I wonder how an avocado tree would do in the Northeast without a greenhouse.
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Jessica - Feb 28, 2013 12:03:31 pm PST #13121 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Lee - Feb 28, 2013 12:03:43 pm PST #13122 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If you are looking to hand off some of the sproutings, I know of a back yard you can try.
-t - Feb 28, 2013 12:05:48 pm PST #13123 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In that case, maybe I will keep sprouting them. Then when my porch is full, I'll export. Did you ever decide what to plant in place of that plum tree, Lee?
Sheryl - Feb 28, 2013 12:07:51 pm PST #13124 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I like avocados, but usually get my fix in restaurants. I'm not sure I'd be able to tell a ripe one from a non-ripe one.
Lee - Feb 28, 2013 12:09:21 pm PST #13125 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Did you ever decide what to plant in place of that plum tree, Lee?
I think lemon, but I have to wait until I get out of the land of Car repairs mean no money first.
erin_obscure - Feb 28, 2013 12:29:34 pm PST #13126 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I sprout avocadoes all the time. My grandmother (in PA) had a HUGE potted avocado tree in her living room, it was a thing of glory. But you are unlikely to ever get fruit from them, as you would need to have both a male and a female tree (and no, i have no idea how to sex a tree) per what I read years ago when I was in San Diego and hoping to get my own little fruit grove in the backyard. Also, the fruit you buy in the store is usually genetically infertile. But they sure are pretty!!!
Jessica - Feb 28, 2013 12:31:37 pm PST #13127 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(and no, i have no idea how to sex a tree)
Flowers = male
Fruit = female
That said, I have no idea how one pollinates an avocado.
le nubian - Feb 28, 2013 12:37:16 pm PST #13128 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So I discovered (no pun intended) that my Discover card was compromised. Someone bought $350 worth of clothes from zara.com.
In addition, three plane tix were purchased from Spirit Airlines. The thing about airline tix is that the passenger name shows up when you buy tix. One person has a ticket for March 1, but somehow I don't think they will be getting to where they want to go.
Discover sent me new cards all of the sudden and I did not realize that they had started a fraud investigation because my name had been compromised.
-t - Feb 28, 2013 12:37:55 pm PST #13129 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just googled and UC Riverside says avocado flowers have both male and female organs. Commercial growers use bees as pollinators because the flowers are actively male at different times than they are actively female (and which is when varies by variety. I probably could have worded that better)
Eta: aw, crap, le nubian. It sounds like Discover is on top of it, I hope this doesn't lead to problems for you.
erikaj - Feb 28, 2013 12:41:24 pm PST #13130 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I like avocados, but they kind of don't like me back. Eat my share, too.