Growing California Avocados

The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat watches and warnings in the coming days for the entire California avocado growing region. Learn more.

The Avocado Café will host a virtual seminar on August 30 examining the pros and cons of drip versus mini-sprinkler irrigation.

The University of California Cooperative Extension is hosting a free Avocado Irrigation Workshop that will focus on drought and heat effects; irrigation management tools; mapping and managing salinity; water costs and planting density; and support programs available to California avocado growers.

On August 17, California avocado growers can attend a free Avocado Varieties Discussion online or in person from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The live session will take place at 669 County Square Drive in Ventura, California.

The California Avocado Commission will host a Pine Tree Ranch Field Day on Tuesday, July 26 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. that will feature three informational sessions.

In June, the California Avocado Society hosted the “Heat Mitigation Around the World: Dealing with Hot Times in the Avocado Orchard” webinar. A video recording of this heat mitigation seminar is now available online.

On July 20, Avocado Café will host a webinar entitled, Water Quality and How Avocados Respond to Salinity Stress from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m., that will feature three speakers.

In a recent blog post, Dr. Ben Faber focuses on the importance of taking a measured approach when planting new avocado trees. In the post he elaborates on the importance of properly testing and preparing the soil, and once that has been completed ensuring the tree is planted at the proper depth.

On June 2, Avocado Café will host a two-hour virtual seminar entitled, “Understanding Irrigation — How the Plant Responds and the Soil Beneath.” It is the first in a series of sessions that will cover California avocado grove irrigation principles.