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    Baby Avocados Are Here!
    Katja
    • May 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Baby Avocados Are Here!

    There's nothing quite like seeing the little baby avocados taking shape on the tree around this time of year. The flowers having been...
    864 views
    Bountiful Christmas Harvest
    Katja
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Bountiful Christmas Harvest

    Having started the Hass harvest mid December in balmy weather, we were lucky in being able to get all the avocados off the trees within...
    1,417 views
    Did you know that the Conquistadors used avocado stones for ink?
    Katja
    • Dec 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Did you know that the Conquistadors used avocado stones for ink?

    By watching the Native-Americans, the conquistadors discovered that avocado seeds produced a milky liquid that turned red when exposed to...
    901 views
    The Bacon Harvest
    Katja
    • Nov 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Bacon Harvest

    We've been busy with the Bacon avocado harvest these last few weeks and now it's all done! We began at the end of October and packed the...
    1,127 views
    Avocations for the Avolover
    Katja
    • Jun 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Avocations for the Avolover

    Calling all avocado lovers! Why not join us during our Bacon, Fuerte and Hass avocado harvests? It's going to be our 7th avocado harvest...
    1,333 views
    Avocado and Lemon Cake
    Katja
    • Jun 21, 2018
    • 1 min

    Avocado and Lemon Cake

    4 eggs 180 gr sugar 2 avocados Juice of half lemon 50 ml virgin olive oil 220 gr flour 16 gr / sachet yeast Icing sugar to sprinkle on...
    510 views
    The avocado trees are blooming
    Katja
    • May 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    The avocado trees are blooming

    The spring is almost over here in the Guadalhorce Valley as the daily temperatures are now regularly between 20°C and 25°C. The trees on...
    417 views
    How to store avocados - 5 TOP TIPS from the woman who knows 👩‍🌾
    Katja
    • Apr 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    How to store avocados - 5 TOP TIPS from the woman who knows 👩‍🌾

    1. To quicken ripening speed, place the avocados alongside a banana. It's even faster if you pop them in a brown paper bag. Bananas...
    547 views
    So here's a question - how do we know when the avocados are ready to be picked?
    Katja
    • Mar 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    So here's a question - how do we know when the avocados are ready to be picked?

    Well, all our avocado trees - the main types being Bacon, Fuerte, Hass (with the odd Shepard and Zutano tree thrown in for pollination)...
    598 views

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