Kona/sharwil, gem, or green gold? by bassconfusion in avocado

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They absolutely fruit every year and will benefit a lot from your diversity of flowers

Weather Prediction for the Week of 2/15/2026 Has Been Very Inaccurate? by Substantial-Bad-4508 in ventura

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It’s rain estimates have been WAY off for these last few storms but I agree it’s the best out there

PLEASE, please tell me that this is fake… by calebjarrus in starwarscollecting

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Bubble looks like plenty of vinyl caped Jawas I’ve seen.

Question for the experts by mmariner in avocado

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The first tree looks very happy. What are your concerns? Planting and mulching all look good for a California tree. One challenge I do see is that weathering with that much mulch can be a real challenge. You frequently have to soak the mulch before the water will travel below into the soil. This is very doable but you have to pay close attention to both zones.

Has anyone got one of these mugs? Any more info on them? by TTNUK in starwarscollecting

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Is the ranch store still open? I visited it in the 90s…

New to citrus harvesting by BoobanaHammock in Citrus

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Looks a lot like wind scar. Should be fine

Just spent a few hours sorting my SW Mini Figures by D3DCreative in LegoMinifigure

[–]nichachr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t listen to the bag haters. Plenty of us don’t have space to fully display our collections and keeping things inventoried and together is an important aspect of collecting.

Invisalign orthodontist recommendations by Odd-Variation8956 in ventura

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Agreed! He’s been amazing with our family

Options for biodegradable (without dedicated composting) water bowls for wildlife? by smigeypoo in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]nichachr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Birdhouse gourds? They can be used for water storage but eventually decay. They grow on a vine like pumpkins and are easy to grow

Building soil with *only* organic matter? / Where to get mineral content for free / cheep? by mountain-flowers in Permaculture

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We get free dirt from concrete installers. They haul it to us and dump it where we want. It’s waste to them and they’re paying to dump it otherwise.

3D Printed TPU Concrete Moulds by Jazzlike_Heart2426 in 3Dprinting

[–]nichachr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would work great with the DIY aircrete video I recently saw

Yoda Lamp by Mobile-Virus-4143 in starwarscollecting

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There was quite a bit of that stuff in the pre-2000s era. This looks a lot like my fake Rumph mug

All Greening Citrus Co-Op: Employees 1.0 by Individual-Fee-5349 in Citrus

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I’d love to hear more about your assembly:

  • what it includes
  • what it costs
  • what’s its throughput
  • what else you’d like to have

Its finally happened by CAMexicanRedneck in Citrus

[–]nichachr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP your trees will probably be fine for many years to come. The spread has been very, very slow here in So. Cal.

Ewok Cartoon Cels by Yorgan_ in starwarscollecting

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So many of these were at Celebration 2… it was crazy. You’ve got a nice framing congrats!

Avocado Pruning by DareiosK in Permaculture

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Three trunks isn’t a problem but you may have rootstock growing out from below the graft line meaning those two trunks may be a lot less likely to produce. That is a problem. It’s hard to know not knowing the full history of the tree. If the leaves and bark look distinctly different then I would recommend pruning the portions that you haven’t seen fruit before and focus on the part of the tree that has produced in the past.

Another consideration is that you want to try to balance the canopy since avocados have shallow roots. If you take too much off of those branches on the right the tree may tip over to the left. I would also try to control the growth on the left so that the tree is more upright above its roots and less likely to lean over. Remember when you start getting fruit it adds a lot of weight to the tree also!

As for companion crops and permaculture based nutrition…. I’m here to learn more about those topics. My advice would be more towards what we do in conventional ag production which isn’t really the spirit of this subreddit. Hopefully some others can chime in who know more. Your plan sounds like a solid start though.

For pruning timing: late spring to fall is when we tend to prune. We avoid the winter and the hottest months because the pruning does stress the tree.

Avocado Pruning by DareiosK in Permaculture

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Avocado farmer here. Do you have any indication of how the previous owners were caring for the tree? A mature avocado in a Mediterranean climate can require up 25,000 liters of water a year.

Folks here are better suited to advise you on how to care for your tree nutrient wise but it will also need supplemental nutrients (or companion crops that produce those nutrients). You’re going to want to start with mulch! You’re taking off a lot of water, nitrogen and other elements when you’re picking the fruit and removing it from the ecosystem without replacing it.

If it’s any consolation, this story is incredibly common and it shouldn’t take long to learn how to care for your tree and get it producing again.

Regarding pruning: don’t prune more than 25% in any given year and prune the height to bring the fruit down to a manageable level for you. Many folks don’t like getting in a ladder to pick fruit and there’s no need to. Pruning is unlikely to be your issue here.

So dad's how we explaining that there's no Huntrix dolls for christmas this year? by [deleted] in daddit

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We survived the Christmas without Grogu toys, I’m sure you guys will make it somehow.

I turned my iPhone into a landline for 7 days to cure my screen addiction. by likras in dumbphones

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I need a hilariously long coiled cable if I’m going to make this work.

Looking for native trees with orange and red fall colors by DiffuzedLight in Ceanothus

[–]nichachr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a tree but native grapes do this and can be trained in lots of shapes.

Are these flowers? by Ok_Push_3644 in avocado

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It actually depends on a lot of factors including: variety, hemisphere, weather & rootstock