You Won't Believe This TROPICAL FOOD FOREST Growing In North Carolina!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please “Like” and share to help extend its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Growing Tropical Trees In Cold Zones 1:06 Fruit Tree #1: Avocado Trees 2:14 Fruit Tree #2: Citrus Trees 5:18 Fruit Tree #3: Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) 7:16 Fruit Tree #4: Olive Trees 9:08 Fruit Tree #5: Coffee 10:51 Fruit Tree #6: Persimmon Trees 11:53 Fruit Tree #7: Fig Trees 13:14 Fruit Tree Cold Protection Methods 16:50 Cold Protection Demonstration 20:11 Adventures With Dale

[@Kghost0311]

I was for sure I would see your pawpaw trees. Would love to get an update on how they are doing for you.

[@sauronlejeune9228]

Hi! Another great video! Do you still have your banana? Simply asking because I guess if it was still alive it would have been in the video...

[@shekharmoona544]

NC department of agriculture needs to see this. The local news should see the avocado.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Hopefully it’ll fruit better next season. A loaded avocado tree in NC would be something.

[@mimiseeyou]

@@TheMillennialGardenerBro are you in Wilmington growing avocado?!

[@fe1194]

Great information! Thank you for sharing such inspirational information.

[@MattyDemello]

Definitely should be on tv, BUT to be real, government and stores hate home growers. They're actually trying hard to end this backyard stuff. In Michigan, the very first covid ban was garden seeds. I don't know why they banned them during covid, but they did as if someone gardening in their backyard would "spread covid." it was so stupid. That was Gretchen Whitmore and the democrats in control of Michigan who banned them.

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

You’re a legend bro. This should be news worthy as others have said.. With how expensive food is nowadays, this type of education could help families across the US.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks. I hope this type of thinking becomes mainsteam. Everyone has landscaping around their home. There's no reason not to make it edible landscaping.

[@tigrlily]

​@@TheMillennialGardenerabsolutely. And yes, you are a living legend.

[@WillWilsonII]

As a resident of NC who moved here from California 4 years ago, your videos are much appreciated. I lived in Rialto California at a house with one of the oldest avocado trees in the USA. It was so massive it stayed green in the winter when the other avocado trees lost their leaves.

[@marim5492]

I'm originally from Brazil but I migrated to the US in the 90"s. In Brazil I was used to have many mango, avocado, papaya and other tropical fruits. I know many the tropical fruits can grow in States like North and South Carolina like they grow in others States that has a warmer weather.. Since I moved from Brazil to here I always liked in NJ and my dream is to one day have the chance to buy a land in North or South Carolina to start planting all tropical fruits that I know it can grow there... You blessed to have this beautiful plantations.

[@SoyaMcMullen]

When I watch you and Dale, which is religiously, it brings a smile to my face because you are a good human being and a knowledgeable one at that. God bless you always.

[@Patricia-v7z]

I am impressed with the extent of knowledge that you share in your videos. Your videos are like a classroom that offer many opportunities to learn about gardening. Thanks for sharing your tropical food forest. Figs and Persimmons trees are my favorite fruit trees. I am learning to grow and care for the Improved Myer Lemon plant. So far, I have one lemon on my Myer Lemon plant...maybe next year there will be more lemons.

[@joannc147]

Nice post! I think your assessment of “classroom” teaching is spot on. I’m definitely inspired to try the Myers’s lemon tree 👍🏻

[@Firevine]

I'm right at the edge of 7b/8a, so this is great news. Having an avocado tree would save us tons of money.

[@alpha42069]

i made a hoop house just like yours by following your video. works great thanks brother

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad to hear it!

[@michellereichart8252]

You have made me so happy. My husband probably not. Lol. I love topical plants. I'm in same zone and have never seen anybody around here in ENC area have fruit trees. Thank you.

[@rosemaryus-ct6151]

i love how u figured out how to defy the zone. i'm in 7b, north carolina. my daughter next door has two orange trees in pots; they take them inside in the winter.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

In 7b North Carolina, you can probably grow a satsuma or a kumquat. If I can grow an avocado in 8a, you can grow a satsuma. My satsuma trees are far hardier than my avocado.

[@rosemaryus-ct6151]

@@TheMillennialGardener i looked it up; eight yrs to maturity; i might be dead by then lol.

[@sylvia10101]

Meyer lemons- Yay! Thank you for sharing this useful information 😊👍

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They're so good!

