thx broda u are awesome explain it so good next time at the shopping i will care bro cheers and love
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thanks Rimm, I hope you get a good batch next time shopping
@anhbilly88842 жыл бұрын
Quick question for sir. I live in Los Angles and I have a Hash Avocado tree with a lot of fruits. When is the best time to pick them? Thanks
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
You can start now. If you want to be on the safe side pick one and let it soften at room temperature. If it doesn’t taste good wait 2 weeks and repeat until you find the right month
@maniacguitar2 ай бұрын
You literally inspired me to be an avocado farmer ❤
@SleepyLizard2 ай бұрын
I hope it works out 😱
@Kethra4302 жыл бұрын
Interesting good to know
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thanks Ever! It's something people ask me about all the time.
@erinpitt580 Жыл бұрын
still waiting for the last shipment to ripen 4 days later and i'm drooling xD
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
should be just about time.
@erinpitt580 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard checked today, still firm but watched a vid about ripening things up, and noticed a fella talking about an apple in a paper bag ?
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
@@erinpitt580 the idea is to expose the avocado to methane I think to hasten ripening. I prefer to just let them take their own time on the counter
@erinpitt580 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I'll keep doing the same then. Never did like rushing things that are naturally beautiful and delicious on their own.
@renatetrumper1442 Жыл бұрын
Hi how do i know when to pick my avos off the tree, just have my first lot growing. Thanks for all your ongoing information
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Do you know the variety?
@renatetrumper1442 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Hi, thanks for replying. Got the Avo here in local nursery named MK avocado, can't find anything about it on Google. Also have a Gem avocado when do I pick those, or maybe a general rule. Have a great day
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Renate, I don't know about the Gem nor the MK so my suggestion would be to pick one fruit in May and let it soften on your counter. If it doesn't go bad AND tastes good then you'll know it's May. If not, repeat each month until you find the appropriate month for each of your varieties. That's also how to figure out what month to pick seed grown.
@renatetrumper1442 Жыл бұрын
Thank you that makes total sense
@Rain12 жыл бұрын
I've been wondering why my avocados keep getting these air pockets and going bad. So you're saying the trick is to hope that the people who picked them waited long enough otherwise there's nothing one can do about it... Dang.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Yes but right now in the summertime you shouldn’t have that problem it’s usually in the winter when we’re importing from other countries
@Rain12 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Appreciate the response. I'm just not have luck with these haas avocados from wal-mart these past few months. I might just switch to the larger avocado variant I see in your video here and try them out.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@Rain1 I'll have 'em for sale 3rd week of September
@scottstevens58182 жыл бұрын
Hello Tom, I love all your videos. It's becoming a passion of mine to try and grow avocados. Trouble is I'm in the UK and you literally can't find a single nursery over here that deals with them as grafted trees. I've got Hass, Pinkertons, Fuertes and GEMS all grown from seed. I've found one magnificent tree in London that's full of avocados. I guess the general idea is it's not hot enough here or something. So I've tried to graft this tree's cuttings but none of them took. I'm now on round two. I should have tried it in the heat of the summer, but that's just passed. If I could ask a couple of questions that would be wonderful. Not sure if you've ever covered it in your videos. Does the root stock make difference? Can what I think is a Hass be grafted on any of all of the above? It doesn't look like that matters from what I've seen from you. I know the GEM is meant to be a smaller bush kind. Would it grow still be a bush even if the graft is coming from a 30' tree? Also do the properties of say the hotter climate varieties requiring say more sun and optimal drainage change when say this Hass type grafted avocado takes? One final question, have you ever rooted a cutting from a tree? This is I guess y only other option. Would love video on that. Thanks anyway Tom. Love your spirit.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott, Thanks for reaching out and I'm glad you're growing avocados over there! Yes the root stock does make a difference but since every seed gives a different result to only way to control for it is to graft way more than you want and discard the ones that go bad. I like to use Lula seeds but again, every seed is unique so some will be better than others. I dont know anything about the GEM but if youre asking what will happened to a cutting grafted to a GEM seedling you'll get a full grown tree that's a DNA match for the tree you took the cutting from...doesn't matter what seed produced the rootstock. Hass you don't really want to be in an overly sunny environment. it's leaves are sparse compared to other varieties so the fruit burns in places with a lot of sun like we have here in South Florida. I have rooted cuttings from Loquat and Mulberry but never avocado. thanks!
@kimhuff Жыл бұрын
I can tell you an avocado emergency. I purchased all the supplies I needed to make a few meals, but all the avocados I have are hard as a rock. They've been sitting on my counter for 24 hours and now in a paper bag for another 48 hours, but they are still too hard to eat. My freshly baked sourdough bread is going to go bad before I have avocados I can eat. 😩 Eirher way, I need avocados.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Kim, I feel you. I've had times where there's 100's of thousands of pounds of avocados out on my tree but not a ripe one on my kitchen counter 😂. Definitely a food that require prior planning. I hope the bread lasts until your fruit softens.
@kimhuff Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard well I have good news. This afternoon one of them was ripe and it is now in my tummy. Lol I have two more that will probably be fine tomorrow and the last one is still hard. Thankfully, I was able to make my avocados toast, but I'll need to buy more bread.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
@@kimhuff that's great! glad they didn't all ripen at once
@melissae55552 ай бұрын
This keeps happening to me at Walmart.
@SleepyLizard2 ай бұрын
now that summer is here the quality should be better.
@damiangrouse4564 Жыл бұрын
Did we just experience the most concise MBA course or what.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
What a great compliment. Thank you
@damiangrouse4564 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard You’re welcome but, it was a statement of fact as I saw it.
