Avocado tree on it's way...please advise

[movrshakr]

You know how much you said you liked avocados? Fresh figs are that good. 

My mom made fig preserves.  Oh my--total goodness.

[Sun City Linda]

You know I've been thinking the same thing about all this Fig talk. I have never had a fresh fig, only fig newtons. Blueberries are so good off the bush. Last year I was able to get about 10 off before the birds. Raspberries are especially good right off the vine too, and they are my favorite berry!

You know how much you said you liked avocados? Fresh figs are that good. 

Really?  I have a 5 foot fig tree volunteer coming up at my fence line I have been trying to dig out.  Maybe I will try harder.....

[grandmamac]

This forum is inspirational.... figs!  I know there is a Brown Turkey fig growing in a garden just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. I went on a tour - wonderful to see so many hidden gardens in the centre of the Old Town.

I'm hoping to put my house up for sale in the autumn; my son lives not far away and suggested we combine resources. He has a sun-trap front garden corner with the house wall on one side and steps and garage in the other.

[heatherbynum]

Avocado Trees arrived! here are some pictures.

[heatherbynum]

Here is another picture...2nd tree

[heatherbynum]

Here is an up close picture of two tiny avocados growing,

[heatherbynum]

Here is an up close picture of the other avocado tree(wurtz) with lots of flowers(potential avocados!)

[heatherbynum]

The first tree with two tiny avocados growing on it is a mexicola variety purchased from fast growing trees. Then second tree is a "little cado" also called wurtz. It has flowers all over it! I purchased it from Cliftons online nursery out of California. Both trees looked  very good upon arrival. I planted them high in the earth box. I used all the "soil" that came with them, and my own mix of peat and perlite. I watered them with a little bit of B-1 thrive alive, and used Dr. Earth's citrus and avocado fertilizer mixed in the container. I also used 1 cup of dolimite just for the heck of it. For the cover, I used two of the earth box covers for each tree. I put one cover on one side(long ways), then cut the other side of it up the middle just past the trunk of the tree, then used box tape to tape it down. Then going the other way I did the same thing with the other cover. My make-shift cover works very well. One of the trees trunk was very exposed so I painted it with white latex paint diluted with water. This was recommended on the website I looked at. I think that's about it. I will keep everyone updated as to the progress of my avocado trees. I can't wait to eat one!

[grandmamac]

Good luck with the trees- hope you get lots of avocados.

[heatherbynum]

Hello everyone! I promised to keep you updated on my avocado trees... First off the wind up on the roof is too much for these trees. I had a whole bunch of tiny avocados growing on my wurtz (lil cado), now there are only a couple left. One of them is growing nicely. (see pic)

I had two trying to grow on the other tree (mexicola-lila). The wind knocked both of them off. Other than the wind they are happy in their earth boxes, looking healthy and putting on new growth.

[Sun City Linda]

Oh thats right, I recall when I planted them the importance of finding a wind sheltered location. Can you build a trellis of sorts that will block the wind?

[grandmamac]

Disappointing news. Is there any hope the trees will adapt to the site? Will they flower differently next year so the fruits are more sheltered by the tree growth?

[heatherbynum]

I will put them on the landing (just before the steps to the rooftop) next spring instead of on the roof. They will be sheltered from the brunt of the wind by the house there. They will spend the winter in the room directly under the rooftop. It gets plenty of sunlight, but I am looking into buying a grow light to supplement during fall/winter.

I feel very fortunate to have any avocados growing at all. I was hopeful when I purchased the trees, but I really didn't expect to get any this year. I can't wait to eat the one avocado still hanging on the tree!

I did try to build a wind block... it got blown off the roof!

[Sun City Linda]

I did try to build a wind block... it got blown off the roof!

I love it!  What we will do for our plants!

[movrshakr]

You need a bigger hammer, more power!

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