[@smashleybreaks]

Best thing about your channel besides everything I learn is knowing for sure what I can grow. Also, happy to see a local from our area helping others.

[@jazandriz]

This is your best video yet had no idea you were growing all this. You’ve given me a ton of inspiration for what to try on the south side of my house, thanks!

[@kws1957]

Thank you Millennial Gardener .❤

[@ladeedahhh8390]

So glad I found you! I'm a beginner farmer in NC 7b. I'm trying to do the food forest thing too!

[@keithmccracken5557]

Yea, Dale.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

He’s got it made 😂

[@moonchildgarcia8999]

Love love this video!!! Thank you for this great information!!! I'm in zone 7b, Upstate SC. I want to plant coffee, avocados, olives and citrus trees in the ground. I'm told I'm crazy, I'm OK with that 😂 Your video is what I'm going by as a guide for my mini orchid 😊

[@mypasstime100]

I am very excited to have found this channel. Im new to gardening so im particularly happy that you are in zone 8a like me so i can just copy and paste since you are a wealth of knowledge. Can you link where i can find this trees please?

[@kws1957]

Happy New Year 🥳 and thank you.

[@mslwinters]

Thanks for the tour! You have an amazing variety of plants and trees in which you have extensive knowledge. A true horticulturist. Love Dale, he is so handsome, and you take such good care of him

[@katrinab.2768]

The plant jacket demonstration 😂 too funny. Thanks for this video. Love your channel. These are going on my list for south Louisiana.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're very welcome! You can definitely grow all of these, probably easier than I can.

[@ginaalwaysavip1177]

Much thanks I moved to NC two years ago and looking forward to planting some trees next year. Thanks so much for sharing with us all.

[@ellendavis9940]

Thanks. I believe I just might try to grow these trees. I’m in zone 7b. I love the clips of Dale.

[@heatheringram2976]

This is so exciting! That’s it, I’m getting out of my northern climate. Life’s too short!

[@josephevans5703]

I pray you don't lose all of that this year is supposed to be a bad winter

[@myexoticfoodplants6727]

Fabulous video with sound advice THAT WORKS. Most of the fruits mentioned I am growing in the UK, Zone 9. I will share.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@kws1957]

Thank you, you have great ideas, live here in the south of Germany and will try your ideas.

[@tony17]

I have 11 citrus trees in pots and this has convinced me to plant them in ground (Atlanta)

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I would recommend starting with only the hardiest one or two. Don’t risk them all. There will be a learning curve up front. Also, not all citrus are hardy. A satsuma may be able to survive hard freezes, but most lemons and limes cannot. The in-ground selections must be chosen carefully.

[@Ret2Play]

I’m in Atlanta as well. Just started with 3 in pots this spring: lime, Meyer lemon, and Satsuma. How’s your production been?

[@Sienasndmom]

I am so excited about this. I zone 7b

[@NicFre-zx1jj]

Great video! Thanks!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@cassandrawright-mq5kp]

Ingenious gardening, for certain. Thanks to your ideas I 'modified' my cedar, off-ground, raised garden bed into a mini hoop house. My veggies were safe from varmints. As Autumn comes ahead I found my old, polystyrene (plastic) mini-greenhouse covering. Measured it and will go over the hoops perfectly. Will see how long my spinach will grow on the South side of house as colder weather sets in. Aww, Dale. I do hope you & your co-star Dale keep sending out the best videos...and wish Dale to be "young & strong forever," too.🐕

[@jadedphoenixprojects]

My husband and I are also growing a massive garden in eastern NC. The winds here are insane.

[@christiensgarden3325]

Totally getting the freeze bags.. I have started an orchard as well.. I have 2x Cara Cara orange, 2x grapefruit , 3 different type of apples, 2 different types of pears, ice cream blue banana tree, mylar lemon tree, Key lime trees, pomegranate, brown turkey fig and successfully killed the avocado tree and I’m in zone 7a

[@PeterEntwistle]

Great video once again! You've inspired me to try planting a citrus tree in the ground here in the UK! I'm hoping with some protection I can get it through the winter here. On paper, we are something like a 9a or 8b, but even though it doesn't drop too low in the winter, it can stay just above freezing day and night for weeks. We don't get those warmer daytime temperatures that a zone 9a or 8b would get in the south of the US for example. But I think it should still be doable, as all my citrus made it through an incredibly tough winter last year in my greenhouse with lows down to around -7°C (19.4°F), which thankfully is rare here. I did turn on a tiny heater for the coldest nights, to take the edge off it. If it works out, I might try an avocado next year 🤞

[@vnxettitw4879]

I recently got 2 yuzu lemon trees as they are cold hardy down to 0F. Im in Houston Tx but we still get freak freezes. I bet it'll do great for you in UK. Good luck!

