Hello Tom: That was a really nice gesture from Paul to share with your viewers! He is a great guy for finding Tropical Fruit Farms in South Florida. The best part is @fruitfultrees "riding his coattail", I have found several Farms, mainly Mangoes, that my wife and children absolutely love. When I look at his videos showing how many Fruit Trees he has planted in his back yard, my heart yearns to be able to do the same, but sadly, space is severely limited, but still thankful for the ones I am able to grow! Keep sending us your Avocado Videos! Stay well!!!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Doug, I so agree with you. I had a lot more to say about Paul and tropical fruit people in general but lately on KZfaq you gotta get straight to the point...TikTok is atrophying our attention spans, ha!
@dmatcardoug29862 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard It certainly seems that way!
@williampatrickfurey2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure you should put the whole video up or make many more similar ones, even/especially if they involved theory. I'm likely going to watch it again, i mean it was a pleasure to watch and instilled more faith in me hearing you say "we're all learning", it was beautiful. God bless
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
thanks William! Here's the full vid: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpZ3maarzsnGnKs.html
@williampatrickfurey2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard please document 29min40sec's trees for your "pioneering" self(my own words) and for others who'd otherwise be unaware of a possible recovery from this disease. Again this whole conversation/video was great information. Thank you.
@OrlandoBackyardGardening2 жыл бұрын
I follow both you guys and love when you guys visit each other’s properties. Saves me the trip.. 😂
@PracticalPrimate2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom. I saw the video on Paul’s channel. Thanks so much for sharing, a new subscriber here.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Practical, thank you for subscribing. I been watching his vids for so long and it was an honor when he reached out. Working with Paul was such a pleasure I didn't want the day to end. Welcome to the channel.
@Agustin-jo8mv2 жыл бұрын
Those avocados he sells are amazing guys. 👌
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the endorsement Agustin
@Agustin-jo8mv2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard haha. I hope to buy a few trees from you in the future. Also, I had a question on the video topic. If you had 1/4 acre for avocado trees, coming from you.. how many would you plans for maximum availability of avocados throughout the year? Location Avon Park, Florida. Also, how many years until some saplings would produce fruit?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@Agustin-jo8mv you can fit 10 trees on that space. If you planted 3 gallon trees you'd be getting fruit 3 years later.
@randolphtorres41722 жыл бұрын
THANKSGIVING
@Mrbfgray2 жыл бұрын
Love the style and energy of this channel. Gary Grag has been experimenting with leaving avos on the tree for some 9 months and they seem to get better w time. (I'm a beginner with a dozen or so in the ground for 2.5 yrs, no harvest yet but maybe this yr a few will carry fruit, 9a farther NorCali)
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
well you gotta keep us posted. are your trees flowering right now?
@Mrbfgray2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Early stages of blooming. Biggest best tree, Reed, was extremely dense 10 or 12 ft tall, 3" trunk, broke off less than 2 ft from ground in a storm. Should have topped it, was looking top heavy, but I expect it to regrow. Recently had low temps to 28 or 26 but only minor damage to avo trees with exception of last limb on Reed burned badly.
@Mrbfgray2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Garry Gragg's tiny channel in case your curious....very active interesting individual who likes to push climate limitations, collect/reproduce 'new' avo varieties and so on. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7F4lJp9u9iUdWQ.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbealdKkzq64pYE.html
@mwikakalima242 жыл бұрын
Loved the interview!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mwika, I appreciate your encouraging comments both here and on Fruitful Trees page.
@mwikakalima242 жыл бұрын
And I appreciate you Tom 🤗🤝
@antoniiocaluso10712 жыл бұрын
Here's my mix*: BROGDON July August; CHOQUETTE Dec Jan Feb March; NISHIKAWA Nov Dec *here in AgZ: 10a, that crazy deep chill last Winter here killed several a'mine. Ughhhh.... Maybe "crazy weather" is gonna mean more cold Winters coming on???? Don't know (who does, right?), but I'm tending to more cold-resistant varieties. Or, invest in plastic wrap to wrap the young trees, hoping they survive another dang SWFL COLD snap!!!
@PlantObsessed2 жыл бұрын
Cant wait until I can order again.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
still half a year to go 😥
@ciclistas10 Жыл бұрын
Good video, thanks!!!
