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Bessie starts with ... We planted a fuerte avocado last year where we have other successful avocado trees growing. It died. I have just watched your video We don't live there so were unable to water it regularly and it died. Would it have been better to grow it in a pot until it grew bigger? I would be grateful for some tips, as the other avocado trees are old and I would like to plant some new ones (that survive!)	About the Author Molly Windsor 4030 22nd January 2016 5:19pm #UserID: 13136 Posts: 4 View All Molly's Edible Fruit Trees
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Brendan says... Yes Bessie, growing avos in a large pot helps. In the US, you can buy avos in large wooden pots, about 600 x 600mm square by about 500mm high (I think they charge around $150 ea), but they have a great success rate when planted out. Also, some are so big, they actually have fruit already on them :-) I'm having a win with my Lamb Hass avo tree. Seems very hardy, even up here!	About the Author Brendan Mackay,Q 31st January 2016 12:02pm #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees
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Bangkok says... If you want to replace the old tree's then you might consider grafting a new variety onto them. There are plenty video's on the web how to do that. It's not as hard as you might think.	About the Author Bangkok Thailand 31st January 2016 5:53pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees
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Bessie says... Thank you Brendan. I will try putting the next avocado we buy in a pot for a while before planting it out. Hopefully it will have established stronger roots and will survive! thanks for your response, Bessie	About the Author Molly Windsor 4030 31st January 2016 8:24pm #UserID: 13136 Posts: 4 View All Molly's Edible Fruit Trees
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Brendan says... Bessie, the best way to plant an avo tree, is on a mound. They don't like wet feet. I use a mixture of compost, soil & a fair bit of gypsum. When I'm preparing the mound, I sit the avo (in the bag), in a bucket of water with a glug of Seasol, this helps with transplant shock.	About the Author Brendan Mackay,Q 1st February 2016 9:56am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees
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Bessie starts with ...
We planted a fuerte avocado last year where we have other successful avocado trees growing. It died. I have just watched your video We don't live there so were unable to water it regularly and it died. Would it have been better to grow it in a pot until it grew bigger? I would be grateful for some tips, as the other avocado trees are old and I would like to plant some new ones (that survive!)

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Yes Bessie, growing avos in a large pot helps. In the US, you can buy avos in large wooden pots, about 600 x 600mm square by about 500mm high (I think they charge around $150 ea), but they have a great success rate when planted out.
Also, some are so big, they actually have fruit already on them :-)
I'm having a win with my Lamb Hass avo tree. Seems very hardy, even up here!

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Bangkok says...
If you want to replace the old tree's then you might consider grafting a new variety onto them.

There are plenty video's on the web how to do that.

It's not as hard as you might think.

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Bessie says...
Thank you Brendan. I will try putting the next avocado we buy in a pot for a while before planting it out. Hopefully it will have established stronger roots and will survive! thanks for your response, Bessie

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Brendan says...
Bessie, the best way to plant an avo tree, is on a mound. They don't like wet feet.
I use a mixture of compost, soil & a fair bit of gypsum.
When I'm preparing the mound, I sit the avo (in the bag), in a bucket of water with a glug of Seasol, this helps with transplant shock.

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