Growing Avocado
I have an avocado plant that we started from a seed (pit). What are its requirements – soil, water, light, etc. for optimal performance??
Avocado makes an attractive houseplant and a great project to try with the kids. Plant in well drained potting soil. When watering, soak the plant so that all the roots get wet and then allow the soil to dry before watering again. You may have to water more often in warmer weather. It does best in partial shade (bright indirect light) and will tolerate temps of 55-65F for a few months. Excessive heat, dry indoor air and excess fertilizer can cause leaf drop and marginal browning of leaves.You can increase humidity by placing it in a pebble tray or mist around the plant. In Spring start feeding it with 1/2 strength houseplant fertilizer that includes micronutrients(zinc). If you can, place your avocado plant outside in the shade for the summer. It will enjoy the warm, humid air. Once the stem reaches 12″ cut it back by half to a node to control the size and shape. It will not flower or bear fruit indoors but makes a great houseplant. Hardy in zone 9-11
How to grow an Avocado plant from a pit. 
Choose a nice ripe avocado for guacamole and save the pit. Insert 3 toothpicks evenly spaced, half way up around the pit. Suspend the pointed end up over a glass of water making sure the bottom touches the water and stays moist all the time. If the water evaporates, add more and change it every two weeks. In 2-6 weeks, you should see the pit crack and a fleshy white root emerging from the bottom. If not, start over. Once well rooted, carefully plant the pit 1/3 exposed into a 6″ pot in a well-drained soil mix and place in bright indirect light. Keep the soil moist but not wet. When the plant is 6 inches tall cut it back by 1/2 and then again when it is 10-12″. This will promote fuller and healthier growth.
Another way to start from seed. Cut off 1/4″ of the tip and place the rounded bottom into soil- deep enough so that only the flat end is showing. Water and keep the soil moist.
Plant tips
Low light will produce to a tall, lanky plant.
Leaves will yellow and drop in wet soil.
Brown leaf margins and leaf drop indicates that the soil is too dry
Brown leaf margins-fluoride damage
Brown tips- salt accumulation.
PLEASE help!!! My daughter planted her avocado plant that she grew from a pit. Plant is 12 inches tall with beautiful big green leaves and sprouts new growth from the top. She recently took her plant to college. The temperature outside was below zero but she ran to her dorm. Her plant was only exposed to the freezing temperature maybe a minute or two. Now the leaves are wilted and hanging low. She is heartbroken. Is there anything she can do? Will the plant survive? Thank you in advance for your input and advice.
I have what I think is a small Avocado tree grown from seed (about 7 ft tall but spindly). It produces lots of red flowers and lots of small looking avocados but whilst they are green to begin with they eventually turn white and drop off at about the size of walnut! Is this because the tree is still young? Thanks, Tim. Cayman Islands
I was given an avocado tree when it was about 2ft high, grown from a seed. I have pinched the new growth from time to time and at one point, a lot of the lower leaves turn brown and fell off. The tree has recovered, in that it is continuing to grow and has not had any brown leaves since then. However, it is about 6ft tall now and bushy at the top but the stem/trunk is only about 2 inches in diameter and is not supporting the top growth. I have it staked, but even so, it is leaning over. Do I continue to pinch off the top or cut it back drastically to get the stem to grow and thicken. The trunk itself is getting taller, but not getting any wider.
I have a young Haas avocado that I bought from Home Depot a couple of years ago. It is about five feet tall. It has two main branches. One, the thinner one, goes straight up from the ground. The other one, branches off to the side starting about four inches from the ground. It is fatter and seems more vigorous than the thinner one. I am wondering if the fat branch is a sucker that I should remove. Can I send a photo so you can take a look and maybe give me some advice? Thanks.
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Grow avocado from seed
I have a different way of starting an avocado plant. I did it with one of the ones I have now. This August will be 2 years since I started it. I put 1 seed in a double thickness of wet paper towels, folding the towels over the pit. Place it in a ziplock bag and seal it up all but about and inch. Then I placed it in a dark area. Mine was under the water heater in a cabinet. after about a week make sure it is still real moist. Don’t look inside yet. If it is still real wet put it back the same way for about another week. It will amaze you how quick they sprout this way. Must faster than the glass, toothpick, water way. Give it a try you will never do it the other way again. I then planted mine in a small pot for a couple of months and then into the ground. It works!
What can I do to reverse the salt acumulation in my avocado planted in container before it dies? please help, It was doing so good this summer.
I have a beautiful Avocado tree that I started from the pit ten months ago.it was outside for the summer aghlynd now it is indoors for the winter.
The problem is that it keeps dropping leaves. Always the oldest leaf and usually one at a time. The leaf turns brown slowly and falls off. It has been doing this it’s whole life so far. It never seems to have more than four or five good leaves at a time.
