A lot of folks think that Mexicola and mexicola Grande avocados are one in the same type, but they are very different. Dont forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON , so you dont miss any updates. Have a good day!🥑
@coevers196214 күн бұрын
I am in the Tampa Florida area. We have been eating fruit through July off our Mexicola tree. I have 5 left for August. We have been hot all summer- upper 90s.
@TropicalGardenGuy14 күн бұрын
Excellent… Your weather is crazy compared to California. I say that because when temps reach 90f here, it’s quite comfortable as our humidity is low. In Florida we run for the AC if temps are in upper 70’s with high dewpoint.
@xrsjohnm Жыл бұрын
I tried my mexicola Grande today and it was so good much nuttier and oily, richer tasting than a store bought hass, dense and creamIer than a hass.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
So good!
@johnnysworld-backyardorchard Жыл бұрын
Great video Jeff, you have a nice multi grafted avocado tree. Can't wait to hopefully one day try the fruit from my Mexicola. Great taste test! Thanks for sharing!
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@davidrhp847 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. It reminded me of a visit to Cuenca Ecuador when I got my first taste of Mexicola avocado (they called them Guatemala avocado). I was at a relative's party when a neighbor came over with what looked like two metal trash can lids stacked high with these tiny avocadoes. I wasn't sure what to make of them when the neighbor said just eat them skin and all. I was so surprised by the shiny thin skin that tasted like anise, buttery insides with quite a large seed. Each was just a couple bites and done. I ate about a dozen of them that day, which would probably equal one good sized Grande. Can't wait to have them again some day.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@tropicalsat52n86 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I love avocados. I envy the varieties you can get hold of.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tropicalsat52n86 Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy it’s a pleasure I love the channel, I take a lot away.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
👍
@jorgemartin7697 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff Thanks for sharing your work I am in the north of Spain and here I investigate new varieties of avocado with interesting genetics and recently I discovered a very interesting hybrid avocado, on the outside it was similar to Bacon or the strong one, but inside it had a very yellow flesh, and I was surprised by the Magnificent flavor of this meat, it tasted much better than a Hass, and I related that flavor so good and of background nuances, to that yellow color of its meat, in Europe I have never seen an avocado with this color of meat, it is also quite resistant to cold, I am very excited about it, I will try to clone it a greeting from Spain
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Hi Jorge, Thanks for watching!
@budstik Жыл бұрын
I managed to bring back a seed from my trip to Portugal last week that I intend to germinate. It had similar characteristics - large, smooth skin, and green when ripe. I hope it provides a sturdy rootstock that I can graft mexicola or GEM variety in the new year.
@annashealthylifeeverything85833 ай бұрын
@@budstikwhy does mexicola need rootstock? is it inferior to have non grafted mexicola?
@lyonheart84 Жыл бұрын
I only hope I get to try a Mexicola of either type one day Jeff 🤞
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised that they don’t grow them in Spain?
@lyonheart84 Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy I think they do in some areas Jeff but they don't ship them overseas as the skins are too thin I guess
@bigg368 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised at the size of the seed of the mexicola. I really think the mexicola grande is beautiful. Are they dense creamy fruited? I prefer the dense creamy avocados over the "wet" large Florida avocados.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Yes and yes
@chanbru Жыл бұрын
Another great and inspiring video. It’s tempting to plant everything you show it’s possible in 9B. I have a question for you: what type of small avocado tree would you recommend for a small yard? Please advise. Many thanks!
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
My go to avocado is mexicola grande
@risingwarrior99376 ай бұрын
Get the GEM, Reed, Lamb or Gwen. All these are smaller trees that produce great tasting avocados. You can also control the size of a tree by pruning it.
@NMW80 Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to be able to buy these trees. They are so hard to get in Australia though which is ridiculous.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Yea, Ive heard that,
@NMW80 Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy woohoo I finally found a place that sells them in Australia. They don’t have any in stock atm until spring time so I have preordered mine 😀👍 can’t wait to get them.
@lmclrain Жыл бұрын
Just liked the video because of that straight bite into the cola
@ThanhTran-333334 ай бұрын
Hi Jeff. I wanted to ask, are these pure breed grown from pure/original seeds or are they grafted?
@TropicalGardenGuy4 ай бұрын
Grafted
@josesoto9099 Жыл бұрын
Good video ive wanted this video for a while now
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Welcome
@nirmalasivam29416 ай бұрын
Mexicola grande was grown from a mexicola seed.
@TropicalGardenGuy6 ай бұрын
Yup that what I’ve heard
@growyourownavocados9 ай бұрын
Do you ever see Stewart do well around here?
@TropicalGardenGuy9 ай бұрын
The ones I’ve seen growing are hit and miss. I know of at least one that grows a lot of fruit.
