For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

Preserving strips of native vegetation beside avocado orchards gives insects a buffet of wild pollen when blossoms are scarce, doubling their plant menu and boosting their resilience. Using ...

After completing an 11-month agricultural internship in Israel, Antoine Niyigena, a resident of Rukara Sector in Kayonza District, chose a path less travelled—modern farming over a white-collar job.

Growing avocado (Persea americana) at home can be more than just a dream. All you have to do is provide the tree with ample sunlight, adequate watering, and high humidity. “On average, it takes ...

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit ...

Some varieties and young trees are more susceptible to this problem than older bearing trees. There is nothing you can do for the current crop. Next year splitting can be lessened by a balanced ...

While the acres of blossoming avocado trees and aroma of lemons filled the idyllic rolling hills, farming in Ventura County faces more challenges every year. Because of the overproduction of ...

2. Provide sufficient light. Avocado trees need plenty of sunlight to grow and thrive. Place them near a south- or west-facing window that receives six to eight hours of direct sun daily.

If avocado trees are discovered, the patrols dig up the plants and destroy them. Anyone who has broken the rules is taken to prison, where they have to formally apologize and pay a fine.

If you'd prefer to use plant-based fertilizers for your avocado tree, you're in luck, as there are lots of options that will give it the nutrients it needs. Besides the aforementioned kelp, corn ...

The types of avocado trees range widely in size, between 5-8 feet wide and 5-65 feet in height, though most top off at 40 feet in Florida. It is classified as a medium-sized evergreen tree ...