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Interesting article about avocado grower in central FL

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Jaboticaba45:
Saw this today sand thought some of you would enjoy it?
https://www.fox13news.com/news/avocados-could-be-floridas-fruit-of-the-future?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Such a shame the citrus and lychee industry down there is getting wrecked. Time to look for new crops I guess if you’re a commercial grower.

Bobooshki:
Avocados have been grown here in pretty large quantities for a while now — but yes all of the old scenes of endless citrus groves are a thing of the past now.

I remember growing up and it being a common site.

johnb51:

--- Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on June 07, 2023, 09:39:27 PM ---Saw this today sand thought some of you would enjoy it?
https://www.fox13news.com/news/avocados-could-be-floridas-fruit-of-the-future?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Such a shame the citrus and lychee industry down there is getting wrecked. Time to look for new crops I guess if you’re a commercial grower.

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I'm curious which varieties he planted.

drymifolia:
Seems like an odd choice with laurel wilt rampant in Florida already, too, but as a lover of avocados I can't complain.

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