Why People Fail at Avocado Trees

Avocado Trees are fussy and here are the top reasons why people fail at Avocado Trees and often kill their plants.
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[@FukushimaRadiation]

I had an avocado tree for 15 years. Never made fruit. True story i was about to cut it down then saw the fruit. Now year after year we get enough avocados 2 feed the family for months and extra to sell or give away.

[@nathalialavelle1603]

Can you make a video of your avocado tree

[@FukushimaRadiation]

@@nathalialavelle1603 Sure i can! I have a few passion fruit vines going up it :) I want to get an oil press to make some avocado oil !!

[@Greg1234570]

Sounds like it was grown from a seed, they often take a long time to fruit.

[@tylerrock1453]

@@FukushimaRadiation ok but what zone are you in?

[@FukushimaRadiation]

@@tylerrock1453 zone 10

[@mzzzol]

I live in Mexico and the Avocados Trees are wild. We have the Trees everywhere, We are lucky in Mexico.

[@beepbeepbeeepgtasong9685]

Hall or Has avocados?

[@shirleyyoung7135]

Kindly inform me if it is possible to grow some avocado trees from seeds. Will they produce fruit when they are mature likely 5-8 yrs later?

[@col.cottonhill6655]

what part of Mexico? Southern California we have them all over our neighborhoods too.

[@viviane86zq]

+Shirley Young from seed to fruit, could be as long as 15 years

[@nithinbaburajan4057]

mzzzol riff

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah well done - good video! I'm doing this but I've found even my (what I thought was) big mounds still weren't big enough to promote a good growing mix on top of my clay and it tended to sink so now I've gone 4 x 6 trailer load with all the extra points mentioned in the video. So far so good!

[@AlexanderOsuna]

All for an avocado tree

[@MrJewripper]

How's you avocado tree coming along now? I can't seem to find an update on your channel

[@muneebiqbal5584]

The student became the master I see.

[@taleinz1]

@@muneebiqbal5584 indeed . Just seen his post ans had a giggle / he’s done amazing

[@steviebee1989]

But you added lime to make it “sweet” or alkaline, re read the agriculture dept’s guidelines “only use lime when heavily acidic”, avos like it slightly acid. Your avos will keep failing otherwise.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

1. Have free draining soil with lots of organic matter (leaf litter, bark - stuff you would find on the forest floor) 2. Protect from wind (avoid planting in areas that are exposed to high winds) 3. Protect from the cold (apply heavy duty frost cloth or grow in a greenhouse)

[@Mondoshawn]

The fact that people can grow avocado trees at home blows my mind since I'm not in the right climate to do so. When I see Avocado trees on vacation with fruit they just look so good!

[@K0HAKU_97]

I remember our neighbor in CA had a HUGE avocado tree that would even hang over the fence. They’d let us pick anything on our side so we always enjoyed great avocados. I remember having to knock them down with 10-15ft long pvc pipes my dad was using for construction

[@billstonesmith9231]

What a sweetheart, loves her Avocado Trees and great at telling us how to love them -

[@Vache0espagnole]

Even if you are unable to get your avocado tree to fruit, the leaf makes a delicious, anis-like tea that acts as a kidney cleanse, traditionally used in SE Asia.

[@faithteumer3375]

Vache0espagnole Thank you for that hack.

[@HowTo-hl7oc]

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[@tinyvr7036]

Vache0espagnole. Thanks as well. My mom told me she used. the tea to help manage diabetes.

[@Gymnastzz]

tiny vr Thank you for that one too. 2 of my roommates have diabetes. When my 🌳 get bigger I can make them ☕.

[@jithendrahegde8824]

Vache0espagnole thanks

[@Sugarsail1]

You can also paint the trees with dilute latex paint to protect from sun or spray the tree with kaolin powder suspension. We have about 500 Hass trees. Also if you have one tree in your yard and you want a LOT of fruit, it's best to have it grafted with another variety with of out-of-phase flowers (A type and B type).