[@PeterEntwistle]

@@vnxettitw4879 Hey thanks. I do have a Yuzu, it's still quite young, but I'm hoping it might flower for me next year 🤞

[@jamesgaul3544]

Wonderful Info... Thank you.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@jackparton3198]

Amazing video thanks for sharing your experience with your garden 🪴

[@JohnnyVMcPhersonII]

Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@420expressinc2]

I grow avocados here in CA, and we have come to learn that pruning them a lot will slow fruit set & production significantly. You can't beat a Myers Lemon Sweet and so juicy thin skin can be eaten too. Great video you produce Thx!

[@eviemarino3562]

Hi Dale! Such a good boy!💕

[@southernstacker7315]

I live on the border of N and S carolina. I enjoy your channel. It relates to my growing season.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@amyrea5936]

My coffee trees thank you! I have covered them with frost protection and lights and they all look perfect. In addition, they have given me beans throughout the winter this year, which is remarkable. There are actually ripe coffee beans on the tree right now in February, thanks to your advice. I do live in Florida, but it’s been the coldest winter I’ve experienced in my 30 years here. Plenty of nights below 50. So Thank you! 😃

[@gardenofseeden]

I am in zone 7a in South Jersey. I have a pineapple guava but still smaller in a pot will try to plant in an unheated greenhouse. I also have a couple satsuma hybrids that I am trying to grow in greenhouse and one near my house. I also have that olive tree but it does in the winter and comes back in the summer.

[@Livingsamsara]

Picked up our pineapple guava and satsuma in February 2023 (Mr. McKenzie Farms) ; got the guava in the ground but put satsuma in the pot. Now reconsidering putting the satsuma in the ground too.

[@joannc147]

Thank you! That nursery was highlighted in a JC Ralston video about cold-hardy citrus. I lost the name, so you just helped me out! McKenzie Farms is in SC and does ship plants, for anyone interested. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@vnxettitw4879]

This is amazing info! I have my citrus right up against the south wall bc I figured the warmth would help & I leave my blinds open for them. I did use the bags you showed plus some pipe insulation on the trunks & branches. My Meyer lemon & kumquat survived the freeze in Houston! Now I know I can cite you as the expert (u) that agrees. 😅

[@josephevans5703]

Love you content and your doggo

[@RandallG-qz6rb]

That’s really impressive. Great work!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@cariannedavidson8866]

Christmas lights, thank you for saying that.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@katherinecornette5315]

Great job! I am so jealous of your citrus trees!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It can be done in a lot of places. Definitely Zone 7 or warmer with diligence.

[@katherinecornette5315]

@@TheMillennialGardener I’m in Raleigh so I’m zone 7b. I would love to try a Meyer Lemon. My parents had one in Sacramento Ca & I remember the sweet smell of those blossoms!

[@joannc147]

@@katherinecornette5315 hey…..they sell these at the Farmers Market in Raleigh!

[@katherinecornette5315]

@@joannc147 seriously? I May check it out this weekend 🍋 thanks 😊

[@maureenparran8918]

That was amazing, thank you. I live in eastern NC, but didn’t think my lemon trees could survive outside of the greenhouse. I may have to give it a try in the right location.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It depends on the lemon. Most lemons absolutely will not. I am able to get by with a Meyer here in Wilmington, because they're a hybrid cross between a lemon and a satsuma orange. For that reason, they can take a frost. They will need significant protection, but if you're in a *strong* Zone 8, it's doable. If your zone is wishy-washy and you aren't confident, you can grow Yuzu, which are lemon-like and a delicacy in Japanese cooking. Yuzu are legitimately hardy to around 5F when mature. They're hardier than any satsuma. You still need to protect them when young, but it's always an option.

[@joannc147]

You continue to amaze me! GREAT video….thank you for the details you’ve provided on pruning and winter care. I’m sure you neighbors are quite amused with those oddly lit tree shapes during the winter! 🤣🤣 I purchased the pineapple guava at a JCRA plant sale years ago. I was told the “fruits” were inedible yet the flower petals are tasty. Indeed, those flower petals are soft and delicious with a melon-like flavor. I’m in central NC with that tree planted on the east side of my house. Note that a late winter “whack back” pruning is the path to flower production. I see that you are about to cost me more money……gotta get some citrus!

