Khalid, theres not much mulch against my trees. Less than 1 inch. I dont pile it up around the trunks. Its easy enough to just not put it right on the trunks.
Curious, you guys that mulch avocados, which is a requirement for avocado especially, do you see fine white feeder roots just below the mulch? I do.
Spaugh, what photo service do you use? It's really nice compared to the forum's choice.
Speaking of big stick wielding giants, when I spoke to CALAVO many years ago, asking questions and revealing my tentative commercial intent, I got hold of some yahoo on the phone that said something to the effect, "you can't do that!" It was like I was breaking some holy law regarding who can and who can not grow
their precious fruit.
Years ago, the big boyz California lobbying efforts to keep Hawaiian grown Sharwil out of the States using a trumped up ruse that the fruit was infested with a deadly beetle was a hoot.
Years ago I talked to a big avocado commercial grower and shipper who said he was getting out. He was fed up with the heavy handed California govt. bullshit. Texas is getting a big influx of you guys because of it. Around me which is peach, wine, and grape country....we're getting a lot of former Californian vineyard managers/owners. One of my buddies hired a microbiologist who moved here from Ravenwoods winery, Sonoma.