[@ergwer45624]

is it enough with having type A and B flowers in the vicinity or do you need bees to help with the pollination? I've read that it helps a lot, I wonder how much of a difference does it make I have a few trees and they produce without (AFAIK) the help of insects

[@yellowannie22]

thank you !!! FINALLY some one who gives the information. quickly and effectively.

[@limgeyleng5056]

Thank you very much for giving us these tips! Very kind of you. Thanks!

[@sandpaper631]

Where I live: 1. Eat avocado 2. Burry the seed anywhere you want 3. Come back after 4 years 4. Pick avocados 5. It is that simple

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

Al Haymon where is that?

[@dougveganparadisebuilder5808]

@curve your toes Christians I think a really big avocado fell on your head!

[@stop.juststop]

@curve your toes Christians why must you insert your religion into a comment section about growing avocados?

[@stop.juststop]

@curve your toes Christians No one wants you to interject religion into a conversation about avocados. That is not the way to "witness" to people. That is a way to make people resent Christians. Your tactic does the opposite of your intention.

[@adbc1f72]

Al Haymon Are you able to tell the region you live in or if your living on a island?

[@mcgregorjt]

Just planted mine and now learning how to care. Thx for the mulch tips

[@yaseenmostafa4588]

Update?

[@taztasuki4228]

Excellent video: good advice, concisely presented. Many thanks.

[@mariaRamirez-qz3nf]

Love it ❤️❤️ I being taking care of my avocado tree about a year now

[@juezdredd8139]

When growing up in Puerto Rico, avocado trees were everywhere. People would give their avocados away because there were so many. Same with mango trees. I miss those days

[@shamrockchris]

3 avocados in the market today............$12 freaking bucks! Such BS Juez. Thank god i just bought a small farm in Costa Rica. I have 4 avocado trees going. Time to get back to growing our own food.

[@jeff6899]

Watched this again today...outstanding !

[@altro8002]

thats was actuallly really helpful and straight to the point, thank you

[@7s29]

I have a pinkerton avocado tree, it's 2 years sold, and 2 metres tall. I can't believe how fast it's grown.

[@johnmccartney7480]

VERY informative vlog!! And also VERY true! Everything said here is GOSPEL!! I started a couple plants from the seed last year and had em in our windows inside, and the start of nice weather I took em outside and just 1/2 a day of direct sunlight burnt the leaves on the bigger plant (the smaller one I planted under the protection of my bamboo). The big one is recovering since I put it's planter under with the smaller plant and now like the video said it's just a matter of making sure they get enough water.

[@ergwer45624]

how are those trees going 5 years later? btw growing from seed without grafting is unlikely to lead to good quality yields the trees will still be nice though

[@yeahnahsweetas]

Thanks for this very useful information.

[@martina87097]

non fussed and to the point, very helpful.

[@adrianr9307]

Growing mine in baking hot Adelaide, South Australia, it is now 4 yrs old and I grafted Haas onto it when it was 2 years old, the summers here are long hot and dry with minimal humidity so I keep my tree well mulched and shaded on hot sunny days, I never over water and make sure the soil never dries out, I am sure my tree will flower next spring ( Sept 2020 )

[@JohnSmith-dv5pi]

Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

This is an outstanding video. Quick and to the point. Thanks for this.

[@chelleyhall2760]

Thanks for the video presentation , great info

[@JanahLife]

This look good mine are still small and growing from seed but because of winter we need to plant them indoor when waiting for summer outside

[@1mousecatcher]

Thanks, my tree in New Orleans, Louisiana started producing in it's second year, maybe 3. People are amazed that I didn't have to wait seven years.

[@MadeInTexas]

Makes sense. Thanks for sharing 🌱👍🤠✌️

[@arthurduncan5999]

Growing two in Darlington N.E. England, at 3 years old they are 4 foot tall. I take them indoors in the winter, we get down to -8 and further. In summer they take their chance outdoors.

