avocado

I have managed avocado trees on a San Diego hillside for more than a decade and the same handful of practices separate the trees that produce steadily

I grow both avocados and Asian pears on the same San Diego hillside, and the two fruits end up on the same plate more often than most people expect.

I eat avocados from the trees on my San Diego hillside several times a week and still check the numbers when I plan meals. One hundred grams of raw avocado

I cut avocados nearly every day during the main harvest on my San Diego hillside, and the moment the knife opens the flesh the clock starts.

I cut into avocados every harvest week on my San Diego hillside and regularly face fruit that is softer than ideal, already browning at the cut surface

I pick avocados every week from the trees on my San Diego hillside and still end up with a few that slip past perfect ripeness. An overripe avocado is

I have pulled more than one avocado tree back from the edge on my San Diego hillside. The most common call I get is from someone whose tree has yellow

I grow avocados on a few acres outside Escondido in San Diego County, where the hills give us just enough elevation to dodge the worst coastal fog and