{"id":2906,"date":"2019-07-31T00:07:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-232\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T19:02:38","slug":"pal-question-232","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-232\/","title":{"rendered":"growing conditions for Avocados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We know avocados like dry soil, but are there specific guidelines to follow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growing conditions: Give avocado direct light; insufficient light will cause spindly growth. Provide a warm temperature and medium humidity. Keep the soil evenly moist but not wet and soggy. Fertilize once a month throughout the year&#8230; Use an all-purpose soil mix for repotting&#8230; Avocado is vulnerable to aphids, mealybugs, scale insects and thrips.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: The Time-Life Gardener&#8217;s Guide; Foliage Houseplants, 1988, p. 125<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growth habit: The avocado is a dense, evergreen tree, shedding many leaves in early spring. Growth is in frequent flushes during warm weather in southern regions with only one long flush per year in cooler areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Foliage: Avocado leaves normally remain on the tree for 2 to 3 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/crfg.org\/wiki\/fruit\/avocado\/\">California Rare Fruit Growers Association website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know avocados like dry soil, but are there specific guidelines to follow? &nbsp; &#8220;Growing conditions: Give avocado direct light; insufficient light will cause spindly growth. Provide a warm temperature and medium humidity. Keep the soil evenly moist but not wet and soggy. Fertilize once a month throughout the year&#8230; Use an all-purpose soil mix for repotting&#8230; Avocado is vulnerable to aphids, mealybugs, scale insects and thrips.&#8221; Source: The Time-Life Gardener&#8217;s Guide; Foliage Houseplants, 1988, p. 125 &#8220;Growth habit: The&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-232\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">growing conditions for Avocados<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[380,152,753],"class_list":["post-2906","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-persea","keyword-plant-care","keyword-tropical-plants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}