Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Pego Rice <firekeeper38@yahoo.com>]

The variety you want is dependant on your area's cold spells.  Haas and other Guatemalan hybrids are more tender than Mexican varieties.  Mexican took our hard freeze and survived a good 12 degrees lower that what knocked out all the rest. Mine even flowered nicely, tho I protected it. 

 

This link has better info on cold hardiness.  Haas made top by having more veggie fat, the most I think, and a notably more "buttery" flavor.  They all taste pretty good to me but this link also shows which ones had the most desirable flavors.

 

http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/avocado-viewer/index.htm

 

California <http://www.crfg.org/>, Texas http://www.texasfruitgrowers.org/  and Florida <http://www.rarefruit.org/>all have clubs that can help you understand which hybrid has the best characteristics for your situation.  Avocado is totally tropical, anywhere outside zone 10 or 9 at best, it will need protection.

 

Yours, Pego

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