[@speedreading4kids549]

Some Avocado trees will survive down to -11°C and still bear fruit the next Summer. The key is to sprout several seeds and plant them in pots. After a year or so, plant them outdoors in the spring (after danger of frost is over) and see which ones survive the following winter. There is an article on Medium.com about growing your own Avocado tree in a cooler climate. The article is titled: The B.C. Avocado Project.

[@arthurduncan5999]

@@speedreading4kids549 I dump the seeds in the compost bin only to find that they have all sprouted over the winter. I now have 10 growing.

[@curiousme113]

@@arthurduncan5999 they may survive after being sprouted outside on the winter

[@McDowallManor]

Thanks for that! Nice work.

[@kateliu8285]

very useful, thank you!

[@freedomforever45]

Great tips much appreciated 😊👍

[@raj4558]

Great information thanks

[@tinaleonie5811]

Interesting. Love this thanks

[@lesliegrayson1722]

Mark talks about how the clay level in his soil causes root rot, and the avo's Native soil is moist Black humus and has good air flow... a sorta good air/bacteria verses bad air/bacteria struggle Id say. (aquaculture interests)

[@brian4479]

Thank you!!!!

[@butterification]

THANK YOU!

[@yessir863]

mine grows in clay bugger all draininage with woolies $3 a bag soil and it's thriving, 8ft tall from seed 2 years ago

[@unnicheruparambath]

Thanks a lot.

[@jaredparkes8556]

Great video. Can I make the mound using a combination of aged compost and wood chips? I have a ready supply of both.

[@BAFFLing752]

Yummy looking avocados.

[@iovaniorgovan8837]

thx for the advices

[@JulieciousDrinksFoodTravelFun]

Wow i love avocado i remember it in the Philippines we have it in our backyard.

[@4toni729]

Thanks this was clear and to the point. Do you have a video of how you go about pruning your avocado to keep it small with full size fruit or are there now dwarf varieties? I’m in Melbourne Australia

[@BartenderMix]

Best guide

[@kathleenglasscock1835]

Very helpful!

[@justin-dr6sx]

Thankyou so much ☺

[@daleireland]

Good video and great song too 🎶

[@rapidgrowthactivator4767]

Great information!

[@harjapsinghkahlon1660]

👍from studying horticulturist from other part of world (Punjab India).

[@parker1ray]

I had a year old tree that was big and full of leaves. It flowered and produced around twenty small avacados that all fell off and within a month, lost all of their leaves and was dead within two months.

[@whatthefunction9140]

Beautiful

[@sandrabeck8788]

I live in southern west coastal Florida. Rich compost soil is a pipe dream here. I really wish these videos would say where they are posted from up front

[@andrewcrago1058]

Awesome video thanku

[@samlublin375]

Daleys... legends!!

[@lesliegrayson1722]

Hi After watching this vid, I went to have a look at Marks "self sufficient me" on KZbin as he pointed out a "normal Australian soil" problem that a lot of us have coz most of us dont try to cover the best volcanic land with concrete mega houses like dopey surfie hippies... (cough Byron, Ballina)

[@dulcelopez174]

thanks for the tips, i have an avocado plant in a pot.

[@IamFriendLeaves]

Your information is really very beneficial. Thanks so much for providing important information. I also provide information related to gardening.

[@egds64]

Great vid. How do you prevent the tree from growing in height? I know the avocado trees need to grow at its fullest and to have a thick trunk in order to produce fruit. You prove me wrong.

[@butterflyj685]

Plant a few varieties 4 ft apart or 2 in the same planting hole or espalier them and keep trimmed.

[@TheMusicalGameroriginal]

I a growing a sapling indoors at the moment. I live in North Georgia, USA and I am worried about planting it outside. The climate is fine for them in the spring and summer, but I worry about the fall and winter where it can often get below 36 degrees Fahrenheit. What do I do during the chilly months? Just keep them covered all the time?

