Hi Rem. I'm in Southern Australia and I have a 8 year old Bacon that is a little wider than yours. I have harvested 45 fruit so far with about 15 more to go. We have had very strong winds and no breaking of branches on my Bacon. I think they are built to handle heavy crops. So I wouldn't sacrifice these yummy fruits but maybe add more reinforcements if you think it will help. I mean you will be harvesting in December, which is 8 weeks away ?
Yeah I should start to enjoy the Bacon soon, last year I started in November and ate them through January. So you guys on the other side of the earth, isn't this your spring? I have a couple hundred fruit on the Bacon, I think it is just too much. It is only a couple of years old. Thanks for watching and keep it going!
@@AvocadoTalk Yes we are in spring in the Southern hemisphere. Most of my avocado trees are in bloom now. I'd love to see some more taste testing of your avocados some time.
@@AvocadoTalk I have 4 grafted ones. Bacon, Hass, Pinkerton which are 8 years old and on a reed rootstock. I have noticed in nurseries that reed and zutano are the main rootstocks used. A 3 year old wurtz, it still needs alot more growing before it can support fruit. I have 3 from seed. 2 are flowering. 1 has made fruit for the 1st time but it was picked way too early due to the branch snapping, so 1 left on the tree and I will pick that in January 2025 and see what it's like. Do you have seed grown trees ?
@@100lucch nice, so if your fruit from seedling tastes good and it's productive, you got a special new variety. You get to name it. I have a couple seedlings I'm working to girdle this year and hopefully I get flowers this coming spring. 🤞🤞 Keep us updated, I'm curious how yours turn out.
Hey REM - a couple of my younger avo trees got burned, even though they were under shade cloth. I have since removed all the dead branches (they just easily snapped off), and am hoping the new growth that I have will allow the trees to rejuvenate. As for staking, I stake all my potted avo trees, as well as my in-ground persimmon trees due to their very heavy production. I have multiple stakes for each persimmon tree. Thanks for another great video! P.S. - my 2 Oro Negros are growing quite well. Very strong growth.
I have a spot identified for me and the Oro Negro, I just need to get to work. Going to wait a little till there is less risk of super high temperatures. Thanks for watching!
Sometimes when I have to cut and trim them, all I can think of is Scion wood that could be grafted. I do need to re-shape some of my trees also, will do it in January. Good luck with your trees! Thanks for watching!
Funny enough 2 weekends ago i had to redo some straps for my trees as well. I need to thin out some fruit as well. I hate doing it but its better for the trees in the long run.
Nice video, Rem. I’d like to see a taste test of the SC Gold as well as the Koala. I think I’m experiencing a few of those “weaker” root stocks that you talk about in this video. You have such a nice variety of avocados. I’m becoming less adverse, or more favorable toward making space for a Bacon variety on my small property. I’ve had one before and it was good eating from December to February. If I wasn’t so hungry, I’m sure I could’ve made them last into March. It just seems like a consistent, productive tree to have for the Winter. I appreciate your videos. I’m always interested in highly detailed irrigation setups with sizes of micro sprayers, tubing, any pcv pipe needed, manufacture names, etc., with a list of all parts referenced in the bottom of the video. I have two irrigation needs primarily: spaghetti type tubing to get to 50-60 type 1-5 gallon pots. And the other to get to in-ground trees of various types, like citrus, avocado. Lastly, a taste test of these more rare varieties is always desired. Thanks. - Neal in Anaheim
@@ocneal hi Neal, I like having bacon to fill that space in the year where avocados aren't readily available. I can't wait to try some of my new varieties like green gold, Nabal, koala, Malama, Kahalu'u. That's a lot of trees you have in pots, there are some critical parts needed for irrigation which I'll share on my next video.
@@AvocadoTalk I’ve had many Nabal’s - they’re fantastic. I’ve tasted 1 Kahalu’u from somebody else - I didn’t like it - but it was only 1. The other couple you mentioned - Koala, etc - I have not tried.
@@GrowsGoneWild yes I've had Mexicola Grande before, not my favorite to be honest. Plus my tree isn't too strong. My Stewart starting to rippen up too. Like I've said in the past, if I could do it all over again, I would get all clonal rootstock from Brokaw. Thanks for watching!
This last heatwave was terrible. Monrovia hit 114. Did damage to my young sharwil and Gwen. Fall flush got crispy. I think I over watered. Leaves got yellowish lime (not sun burn) green. pigment was receding back to the veins but they did survive
@@monkeykat1 you should be ok, if you still have leaves and the branches are still green then you should be good. Hang in there, we're almost through it.
@@MakePeace123 I'm so glad it's finally cooling down. The hottest we got this year was 113 F. I sprayed my trees down and that helped keep them cooler and less damage. It gets easier when they get more mature.
How are your nabals doing? Debating on getting a tree but would love to taste it, or the queen, or another large one, got a Reed lamb and Hass growing already
@@omegaxshark21 my Nabal from Brokaw is doing great, it had a light flower this last spring and I saw some BBS but it didn't hold. I'm optimistic for this next year. My other I had to pull out the rootstock was terrible and it just didn't do anything. Nabal do well in Southern California
@@omegaxshark21 that's like asking who is your favorite child, also taste is subjective. Nabal is up there, Daily 11 / Queen/ Anaheim is huge. If you are limited on space, get a tee and graft multiple varieties on it. It would be fun to do an all giant multigrafted avocado tree. 🤔 Maybe my next project.
@@AvocadoTalk I love that idea, giant avocado graft haha, is there a most vigorous rootstock I should graft onto? Thanks for the idea and suggestions, I gotta go to some farmers markets and try and find some to taste lol. Any recommendations on where to get grafts? I'm in San Diego and I have a solid 10x10 spot left for one more avocado lol
It would be nice to know where in California you are….San Diego area? or San Gabriel or Santa Barbara area….the reason is because it would help to know if the weather would cooperate…I am in San Gabriel I have two hass both are going into the second year…I hope I get some fruit even if it is bad…I am looking for a choquette….oh and the available real state is not that big….although I can make it work…