[@jackkruschev3925]

Hey Anthony, big fan here in Norfolk Virginia zone 8A I’ve grown Asian persimmon, brown Turkey fig and pomegranate in-ground. My friend is successfully growing Asian pear and my neighbor has a bunch of prickly cactus in-ground that bears fruits. With your expertise, I think Asian peat and cactus will be a great addition to your collection.

[@corneliagonzales8449]

You made a good choice Satsuma is a very excellent tangerine. Try to plant a Pumelo grapefruit, they are good, we have this tree in our front yard.

[@Gkrissy]

Wow, your pineapple guava looks great. Zone 7b and I am thinking of buying more to use as a privacy hedge and benefit from the fruit as well.

[@Cecezepeto45]

Love your videos but as a Kiwi living in New Zealand where Feijos bushes grow like weeds! We pronounce them FEEJOAS. They make excellent muffins and jams as well as eating straight from the bush.

[@MrsPowerpoole]

This is so awesome 🎉

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

I grow cacao in Va in isle of wright county

[@rootsshootsgardenboots]

Outstanding video. Thank you.

[@acisclolallave1527]

Nice video!!! I'm going to be ordering a satsuma and guava from Stan,.. Thanks

[@Ret2Play]

I’m in Atlanta 7b. This is my first season with citrus trees. I have a lime, improved Meyer lemon, and Satsuma trees still in the pots I purchased them in. Lime tree flowered and fruited earlier, and I see new growth and flowers this week. The other two do not have flowers and leaves are yellowing a bit on one. I think it’s root bound and will transfer to a bigger pot this weekend. I was going to transfer to in ground, but saw that you can grow from pots…so trying to decide.

[@anthonyrusso4713]

Love this. We're wanting to move to atlanta next year and I plan to grow a tropical garden too. Really awesome to see others near atlanta doing the same and having success. Very encouraging

[@nancyrea3863]

Beautiful and congrats on your success. But I’m Michigan and I’ll have to stick to apple, peach, grapes and berries. 😁

[@joannc147]

Yum, those are good choices! Here in central NC, we don’t have enough chilling days to grow apples 😢 We also can’t grow the tasty grapes of your region. We have muscadine grapes - they grow like weeds all over my ppty and absorb every plant and shrub they can grab! Ugh.

[@nancyrea3863]

@@joannc147 Every area has there good points and bad. I watched a Homestead Heart video when they did a taste test of three of their watermelons. I was drooling, I haven’t had a good watermelon since I was with my mom and dad and we were visiting my uncle in Missouri. You didn’t put salt on that kind of watermelon.

[@joannc147]

@@nancyrea3863 true! Each region has its own “flavor”. And Homestead Heart - what a wonderful couple! ❤

[@joycehancock3063]

Love DALE

[@TheMillennialGardener]

He's the best boy 🐕

[@YoutubeHandleModerator]

nice man, I was also thinking that Christmas lights would be useful. I was also thinking that maybe using mirrors to reflect light back up, to help melt/heat the canopy of the tree, but don't know about that yet.

[@donsmatch6914]

Thanks for the post! I live in South Central VA- 7B but it has generally worked pretty well with my figs, going to try my citrus in ground in the spring. I’ve been growing in containers, and bringing in in the winter, but this is definitely the confidence I need. Where do you get your more exotic plants like the Olive tree and Mexican Avocado?

[@joelsantos456]

Brother you do a great job. Thank you for all the knowledge and tips you share. I would give you hope and encoragement with the Olive trees, though, as they are super cold resistant. It might be some well adapted specific local varieties, but where i am from, Portugal, you have basically 2 main climates. The Mediteranean one, as you well mentioned, but also the Atlantic, and they have thrived easily in both, for millennia, here. The oldest specimen in Portugal is more than 3 000 years old. Where i live, for example, we get A LOT OF FROST and COLD, as well as SEVERE DROUGHT and there's at least half a dozen olive trees 1 000 years plus, some from the time of Christ. Olive trees just go on and on... They are SUPER RESILIENT and practically native, altough it was either the romans, the greeks, the phoenicians or the jews who brought them here thousands of years ago, I am not sure. Around here they just need some pruning, and usually there's gap years where they don't produce much, but then, when they give, THEY GIVE A LOT... God bless you!