[@stalinsmum6475]

I realised now that I have avocado in my house. I placed a seed a year ago in a pot in my living room, and forgot about it, a plant has grown there and now I remembered while watching a cartoon with my little cousins.

[@clrkkdd12]

Thanks

[@utubenit949]

I just dug up a tree about that same size that a neighbor was getting rid of. Can you provide me some guidance on replanting? How big of a hole? What blend of soil should I buy from a garden shop? I live near the pacific coast in So. CA and my native dirt is dark and sandy.

[@lemonjelloguy1]

Kurt Jasin how's the tree doing now?

[@ShlomoWalfish]

Great video, I have an Etinger Avocado in Israel, Last year I got hundreds of flowers and small Avocados, but most of them fell, and only 6 survived. They were huge and delicious. How can I get much more to hang on this year? Thanks Blessings.

[@remysgarden2769]

Wow healthy fruits nice to meet you new friend watching your video

[@ronyerke9250]

Do you think a root/grow bag that so many people are using now, might work for these trees?

[@tictockitsticking9181]

Hi, I am growing an avacado tree right now its a little sapling, it's about 1 foot tall I started to snip off the top leaves so now it has developed more little branches and begining to look bushy, I live in the aried dessert Southwest of the United States, what I want to know is when will it be safe to plant it outside? . I keep it in the front window of my kitchen were it gets plenty of sun, not the harsh sun but the defused sunlighting that streams into the kitchen. Summer's get extremely hot here in the dessert and I am afraid the little sapling will get fried. Shall I continue to keep it indoors for another year? Thank you for taking time to reply.

[@WaGGTv2]

wow very informative, keep it up

[@thespaceinbetween9356]

great channel thank you! We need to relocate an avocado tree that is around 3 years old. It's growing right above where our borehole is and we're concerned about the roots disturbing the borehole pump. Please advise - I'm in south Africa - thank you.

[@lyndabaker4212]

I live in California's Central Valley just south of Fresno. I planted two Avocado trees, one Pinkerton and one Jim Bean. My question is how hot does it need to get to place a shade net over them? It is May and already 82 degrees F. Shall I wait until it reaches 100? What temp do you recommend to put a Shade net?

[@rickswift4268]

Thank are you for this advice I have bought and lost about 6 Avocados before I began planting them as I did not have the area ready. Even if I had ofwatching your video I would have still lost them I live in the Lockyer Valley in Queensland do you send plans to there, on the computer at the library of often looked at your catalogue and it makes my mouth water there's a lot of plants that I would like to buy from you kindest regards

[@griffinc3263]

They send all across Australia

[@buffalobill2874]

very clever!

[@andrewbetrosian2784]

Oh and this is my first time growing one!!

[@befrankpls]

Really beautiful. Thank you from Antonio Goa, India.Keep it going. I have 1 grafted and 2 Avocado trees from seeds growing healthy. Hope to do mulching for retaining the moisture this summer as the temperature exceeds 37 degrees Celsius in the afternoon

[@duncpol]

I have a 1,5 years old avocado in a 30 cm deep clay pot. What fertilizer should I use? Should I replace a soil? If so, how often?

[@shaggybreeks]

I used to live in the lower Puna district of the Big Island of Hawaii. The land there is recent lava flow with very thin soil, or no soil at all. I could put an avocado seed on the bare lava ground, and it would grow. It would send roots right through that rock. The conditions were so perfect, it was hard to keep them down. I used to mutilate and butcher young trees, and they'd just bounce right back.

[@isbestlizard]

I'm living in Costa Rica with a rainy season, would I need to make mounds and use good draining/sandy soil to prevent root damage, and keep them watered during the dry season? And obvs mulch so during dry season moisture is maintained, and during wet season, the rain floods away without getting into the soil too much?

[@tcmclips]

Great video, im growing my first tree now, wish me luck:D

[@BigDsGaming2022]

be around in 20 years when it gets old enough to bear fruit !

