Awesome video!! I’m a first time grower with a little 5-6 inch avocado tree I just transplanted from water to ground. I’m obsessed with it now and this video helps a lot, seriously thank you!
Be careful if grown from seed it could be a non fruit producer. Usually need to buy from store already growing for it to be fruit producing Has yours produced fruit in the last 4 years? This probably why
I've had my avocado tree for 15 years and planted it right next to my neighbors. Their avocado tree bore a lot of fruit every year, while mine has only produced one tiny fruit in all its years.
@@benjamintran1088 that's the problem you don't have a hass avocado tree you have a new unique variety that doesn't fruit, you could still graft individual scions to the smaller branches to get production clusters
I AM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND I HAVE AN AVOCADO TREE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE . IT TOOK ME 7 years to wait for its fruit. Thanks GOD IT GAVE ME A LOT OF FRUIT THIS TIME... BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR AVOCADO TREE COZ ITS SO SMALL AND BEARING FRUIT. MINE IS 15 feet
Okay, so last year I got a cabbages sized avocado from a Asian grocery. I put the rather large seed into a glass jar with tooth picks. It was a wide mouth jar abd the seed nearly filled it. I set it in the windowsill and after several weeks of nothing happening, I forgot about it. No water nothing. Several weeks later, it's 5 degrees outside, and I notice that the Avacado has sprouted with about a two and a half foot stemannd it's growing toward the crack in the window where the upper so I slipped. Leaves were growing, happy with the cold. Having no place to plant it. It stayed in that jar, just being watered every once in awhile, until about 3 weeks ago when I finally got a pot for it and some soil. Two days ago, I noticed something strange growing out if the top... I think it's blooming. I think I have a cold loving, one year blooming avocado!
Thanks a lot IV Organic, your video was quite helpful. I've just planted an avocado that I've grown from the seed myself and I don't know which type it is! It's now a little more than 1 foot high.
For grins, I planted an Avocado pit after my wife made some guacamole. This thing has taken off, and in fact, I am about to transplant it to a 25 gallon container. I have heard that growing one this way will not yield any fruit for 10-15 years. If that's the case I will just have to wait but am enjoying the plant without the fruit so far! I know you should get grafted plants but this was a bet with my wife that I couldn't grow an Avocado tree from seed.
Charles: Your welcome. Please keep giving your valuable information, It helps all of us. Please allow me to ask you a question. If I had a young Hass Plant and I grafted a much older different type of avocado stem on the hass to speed up production, Would I get Hass avocados or something different? Thank You for your time.
Hello Phillip Staton, Thank you so much for the compliment! :-) Assuming the young Hass is a seedling from a Hass avocado... then your seedling is not a Hass, but a "child" of the Hass parent tree. The seedling may produce characteristics similar to the Hass, but it could also be very different... again, just like children of parents. Grafting older/ mature avocado varieties onto the seeding is a great way to ensure that you are going to have the same quality avocado as that of the plant you took the scion (cutting) mature wood from. And yes, instead of waiting 7-10+ years for the seedling to mature enough to support fruit, grafting will allow you to realize fruit in as little as 2-3 years! :-) Let me know if you have any other questions! Charles
Hello Charles, thank you for the information you provide, it's very helpful for so.eone like me that can be so puzzled when it comes to gardening.. from watching your videos I have learned so much. I've had so many of my fruit plants, die on me and had no idea why.. now I have a general idea how to feed, water and provide the proper sunlight and vitamins my vegetation needs to thrive, thanks again👍👍👍
Hello Jose, It has been my pleasure sharing these gardening lessons to help both beginner, as well as advanced gardener's, reach their gardening potential! Thank you for your support and words of encouragement! Charles :-)
Hello, I am from Nice (France). French Riviera's climate is similar to climate in California, but unfortunately avocados are seldom planted here. I have been reading articles in English and decided to plant a Hass and a Fuerte (like mentionned in this video). It is often mentioned that they improve each other's pollination. Though I don't understand, how planting these two varieties will improve their pollination - they do not flower at the same time - Hass (February to May) and Fuerte (May to November). Would be very helpful. Thank you.
Interesting video, with some good information. I'm not trying to be confrontational, but this guy did and said a lot of things that aren't consistent with current day best gardening practices and understanding. I noticed at least minor issues with his comments on stakes, mulch, paint, and fertilizers. You might want to make note of which products he is selling. He appears to have a vested interest in having you think some things that are not quite right right... Decide for yourself!
Great content - thanks for the info. However, if I may make a suggestion...your camera person needs to learn where the lens is. The majority of the video his/her finger was obscuring the lens!
I have a Wurst (Little Cado) Avacado tree. Over the last 8 years it has grown to 10 feet. I live in Northern CA (San Jose area). The tree is healthy and it it does flower. However it has NOT created even a single fruit in the last 8 years. Any suggestions. Watering - how often/how much - I have a 3 drip lines watering 10 min 3 times a week? Is that enough? Fertilize how often? Also would you suggest grafting an alternate flower branch (type B) to this wurst avacado (type A) tree?
I planted a dwarf grafted Pinkerton about 6 months ago and it was about 3 feet tall - it's now 6 feet. It is punching out heaps of new leaves and is a picture of health. I have it planted between two golden cane palms so it gets shade but good amounts of sun. When I planted it I planted it on top of the ground and use good quality gardening soil. I feed it processed cow manure and top it with lucerne Hay. I thought Avocados were supposed to be hard to grow - this Pinkerton variety is growing is like a weed!