[@kievgarden]

You also need to try eriobotriya fruit to grow, which is hardy to zone 8.

[@thedomestead3546]

You can eat the fejoa petals. Minty-sweet

[@debracoke2281]

Good day to you! Very interesting video. Do you by any chance sell the plants as that would be great. I am in the Charlotte area.

[@FA-xw8zz]

brother thanks for all your videos amazing work and advise any links on where to find lilia avacados plants to buy you would recommend

[@glennahoki6476]

Great video! What has been happening with your bananas? I see them in the background of some of your videos, but you haven't mentioned them for a while.

[@phillippinter7518]

If you live in a warmer climate feijoa trees do turn into actual trees with trunks about 15ft

[@secretjourney4815]

Dale is laying there like “yo, now go fetch me some guacamole bro”

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Oh, never. Avocados are toxic to dogs. Poor guys will never know the pleasure.

[@Braddy_Daddy]

King 🎉

[@ShareFort]

Nice info 👌

[@jamesthorpe2359]

One question about the trees around your house, do you get worried about the roots affecting the foundation of your house? Or does the pruning of the trees prevent the roots from becoming a problem! Great video as always!

[@robinwhitsell1995]

Amazing! I live in zone 7b and have an olive tree that I’ve been growing in a container. You’ve inspired me to look for a place to plant outside. Have you been able to get yours to flower and fruit, yet?

[@radhikamaddela9173]

Hello, i am new to Charlotte and interested in growing fruit trees, do you know the best gradencenters near by ?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I order all my trees online. The only exception is citrus, which I get from Stan McKenzie at McKenzie Farms in Scranton, SC. He is a short drive from you. I recommend his trees highly for citrus. For most other fruit trees, buying online from reputable nurseries gives the best selection

[@phillippinter7518]

Have you ever tries loquats? A ston a fruit. Where i live they fruit as early as January

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I don't grow loquats. You need 2 for cross pollination generally, and while the trees are cold hardy, the fruits take damage in the mid to upper 20's. Loquats are grown here as ornamentals. The fruits don't survive the winter.

[@phillippinter7518]

@@TheMillennialGardener good to know. I live in zone 10a so the bear a lot of fruit. They also seem to thrive on the sides of the street even though we only average 16 inches of rain.

[@andreahackett2757]

Where would you recommend finding/buying this specific avocado variety?

[@mcanultymichelle]

Here in the triangle area nc l get bananas on my banana tree but they don’t ripen all the way but almost.

[@cindypreusser8701]

I live in Wilmington and was wondering if you sell any of your trees? 19:55

[@Lochness19]

11:20 I'm in Zone 5, but sometimes our winters are more like a Zone 4 winter. Summers are cool (mostly days in the 70s, occasional 80s), with average first and last frosts of May 15 and Oct 10, roughly. First hard hard frosts (25F) can come in late October, though more typically early November. Should I try the hybrid or the pure American? Mainly wondering if my growing season is long/warm enough, as that is a constraint too, in addition to the winter hardiness.

[@shopmanabc]

Hello from Dallas,Tx.,love your channel,i was thinking,what if you design or make a water barrel warmer and can sit in the barrel and keeps the water at a constant temp?,just an idea.

[@joannc147]

These water barrel warmers are available. I have one for my chicken coop. Note their design is to prevent freezing but not to actually keep the water warm. Yet, I think you’re onto something there!

[@muffininorbit]

I don’t remember what channel I saw it on, but I saw someone stick a thingy that regulates aquariums in their water barrel. I guess it alls depends on what level of cold you’re really contending with. You, me and this channel are all in zone 8 though which is only slightly below where citrus and avocados already grow.

[@lauraflasch7749]

Please let us know where to buy the special grafted trees.

[@ramonajolley1966]

QUESTION: I bought a Brown Select orange. One side looked like it did when I bought it, but the other side has thorns and the leaves are smaller. Do you have any ideas of what I should do? Thank you! I live in 7b NC.

[@PeterEntwistle]

It sounds like growth is growing from the rootstock. I’d cut off any growth that has thorns and smaller leaves, if you don’t, the rootstock might outgrow the satsuma.

[@joannc147]

Agree 💯 with Peter E., that’s the rootstock growing. Prune that asap. Rootstock tends to be vigorous growth.

[@ramonajolley1966]

@@PeterEntwistle- Wow! I thought that I would have to get rid of tree. I forgot where I bought it from. Thank you so very much!