[@lapreciousl.6694]

@@BigDsGaming2022 more like ten

[@BigDsGaming2022]

@@lapreciousl.6694 good ! my 25 avocados are all 10 years old this Summer !

[@lapreciousl.6694]

@@BigDsGaming2022 that is impressive

[@BigDsGaming2022]

A Vietnamese planted avocados , tangerines , persimmons , pomegranates and mandarin oranges 10 years ago , the entire back yard is an orchard..what a pain to mow

[@leepy120]

Great video , I live in uk , I've grown 3 indoors so far about 2 ft tall, my question is will they survive outside all year round here, our winters are cold but wet mostly , would the frost be a problem ,? What's the lowest they can indure? Our winters vary but an average of minus 5 Celsius I guess. Regards Lee

[@toddie3910]

Hi LeePY. How are the trees doing? Did you try them outside? I'm also in the UK and have 4 pots on my windowsill. It's too late to get them outside now (November) but maybe next year in the Spring

[@ellievacc]

i have a 30+yrold tree in very poor draning soil. its doing very well. i never directly water it and never directly feed it. it has given me fruit every year i have rented the house

[@thwnsingsingthawn6725]

Amazing video I will definetly plant avoccado

[@robertawong6095]

Avocados like water. We harvested almost 250 fruit from June - Sep. Tree is planted on side of hill, good drainage. Pounded in fertilizer spikes at drip line. When fruit is growing, water 5 min every other day at trunk or fruit will start to fall. We connected a dedicated water line to tree to remember to water. Trim top of tree every other year. Grown from seed. Avocados turn crimson when ripe, supposed to be Caribbean variety.

[@itsnotrightyouknow]

Well I grow my avocado in Stony soil grows well from seed, it is now 18 months old, it is now 1.5m diameter and 1.75m high. I do live in the tropics

[@lesliegrayson1722]

I think that I will be deep planting my seed Avo's in Casino after making a HUGE hole with Excavator, and then Mulch up a dozen trees to pad the outside of the roots whilst the inside ring area has lots of soil, and have no mound.. I may use cardboard between the soil and the mulch till the roots need more water.. I wont tell you if it works :D Though Daleys may get an idea coz I will probably need a lot of avos :)

[@punker4Real]

my Avocado tree is 1 years old at 5 feet tall the avocado was HUGE 3 pounder HASS and all ready growing inside so i just put it right in the ground

[@RussellBooth1977]

One my Dad transplanted died in the 42 degree Celsius summer heat because the root system wasn't fully developed & the plant couldn't suck up all of the other water that I was giving it,I don't think that the soil was prepared properly either. I think he's the sort of person who would keep transplanting them & they'd all die. I have a Hass Avocado tree which I sprouted in a pot,it came up in late November to early December of 2017 & is nearly a metre tall now (about 75 centimetres tall). I have it planted in a mixture of wood shavings & horse manure & the plant loves it,I just have it growing underneath a carport so the hot summer sun doesn't burn its leaves. It's about to lose its baby leaves as the tree is budding & starting to grow branches. I've got another Hass avocado tree which has sprouted in a pot along side of it & I'm going to be planting them on another property, I'll have to build a miniature hessian tent around them to protect them from the sun,wind & any possible frosts. The avocado trees did better when self sown so I think the transplant killed that one in the summer time,mine is doing a lot better because I have recreated the growing climate for them as they germinate under the shade of the mother tree in the rainforest & push their way through the partially shaded canopy. That has been the same thing with a self sown Paw Paw tree we had, the frost killed it when it was 2 metres tall but it wasn't in full sunlight in the morning when it needed to be. I just thought us being near Maitland in New South Wales made it too cold for them to grow due to the winter frosts as my grandfather had no trouble growing them in the Mullumbimby area (he died last year & lived at Palmwoods which is near Wilsons creek) because he lived in a mountainous area where there was no frost. Having said that,down our way,we would only have mild frosts such as Billinudgel & the Tweed area would have,the Paw Paw trees have no trouble growing in Mullumbimby !!!! My grandfather had to stop eating them due to having an allergic reaction from the latex in the fruit

[@ladyskywalker967]

I just got a Lila Avocado tree here in zone 9. Do I really have to plant it next to my South wall or can I plant it out in the open near the canopy of my large oak tree where I have my mango trees?

