In containers they need consistent, frequent water, making sure that drainage is excellent. Use a citrus/avocado fertilizer at least four times a year.

Avocado trees have lovely foliage that can make for an attractive houseplant, but it's unlikely that you'll have a fruitful harvest anytime soon.

If you're a frequent avocado buyer at the grocery store, you might've thought before about planting your own tree to harvest the fruit fresh. While it takes a lot of patience to grow an avocado ...

Is there a way to grow them in a greenhouse in containers and get them to produce avocados? AA mature avocado tree may grow 50 feet high and 20 feet across -- a challenge for any greenhouse.

Given that avocado trees are hardy only in USDA Zones 9 to 11, many of us grow them in containers and bring them indoors for the winter. A good pick for growing in a container is the Wurtz avocado ...

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country. They can ...

Soil and Container Recommendations For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration.

Another difference now: the trees often come in what in the nursery trade are called “sleeves,” or a tall narrow container, rather than in the more traditional 5 gallon containers.

This week our SoCal Garden Clinic turns to problematic avocado trees: Question from reader Steven Klein of Malibu: In November 2011, I planted a 3-gallon Lamb Hass avocado tree on a slope with ...