Hello RED RUM, I too purchased a Pinkerton avocado, standard size, about a month ago. I am just waiting for the ground to dry enough to plant it! :-) Pinkerton's can tolerate shade better than most varieties, produce avocados as delicious as the Hass, are about 2x the size of the Hass, and bear a heavy amount of fruit consistently each year. About 18 months ago, I planted a Hass and Fuerte in my garden as well that currently stand about 8 feet tall. I will share those results with you in an upcoming video in the upcoming 2-3 weeks. Stay tuned! :-) Charles
The avocado may be stunted because of all of the ivy and plants around it. Also the leaves look very limp and may indicate it needs more deep watering. Water does wonders
Nice video. My avocado tree grows very rapidly and looks healthy. It will produce many avocados but the avocados grow approx two inches and then fall off. Have no idea why this is. I’m the last ten years, it has only produced huge avocados once? Any suggestions? Thanks
His explanation of the A/B flower timing process only applies within the narrow temperature range of the avocado's native tropical climate. Our climate is so different that it does not apply to California grown avocados.
All the vitamins and the nutrients that tree needs an avocado tree comes through the skin not the actual Center it's moist but all of the juices to make fruit and to Blossom is in the bark
Some sites I've seen suggest planting an "A" and "B" type tree in the same hole. Is that possible and how does it affect both trees growth and appearance in the yard?
Great question Greg T! :-) 2 trees in one hole can work, but the end result will be yields of only 1 tree (not 2). You will need to prune the plants each year to remain balanced, so that one tree does not dominate the other. When space is tight in your garden, this is an option. If you have room, I advise that you plant them within 50 feet of one another. The wind and bees will provide sufficient pollination and you will have 2 heavy bearing trees. Here is a video link (go towards the end) where I planted 2 plum trees in the same hole: th-cam.com/video/xCVZgkfpYL4/w-d-xo.html Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
i'm sorry to bother you but i was curious if you can stunt an avacado trees growth by pruning it so that it wont grow so tall and still bare fruit. and if i can green house grow it.. i'm moving to maine and want avacados
Will you still get the advantage of two types of flowers if the trees bear at different times of the year. For example, a summer bearing "A" avocado and a winter bearing "B" avocado. Seems like you won't unless they flower at the same time of year.
Charles, thank you for the video and information. I am planning to plant an avocado in my side yard- a Haas. How far do you suggest planting it from the house, or a wall? I read that avocado grow a lot of surface roots I'm afraid, in time, these roots may cause damage to the base or pipes of the house.
A friend gave me an avocado tree. Is there anyway to determine the type just by looking at the leaves? It seems to have more of a bright green color while my has is more reddish. Thanks
Hello Arslan Bahler, An avocado expert may be able to determine the variety by (1) smelling the leaves (Mexican varieties have an anise scent), (2) the fruit shape, size, color, flavor. And, there are genetic tests to determine the variety. However, if the avocado is not grafted, then you have a seedling with mixed genetics that are unlike any existing avocados... Just like children, none are identical to the parents (most are similar to the parents, but can be very different too). Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/_Q5O_TsZfNU/w-d-xo.html Charles :-)
I don't know Charles. I have one and only surviving avocado tree in zone 8B - a Mexicola that bloomed profusely for a whole month of April. Now it's June and I don't see a single fruit!!!!!
My seed (in water), got moldy and if I don't rinse with fresh water, it smells horrible, but they are still seeding. Are they still good? It takes six months to seed. I know have two growing leaves, but don't know what to do. They are in the same big pot of dirt indoors by the window. Could you please help me...
Thanks for the video. Im trying to get my 3 ft tall bacon avocado to establish in this heat in southern ca. Im going to do all the products in your video today. Would you reccomend epsom salts as well or would that be too intense on the same day as the other fertilizers?
Hello kellycap123. It's going to be hot, hot, hot these next few days on your avocado! Checkout this video to protect your tree(s) from the heat: th-cam.com/video/qcNMYEVmoSc/w-d-xo.html&lc=z23shfdhmyvpw5elfacdp431ffwjjklni35wnedx3shw03c010c And yes, Epsom salts are GREAT, as they offer your plants 2 of there needed macronutrients = magnesium + sulfur. But, 'less is more' if you know what I mean.... use less product more frequently during the growing season, instead of adding too much too soon. Keep me posted on your bacon avocado growing successes! Charles :-)
Thank you so much for your fast reply. I will definitely dilute some salt into the water and add that into my routine. I also purchased the IV Organics whitewash and gave my citrus trees a nice sunblocks and coated the trunks. Thank you for all your tips and advice, it's greatly improving my Urban Garden!
So happy IV Organic is helping your urban garden, Kellycap123! With regard to the Epsom Salts, consider only applying dilute amounts spring, summer & fall... nothing in winter as the tree is 'hibernating.' Keep me posting on the growing results! Charles :-)
Okay will do. Now on to fixing the problems with my pumpkins and all of my garden plants. Hope these fertilizers help! If you ever need an urban caged in Garden to do any videos on please let me know LOL
I have 3 avocado trees growing in my garden, all 3 years old and grown from seed. The first one is about 5-6m tall (15-20 feet) and receives a lot of sunlight, the second, a different variety is around 4m tall (12 feet) and the third and last one, planted in a location with more shade is roughly 3m or 10 feet tall. I live in a tropical climate - during the wet season the trees receive a huge amount of rain and that always boosts their growth a significant amount over the 4-5 month rainy season. I'm wondering how long it will take to fruit - I heard trees grown from seeds take considerably longer than grafts. However, nearly all "exotic" trees such as avocados sold where I live are grown from seed.
Iv organics, thanks for the wonderful and informative videos. My question is can i grow an avocado from seed in a pot. And if so, how big should the pot or container be? Thanks, Maria
Hello Maria, Yes, you can grow an avocado tree from seed. The best method is to graduate the plant from a small, to medium, to large pot. The goal is the trees roots should be in contact with nearly the entire soil medium for optimal health-- And less risk of root rot. However, here is my warning: (1) An avocado seed, like the children of parents, are different from the parents and different from the siblings. If you want a Hass Avocado, for example, you will need to graft the Hass avocado tree onto your seedling rootstock (a process that typically takes place after 18-24 months of growth. (2) Additionally, growing an avocado from seed can take 7 to 10+ years to mature enough to support fruit. Grafting again expedites the waiting time for fruit, which is usually 1-3 years from the time you graft the tree will you get to enjoy that grafted varieties quality avocados. I hope this information helps you! :-) Charles
Charles, Question about non production. We have a 60 ft tree in a rental we moved into.The first year we were here we got hundreds of fruits very good size and quality. The last 4 years no fruit (5-10 on the tree mostly went to squirrels) the tree blossoms every year but no fruit sets. Tree looks very healthy and is well watered. Can't figure out why we are not getting amazing fruit like the first year we lived here. My only guess was the neighbors had the pollinator and took it out? But after watching this video I'm thinking this is not the case. Please advise. Thank you.
