Don't have a front or back yard for growing a garden? No problem, check out this tour of my patio container garden. I have strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes, grapes, apple tree (from seed), Avocado ...

On occasion, I come across a planted avocado tree and curiously ask the owner if they have enjoyed any fruits from it. Most always, the answer is "no" with a hint of frustration in their tone. This ...

Potted trees, much like potted plants a need some TLC, and a proper watering schedule. If you’re planting container-grown trees indoors, you need to be aware of its needs - and its water and ...

One of my all-time favorite foods is an avocado, eaten many different ways but maybe best, the rich flesh dipped right out of the skin with a spoon. Years ago, my family lived in San Diego on an old ...

QIt is easy to grow avocado trees -- most of us have grown a few in coffee cans over the years. Some of mine have reached a rather large size, but none has ever flowered or formed fruit. Is there a ...

Question. Several avocado trees grew from my compost pile and are now about twelve feet tall. When do I trim them to make them fuller and keep the fruits within easy reach? Answer. Young avocado trees ...

This week our SoCal Garden Clinic turns to problematic avocado trees: Question from reader Steven Klein of Malibu: In November 2011, I planted a 3-gallon Lamb Hass avocado tree on a slope with full ...

Have you ever wished you had your own avocado tree and could pick fresh avocados whenever you wanted? Or would you like to grow a citrus tree, but don’t have a yard? The UC Master Gardeners of San ...

Agricultural experts are warning about a disease, sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), that can severely stunt avocado tree growth.

In 35-plus years of writing this gardening column, I've seen a lot of large avocado trees growing in the greater Houston area. My grandmother, Mimi Gracida, had a two-story-plus avocado tree at her ...

OROVILLE — Some people who read in this paper about the frost-resistant Duke avocado tree are wondering how they can get one. Although Duke trees, which originated in Butte County, may have been ...

DEAR NEIL: I have five avocado trees that have yet to bear fruit. I grew them from seeds from grocery store avocadoes, and they are 4 to 6 feet tall. What might the remedy be to get them to bear fruit ...