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
thank you
@StevenHughes-hr5hp25 күн бұрын
Moved from Palm Beach County to up around Jacksonville last year. Miss my mango and avocado trees. What does good near the Georgia border?
@SleepyLizard25 күн бұрын
I don't know the full list but I'm guessing you could grow some cold hardy avocado varieties up there.
@hillbillyhomestead19667 ай бұрын
I just planted a donnie and a hass here in port charlotte florida i hope i made a good choice
@SleepyLizard7 ай бұрын
you'll have fruit from May through September, nice!
@TXJH5562 жыл бұрын
Good info going to check his channel out
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
you are going to discover fruits you never knew existed
@TXJH5562 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard looking forward to it 😁
@IMakeWhateverVideos2352 жыл бұрын
Good info and vid ;)
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Thanks MEH
@DeepSouthBamaGRITS2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you today. Will you be selling avocado scions this spring? I missed the last two times you had them and I have GOT to get my trees grafted this spring...IF WE EVER COME OUT OF THE DEEP FREEZE here in coastal Alabama! UNREAL WEATHER we have been having! Would appreciate an approximate time frame you may have some available on your website for sale. I may even opt to purchase a tree if they become available, as well. Hope all is well down your way & with you & yours! Blessings always! Bonnie near Mobile, AL.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Deep South! How you been? Yeah hit me up in may for some budwood. It'll be a lot longer before I have trees though. I just started replanting last week. things are great on our end.
@DeepSouthBamaGRITS2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Thanks Tom! Will get with you in May for the budwood. Not sure what kind of fruit we will be harvesting this year as most all of my blueberry & wild huckleberry bushes are in full bloom and some with baby berries already. Spring bulbs are blooming, fruit trees budding. Beats all I've ever seen. Had an early fall with very cool temps for our area in Sept. then went back to our normal temps of 80+. Then back to freezing. Been a roller coaster ride with the temps so the plants don't know whether to go to sleep (as they should be doing) or WAKE UP because of the spring temps. Now we are back in the deep freezer again so I'm sure I will lose most of my berries this year (temps in low 20's last weekend & coming again this weekend!!) Garlic & onions are a foot tall and should still be ASLEEP til springtime. May not see much of a harvest of those either...who knows. Beats all I've ever seen for CRAZY weather for the deep south! Otherwise, things are as good as can be expected, considering the circumstances we are all facing. Take care and I will be in touch late April/early May for the budwood. Miss your vid's so I'm glad I was able to catch this one today...GOT MY SLEEPY LIZARD FIX today!! LOL!!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@DeepSouthBamaGRITS we had same experience with mango...full on flowering then a major wind storm 😣
@elsjemassyn89212 жыл бұрын
Love Paul he is a raw vegan
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
yes, and very interesting to talk to.
@jorgemontalvo89142 жыл бұрын
I have a massive avocado tree in my backyard. I notice that the fruit starts coming out around July and lasts until early October, what type of avocado may that be? I have two big problems. One is squirrels - How do you deal with that? They start eating off the tree from the top and it drives me nuts. Second problem, I cannot get the ones from the crown of the tree. What kind of machine should I be renting to get those off? Thank you for your video, it was super informational.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Jorge, I'm going to make a video response to your question. But in summary, we shoot squirrels with a varmint gun..a 22 caliber pellet gun. As for how to get the fruit form the top of the tree, we use a telescoping pole with a picking basket on top. you can find them on amazon. As for the variety of your avocado I'd need to see a picture of it
@Ramspiker1610 ай бұрын
Hellen, nabal or xx3
@dougveganparadisebuilder58082 жыл бұрын
We obtained 5 grafted Hass avocado trees (supposedly). Here in Paraguay it is hard to find 'official' varieties. So we should find unnamed varieties, graft them ourselves and plant them to have better pollination?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
When your trees flower you will see that in the afternoon Samuel open as mail the others will open as female do you want to intersperse the Trees that have complementary flowering schedules
@charleswaters4552 жыл бұрын
You had me at, "Female organs are the most receptive" :)
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
🤣
@krafnoirstudios72572 жыл бұрын
Hi can you make a vedio on planting avacado in the ground
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Heroshi, I happen to have a vid that covers that very topic: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZZjdK-a2LjGnJc.html
@ayozefernandez89512 жыл бұрын
I have a Hass avocado with limited room for growing. Currently, it's in soil, but I'm wondering whether moving it to a pot would be better than leaving it in soil and prune it often. What do you think?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Ayoze, if it's growing and surviving in the ground I'd leave it there. The roots need so much room to grow and a pot is never quite enough. It's viable if there's no alternative but with an alternative I'll always go ground over pot.
