tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post3658080054187001565..comments2023-08-19T22:25:39.865+10:00Comments on Vegetable Vagabond: Grow your own Avocado PlantKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-53604415662312754732010-07-02T07:22:53.449+10:002010-07-02T07:22:53.449+10:00Thank you Lesley, I am going to put this great inf...Thank you Lesley, I am going to put this great information into the post about avocados in case anyone comes to read it later.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-55412285775692584792010-07-01T19:30:37.769+10:002010-07-01T19:30:37.769+10:00hi
you can grow avocados outdoors in tas if you ha...hi<br />you can grow avocados outdoors in tas if you have a warm spot. For a while there was a commercial avocado plantation at Swansea on the East Coast that produced beautiful fruit. Unfortunately it died out, not due to the cold but due to severe drought and an inadequate irrigation supply (they are very sensitive to water stress). I planted one last year on my Little Swanport property and it is doing well- we do get several light frosts a year. If you are thinking of planting an avocado or any other plant that is marginal in our climate you need to pay special attention to getting all their other requirements right. Avocados are sensitive to root rot (phytophera) and thus need free draining soil with heaps of organic matter. They also need regular watering and shelter from wind. Get these criteria right and if your site isn't too cold, you are well on your way. It is worth buying a grafted tree if you are going to this much trouble. "Bacon" is the recommeded cultivar for cool climates - shop around untill you get one. One bonus is that you don't need a pollinator if growing avocados in a cool climate, unlike in the tropics.Lesleyhttp://www.orchardtoolbox.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-35093209800501940962010-06-20T18:48:26.170+10:002010-06-20T18:48:26.170+10:00Thanks so much for this, Olive! I will be sure to ...Thanks so much for this, Olive! I will be sure to buy a different avocado this week. <br /><br />Jan, I once saw an escaped hothouse plant in a botanic gardens.... they simply removed a pane of glass and let it grow out the top!<br /><br />Come on Heiko, Have another go!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-65470600053430709932010-06-20T12:38:49.849+10:002010-06-20T12:38:49.849+10:00Hi Kate,
hope you're well and the garden thriv...Hi Kate,<br />hope you're well and the garden thriving.<br />I might have to give this avocado idea a go! We love them and I remember the trees in Adelaide just bursting with the fruit.<br />I just hope that I live long enough to reap the benefits. <br />What happens when it gets too big for the hothouse or tunnel? If I can get anything to grow that is!<br />JanJOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924386091393680487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-23831464489462540202010-06-20T10:54:07.096+10:002010-06-20T10:54:07.096+10:00Kate we have an enormous avocado tree grown from s...Kate we have an enormous avocado tree grown from seed. It has out grown the 2 we bought from Perry's Fruit & nut nursery. Perry's told us we needed 2 different varieties for pollination, so, it might be a good idea to buy another avo of a different type and start its seed off as well. <br />In addition, we haven't had any fruit from the homegrown as yet but the 2 grafted ones have been producing for the last 2 years and have been in the ground for......maybe 4-5 years. (going toward their 3rd. flowering season) Do you know that a fully grown tree should produce 200 fruit per year? Yum,yum,yum.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389835614289815501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-40376345824491354032010-06-20T01:25:27.755+10:002010-06-20T01:25:27.755+10:00I tried this several times. Never worked for me. ...I tried this several times. Never worked for me. Don't know what I'm doing wrong.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.com