If you have an avocado tree struggling to produce fruit, it might need a boost in fertilizer. As you've probably realized, ...

The first bite of a perfectly ripe avocado, with its notes of nuttiness and creamy texture, is eminently satisfying. Since avocados have become more of a trendy cuisine mainstay in the U.S., we may ...

A person hand picking a 'Hass' avocado - Jaboo2foto/Getty Images Do you dream about making avocado toast with freshly harvested fruit? Make this vision a reality by growing your own avocado tree ...

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country. They can be ...

I have found Miracle-Gro All Purpose Garden Soil for In-Ground Use to be a highly economical and effective amendment when ...

QIt is easy to grow avocado trees -- most of us have grown a few in coffee cans over the years. Some of mine have reached a rather large size, but none has ever flowered or formed fruit. Is there a ...

Avocado trees, Persea americana, are tender trees that are native to equatorial regions in Central and South America, including Mexico and Costa Rica. They are typically grown in warmer zones or ...

Question: Last year our avocado produced lots of fruits, but this year just a few and they are smaller. Is this normal? Answer: Fruit trees sometimes spoil us by bearing a heavy crop one year but then ...

Q: I planted two new four-foot avocado trees in the last two weeks. Some of the leaves are turning brown and falling off. I am in zone 9. I am hand watering twice a week with two gallons of water per ...

Byron “Barney” Titcomb’s six-foot avocado tree thrives in his office, but without a mate of the opposite sex, it may never bear fruit.

Editor’s note: The ban on avocados from Mexico was lifted after a week. One of the rarest trees in California — producing a plentiful crop of exquisite avocados you can eat like an apple — is right ...