@matthewszasz18959 ай бұрын
I have a Laura Pollock (Type A) and I'm in central Florida Zone 10. I'm looking for a type B for my second avocado tree. Any suggestions?
@SleepyLizard9 ай бұрын
yes, Monroe is good. also Brogdan
@matthewszasz18959 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thanks for the reply!
@Mario-re2qp2 жыл бұрын
Looking for a great tasting variety that doesn't take long to bear a decent crop in Central Florida. Which one should i get: Choquette, Monroe, Brogdon.. Ooh la la (Super Hass) ?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Mario, if you can plant two trees you will maximize pollination as long as one is flowering type A and the other flowering type B. For example combining Monroe (B) with Choquette (A) gives a really good crop and would also be cold hardy for central FL.
@Mario-re2qp2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Thanks! I do plan to get a second variety. But was trying to get at least one with a better flavor than the bland store-bought avocados. I've heard the Oro Negro has good taste but it takes years to produce very few fruits. Cold tolerance isn't the main criteria (my Mangoes don't show any damage in most winters).
@williampatrickfurey2 жыл бұрын
Also, Michael Phillips has some amazing knowledge on orcharding. I'm guessing you're probably familiar but just in case.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
I'm unfamiliar with Michael, thank you for the tip.
@williampatrickfurey2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard i think his foliar spray ingredient videos might help too, he's also got a website with free knowledge, a great man. Although if you watch all of his lectures there's a point where the Great American Chestnut (hundreds of feet tall and tens of feet wide) was said to be wiped out by a disease which i presume was used by an industry to continue greedy/wasteful habits(sounded similar to the corona viridia, that sect of viruses discovered and cataloged in 1960), otherwise I've completely agreed with just about everything he's said. If i can recommend another, Dan Kittredge's lectures explain how a each element in chemistry is a vibration in physics, thusly showing that antennae on bugs/pests could possibly be thwarted from picking up signals, among other "gems" such as the domino effect of nutrient uptake that a safe, bio-available, form of Boron has.
@williampatrickfurey2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard also if you watch the video i sent you moments ago, forgive the man's passion past 6min40sec, i think he realized how essential it was for life in general but that it's healthy forms aren't really making it to people from what was supposed to be a food chain (possibly starting in part of the ocean depths with microbes and pressure that we can't safely have on the surface, although if industry didn't hinder animal migrations and waste food...) Well one of your videos shows me you already know about it to an extent, the iodine deficiency America had proves at least one element was lacking. I'm inclined to think that form of salt that was made as a "remedy" isn't the best option.
@ChrisSmith-rv5wb Жыл бұрын
in the video you mentioned sometimes you have trees you sell. would you have any this year?
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, I don't have any at this time.
@ChrisSmith-rv5wb Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@traianbaraian64552 жыл бұрын
Hi sllepy lizard!!!!!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Traian, how you doing? Do you grow avocado?
@traianbaraian64552 жыл бұрын
Yes ofcourse,but is high and slim😅!!!!In my country we dont have avocado try!!!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@traianbaraian6455 what country?
@traianbaraian64552 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Romania
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@traianbaraian6455 oh wow, yeah I don't think that's quite the right climate for avocado there.
@irvinjames9589 Жыл бұрын
In your opinion, which is the best avacado should I grow. I want one that is not too going to get too big and also has good production and tastes excellent. Also is it possible to keep an avacado tree less than 10 feet.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Irvin, if you can get a Lula I recommend it. You can keep the tree whatever size you want.
@NightfireOP2 жыл бұрын
I’m taking notes here that hass is a type A whereas the fuertes is a type B. Is there a resource or some sort of official document that tells us what avocados are type A or B?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Nightfire, I haven't found a single go to source. I just try and google if I don't know. only other option is to wait till they flower and see what they are.