Hello, I recently found your channel and have been enjoying watching your very informative videos. I want to plant an avocado tree in my yard (pot or in ground). My favorite avocado is the Hass but due to its huge size at maturity, I want a smaller plant. I read that Gwen is a dwarf variety and is similar in taste to the Hass, and perhaps the Gem as wellI. I live in Long Beach, CA and have been looking for dwarf varieties with no success. Can you recommend a nursery that sells dwarf avocado trees? I don't want to start from seed and have to wait many years for the fruit. Thank you.
Hello Teri, Thank you for finding me and I am glad you are enjoying these videos! When I lived in Palm Beach, Florida I discovered a nursery that also provided the best list comparing avocado varieties by flavor, yield, harvest months, etc... Here is the link: www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/avocado-viewer/index.htm Dwarf varieties to look for are the following: Holiday & Wertz a/k/a Little Cado. If you go to your local Armstrong nursery, they may advise you on other varieties to consider. If you know which variety you want, you can order in and receive your tree within a week or two. Also, here is the contact to your local Armstrong: 3842 E 10th St, Long Beach, CA 90804 Phone: (562) 433-7413 Let me know what variety you select and keep me posted on your success! :) Charles
Hi Charles I stay in tropical climate I have a avocados tree approximately 35 years old always have a good blossom but have only 5 to 10 fruits every year tree is healthy don't know what type kindly advise how to get it pollinate for more fruit
Hello Real Dad! Thank you for watching & thank you for the compliment! :-) Yes, IV Organic is sold in White, Green & Brown. Just like the color of the shirts we wear, white will reflect the most sunlight resulting in a cooler plant when applied to the plants trunks and branches. However, all colors offer the sunblock, sunscald, insect and rodent protection. So the "difference" is that white will result in a cooler plant offering a little more sunblock and sunscald protection than the brown and green colors. Sometimes the color (appearance to others) is more important than getting the max summer & winter protection. You'll have to use your own judgement on what will perform best and look best for your plants! Happy gardening! :-) Charles
It makes great sense that white is better for sun reflection, i just order 2 greens to try, next time i will order white, as you said Charles, it is depend on the location of the tree or the plant, again thank you and i love your videos, i think yours are the most informative in the market...
Hello Real Dad, Thank you so, so much for the compliment: "...the most informative in the market...." I really appreciate your words of encouragement!!! Happy gardening! :-) Charles
I have an avocado tree about 5 years old, about 3 meters high, green and lovely, yet still not producing fruits?? anything I can do ? I am living in Lebanon about 1000 meters above see level cold and rainy winter hot and dry summer...
Hello Sea Primavera, IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard has castor oil that naturally makes the plant taste horrible to most rodents, including squirrels. Most people with rodent issues apply IV Organic on the bottom 2-3 feet of the tree trunk to prevent girdling. However, if you know that the issue is the avocado seed, you should be able to carefully remove the seed from the plant with very little harm to the stem-root system. Let me know what you decide to do, and keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! :-) Charles
24 Dollars for a Hass avocado? Are they grafted? Here in germany it cost about 70 dollars for a grafted one.. Btw which variation is the best ? Fuerte, Bacon or Hass?
You got me sold on buying an avocado after watching your vids. I wanted the Lil Cado/Wurtz, but Home depot sells whats labeled as a Dwarf Avocado hyrid dwarf, Persea Hybrid. Do you know if thats the same? I know its type A, but if I get 2 itll work for my space. They also sell a bacon avocado and the label says it gets 10-12 ft tall but my research and your videos say other wise.
Hello Mreisma, Sunburn cannot only slow down, but kill plants and trees. Checkout this link at 22:22 th-cam.com/video/Q5EWng9cwaI/w-d-xo.html Once the bark has been damaged, beetles and termites can enter the tree and shorten the plants life. Here is another example: th-cam.com/video/EhxkBdyudF0/w-d-xo.html If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Happy gardening! :-) Charles
Hello SpiritJourney, The seed is the "child" of the parent plant; and like people, no child is exactly like the parent. They may be similar or different. I would guess that if it came from a Type "A" plant, that the seed would also be Type "A"-- But not necessarily! The only time you will know is when the plant flowers. Type "A" flowers are female and receptive in the morning hours; and the male stamens are receptive in the afternoon. Type "B" are just the opposite functioning flowers. These two articles will help you with diagrams and explanation. www.agric.wa.gov.au/spring/growing-avocados-flowering-pollination-and-fruit-set ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/FloweringBasics.html Keep me posted on your gardening successes! Charles:)
i have two very mature trees in our yard, 20years plus old but we've never seen fruit on them in the six years we've been on this property. any reason why this is so?
Hello PolyNZian, Depending on the type of fruit tree, it could be based on a variety of factors, such as (1) making sure you feed your trees up to 3x per year, (2) the way you prune your trees-- proper pruning can help encourage fruiting, (3) watering, (4) disease and pest control... The most common being feeding and pruning being the reason. Also, depending on the type of fruit tree, the most productive years are limited... But 20-30 is too short most fruit types. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Charles :)
wow, that is awesome feedback. thank you so much for that. we've pretty much just neglected them. i have fed them a few times over our time at this property but i guess i assumed that as they were mature that they wouldn't need a whole lot, if any, feeding. sounds silly i know. and i assumed that they would just bear fruit as they are 'mature' trees. there were rumours that our neighbours remembers seeing fruit on them years ago. i'm a little skeptical. one of the two avo's we cut back very hard. there are new shoots all over now and appears very healthy. but from now on, i will feed and prune on a regular basis. if you have an email, i could send pics. btw, i've also planted a haas, bacon and esther varieties in the vicinity in the hope that they might spur some action into the older trees.