@growyourownavocados9 ай бұрын
Very interesting!
@Sanchez96d7 ай бұрын
Is there anyway I can buy some of those small mexicola seeds. I have a mexicola grande. But I’ve never seen avocados that small, plus they ripen a bit earlier. I’m located in zone 8-9, the coastal area is 9 and a bit inland is 8b- 8a. The most popular avocado I’ve seen growing in the area is Lila. But I’ve been trying to get my hands on a fantastic avocado. And I just ran into this video and that small mexicola looks great! I like snack sized fruits like the oak leaf papaya
@TropicalGardenGuy7 ай бұрын
Better to grow grafted trees. You can find mex grande online
@easter543 Жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video about big black avocado.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
I have done a couple vids last year . There will be an update soon
@colekken9 ай бұрын
I live in Zone 7. What do you recommend that I grow?
@TropicalGardenGuy9 ай бұрын
Probably need a greenhouse
@colekken9 ай бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy So with a greenhouse, should I grow a Jim Bacon Avacado, Mexicola, or Mexicola Grande?
@TropicalGardenGuy9 ай бұрын
All are about similar hardiness,
@colekken9 ай бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy Thank you for your time.
@WebSurfingIsMyPastime Жыл бұрын
Do you grow Reed? How does mexicola compare to Reed?
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
No reed yet
@WebSurfingIsMyPastime Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy Thx for the reply! I heard reed was one of the tastiest varieties out there.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Ive heard that to!
@Ag2G29 ай бұрын
Hi Jeff how do i feed my very old mexicola tree
@TropicalGardenGuy9 ай бұрын
A large tree, a lil nitrogen each year should be good
@1voluntaryist Жыл бұрын
Coffee & pineapple? WOW. What about cacao? I eat raw, organic cacao powder daily with cold brew coffee & milk. I can't buy decent papaya anymore at Sprouts or TJ''s. Watermelon is tasteless half the time.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Cacao is one I can’t grow outdoors
@elmonte7834 Жыл бұрын
What do you do with all your fruit? There's probably too much for you and your wife, no? Perhaps, you "can" the extras? Maybe canning avocados do not make sense but what about the other fruits?
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
We give away any extra fruit.
@bigg368 Жыл бұрын
Avocado can be take off the seed and frozen. It freezes well.
@raulcasas4548 Жыл бұрын
Does your Carmen reach maturity on the tree? How do they taste? I’m have a Carmen and Sharwil that I want to put in the ground in March of next year.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
My Carmen is still young
@danwatkins3044 Жыл бұрын
Which is the coldest variety and how cold can it get
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
My coldest is mexicola grande, mine took 22f with minor damage
@danwatkins3044 Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy I live in Apple valley California Usually it hovers around 30 in the winter But I have seen as cold as 17
@annashealthylifeeverything85833 ай бұрын
Didn't you say in the video that if you want a cold hardy one try Mexicola not Mexicola grande?
@emanueldelgado540 Жыл бұрын
I have a hass seedling tree and idk how to tell when to pick off the tree
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Depends on where u live, but I generally start looking for ripe fruit in May
@emanueldelgado540 Жыл бұрын
@@TropicalGardenGuy Bay Area 9b, by may you mean the following year or the same year it set the fruit
@ocnealocneal6549 Жыл бұрын
@@emanueldelgado540 The following year!
@paulortiz8939 Жыл бұрын
Have u tried growing a mango tree
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Yes, I’ve been quite successful. Check this video I made in the summer. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9tgkrWeuZiWXYE.html
@oxennguyen31487 ай бұрын
The smaller the fruits are the stronger flavor and the larger the fruits are the lesser flavor. In nature usually organic and none GMO fruits/veggies are packaged with flavors because they are smaller and flavor is concentrated in that smaller side vs GMO makes larger crops but have very little taste because the flavor has to distribute to the larger much bigger volume rather than focus on small volumes. Just like a migit tends to have hotter temper than a large size person. Dynamite comes in small package, now you get my point 😂😂😂
@TropicalGardenGuy7 ай бұрын
😝
@blackkennedy39663 ай бұрын
That’s funny because Mexicola grande was grown from a Mexicola seed.
@mfrancuzik Жыл бұрын
Hi know somebody were can buy in CA lucuma trees. I have lot of Eugenia tree's for exchange.
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
Maybe Mimosa Nursery in SoCal?
@beyondalpha1072 Жыл бұрын
21 f or 21c?
@TropicalGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
21f, 🥶
@chucksanders55157 ай бұрын
you told what the mexicola tasted like but not the grande.........usless.
@TropicalGardenGuy7 ай бұрын
Grande tastes similar, though not quite as nutty as Mex regular