Avocado trees, in particular, are heavy consumers of nitrogen and potassium, so finding a fertilizer that can give you a well-balanced dose of both is key. Fish emulsion is one option with an ...

It might be sacrilege to some, but this avocado grower says he doesn’t bother with fertilizer — just healthy soil. Plus, a look at what else is doing well in the garden this week.

Certainly, a good fertilizer program can help your tree grow healthy limbs and foliage plus mature a large number of avocados. Apply an avocado fertilizer once in March, May, August and early October.

He also cites the Bnei-Dror experiment conducted in Israel. “Fuerte avocado trees were given chemical fertilizer or composted animal manure, and results were observed for ten years.

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