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The UC Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County will present a two-in-one workshop on growing avocados and growing citrus ...

For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

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After dominating the U.S. for decades, California avocado farmers have been lapped by Mexican growers offering cheaper fruit. But one local farmer is fighting back.

While California farmers often rattle off a list of challenges they face including high labor costs, water restrictions and overseas competition, many avocado growers say they have a good thing ...

California avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales While the Trump administration has threatened tariffs on a spate of Mexican goods, avocados have so far been spared.

On a hillside northwest of Los Angeles, Andreas Tompros is replanting hundreds of avocado trees.