You're welcome PolyNZain! Yes, share pictures with me at Info@IVOrganics.com. Gardening is a science-- you've just got to keep on experimenting until you get the balance right on what you expect from your garden.... Once you give your plants care, they will reward you! :-) Charles
is it true avocado trees that grew up from seeds have to take at least 15 to 30 years to start to give fruits!??? some people told me I have to to grafting to my avocado trees to make them give fruits earlier???
Probably, more importantly they will probably produce sub standard fruit unless grafted. Remember, a named variety was considered the best of the best by the growers. Sorry it took a year before anyone answered.
Hi Jose, Yes; however, depending on how deep the burn and the size of the damage will determine the number of years for it to recover. By coating the damage with IV Organic, the plant will have a chance to heal without any additional burn damage. Additionally, as the plant gets healthier, it will form a natural canopy to protect those lower branches and tree trunk. I hope this helps! :-) Charles
Hello Pebbles, First, planting a Hass Avocado from seed may be similar... and it may be very different... like children... the fruit can be larger, smaller, taste better, taste worse, bare many fruit or no fruit... you get the point.... And the worst part is growing avocados from seed can take as long as ten years to get fruits! To correct this problem, you can graft your desired variety of avocado onto that seedling avocado. Secondly, I just checked out the weather patterns in Dublin, Ireland and it looks like the weather stays above freezing through the winter-- so it is possible. Here is the weather link: weather.com/weather/monthly/l/EIXX0014:1:EI Let me know if you have any other questions. :) Charles
1. Sprout: 30-90 days. 2. Can grow with many leaves up to 1-3 feet in the first year. 3. You should transplant to a 1 gallon container within a few months after the plant begins to grow. Be sure to use a quality potting soil as potting soils will help to better retain water than using pure compost of garden soil. 4. Fruit from seedling can take 10+ years.... and will not be identical to the parent fruit. To ensure identical fruit, you should graft the tree in years 2 or 3 with the desired avocado variety. Once grafted you can enjoy that identical grafted flavor, such as Hass, in only 2-3 years! :) Let me know if you have any other questions! :) Charles
Ive been trying to germinate an avacado by sticking 3 toothpicks in an angle and fill a glass up until the seed is half submerged in water. It has been twenty daus and it has done nothing - is that normal ? I also have been watching a lot of hass avadado videos and the seed looks like the shape of an egg , all my seeds are big and round which makes it difficult to find the top and bottom . When you say graft do you mean germinate 2 different varieties of avacado and then when the have both grown to about 1-3 feet , then graft them? Can it stay in a pot forever ?
I would like to see what your trees look like now that they have been in your soil mixture that is supposed to be deadly for avocados! You say they do not like a lot of water? They love water,its the soil that you are using that kills them. Please look on TH-cam for Gary at Laguna nursery for some very good information on how to grow avocados. I do like your white wash, I put it on my trees and they love it!
Your main problem there is that cement fence you placed around the roots. You are stifling the root growth of that poor tree! So sad! Branch growth takes place only if there's root growth!
ok firstly how do you know what is a A and B type plant, seems more like a scam to say its an A or B if no one knows if it is or not, and secondly, why are you gardening in those shoes!?!?
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Awesome video!! I’m a first time grower with a little 5-6 inch avocado tree I just transplanted from water to ground. I’m obsessed with it now and this video helps a lot, seriously thank you!
Be careful if grown from seed it could be a non fruit producer. Usually need to buy from store already growing for it to be fruit producing
Has yours produced fruit in the last 4 years? This probably why
I've had my avocado tree for 15 years and planted it right next to my neighbors. Their avocado tree bore a lot of fruit every year, while mine has only produced one tiny fruit in all its years.
Did you grow it from seed?
@@crashoverride93637 yep! It was my kindergarten's class plant, which I won in a class raffle haha
@@benjamintran1088 that's the problem you don't have a hass avocado tree you have a new unique variety that doesn't fruit, you could still graft individual scions to the smaller branches to get production clusters
I AM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND I HAVE AN AVOCADO TREE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE . IT TOOK ME 7 years to wait for its fruit. Thanks GOD IT GAVE ME A LOT OF FRUIT THIS TIME... BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR AVOCADO TREE COZ ITS SO SMALL AND BEARING FRUIT. MINE IS 15 feet
is your avocado tree from seed or graft ?
Tom Michael IT's A TREE FROM SEED
@@eileendumo6602 Thanks
Okay, so last year I got a cabbages sized avocado from a Asian grocery. I put the rather large seed into a glass jar with tooth picks. It was a wide mouth jar abd the seed nearly filled it. I set it in the windowsill and after several weeks of nothing happening, I forgot about it. No water nothing.
Several weeks later, it's 5 degrees outside, and I notice that the Avacado has sprouted with about a two and a half foot stemannd it's growing toward the crack in the window where the upper so I slipped. Leaves were growing, happy with the cold. Having no place to plant it. It stayed in that jar, just being watered every once in awhile, until about 3 weeks ago when I finally got a pot for it and some soil. Two days ago, I noticed something strange growing out if the top... I think it's blooming.
I think I have a cold loving, one year blooming avocado!
Thanks a lot IV Organic, your video was quite helpful.
I've just planted an avocado that I've grown from the seed myself and I don't know which type it is!
It's now a little more than 1 foot high.
For grins, I planted an Avocado pit after my wife made some guacamole. This thing has taken off, and in fact, I am about to transplant it to a 25 gallon container. I have heard that growing one this way will not yield any fruit for 10-15 years. If that's the case I will just have to wait but am enjoying the plant without the fruit so far! I know you should get grafted plants but this was a bet with my wife that I couldn't grow an Avocado tree from seed.
