Topics in Subtropics

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.

POM - Greek for "apples", but more generally "fruit" ology - the study of So pomology is the study of fruit trees. And how to describe them becomes important and pictures have been an important way of describing fruit. Worth a thousand words.

FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 1 One of the most frequent questions we get about this event is: so, where exactly will the conference take place?

A repeat post from the recent past Mulch and TOO Much Rain Author: Ben Faber Published on: November 3, 2023 What Can Happen With Too Much Rain? Watch that Mulch!!! Rain is wonderful stuff.

February 15 (10 - 12 AM) Topics and Speakers Avocado Thrips Biology and Control Speakers to be announced soon Introduction to Avocado Thrips By Hamutahl Cohen, PH.D. Entomology Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension PCA Panel on Thrips Management Under Different Weather Scenarios Moderator Dr.