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avocados falling off !!!
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Posted by northridgegrower123 southern california (My Page) on Sat, Sep 12, 09 at 10:28
| Dwarf Haas Avocado...
had a Beautiful crop of fruit..now 2 or three on the ground every morning. what's going on ?? they're palm of your hand size, and the tree is about 3 years old. i provide food and slow deep watering twice a week. what does it want me to do ?? please help |
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RE: avocados falling off !!!
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| you fertilize this tree twice a week??? with what??? and does it need water twice a week???? btw.. how big is your palm ... since my palm.. would be about the right sized fruit???? can you rule out vermin??? ken |
RE: avocados falling off !!!
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avocados falling off
I see 2 possible reasons for your avocados falling off. watering twice a week seems a little much unless you have a sandy soil.
fertilizing twice a week seems too much unless you are using very little fertilizer.
I had a similar experience several years ago, so I took some of the fallen avocados to the nursery for advice. they told me not to worry. That it was normal with young trees.
Later I discovered that my tree was loaded with bugs under the leaves.By then it was too late to save the fruit.It all fell off.But I was able to save the tree.
So I recommend that you look on the bottom side of the leaves with a magnifying glass cause these little buggers are hard to see.I believe they are called thrips.
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RE: avocados falling off !!!
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| Perhaps they are ripe? Isn't this the time of year you should pick them or else they'll start falling off? I heard "Mexican Types" of avocados ripen 6-8 months after flowering. And I believe they should flower around January in your area. Does this help? |
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