Just received my 3in1 products!..canna wait to see my happy trees. Thank you so much for all you do
Hello Jennifer Prescott,
Great! Please keep us posted on your growing successes! Charles :-)
I think this one is my favorite video. Thank you. I quest you don’t answer questions.
Charles: Your welcome. Please keep giving your valuable information, It helps all of us. Please allow me to ask you a question. If I had a young Hass Plant and I grafted a much older different type of avocado stem on the hass to speed up production, Would I get Hass avocados or something different? Thank You for your time.
Hello Phillip Staton,
Thank you so much for the compliment! :-)
Assuming the young Hass is a seedling from a Hass avocado... then your seedling is not a Hass, but a "child" of the Hass parent tree. The seedling may produce characteristics similar to the Hass, but it could also be very different... again, just like children of parents. Grafting older/ mature avocado varieties onto the seeding is a great way to ensure that you are going to have the same quality avocado as that of the plant you took the scion (cutting) mature wood from. And yes, instead of waiting 7-10+ years for the seedling to mature enough to support fruit, grafting will allow you to realize fruit in as little as 2-3 years! :-)
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Charles
Hello Charles, thank you for the information you provide, it's very helpful for so.eone like me that can be so puzzled when it comes to gardening.. from watching your videos I have learned so much. I've had so many of my fruit plants, die on me and had no idea why.. now I have a general idea how to feed, water and provide the proper sunlight and vitamins my vegetation needs to thrive, thanks again👍👍👍
Hello Jose,
It has been my pleasure sharing these gardening lessons to help both beginner, as well as advanced gardener's, reach their gardening potential! Thank you for your support and words of encouragement!
Charles :-)
Will that whitewash with castor oil and other insect repellents kill bees or natural pollinators?
Hello, I am from Nice (France). French Riviera's climate is similar to climate in California, but unfortunately avocados are seldom planted here. I have been reading articles in English and decided to plant a Hass and a Fuerte (like mentionned in this video). It is often mentioned that they improve each other's pollination. Though I don't understand, how planting these two varieties will improve their pollination - they do not flower at the same time - Hass (February to May) and Fuerte (May to November). Would be very helpful. Thank you.
I want to thank you for this leaf miner prevention video, I've been waiting for information on it. Thanks!!!
You're welcome Maceo A Owens Jr! :-)
Charles
Thanks very helpful what about mulch n compost keep them from trunk?
Thanks for the info. Great video. I didn't know the connection between fish fertilizer and bio organisms
Interesting video, with some good information. I'm not trying to be confrontational, but this guy did and said a lot of things that aren't consistent with current day best gardening practices and understanding.
I noticed at least minor issues with his comments on stakes, mulch, paint, and fertilizers. You might want to make note of which products he is selling. He appears to have a vested interest in having you think some things that are not quite right right...
Decide for yourself!
Thank you for all you help I live in cold weather and my plant will freeze can I grow it in my house in the winter?
Great content - thanks for the info. However, if I may make a suggestion...your camera person needs to learn where the lens is. The majority of the video his/her finger was obscuring the lens!
Good paced and precise. Thank you sir.
I have a Wurst (Little Cado) Avacado tree. Over the last 8 years it has grown to 10 feet. I live in Northern CA (San Jose area). The tree is healthy and it it does flower. However it has NOT created even a single fruit in the last 8 years. Any suggestions. Watering - how often/how much - I have a 3 drip lines watering 10 min 3 times a week? Is that enough? Fertilize how often? Also would you suggest grafting an alternate flower branch (type B) to this wurst avacado (type A) tree?
Love your videos😊 planting a fuerte and reed once my plants get here! Thank you for your great tips. I really should order the “sunblock” for them😄
I planted a dwarf grafted Pinkerton about 6 months ago and it was about 3 feet tall - it's now 6 feet. It is punching out heaps of new leaves and is a picture of health. I have it planted between two golden cane palms so it gets shade but good amounts of sun. When I planted it I planted it on top of the ground and use good quality gardening soil. I feed it processed cow manure and top it with lucerne Hay. I thought Avocados were supposed to be hard to grow - this Pinkerton variety is growing is like a weed!
Hello RED RUM,
I too purchased a Pinkerton avocado, standard size, about a month ago. I am just waiting for the ground to dry enough to plant it! :-) Pinkerton's can tolerate shade better than most varieties, produce avocados as delicious as the Hass, are about 2x the size of the Hass, and bear a heavy amount of fruit consistently each year. About 18 months ago, I planted a Hass and Fuerte in my garden as well that currently stand about 8 feet tall. I will share those results with you in an upcoming video in the upcoming 2-3 weeks. Stay tuned! :-)
Charles
cool - look forward to it.
The avocado may be stunted because of all of the ivy and plants around it. Also the leaves look very limp and may indicate it needs more deep watering. Water does wonders
Can we get a revist to see how this guys doing 4 tests later
My avocado is 12 feet even though it's just 2 years old but bare no flowers yet alone fruit
Nice video. My avocado tree grows very rapidly and looks healthy. It will produce many avocados but the avocados grow approx two inches and then fall off. Have no idea why this is. I’m the last ten years, it has only produced huge avocados once? Any suggestions? Thanks
Thank you for sharing!! I love your videos.
His explanation of the A/B flower timing process only applies within the narrow temperature range of the avocado's native tropical climate. Our climate is so different that it does not apply to California grown avocados.
Thank you I liked this. Now I need a truthful answer: how much water??????
What's the best soil mixture for avocados in a container or planter?
How close do the trees have to be. And how far from each other is too far for pollinators.
I really need you to come check out the plants and trees in my yard that I’m struggling to grow. Desperately need some guidance.
My understanding says allowing early fruiting (young small trees) will seriously stunt growth.
All the vitamins and the nutrients that tree needs an avocado tree comes through the skin not the actual Center it's moist but all of the juices to make fruit and to Blossom is in the bark
what are your thoughts on worm casting?
Some sites I've seen suggest planting an "A" and "B" type tree in the same hole. Is that possible and how does it affect both trees growth and appearance in the yard?
