University of California
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
Winter Notes from an Organic Avocado Grower
By Shawn Martin, organic grower and CA Avocado Society Board member
It's never clear what winter will deliver to a coastal avocado grove on a steep slope, so the grower must be ready for whatever happens. And the main thing is rainfall. And Frost. And sometimes drought. And be ready for fire. And watch out for phytophthora. Some guidelines follow:
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