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For whatever reason, fresh fruit, ripened on the tree, taste so much better than grocery store fruit. I have a few trees, but it's a constant struggle. Birds get the best fruit before I can pick them. My favorites are the fruit that I don't see in stores. For whatever reason, the fig and loquat are huge this year. The figs are the size of a hand grenade, and the loquat are as big as the limes. And this year's crop has been very sweet.
I gave some of the fruit to a friend. A few pieces of fig, loquat, cherry plum, apricot, peach, lime. She's a social justice warrior. To her, fresh fruit was another inequality. Poor people in bad neighborhoods don't have the same access to fresh produce. You know what? I don't feel bad about that. they could grow a tree too. And really poor people, get food stamps. You can buy fruit with food stamps.
I gave some of the fruit to a friend. A few pieces of fig, loquat, cherry plum, apricot, peach, lime. She's a social justice warrior. To her, fresh fruit was another inequality. Poor people in bad neighborhoods don't have the same access to fresh produce. You know what? I don't feel bad about that. they could grow a tree too. And really poor people, get food stamps. You can buy fruit with food stamps.
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About a week ago I noticed the price of avocadoes at Walmart had dropped to 50 cents each. Then I looked at the avocadoes and they looked like they were the size of extra large eggs. I decided to pass on them. Yesterday, they were 93 cents, and a lot bigger. I'll check again tomorrow when I go to the store to see if they are worth buying.
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It's all relative. You buy 2 small ones, or 1 big one. I wish I got enough sun, heat, and humidity on my block for the tree to produce. I see several trees on the block. None have flowers or fruit. I just figure that it's the microclimate. It's just too cold, overcast, and foggy on my block. Avocado is a tropical tree. I live in Fog City.
The next time you get a few avocado, try planting the seed. Just to see what happens. I think that you have the right climate in Fresno for the tree to grow.
The next time you get a few avocado, try planting the seed. Just to see what happens. I think that you have the right climate in Fresno for the tree to grow.
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An avocado tree would be nice. However, it would not get much sun in my "yard" My apartment faces north and moss grows on the ground in front of it.
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Worth trying. You have the heat. Get a 5 gallon bucket and some dirt.
I usually look behind restaurants for buckets. They get all sorts of food delivered in 5 gallon buckets, and they are always throwing them away. I don't even bother cleaning them out. After it is filled with dirt, a little bit of old food won't matter. You do need to drill holes in the bottom for drainage.
I have grown tomato, cabbage, squash, potato, onions...... 5 gallon buckets are a good size for cannabis. Right now, I have a few that I use for worm farming. My next plan is actually to add my avocado and mango seeds to one of the worm farm buckets. The worm castings should be rich enough to germinate them. In theory, it should work. San Francisco is not cold enough to kill a tropical tree. I have a huge avocado tree in the ground. 25 feet. I think growing in a bucket would make the tree smaller. Then I can move it from one side of the yard to the other side. The tree could get all day sun, instead of sitting in shade half the day.
I usually look behind restaurants for buckets. They get all sorts of food delivered in 5 gallon buckets, and they are always throwing them away. I don't even bother cleaning them out. After it is filled with dirt, a little bit of old food won't matter. You do need to drill holes in the bottom for drainage.
I have grown tomato, cabbage, squash, potato, onions...... 5 gallon buckets are a good size for cannabis. Right now, I have a few that I use for worm farming. My next plan is actually to add my avocado and mango seeds to one of the worm farm buckets. The worm castings should be rich enough to germinate them. In theory, it should work. San Francisco is not cold enough to kill a tropical tree. I have a huge avocado tree in the ground. 25 feet. I think growing in a bucket would make the tree smaller. Then I can move it from one side of the yard to the other side. The tree could get all day sun, instead of sitting in shade half the day.
Sunday, I'll return the two boys, so that will help. 
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The price of avocados is all over the map. I will pick up more of them as the price for "normal size" ones approaches a dollar. When it goes over that, I tend to skip over them unless we need some for a get together or something.
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I remember growing up we had an apricot tree in our yard. The birds and ants got most of them, but we still had more than enough to last quite some time afterwards.
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