Great question Greg T! :-) 2 trees in one hole can work, but the end result will be yields of only 1 tree (not 2). You will need to prune the plants each year to remain balanced, so that one tree does not dominate the other. When space is tight in your garden, this is an option. If you have room, I advise that you plant them within 50 feet of one another. The wind and bees will provide sufficient pollination and you will have 2 heavy bearing trees. Here is a video link (go towards the end) where I planted 2 plum trees in the same hole: th-cam.com/video/xCVZgkfpYL4/w-d-xo.html Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)
i'm sorry to bother you but i was curious if you can stunt an avacado trees growth by pruning it so that it wont grow so tall and still bare fruit. and if i can green house grow it.. i'm moving to maine and want avacados
Will you still get the advantage of two types of flowers if the trees bear at different times of the year. For example, a summer bearing "A" avocado and a winter bearing "B" avocado. Seems like you won't unless they flower at the same time of year.
I noticed when my male flowers opened in the afternoon, a lot of my female flowers would still be open from the morning. (I have Hass)
Charles, thank you for the video and information. I am planning to plant an avocado in my side yard- a Haas. How far do you suggest planting it from the house, or a wall? I read that avocado grow a lot of surface roots I'm afraid, in time, these roots may cause damage to the base or pipes of the house.
Is a Gem Avocado Tree self pollinating?
How do you determine what type a young Hass seedling is when they don't have a little card?
Thank Mr. Malki. I am from Indonesia, Hass and Fuerte Avocado are very rare. How can we know the type of Avocado?
A friend gave me an avocado tree. Is there anyway to determine the type just by looking at the leaves? It seems to have more of a bright green color while my has is more reddish. Thanks
Hello Arslan Bahler,
An avocado expert may be able to determine the variety by (1) smelling the leaves (Mexican varieties have an anise scent), (2) the fruit shape, size, color, flavor. And, there are genetic tests to determine the variety. However, if the avocado is not grafted, then you have a seedling with mixed genetics that are unlike any existing avocados... Just like children, none are identical to the parents (most are similar to the parents, but can be very different too). Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/_Q5O_TsZfNU/w-d-xo.html Charles :-)
I don't know Charles. I have one and only surviving avocado tree in zone 8B - a Mexicola that bloomed profusely for a whole month of April. Now it's June and I don't see a single fruit!!!!!
Great information :) I am excited to get ours growing! 😀
My seed (in water), got moldy and if I don't rinse with fresh water, it smells horrible, but they are still seeding. Are they still good? It takes six months to seed. I know have two growing leaves, but don't know what to do. They are in the same big pot of dirt indoors by the window. Could you please help me...
When do you do pruning on avocados trees
Thanks for the video. Im trying to get my 3 ft tall bacon avocado to establish in this heat in southern ca. Im going to do all the products in your video today. Would you reccomend epsom salts as well or would that be too intense on the same day as the other fertilizers?
Hello kellycap123. It's going to be hot, hot, hot these next few days on your avocado! Checkout this video to protect your tree(s) from the heat: th-cam.com/video/qcNMYEVmoSc/w-d-xo.html&lc=z23shfdhmyvpw5elfacdp431ffwjjklni35wnedx3shw03c010c And yes, Epsom salts are GREAT, as they offer your plants 2 of there needed macronutrients = magnesium + sulfur. But, 'less is more' if you know what I mean.... use less product more frequently during the growing season, instead of adding too much too soon. Keep me posted on your bacon avocado growing successes! Charles :-)
Thank you so much for your fast reply. I will definitely dilute some salt into the water and add that into my routine. I also purchased the IV Organics whitewash and gave my citrus trees a nice sunblocks and coated the trunks. Thank you for all your tips and advice, it's greatly improving my Urban Garden!
So happy IV Organic is helping your urban garden, Kellycap123! With regard to the Epsom Salts, consider only applying dilute amounts spring, summer & fall... nothing in winter as the tree is 'hibernating.' Keep me posting on the growing results! Charles :-)
Okay will do. Now on to fixing the problems with my pumpkins and all of my garden plants. Hope these fertilizers help! If you ever need an urban caged in Garden to do any videos on please let me know LOL
Thank you Kellycap123! Charles :-)
I have 3 avocado trees growing in my garden, all 3 years old and grown from seed. The first one is about 5-6m tall (15-20 feet) and receives a lot of sunlight, the second, a different variety is around 4m tall (12 feet) and the third and last one, planted in a location with more shade is roughly 3m or 10 feet tall. I live in a tropical climate - during the wet season the trees receive a huge amount of rain and that always boosts their growth a significant amount over the 4-5 month rainy season. I'm wondering how long it will take to fruit - I heard trees grown from seeds take considerably longer than grafts. However, nearly all "exotic" trees such as avocados sold where I live are grown from seed.
Some take 5, 7, or have irregular fruit season or not setting fruit at all,
Best bet is to graft them
Thank You for the great video and information
Thank you Phillip Staton for the compliment! :-)
Charles
A lot of good information
Thank you Debbie Lane for the compliment! Charles :-)
Iv organics, thanks for the wonderful and informative videos. My question is can i grow an avocado from seed in a pot. And if so, how big should the pot or container be? Thanks, Maria
Hello Maria,
Yes, you can grow an avocado tree from seed. The best method is to graduate the plant from a small, to medium, to large pot. The goal is the trees roots should be in contact with nearly the entire soil medium for optimal health-- And less risk of root rot. However, here is my warning: (1) An avocado seed, like the children of parents, are different from the parents and different from the siblings. If you want a Hass Avocado, for example, you will need to graft the Hass avocado tree onto your seedling rootstock (a process that typically takes place after 18-24 months of growth. (2) Additionally, growing an avocado from seed can take 7 to 10+ years to mature enough to support fruit. Grafting again expedites the waiting time for fruit, which is usually 1-3 years from the time you graft the tree will you get to enjoy that grafted varieties quality avocados. I hope this information helps you! :-)
Charles
And thank you for the compliment Maria! :-)
Charles
IV Organic great information 👍
U know u stuff guy can I apply a floiar fertilizer for the tree to start to bear
Charles,
Question about non production. We have a 60 ft tree in a rental we moved into.The first year we were here we got hundreds of fruits very good size and quality. The last 4 years no fruit (5-10 on the tree mostly went to squirrels) the tree blossoms every year but no fruit sets. Tree looks very healthy and is well watered. Can't figure out why we are not getting amazing fruit like the first year we lived here. My only guess was the neighbors had the pollinator and took it out? But after watching this video I'm thinking this is not the case. Please advise. Thank you.
did you figure this out ? I have the same issue
He does not regularly answers all questions….
lovely video! May I ask which camera you are using please?