It is in a plastic pot that self waters. I am very careful not to over water it. I stick my finger deep into the soil to check for any moisture before watering. My guess is root rot. Does that sound right? I don’t want to transplant it and find out that wasn’t the problem.
I just bought a has avacado yesterday and went out today to look at it an the main stem has like white powder looking stuff on it. What is it and how do I fix this? The plant is a decent size. Still young tho.
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Ok so I’m growing 2 avacado plants. They both shot up really quickly. They are both about 8 inches in height. The only problem is one is full of leaves and the other has no leaves! I don’t know if this is a problem, I’ve never grown avacado plants before. The one without leaves is just an 8 inch stem. Does anyone know why it’s not growing leaves? Other then that they’re both healthy and growing 🙂
I found this forum recently in a google search and I hope someone will respond. I am attempting to grow an avocado tree from the pit and everything was going great. I was changing the water every few days, and I live in Texas so there is plenty of warm sunshine. I was following the steps on this website I found. The pit was sprouting and the stem was growing very rapidly, maybe an inch a week. The website told me when the stem reached around 6-7 inches, to cut it down to three to encourage growth. I did that, but now it is not growing. The top part where I had cut it turned very dry. It doesn’t look dead, but the outside of the pit turned a bright pinkish-red, and the water turns a weird foggy green color after a day if I don’t change it. I’m not sure if it’s sick or dying or if this is just part of the “growth”. Any suggestions?
Hi,
I have been growing an avocado from a pit for a few weeks it has a great root system and the top just started to sprout! I am getting ready to plant it and noticed that the pit has some mold on it! I was wondering if it’s still safe to plant?
I grew an avocado tree from pit, and it is almost about 2 ft and i forgot to cut it a little. It was indoors until I potted it in a different pot with potting soil and it started wilting. I think it’s because it used to have miracle gro until i ran out and got potting mix. It had fungus and wiltet. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I thought about cutting off the whole top but I’m not sure. Also I put some egg shell powder (I crushed the shells)and coffee grinds in.I removed the affected leaves but 2 more appeared and I made homemade fungicide but it didn’t help very much. Please I’ve never been a good gardener but I love gardening!
I have a Haas avocado tree about 6′ tall. It was planted a year ago on a southern sunny slope in front of my house near a brick wall. I live in San Diego, less than a mile from the bay in a canyon with lots of eucalyptus trees. I have nipped the top so the tree does not grow too tall. The avocado seems healthy and has TONS of new buds, but the lower edges of ALL the leaves are slowly turning crispy brown. What seems to be the problem and how do I resolve? Is there too much salt in the soil? Not enough drainage? Should I remove some buds to get bigger fruit? I need your advice, please!!!
Browning tipsHi Karen,
Did you ever find a solution? I live in Solana Beach and planted two trees one 6′ the other 8′ on a hillside with well drained soils and plenty of sun. I have citrus, peaches and pears that grow no problems, but those dang avo’s slowly browned at the tips which led to leaves falling off. New buds proudly formed and popped out of the branch and some grew up to about 8 inches. but slowly the cycle repeated itself and the new shoots would wither and then branches would turn black. One of the trees had about 15 avocados when I bought it so looked pretty healthy. Now I’m afraid it may be lost but hoping a new shoot comes off of the rootball. The other tree has two new shoots from the base that are about 15″ but again the browning and withering is underway. UGhhh! It was really hot when I planted them so thought they were not getting enough water. But, I would only water after testing the soil to see how dry it was and sometimes waiting an extra day or two. Ohh and I have a third that is still in the pot watered every other day is about 3.5 feet and is doing great. Any help would be appreciated.
Fruit overload on avocado tree
I have an avocado tree 13feet tall which started 8years ago as a pit(large green florida variety)this year it finally bloomed with hundreds of pea-sized fruit..do I trim back some of the fruit to make more healthier for the over-all tree harvest??
Caterpillars
My avocado plant is 3 years now and about 12ft high. Its doing very well in this tropical climate, but last year there are lots of caterpillar as big as 3inch long. How will I prevent such insect, please help.
I have a Marcus Pumpkin that I got and planted in Feb. The tree is about 6 ft tall. We live at the coast and it is very hot and dry. The truck at the top is dark brown about 3 or 4 iniches. Looks like it has grown some. I was only watering once a week and was told it was not getting enough water. Now I am watering 5gal drip bucket everyother day. It has put lots of new leaves on but the brown stem is getting bigger from the top of the tree. I did give it some fert about 4 weeks ago and some Ironite. Please help thanks
I have had a potted avocado plant indoors for about 40 years. It has been fertilized and occasionally re-potted, but has never grown taller than about 3 feet. It has weathered some problems over the years and has usually looked healthy until recently.