@frostylonewolf17002 жыл бұрын
i do nothing i just let avocadoes ripen on the counter for a few days
@anekabibitimpor47482 жыл бұрын
Btw Tom do you know booth 7 avocado? Are monrow, Choquette, lula better thanh booth7
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Aneka, I know of Booth 7 because they are grown around here but I've never tasted one. I'll have to try one. Last week I watched the vid you did on Booth 7.
@Twinsuns218710 ай бұрын
Literally every other time I go to the market (not some random market but a well known and high rated one) the fruit either taste like nothing and the avocados never ripen.
@SleepyLizard10 ай бұрын
Most likely they were picked too early and chilled
@Twinsuns218710 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thanks for the reply!! Subbed!
@heerasingh7844 Жыл бұрын
Great information Tom nice advice good job 👌👍
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
thanks Heera
@JoeMama-ud5eh Жыл бұрын
I can see you get much less frustration from avocados than you do from corporate America. Maybe you could make some new kids toys like Mr Avocado head, just like the potato version. Glad you found some sanity in those trees! 😅
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
I'm glad too
@joelvi222 жыл бұрын
Have you been working out bro? Looking stout man
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
yep. 4 days/week. I need to start jogging but I'm too lazy.
@OrlandoBackyardGardening2 жыл бұрын
You still don’t have Avocados available… could you lend me the book to read in the meantime.. :)
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
🤣. I’ve given out dozens of copies of that book but you can find it used on Amazon for like 2 bucks
@OrlandoBackyardGardening2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard 👍🏼
@santiagogomez79412 жыл бұрын
When are u gonna have more avocados available?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Second week of September
@santiagogomez79412 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I'll keep n eye out thanks
@turiipipip19202 жыл бұрын
I one time threw a unripe avocado at my head from my tree. I got a bruise..
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
hard as rock they are
@rawa54572 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@devbachu70722 жыл бұрын
Here they pick it to you g an forced it to ripe an post it fpavour an qualify I have avocado s take from 3 days to 10 days they pick the fruit to young an it's tastepess
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
yep, where are you?
@devbachu70722 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Caribbean islands Trinidad and Tobago onpy rain an sun my bro avocado s are very expensive here an the quality no good either it's picked to young to get a good shape I have a grafted tree an wipo nake it after you smipe one I cut it an it got stem rot
@michellemeyers20553 ай бұрын
I always knew they didn't ripen on the tree, but you know what? The grocery stores are notorious for storing in refrigerator before they come to market.... I bought 5, 4 were sort of fine, but the last one is still a rock. At 1.50 each this is unacceptable. I also know that you can put them hard/green in the frig take them out and they will soften if harvested correctly.... I'm from CA, and moved to FL FL has the worst care for avocados.... can we get some intelligence out here!
@SleepyLizard3 ай бұрын
yeah when people buy directly from the farm they are surprised how flavorful the avocado is. the chilling process they use at the stores mutes the flavor of all the fruit.
@michellemeyers20553 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard when I live in CA we would buy a bushel from the Avo Farms.... if let me start to soften then when they reach your desired feel, then you put them in the frig and the last up to 6 weeks. People on the east coast where I live now are so ripped off....
@hughsavoie83659 күн бұрын
took way to long to get to the point
@SleepyLizard9 күн бұрын
My intended audience is people with pre TikTok era attention spans.
@anekabibitimpor47482 жыл бұрын
I'm here.... 🤣🤣🤣
@manuelbarrera54622 жыл бұрын
whats that vegetable your holding in the pic?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Aneka! My new favorite KZbinr. How are you doing today?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
that's no fruit, it's her phone. 🤣. actually I believe it's a long neck avocado. Aneka has an amazing channel where she reviews different kinds of avocados. When I finally found a way to use the close caption translation feature I really began to enjoy her vids. I think I chose Indonesian --> English.
@dani.afiiq_2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard let review Indonesian variety of avocado
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
you gotta go to her page. She has so many varieties
@brentarcher79812 жыл бұрын
Will avacado tree grow and produce fruit in the Seattle, WA climate? If yes, is one variety better for this climate?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
You have to check the usda hardiness zone for your zip code. If it’s 7a or above you’ll be able to cultivate avocados. Also if you get some winter evenings where it dips below freezin you’d be best with a cold hardy variety such as hass, oro negro, or Brogdan
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
You have to check the usda hardiness zone for your zip code. If it’s 7a or above you’ll be able to cultivate avocados. Also if you get some winter evenings where it dips below freezin you’d be best with a cold hardy variety such as hass, oro negro, or Brogdan
@brentarcher79812 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I got back zone 8a....so that would work for Hass?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@brentarcher7981 yep!
@phyxismonoxium903011 ай бұрын
Your just like the guy from "Capricorn One" climbing the mounten. While climbing hes telling the story "how to break Bad news". Well, I didn't do nothing while your telling your story. I ate my carrot in the mean time.
@SleepyLizard11 ай бұрын
thank you
@frostylonewolf17002 жыл бұрын
sleepylizard you like jalapenos? i know i don't they hot!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
love them. especially roasted
@frostylonewolf17002 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard i cannot wait to see if i will get bananas next year!
@ZakirHossain-iu1zt Жыл бұрын
Soniceusa
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
it is nice here yes
@johngtsang74202 ай бұрын
this is NOT A Business Management Video : TOO MUCH about your Business EXPERIENCES !!!!!??
@SleepyLizard2 ай бұрын
you seem a little jealous
@benheaver4332 Жыл бұрын
🍺👍
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
💪
@chinatownboy74822 жыл бұрын
Off color comment, in poor taste, redacted.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you fly a bit close to the sun. 🤣
@ehrlich_ Жыл бұрын
Who would have thought that I'd get a life lesson from this avocado video?? 😅