Hello, I recently found your channel and have been enjoying watching your very informative videos. I want to plant an avocado tree in my yard (pot or in ground). My favorite avocado is the Hass but due to its huge size at maturity, I want a smaller plant. I read that Gwen is a dwarf variety and is similar in taste to the Hass, and perhaps the Gem as wellI. I live in Long Beach, CA and have been looking for dwarf varieties with no success. Can you recommend a nursery that sells dwarf avocado trees? I don't want to start from seed and have to wait many years for the fruit. Thank you.
Hello Teri,
Thank you for finding me and I am glad you are enjoying these videos! When I lived in Palm Beach, Florida I discovered a nursery that also provided the best list comparing avocado varieties by flavor, yield, harvest months, etc... Here is the link: www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/avocado-viewer/index.htm
Dwarf varieties to look for are the following: Holiday & Wertz a/k/a Little Cado. If you go to your local Armstrong nursery, they may advise you on other varieties to consider. If you know which variety you want, you can order in and receive your tree within a week or two. Also, here is the contact to your local Armstrong: 3842 E 10th St, Long Beach, CA 90804 Phone: (562) 433-7413 Let me know what variety you select and keep me posted on your success! :)
Charles
Can I mix limestone powder an paint my young tree from the sun ?
why not remove all the weeds and shrubs around the tree?
Hi Charles
I stay in tropical climate I have a avocados tree approximately 35 years old always have a good blossom but have only 5 to 10 fruits every year tree is healthy
don't know what type kindly advise how to get it pollinate for more fruit
I have a grafted tree young 2 yrs
HI CHARLES, THE ORGANIC WHITE POWDER COMES IN 2 MORE COLORS, BROWN AND GREEN, IS THE COLOR MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEOS!
Hello Real Dad! Thank you for watching & thank you for the compliment! :-)
Yes, IV Organic is sold in White, Green & Brown. Just like the color of the shirts we wear, white will reflect the most sunlight resulting in a cooler plant when applied to the plants trunks and branches. However, all colors offer the sunblock, sunscald, insect and rodent protection. So the "difference" is that white will result in a cooler plant offering a little more sunblock and sunscald protection than the brown and green colors. Sometimes the color (appearance to others) is more important than getting the max summer & winter protection. You'll have to use your own judgement on what will perform best and look best for your plants! Happy gardening! :-)
Charles
It makes great sense that white is better for sun reflection, i just order 2 greens to try, next time i will order white, as you said Charles, it is depend on the location of the tree or the plant, again thank you and i love your videos, i think yours are the most informative in the market...
Hello Real Dad,
Thank you so, so much for the compliment: "...the most informative in the market...." I really appreciate your words of encouragement!!! Happy gardening! :-)
Charles
I have an avocado tree about 5 years old, about 3 meters high, green and lovely, yet still not producing fruits?? anything I can do ? I am living in Lebanon about 1000 meters above see level cold and rainy winter hot and dry summer...
how do you keep squirrels from eating young avacado trees? they seem to treat it like a nut, because of the base. when is it safe to put outside.
Hello Sea Primavera,
IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard has castor oil that naturally makes the plant taste horrible to most rodents, including squirrels. Most people with rodent issues apply IV Organic on the bottom 2-3 feet of the tree trunk to prevent girdling. However, if you know that the issue is the avocado seed, you should be able to carefully remove the seed from the plant with very little harm to the stem-root system. Let me know what you decide to do, and keep me posted on your avocado growing successes! :-)
Charles
I would just like to add that the label may be referring to a pollinator i.e a bee or other pollinating insect.
Thank you for your feedback Zemadeiran! :)
Charles
24 Dollars for a Hass avocado? Are they grafted? Here in germany it cost about 70 dollars for a grafted one.. Btw which variation is the best ? Fuerte, Bacon or Hass?
You got me sold on buying an avocado after watching your vids. I wanted the Lil Cado/Wurtz, but Home depot sells whats labeled as a Dwarf Avocado hyrid dwarf, Persea Hybrid. Do you know if thats the same? I know its type A, but if I get 2 itll work for my space. They also sell a bacon avocado and the label says it gets 10-12 ft tall but my research and your videos say other wise.
He does not answer all questions…
So can I buy this paint and how or where?
how can the sunburn slow the tree's growth? isn't the tree adapting to the sun by creating that "scab" from the sunburn?
Hello Mreisma,
Sunburn cannot only slow down, but kill plants and trees. Checkout this link at 22:22 th-cam.com/video/Q5EWng9cwaI/w-d-xo.html Once the bark has been damaged, beetles and termites can enter the tree and shorten the plants life. Here is another example: th-cam.com/video/EhxkBdyudF0/w-d-xo.html If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Happy gardening! :-)
Charles
Am I willing to buy Vietnam in Vietnam?
Thank you for the knowledge!!!!
Hello Matt Wolf,
Thank you for writing me! My pleasure!!! :)
Charles
Excellent
Hi, I'm growing an indoor avocado plant from seed but don't know if it's n 'A' or 'B' kind. How do I determine type? Thanks!