[@ramonajolley1966]

@@joannc147 - Thank you so much!! I just glad that I can save my little tree. Hopefully I can get to it before the bad weather. Thanks again!

[@PeterEntwistle]

@@ramonajolley1966 No problem! As long as you get all the excess growth from the rootstock, the tree should start putting its energy back into the satsuma section. I check my trees for rootstock growth regularly and prune off where necessary 👍

[@heatheringram2976]

Where did you get your pickle barrels? Awesome video, thanks !

[@TheMillennialGardener]

A local hardware store called Hudson Hardware. I show in the video how you can find them.

[@puppetville-bethobrien4139]

I've been really wanting to grow coffee I live in zone 8B and I really want to know where can I get Arabica coffee bean plants to grow can you please provide more information on this

[@noahg8328]

I don't understand how the barrels keep trees warm. Do you fill them with hot water?

[@secretjourney4815]

You fill them with water. The dark color of the barrel absorbs the suns heat. The water warms up , this keeps the barrel “warm” hours after the sun has set

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They warm up all day in the sun and radiate it back at night. They act like giant solar heat radiators. I recommend you watch the video I linked in the description. It explains the science.

[@noahg8328]

Wow, I am doing that, thank you for replying@@secretjourney4815 and TheMillennialGardener!

[@davidflash603]

Is this wilmington? What part of wilmington

[@josieg.6268]

What are your thoughts of growing the Avocado tree next to the house as far as foundation goes. Someone told me that their roots can cause issues.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Yeah, that's bunk. Avocado trees are soft-rooted trees. I planted a semi-dwarf tree for that reason. Now, I wouldn't plant something like a Hass next to my house that'll get 30 feet tall, but my Lila is a semi-dwarfing tree. There are other dwarfing avocados: Stewart, Holiday, Reed is semi-compact, etc. What I don't want is a large tree towering over my house, because I live in a hurricane zone and avocado trees have weak wood that breaks easily in high winds. It's not the roots that worry me, but the branches, hence I have a small tree pruned heavily.

[@josieg.6268]

@TheMillennialGardener thanks for your input. I was reading that avocado trees have shallow roots as well, so it didn't make sense to me about the tree damaging foundation. I have a pier and beam, so I wasn't too worried, but I thought I would get additional opinions. Thank you

[@tahaListens]

how did you do after the snowstorm?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

We'll find out in 3-4 weeks. Everything has been covered since Christmas, nothing is coming off yet, and cold damage usually takes weeks or a month to show itself.

[@kievgarden]

Why have you chosen the Lila avocado variety from all of the avocado varieties?

[@ramennoodleking]

How does a water barrel provide heat? Wouldn't it naturally work down to ambient temperature?

[@juanitasmith6157]

Where can I purchase the avacado plant?

[@stephbrown8961]

Hello, would appreciate some advice. Should i pick my tomatoes if theyre still green? There is something eating them and i need them to can. I dont want to lose anymore. I cant find the pest so will they ripen if i pick green and set them in the sun? Please HELP😬 Im in zone 6. Thank you.

[@NPC985]

I'm 4 generations deep in the most Southeast of nc. Dudes accent is cracking me up 🤣🤣

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Here in Brunswick County, it is almost impossible to find anyone from NC.

[@NPC985]

@@TheMillennialGardener that's where I am, believe it or not, there was a time when that wasn't true.

[@sJohnson-v6f]

By any chance do you have any recommended reading material regarding Dale’s diet? I’m considering feeding my new puppy a breakfast like that.

[@patkrueger7353]

I dont have room to bring any more plants inside. Especially trees. I wanted to try and grow like dwarf nectarines and dwarf plum or pear if i can find them. But keep them in containers because of room. Do you think i could do that?

[@tigrlily]

How many seasons do you typically get out of the frost protection blanket/bags? Growing (trying) avacados in 9A desert. Ive never tasted pinapple guava but thats a great looking hedge plant.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I think mine are going on their 3rd or 4th year. One finally developed a hole that needs to be replaced. The bags placed directly over the plants are more likely to tear during wind storms if you prune your trees like I do, because a branch can get caught. If you build a structure like I do with my avocado, that is less likely to happen.

[@ba-xb9ux]

Will you share where you buy satsuma and meyer lemon? Thank you!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

All my grafted citrus trees are from Stan McKenzie at McKenzie Farms in Scranton, SC. He takes orders over the phone and will ship.