D...as stated above...there are variables. But we are trying to help you, so here goes...Watering for several days in a row should not have killed this plant. More likely, the extreme heat toasted it. Young avo plants can NOT take up water fast enough in extreme heat. The root system is too small. The best thing to do would have been give it afternoon shade in this extreme heat wave. Water under the bridge....Try to get a read on the "drainability" of your potting soil. If it drains freely...water often. Your plant got stressed out...but it should come back.

OK - a high probability that your plant is suffering from either a high level of salts in the soil, over-watering, or both. I see you have a scheff, too. Both of these plants would benefit significantly from a fast-draining, well-aerated soil. Hopefully, you read the link I provided a little upthread. I'm going to provide another link that Will help you better understand the function of soil and how soil choice can impact your growing experience. Here is what I would do, step by step, to rejuvenate the plant. I won't go into a lot of detail because much of this is covered in the first thread about Ficus in containers that I linked to upthread, but if you have questions, just ask. I'm going to make some assumptions based on my experience and the odds, one being the plant needs repotting. 1) Flush the soil thoroughly and repeatedly to rid the soil of accumulating salts. When it stops draining, depot the plant and set it on newspapers to dry down (several hours to overnight) 2) Saw the bottom 1/3 of the roots off; then use a utility knife to cut deep vertical slits in the root mass at 3-4" intervals. Tease a little of the soil away from the perimeter of the remaining root mass, then return the plant to the same pot after adding some soil to the bottom, then fill in around the sides. Use a soil similar to what you have but add lots of perlite in the soil in the bottom 3-4". This will reduce the amt of water held in the PWT zone, which will be very helpful. 3) Move the plant outdoors into open shade and eventually into dappled sunlight or early/late sun if possible. Be careful to do this gradually - a sunburn will probably kill the plant. 4) The first time the plant needs watering after flushing the soil, fertilize with a soluble fertilizer with a 3:1:2 NKP RATIO. 'Ratio' is different and much more important than NPK %s. I prefer Foliage-Pro 9-3-6, but any of the 24-8-16 all-purpose fertilizers are ok, as is MG's 12-4-8 liquid in the yellow jug. 5) Let your tree grow wild (unpruned) until this time next year. At that time, your tree will have recovered to the point you should be ready to do a full repot and change to a high quality soil. I think these steps are about as gentle as you can be and still be proactive in turning your tree around. There IS one other thing that will work even better if it works for you. That is, remove the tree from it's pot and put it in a 5 gallon bucket or nursery can with large (1") drain holes through which the roots can run into native soil. All you need to do then is keep it watered and fertilized. This will REALLY get your tree recharged. Al

Strange question for the citrus forum; luckily I happen to live in Guatemala, the native source of virtually all the avocados in the world. You often find citrus and avocado food in the same package; because they need about the same things. Your issue is that with the high soil pH, your tree cannot absorb the iron it needs; the answer?? exactly what you have done... apply chelated iron. Sounds like you are doing what you should; give it a good shot of fertilizer now that the weather is warming; and plenty of water. What you have going for you is that, unlike citrus that are poor competitors for food and water, the avocado is a ferocious competitor. What variety do you have? At my farms and gardens I only grow the Queen; it is the best avocado in the world, and we have more than 100 varieties here to choose from.

We do that too...but not at the church parking lot. The church people come here to our home...We have a bonfire,hayrack ride,weiner roast,smores,chili,potato soup...and lots of deserts. All the cars park around our circle and the kids trunk and treat. They get more candy here than when going house to house...and it's safe. I've been working on my house all week to be ready. I had let a lot of things go that I want done before a bunch of people see my home. I will be setting up an area for family pictures this year...I didn't do it last year and everyone was disappointed. I'll have to get my scarecrow out tomorrow. Last year we had over 60 people..I don't expect as many this year. But the weather is supposed to be nice. It sure was nice today. patti