Avocado

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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)...

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