I put a worm compost bin (Subpod) in a raised planter, to get compost. Then I googled that avocados were among the more fruit-fly resistant fruits out there among those we were interested in. So I planted a Fuerte avocado right next to the bin, in the same aluminum planter. I though the “free compost tea” would help any fruit tree.
New growth on the tree has a very small amount of leaf tip burn but the older leaves have more. Not enough the tree looks like it’s dying, but enough that it looks like it could tip towards unhealthy in the coming months/year as its roots take over the rest of the soil.
My other avocados are fine. So I’m wondering if it’s the worm bin. I don’t put meats, salty or acidic food in there. Mostly I just feed the worms leftover/old fruit, vegetables, and bread/pasta/rice.(plain—no sauce/peanut butter/etc). Is sharing a large planter (one of those large aluminum ones) with a worm bin enough to tip the salt balance towards the unhealthy for an avocado?
