Hello, i am looking for avocado graft. please send me email myids10@gmail.com thanks

I planted a Don Gillogly sapling about 6, maybe 7 years ago. I drove 400 miles to get it at an Orange County nursery, and bought another for a friend. Hers died, but mine lived and since we live only two blocks apart, I can't say why I had better success- I would guess because I practice benign neglect and don't water very often :) The tree was about 5 feet tall when I moved 4 years ago and I returned to my house in Cupertino, CA in March of this year to find my avocado tree had grown considerably and had fruit. The tree is about 12 feet high, so it is either going to stay relatively short or it's going to grow very slowly. The fruit is absolutely wonderful- no strings, a true avocado flavor, not watery flesh, buttery and rich and about 7 inches long. A weird thing about the fruit- they have a channel, like a skinny conical envelope from the seed to the stem. The tree now has a second crop for this year. My tree has spread horizontally (maybe 10 feet from left to right) so it seems like a tall bush in some ways. It is near my house and may get a little protection from cold and wind because of that, but our winters get into the low 30s at night and the tree has done well without any special care or fertilization. When I came back this year, I did throw some avocado fertilizer on the ground under the tree. I'm very happy I planted it.

Hi Mike...my Lamb usually is ready in late June and goes through November or later. The Sharwil is earlier. Keep in mind....the best place to store your fruit is on the tree. I only pick when I need some, or I plan giving some away. PS You know sometimes you will get multiple blooms...and different ripening dates off the same tree (usually like 3 weeks or so apart)

Short of actually planting the garden, the planning is the most fun! For 2016 I have started my plan. I have 4 areas in which I plant garden vegetables. Area 1 - Is an area about 15' X 8' on the north side of my house landscaping in which I plant some vegetables among the roses and azaleas. Here I intend to plant peppers, hot habinieros and bell, basil and 2 tomatoes purchased locally. Area 2 - Is an area about 15' X 12' on the south side of my house landscaping in which I plant some vegetables among the bush cherries, roses, russian palmogranite, strawberries, and apache blackberry. Here I will plant tomatoes purchased locally, eggplant, and bell peppers. I might have an artichoke if it survives the winter. Picture included. Area 3 - Is a 18' X 5' raised garden in the backyard shown in the picture. Here I already have 2 gojiberry bushes and will plant bright-light swiss chards, broccoli raab, and beets (all on line seeds). Area 4 - Is a 10' x 20' backyard garden spot next to my north fence. Here I plan to plant yard-long oriental beans in a row along the fence so they can run up the fence. In five 4 foot X 8 foot patches I will plant bush beans (local purchased seeds), musselburgh leeks (seeds on line), swiss chards-lettuce-mustard greens-green onions (local seeds). On the fence I will hand some milk jug containers where I will plant cucumbers to trail down. The yard-long beans will entagle with the cucumbers using them as support. The picture shows 2 of the 5 sections. Last year I grew garlic and leeks. I received 1/2 of my on-line-ordered seeds yesterday. I received my mustard, bright-light Swiss chards and beets. Still waiting on cucumbers, musselburgh leeks, and broccoli rabe. Planning some projects for the spring (besides pruning fruit trees, bushes and vines and preparing garden soil). Project # 1 - Rplace all native grass in the backyard with good grass. Project # 2 - Graft another variety of jujube onto my sherwood (need scions). Project # 3 - Graft another variety of apricott onto my moorpark (need scions). Project # 4 - Build wooden plant box. Project # 5 - Build 2 feet wide walk from patio to storage.