Tribe.net. Local Connections grub http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#0288a3dc-5901-456f-b241-7afbefe88473 2009-07-27T12:40:47Z 2009-07-27T12:40:47Z

One could always sprout a seed, and periodically trim the roots back. Avocado bonsai !!!

grub 2009-07-27T12:40:47Z Trish http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#c2ba846a-5451-4329-89bd-1f499409f303 2009-07-25T21:52:07Z 2009-07-25T21:52:07Z

Probably hotter....as those are the ideal conditions for this particular fruit.

Trish 2009-07-25T21:52:07Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#48686746-ce6b-431d-8a7c-e46ed83d1802 2009-07-25T18:56:13Z 2009-07-25T18:56:13Z

Wow! So fragile. I wonder what is different this year in Louisiana? Warmer, cooler, more or less rainfall. Such a delicate balance. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-07-25T18:56:13Z John http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#b3e6738d-fd48-423b-b232-cfc321fd6c13 2009-07-25T18:12:57Z 2009-07-25T18:12:57Z

As to whether or not avocados sprouted from a seed can grow fruit, consider this. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_avocados_at_last It took ONLY 19 years, lol. MP & BB John ))0((

John 2009-07-25T18:12:57Z Trish http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#f0e8c27f-2a78-4252-b66e-28576bf06303 2009-07-16T00:45:06Z 2009-07-16T00:45:06Z

I love omelets and have them most mornings. I will have to try that, Nancy. Just the other day, I was at Whole Foods and inquired about growing them. The woman who answered me had a rich dialect indicating that this fruit was perhaps native to her own homeland. I think she was kindly laughing at my attempts to grow this in an area that's not the tropics ;o)

Trish 2009-07-16T00:45:06Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#15bf273f-ceaa-4f59-a7e6-bfd4ce538f07 2009-07-13T22:59:49Z 2009-07-13T22:59:49Z

Yeah, I accidentally used vanilla yogurt instead of sour cream when making guacamole once! It wouldn't have been half bad if it weren't for the onions. My husband ate it anyway and that's when I knew he loved me.;-) -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-07-13T22:59:49Z Nancy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#344c9062-4169-4666-96f0-52f79154cfaf 2009-07-13T22:53:52Z 2009-07-13T22:53:52Z

Avocados take on the flavor of whatever you add so if you add sugar and vanilla it tastes like vanilla ice cream! lol Experiment with the flavors you like. I like having them just sliced on my cheesy omlettes with diced tomatoes and fresh ground pepper. mmm

Nancy 2009-07-13T22:53:52Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#abc0f315-210d-4ad5-9d08-3ad5fcf979c8 2009-07-08T05:10:25Z 2009-07-08T05:10:25Z

That sounds different. Let me know what you think. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-07-08T05:10:25Z Trish http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#9f188931-3fa8-4f22-9708-cad55c50bfbb 2009-07-08T00:58:58Z 2009-07-08T00:58:58Z

Not to go back to the avocado issue, but wanted to share... I learned today that some people take avocado and make a healthy shake out of it by adding milk and berries. I'm going to give it a try.

Trish 2009-07-08T00:58:58Z Deborah http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#2a833435-c902-4085-babc-b571ecdc2de4 2009-07-07T20:01:30Z 2009-07-07T20:01:30Z

Have you tried hydrophonic growing... I take my seeds from my Avocados and soak them halfway in water rolling them every other day then I peel them and keep soaking them half way in water until they sprout I do not like the toothpick method it just seems somewhat barbaric I separate the sprouted seeds (about 40 percent) and continue to let them grow making sure they are always halfway in water after they begin to grow leaves I then separate them from the rest soak there roots in water (put them through a strofoam board) with a small amount of epsom salt and some water solable fertilizer) I slowly whisk the water one to two times a day for about 10 seconds I have 3 plants to grow quite successfully until.... I did make the mistake of introducing them to outside conditions and planting them in leafy loam soil that I thought was prepared well they promptly died within a few weeks I have however continued the same seed process and have one currently on hydrophonics and two more that have not yet sprouted leaves.

Deborah 2009-07-07T20:01:30Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#e6faf6bf-30a0-49f4-acca-dd87c928fb41 2009-07-07T17:29:12Z 2009-07-07T17:29:12Z

Oh sorry I didn't realize that's what made you sick! I don't know about adding leeks, but you could always add a little avocado to your salad and see if you like it. But you know you don't have to eat them. There are so many wonderful fruits and veg out there that you can get many of the same nutrients from other foods. I got food poisoning from a crab salad once and I still don't crave it after all these years. I can only eat crab cakes and even then I don't eat them often. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-07-07T17:29:12Z wil http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#01c12085-6a20-4ccb-b0fd-a2b9e36cc902 2009-07-07T14:38:56Z 2009-07-07T14:38:56Z

It's not that it's a hybrid, it's that no fruit trees come true from seed. They need to be grafted with a scion of an improved variety. All of our apples, peaches, pears etc are done this way, and avocados too. They are harder to graft than most other fruit trees though, and i would advise you to get a haas variety from a nursery. They are much better fruit, much more of it, and also a shorter wider tree ( as i understand it) or perhaps it is that grafted trees are shorter and wider than seedling avocados regardless of scion. Anyway, with as much time, effort and resources that go into growing a tree, you might want to make the investment in a tree. They should be available at local nurseries there.

wil 2009-07-07T14:38:56Z Trish http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#c4659ef6-b1a5-4e5a-a745-e99016308605 2009-07-07T13:53:26Z 2009-07-07T13:53:26Z

Sara, I hear you and understand. It was a seven-layer dip that did it, and guacamole is the lingering taste I remember the most. Freya, do you think adding leeks would be good? I've really gotten into those lately. Sara's right about the taste always lurking as a reminder of...