Hello SpiritJourney,
The seed is the "child" of the parent plant; and like people, no child is exactly like the parent. They may be similar or different. I would guess that if it came from a Type "A" plant, that the seed would also be Type "A"-- But not necessarily! The only time you will know is when the plant flowers. Type "A" flowers are female and receptive in the morning hours; and the male stamens are receptive in the afternoon. Type "B" are just the opposite functioning flowers. These two articles will help you with diagrams and explanation.
www.agric.wa.gov.au/spring/growing-avocados-flowering-pollination-and-fruit-set
ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/FloweringBasics.html
Keep me posted on your gardening successes!
Charles:)
i have two very mature trees in our yard, 20years plus old but we've never seen fruit on them in the six years we've been on this property. any reason why this is so?
Hello PolyNZian,
Depending on the type of fruit tree, it could be based on a variety of factors, such as (1) making sure you feed your trees up to 3x per year, (2) the way you prune your trees-- proper pruning can help encourage fruiting, (3) watering, (4) disease and pest control... The most common being feeding and pruning being the reason. Also, depending on the type of fruit tree, the most productive years are limited... But 20-30 is too short most fruit types. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Charles :)
wow, that is awesome feedback. thank you so much for that.
we've pretty much just neglected them. i have fed them a few times over our time at this property but i guess i assumed that as they were mature that they wouldn't need a whole lot, if any, feeding. sounds silly i know. and i assumed that they would just bear fruit as they are 'mature' trees. there were rumours that our neighbours remembers seeing fruit on them years ago. i'm a little skeptical.
one of the two avo's we cut back very hard. there are new shoots all over now and appears very healthy.
but from now on, i will feed and prune on a regular basis.
if you have an email, i could send pics.
btw, i've also planted a haas, bacon and esther varieties in the vicinity in the hope that they might spur some action into the older trees.
You're welcome PolyNZain! Yes, share pictures with me at Info@IVOrganics.com. Gardening is a science-- you've just got to keep on experimenting until you get the balance right on what you expect from your garden.... Once you give your plants care, they will reward you! :-)
Charles
Is the paint or spray better for sunburn?
The paint is better for the trunk and branches. The spray is better for the leaves.
is it true avocado trees that grew up from seeds have to take at least 15 to 30 years to start to give fruits!??? some people told me I have to to grafting to my avocado trees to make them give fruits earlier???
Probably, more importantly they will probably produce sub standard fruit unless grafted. Remember, a named variety was considered the best of the best by the growers.
Sorry it took a year before anyone answered.
Free the tree! Good work and nice video. :)
Thank you Fozzy Bear! WAKA WAKA! :-)
Charles
good video!
don't you hate it when you prune the only avocado?
hello Charles, will sunburn heal?
Hi Jose,
Yes; however, depending on how deep the burn and the size of the damage will determine the number of years for it to recover. By coating the damage with IV Organic, the plant will have a chance to heal without any additional burn damage. Additionally, as the plant gets healthier, it will form a natural canopy to protect those lower branches and tree trunk. I hope this helps! :-)
Charles
Always surprised when so called experts don't even know how to pronounce Hass. It is Hass as in Bass.
The usage of metal stakes must be an American thing. Where I live nurseries use exclusively wooden stakes, often bamboo ones.
Not a good idea to remove its sunburnt and exposing the shaded areas to more burning. Looks great but it's trying to protect itself the natural way.
can I plant an avacado in ireland ?
* a hass avacado
and how long will It to 1.sprout 2. grow leaves 3.transplant 4. bear fruit
I mean from seed
Hello Pebbles,
First, planting a Hass Avocado from seed may be similar... and it may be very different... like children... the fruit can be larger, smaller, taste better, taste worse, bare many fruit or no fruit... you get the point.... And the worst part is growing avocados from seed can take as long as ten years to get fruits! To correct this problem, you can graft your desired variety of avocado onto that seedling avocado.
Secondly, I just checked out the weather patterns in Dublin, Ireland and it looks like the weather stays above freezing through the winter-- so it is possible. Here is the weather link: weather.com/weather/monthly/l/EIXX0014:1:EI
Let me know if you have any other questions. :)
Charles
1. Sprout: 30-90 days.
2. Can grow with many leaves up to 1-3 feet in the first year.
3. You should transplant to a 1 gallon container within a few months after the plant begins to grow. Be sure to use a quality potting soil as potting soils will help to better retain water than using pure compost of garden soil.
4. Fruit from seedling can take 10+ years.... and will not be identical to the parent fruit. To ensure identical fruit, you should graft the tree in years 2 or 3 with the desired avocado variety. Once grafted you can enjoy that identical grafted flavor, such as Hass, in only 2-3 years! :)
Let me know if you have any other questions! :)
Charles
Ive been trying to germinate an avacado by sticking 3 toothpicks in an angle and fill a glass up until the seed is half submerged in water.
It has been twenty daus and it has done nothing - is that normal ?
I also have been watching a lot of hass avadado videos and the seed looks like the shape of an egg , all my seeds are big and round which makes it difficult to find the top and bottom .
When you say graft do you mean germinate 2 different varieties of avacado and then when the have both grown to about 1-3 feet , then graft them?
Can it stay in a pot forever ?
Lots of good info. Annoying thumb/finger on the camera lens.
I would have removed the border around base of haas which is restricting shallow root development! I’d bet five to one he killed that Haas!
I wish I watched this before buying two Hass trees.
I would like to see what your trees look like now that they have been in your soil mixture that is supposed to be deadly for avocados! You say they do not like a lot of water? They love water,its the soil that you are using that kills them. Please look on TH-cam for Gary at Laguna nursery for some very good information on how to grow avocados. I do like your white wash, I put it on my trees and they love it!
why does my avocado tree have any flowers
They need to be about 4 - 5 years old to flower.
no flowers
Your main problem there is that cement fence you placed around the roots. You are stifling the root growth of that poor tree! So sad! Branch growth takes place only if there's root growth!
now old for fruit
4 - 5 years.
ok firstly how do you know what is a A and B type plant, seems more like a scam to say its an A or B if no one knows if it is or not, and secondly, why are you gardening in those shoes!?!?
Lugha
Great video thank you ❤️