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A professional gardener is warning Aussies to know the signs of an invasive pest that could mean the end of their most ...
Patience, attentiveness, and the right soil,” Jacqulyne reveals. She avoids red soil, which holds water and causes root rot.
Avocado pits are tossed in the trash or compost more often than not, but you don't need to let these bulky seeds go to waste.
In Northern California, where the soil is rich and the weather is just right, one Bay Area nursery owner says it's time to stop buying avocados—and start growing them. Supreme Court gives Trump ...
In Northern California, where the soil is rich and the weather is just right, one Bay Area nursery owner says it's time to stop buying avocados—and start growing them.
Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.
The book broadly centers on two “mother trees” while saluting “the people who nurtured them, for money and love.” In 1911 Carl Schmidt, an American investigator scouting for avocado ...
Avocado trees enjoy warm, frost-free environments, with temperatures ideally between 12°C and 28°C. NZ Avocado represents 1500 growers across the Far North, Mid-North, and Bay of Plenty.
The application of potassium phosphite, combined or not with dolomitic lime or gypsum enables the partial recovery ‘Hass’ avocado plants affected by the disease. Tree health condition was assessed ...
The ghaf tree can live for up to 400 years in the harshest conditions, but it needs help to grow. Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University have developed a novel seed optimisation approach ...
NZ Avocado chief executive Brad Siebert. The avocado sector is branching out around the world. “Diversification of our export markets is a prime focus for us as an industry,” NZ Avocado chief ...