@brokenfaith29682 жыл бұрын
Hello Tom, hopefully everything is going well for you and your family. I have a container avocado that just started flowering Jan 12th, sadly I don't remember the variety, Any clue? Happily the three avocado trees I purchased from you are Loving the green house right now. They have put on huge leaves and I'm wondering if they would do well if I kept them in the protein tubs. Also thank you for the delicious avocados. I had to take a few pics and show them to family and friends, so hopefully you'll get a few more orders from Texas.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the 3 trees are doing good. I knew they were going to a good home! All my trees are flowering right now so it's hard to say what variety yours might be. We'll have to wait till we see their fruit.
@brokenfaith29682 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I seem to have stubborn Texas honey bees here, I have had to spray the flowers with honey water. Is that the best way to get them to pollinate the tree?
@jorgemercado75052 жыл бұрын
When do you think you'll have trees for sale again?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
More than a year. I’m just getting seeds in pots now
@SirZup Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to graft my neighbors tree. It's delicious. I'm not sure if it's a Lula or Flordia Hass. They appear very similar. Do you know anything about these varieties?
@SirZup Жыл бұрын
I'm in Miami
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Lula is my favorite avocado. I love Lula. I don't know Florida Hass. Is it pear shaped?
@SirZup Жыл бұрын
@SleepyLizard Yes. I had my first one that dropped on August 31 last year. It has a very distinct flavor. People I gave some too said it was the best tasting avocado they ever had. I got one from Presidente supermaket one time randomly and I could recognize the shape and flavor instantly. This year it produced only a few avocados.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
the Lula is on the small side compared to other florida varieties. pear shaped, large seed, and the skin scars up easily. the flesh is delicious
@SirZup Жыл бұрын
@SleepyLizard Yes. I'm pretty sure it's a Lula. My first grafts failed. I hope the second round is successful.
@snipergohn66239 ай бұрын
If i want plant 3 🌲 tree What should I choose please
@SleepyLizard9 ай бұрын
that's up to you, watch the vid and let me know what you think
@snipergohn66239 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard i am confused wiht the male and female tree😓😓😓😓
@SleepyLizard9 ай бұрын
@@snipergohn6623 this vid might help you understand better: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ic2dYJqorbqce2Q.htmlsi=wCoeGkqqxeFtOml1
@bobbystevens40872 жыл бұрын
What 4 would you pick for zone 9
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Bobby, I would recommend a combination of flowering type A and flowering type B to maximize pollination as well as a blend of early and late varieties so: Simmonds - Type A Early (June - August) Russell - Type A mid (July - September) Hall - Type B late (October - December) Monroe - Type B late (November - February All of the above are delicious and good producers.
@atarotsjourney.46202 жыл бұрын
Hay mate... Love ya work I apologise I can't afford to buy your shirt I watched a couple of your vids lol I can see why one of your workers may have touched your misses bootie by "accident". I like to thank you for your info. Be good or be good at it... Love that your into greatfull dead btw
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
A Tarot, thanks for the comment and the encouragement. Have a great day
@mototechsam3051Ай бұрын
I bought a 3 foot A hass avocado and wanted a B plant avocado and was watching you video what avocado varieties to plant in my yard so went to look for it and found a Choquette and sent you a text and you said it was a B tree .in you video you said choquette was an A plant so now im confused if i have two A trees .plz help
@SleepyLizardАй бұрын
We had a miscommunication. You sent me a text with a picture of a Choquette and asked me "does this variety taste good" and I answered yes because Choquette tastes good. It is a type A variety. I think the confusion came in because earlier you had asked me to name some type B. anyhow I sent you a link to a site that lists avocados with their flowering type. Good luck on your search.
@ZE308AC7 ай бұрын
Can you ship avocado fruit to California?
@SleepyLizard7 ай бұрын
From commercial groves yes. But that's subject to change. you gotta keep up on their quarantine list.
@ZE308AC6 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Thank you
@jonathanhao16402 жыл бұрын
Any avocado variety recommendations for growing zone 7?
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you need cold hardy so Beta, Lula, Monroe, and Oro Negro. How cold did it get where you are this weekend?
@@SleepyLizard Doing good man. Thank you. Really cool videos man.
@tulsiramdagur958016 күн бұрын
हेलो दोस्त मुझे एवाकाडो प्लांट इंडिया में प्लांटेशन करने हेतु खरीदने हेतु क्या प्रोसिजर है और क्या प्राइज है
@SleepyLizard16 күн бұрын
what does that mean?
@tulsiramdagur958016 күн бұрын
Hello friend I need avocado plant for plantation in India What is the price of an avocado plant?
