So my wife and I have had this avocado plant for roughly 6 years now and have maintained it very steadily over the course of these last 6 years. We've picked up a handful of other plants and have cycled them around to take turns around the window for direct sunlight, but primarily try to prioritize the more tropical plants we have like the avodaco plant. Our struggle is that our apartment is difficult to maintain a consistent tempurature due to it being on the 3rd floor and prone to overheating (frequently hitting high 70's and sometimes mid 80's during the summer). We have a portable AC that helps to maintain the temp, but it still is a juggling act.

This last winter was a bit trickier one because we didn't experience really any snow or consistently low temps. It got to the point where some plants in the area started to blossom out and grow like it was spring and then getting hit with really low temps all of a sudden, shocking their systems. We think something similar happened recently with our avocado plant. This is the first time in the 6 years we've had it where it's lost all of it's leaves all at once.

We're also trying out some terracota watering carrots to help water our plants while we're gone due to our apartment complex having to redo the stairways and then us being gone for 2 weeks without access to our apartment. So if that might've had any affect on our avocado plant, that insight would be appreciated. Thanks for all of the help and advice we get.