It's easy to sprout an avocado seed, as you may have learned in childhood. Buy an avocado, enjoy the luscious green flesh, then wash the seed. Remember which end of the seed was on top and which was ...

There’s nothing better than freshly prepared guacamole—especially when it's made with perfectly ripe avocados. In fact, you can even grow these delicious fruits indoors, whether it's in your living ...

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country. They can be ...

On occasion, I come across a planted avocado tree and curiously ask the owner if they have enjoyed any fruits from it. Most always, the answer is "no" with a hint of frustration in their tone. This ...

One of my all-time favorite foods is an avocado, eaten many different ways but maybe best, the rich flesh dipped right out of the skin with a spoon. Years ago, my family lived in San Diego on an old ...

Which varieties would do well in containers? It really would be better for you if you get miniatures for your containers. Unless you are a super-duper gardener, I wouldn’t recommend standard-sized ...

This week our SoCal Garden Clinic turns to problematic avocado trees: Question from reader Steven Klein of Malibu: In November 2011, I planted a 3-gallon Lamb Hass avocado tree on a slope with full ...

Question: Last year our avocado produced lots of fruits, but this year just a few and they are smaller. Is this normal? Answer: Fruit trees sometimes spoil us by bearing a heavy crop one year but then ...

In 35-plus years of writing this gardening column, I've seen a lot of large avocado trees growing in the greater Houston area. My grandmother, Mimi Gracida, had a two-story-plus avocado tree at her ...

Q: We have an Avocado tree that is not doing well. It was planted last spring and is on a drip system, however it is looking “sad.” What can we do to save this tree? A: Avocado trees are a popular ...