@SleepyLizard16 күн бұрын
I don't sell trees sorry about that.
@tulsiramdagur958016 күн бұрын
Thank for your help, please contact avacodo plants nursery,or। Plants selar
@ppg46672 жыл бұрын
4:34 nice list but do all Avos flower around the same time?.. if you were going to do an A + B wouldn't you want them open at the same time? Thx bud. Excellent channel I subbed.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
PPG, thanks for the sub. I been enjoying your comments. Yes they all flower and begin to produce fruit at the same time. If you came here in March you'd see tiny skittle sized fruit on all my trees regardless of variety. Then the earlies will have a growth spurt and be ready to pick whereas the lates will continue slow steady growth for the additional months they need until they're ready
@ppg46672 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Awsome stuff brotha! So basically any A will be open the same time as any B ??? Hmm interesting. I had small avos last year the size of Skittles but they dropped :( Def going to come get an Agri-tour when I'm that way next time I head to DaKeys. If you find yourself around Sebastian Inlet hmu on here and come surfing.. I've got tons of boards. Also get some plants on the site! Me wants!
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@ppg4667 sounds good
@nancyschriver113 Жыл бұрын
I need recipes please.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
I need a way to keep viewers. Nobody watches my cooking vids 😩
@nancyschriver113 Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard just send some recipes along with the avocados.
@donnawilliamson3727 Жыл бұрын
Is there any avocados with an crisp texture? All that creaminess wigs me out.
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
Donna, yes there are, well not "crisp" per say but firmer than the ones your typically find at the store. We have a variety called Simmonds for example that has very firm flesh.
@Mario-re2qp2 жыл бұрын
a nursery man told me Monroe is "trash", I assume he was talking about the taste, which is probably bland
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
Monroe is my second favorite. Of course taste is subjective maybe he doesn’t care for the flavor
@Mario-re2qp2 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard appreciate your replies! Personally avocados aren't a favorite fruit of mine, I prefer sweeter things like Mango/Guavas etc, but want to plant some avocados because their health benefits. The only avocado I've had that I found tasty was a small, almost dark-skinned fruit that had a nutty flavor (might have been a Hass or a Hass seedling). This was at an acquaintance's yard.
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
@@Mario-re2qp Hass is very good. There is one we grow here in florida that is delicious called the Lula. It's my favorite.
@thewrestlingtimemachine Жыл бұрын
Is this the same avocado farmer who thought covid was real? LMBO
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
wha?
@thewrestlingtimemachine Жыл бұрын
Giving you a hard time. Remember the plannedemic? lol
@SleepyLizard Жыл бұрын
@@thewrestlingtimemachine oh, you are a conspiracy theorist. I would love to continue this discussion. I am also interested in what other conspiracies you buy into. I really enjoy communicating with people like you. Tell us more.
@thewrestlingtimemachine Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Buy into? That is hilarious! Your mind doesn't even belong to you like most. You take in information without questioning what is presented to you. One thing is to read a book. Another thing is to question what you are reading. Chew on them apples my friend.
@thewrestlingtimemachine Жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Most adults are just grown children. Questioning nothing that is told to them by the "Tell-A-Vision Programming." Trust what can be proven and not what you are told. BTW, consensus is not fact. If it was it would be called "truth."
@socorrorodriguez77702 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, blessing from California. I went to your website and left my contact information. I want to purchase a tree or one that can be grow in California 94565. Also l want to purchase clipping to graft mature trees. Like always l enjoy your videos and your enthusiasm. Thank l hope to hear from you.
@surfjunkie.54482 жыл бұрын
dude...... you need to reply to a few emails..... love you content but lets get a reply dude..... cheers
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
huh, I'm totally caught up in my inbox. Can you please resend? thx.
@nenaelliott80582 жыл бұрын
I've gotta stop watching your channel. I'm "green" with envy that you still have avocados and I don't lolol and when I see those delicious fruity my salivary glands kick into overdrive...haha. just kidding
@SleepyLizard2 жыл бұрын
oh yeah since I've gotten to know you I'm aware of your appetite for avocados, something you, me, and a lot of this channel subscribers have in common!
@nenaelliott80582 жыл бұрын
@@SleepyLizard yes, that's why we're here. Plus, it's always a learning experience. So thank you for s sharing your knowledge.