[@mikebtrfld1705]

4,300 feet altitude, 9.5" of rain a year. Oranges don't grow here in Nevada either.

[@almahansson7802]

I hope I can grow one here in Sweden...

[@roymadison5686]

fat chance

[@robinlanter4287]

I live in Tonopah Arizona. I recently bought two Avocado trees but haven't planted them yet because I don't know what I can do yet to help these trees to grow. Your video is helpful but I have summer heat I have to protect my new trees from. I am not sure that shaded areas are even going to work because it may be too hot even in the shade. Any suggestions?

[@mrs.chandler9384]

Robin Lanter It won’t survive living in arizona

[@HeaanLasai]

THANK YOU!!! It's amaaint how you explain egerything like this. I really like plants, but keep failing my avocado. I 'don't have the same raw materials as you do. I don't want to be asking too much but could you please say which layers of the mound has different proeprties? I'm sure I can get good results experimentation --------------------------------------- Definitons AC: I use activated charcoal (AC). AC is full of small holes, that can fill water. You first need to wash the AC decrease the water's water tension. This allows the water to enter the cracks at a rate c:a 10³ times faster. It also woks as a reservoir, keeping some moisture there. Not maintenance free, but for those who over water plants it's a good alternative. Sand: Ordinary playground sand from a store. Cloth: NOEVER ORGANIC! I use any artificial single layer weave. But I only do this in potted plants.

[@wildh3rbs]

full story pls?

[@plips71755]

Alfalfa hay is great mulch for just about all veggies and trees.

[@shirinrahman2705]

Do you have to regrow an avocado tree every time there is no more avocados or does the tree just grow more avocados without you having to do anything?

[@thelowcarbchronicles9059]

@daleysfr can you tell me how to root cuttings from my avocado tree? I have a few stems and branches left from a 40 year old tree that died. I want to propagate and see if I can grow another tree from the cuttings. What do you recommend?

[@ulrichtjinliepshie20]

Tina you can airlayer or grafting on a ssedling(pit)

[@Crlpope]

Too cold to grow them here in NC!

[@deannastevens1217]

That's an excellent amount of information. I had several tree starts... and the llama decided she could eat it's succulent leaves and stems... and .... she's gone to another home now.... I wish I had them back.. I am looking forward to trying this.

[@MnM_CuteCatClips]

What distance between plants should be maintained? How tall they get?

[@mellyceesewe1814]

I have avocado trees growing in my yard that the squirrels planted from pits I threw out for them to eat. I need to cut them down because they're going to get HUGE. I lived in Mexico some years back and avocado trees there were ginormous! My yard isn't large enough for them! I see that your tree is small. Do you cut it back & it stays that small? Or is it a dwarf tree? I would love to have fresh avocados at the ready, but I can't really let them take over my yard & shade off my garden. Any suggestions??? Also, how old do the trees have to get to begin producing? I live in Florida.

[@paulh4691]

I've failed with the Pinkerton I got from you guys last season. I'm in a very low lying area and in heavy rain the ground gets saturated. I grow my fruit trees in 900 round birdies raised beds and the citrus, choc pudding etc all do fine. I thought the Avo would too. It looked great for three months or so and then a heavy rain. Within days it started dropping all its leaves and now sits there with none, waiting for me to pull it out and put something else there.... :-( I believe the water wicked up into the garden bed drowning the poor thing :-( These things really don't like too much water!

[@0anant0]

That's sad! Pinkerton is a very good variety. There is a video by Mike (Self Sufficient Me) on how to plant avocados on mounts to prevent root rot