Trish 2009-07-07T13:53:26Z Sara http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#a6f49d2f-ffb1-4192-8edf-bb0836b4abfe 2009-07-05T21:48:47Z 2009-07-05T21:48:47Z

Oh, Trish, I feel for you! We are hard wired not to eat things that make us sick or even things that we ate when we happened to get sick for some unrelated reason. It's to keep us from poisoning ourselves. I once got salmonella from potato salad and now I can't eat egg-mayonaise combinations. For the longest time just the smell used to make me want to retch. I had a psychology professor that said there was a behavioral therapy that could keep me from punking when eating egg-mayonaise foods, but I would probably never like them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Sara 2009-07-05T21:48:47Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#4cf1c5d5-a5ba-4409-9102-c4c1b75500c5 2009-07-04T23:02:57Z 2009-07-04T23:02:57Z

You can't go wrong with guacamole! I'm Mexican so it's a staple. I like to use about 3 avocados and mash them up with a little lemon juice. Then I add about an eighth of an onion finely diced, salt and pepper to taste and sometimes a little grated cheese and garlic. I put it on all sorts of stuff. Veggie burgers, with corn tortilla chips, on salad. Yum! -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-07-04T23:02:57Z Trish http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#7939dd59-7955-4ac8-b535-111ef41f23f5 2009-07-04T21:38:49Z 2009-07-04T21:38:49Z

I wish I could become enthusiastic about avocados. I know they're great for you, but I had a bad (drunken) experience in college and have had a hard time eating them since. Thoughts for kicking this mental block? Does anyone have a neat recipe perhaps?

Trish 2009-07-04T21:38:49Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#528c6cc1-b971-439c-a32f-916716ace579 2009-06-30T04:21:13Z 2009-06-30T04:21:13Z

Mine all started growing in the compost. We just take em out when we turn the compost and my daughter plants them. Our little one is still only about 3 inches tall and has a lot of roots. We put it in water first and then a ceramic pot. Good luck. I hope yours grows really nicely. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-06-30T04:21:13Z John http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#f2cdf985-ea74-4dfd-a145-431b99792b52 2009-06-30T03:45:32Z 2009-06-30T03:45:32Z

I have a new avocado plant growing. This one was/is really funny.The other ones that I've grown have put down roots long before the stem started growing. The stem started growing after about 10 weeks without any root. last week, with the stem about 4" tall, the roots started. Now the stem is about 6" tall and the root is just over an inch. Other than that, it is doing really well. Of course, this is a seed with several toothpicks in it then suspended in a jar of water. MP & BB John ))0((

John 2009-06-30T03:45:32Z John http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#50baf886-cd53-4537-b844-e7503cd5746b 2009-05-21T23:53:17Z 2009-05-21T23:53:17Z

Actually, they can grow to produce fruit. Trees raised outside take 10 years to produce. Those grown inside take longer and even though it is possible, most don't even flower due to the growing conditions. As seen in the following website: http://www.crfg.org/tidbits/AvocadoFromSeed.html There is also an attached site for California Rare Fruit Growers MP & BB John ))0((

John 2009-05-21T23:53:17Z roger http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#7fbee2c7-8e56-495f-a304-03d488ff3a07 2009-05-21T20:45:40Z 2009-05-21T20:45:40Z

pp: very unlikely you will ever get fruit from the sprouted pits of store bought avocados. 835am thanx for the tip re: what happened to the almond industry in usa

roger 2009-05-21T20:45:40Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#4164436f-1d9f-49cf-bb20-67dc27b5b7c7 2009-05-21T19:27:48Z 2009-05-21T19:27:48Z

Yeah we've transplanted a sprouted pit from our compost pile and it is still alive after 9 months, but isn't getting any bigger and lost it's leaves. It's only about 3 inches high and we can't really get rid of it as our 5 year old wants to keep it. I had no idea that they might not be able to fruit. Good to know. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-05-21T19:27:48Z ~Ms. Purity~ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#ac3b8668-4e95-4096-9de6-f72516436bd9 2009-05-21T15:35:20Z 2009-05-21T15:35:20Z

Great place to grow avocados. Unfortunately though, it is very unlikely you will ever get fruit from the sprouted pits of store bought avocados. Because they are hybrids, the resulting tree will not be the same as where the pit came from and most likely will not produce fruit. That said, if you really want an avocado tree, most nurseries in SoCal offer them and some varieties do really well in pots.

~Ms. Purity~ 2009-05-21T15:35:20Z lorenzo http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#b1c286b9-41df-403b-ad6d-253a2f2b2c80 2009-05-21T02:40:07Z 2009-05-21T02:40:07Z

as always, check with your county agent. . .there's lots of avocado trees growing in CA, maybe you can grow some more! good luck. .

lorenzo 2009-05-21T02:40:07Z Gavan http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/b01c3336-73da-4158-bb38-9edc35a2cc49#d7f12077-f095-4014-9d7c-585c6a5a37f9 2009-05-20T17:54:15Z 2009-05-20T17:54:15Z

We recently sprouted two avocado pits using toothpicks and water in separate margarine containers. The first is doing well as it kept both sides after it split and sprouted roots. It sent up two leaf nodes and has five leaves. I suggested transplanting, and my roommate finally conceded. He put it in a small plastic container with organic soil and a little organic soil builder. It looks a little poorly. The second lost half its nut but seems to still be alive. Any and all tips tricks for growing avocado trees would be greatly appreciated. I live in Southern California near San Bernadino, on the western edge of what I consider the desert. It's very hot here.

Gavan 2009-05-20T17:54:15Z