Now, new young leaves turn yellow and limp and fall off before they’re fully grown. I spotted tiny, tiny white specks on some larger leaves, and they felt sticky. I’ve washed the plant twice with insecticidal soap, but, so far, the baby leaves keep getting sick. (I also have some browning around the tips, but my water is no harder than it has always been.)
I’d appreciate any advice!
I have a dwarf Holiday Avacado tree 8yrs old, 5ft tall,1 1/2 inch trunk diameter,growing slowly and never bears fruit. about 2yrs ago a new side shoot grew up the side quickly. looks like an avacado tree but a little bit different. it is now 8 feet tall and very healthy. Finally fruit has come this year on both trees about 5 grape sized avacados. is this ok? did the new tree polinate the old tree and thats why they are bearing fruit? will this new tree take over and kill my other tree. its already getting bigger than the other and the trunk is about 2 inch diameter.
I live just outside of New Orleans and want to purchase an avocado tree with blooms or fruit already on it. My mother is from CA and said that they have them everywhere at Lowes, HD and even Wallyworld for purchase. I cannot find them in my area.
Can you help? I am willing to order them out of state if necessary.
Thanks,
A
Trimming avocado plant
I have a beautiful avocado plant that I am growing from a pit. Her name is Ava. I know that is funny but she is growing beautifully and very, very fast. My question is that there is a side branch growing straight out and it looks like it is starting to branch out also at the top. Should I try to use twine to lightly hold these branches a bit more upright? The side branch is almost reaching across to where I sit. I want it to look nice and not be a weird shape. Help? Thank you for any info.
The success rate on rooting cuttings either in water or potting soil is almost zero, even with rooting hormone. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done!
Nurseries do “air rooting” to make all grafted commercial seedlings. They keep the scion in the dark for a few weeks, nick the bark a bit, apply rooting hormone to the nicked area, and form a little pot (from a styrofoam cup) around that area, supported with a stick and tape. The pot is filled with potting soil and kept moist for a few weeks. Then the stem below the pot is gradualy pinched off over the course of a couple of weeks. If the rooting was successful, then you have a new plant!
Only problem is that the nurseries do this with rot-resistant root stock trees, and later graft Hass, Fuerte, Mexicola, etc. tops onto the new plants. If you do this process with a standard (non-resistant) variety, then you do get that variety tree but with little resistance to root rot.
Root cut section of plant
I’m in the northeast US – Rhode Island – and I’m so proud I’ve finally been able to produce an avocado plant from seed – it’s now @ 15″ tall! I know it’s time to cut back, but I really hate the idea of losing all of the leaf growth I’ve nurtured.
THE QUESTION: Once I cut the stalk, can I take the leafed section I’ve cut off and root it in water?
My avocado is nearly 8month old , but now her life’s are turning to brown from the top look likes burning.
i have some photos but i don’t know how to show them ,
please let me know what should i do?
Hi
You can send them to Kris@Hortchat.com Are u fertilizing the plant?
I live in Indianapolis Indiana, but my family has property about an hour away. We currently have two avacado trees growing. One is almost to the point I’m going to prune it, the other is still in the water growing in a glass.
My question is this. Living in Indiana, will the trees survive winters outside at my parents property? The seeds were just bought local from the grocery store, so I dont think they are the mexican varity that many areas talk about.
I’d like suggestions on how to keep the trees from dying, if we do take them out to the property, during winter. Thank you very much!
I have an avocado tree that I have grown from seed. We have it in a huge pot in the back yard next to a redwood as I read the shade was good for it. My problem is: it has grown so much that it is now about 20 feet tall and has fallen over (in half) since I was only able to help support it as high as the fence (8 ft. fence).
I’m thinking I should prune it to help it be stronger (and not fall over on itself) but don’t know if November is an okay time to do it. And if it is, how much should I prune it back? Also, should I cover it during the winter to protect it from frost? In the spring can I plant it in the soil where it’s pot is now located? How much space should I allow around it? Right now it’s about 10 ft. away from the redwood. Will this hurt the redwood?
I know this is a lot of questions. Sorry. I guess I need a lot of advise!
Thanks so much for your time and help!
Cindy
Hi Cindy
You need to consult an avocado grower such as http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/General/Answers.html#anchor.
Transplant shock
I have a avocado tree that I transplanted. it is indoors in a pot and all the leaves dropped off. The trunk seems to still be alive it’s 12 ft and the trunk is about 4 inches, is it possible that it will grow new leaves or is the trunk just taking longer to die, it has been several weeks and there is no new growth?
Pruning avocado plantMy Avocado plant is 2 1/2 feet tall. I haven’t cut the stem…should I now?
Pruning avocado plantThis summer, my children pushed four avocado pits, about 5 inches apart,into an 18 inch pot. They all grew beautifully and we want to keep them. Unfortunately, we live in the NC mountains. Should we repot the now 2.5 foot tall plants into individual pots (if so, how big) or let them grow in the 18 inch pot until they are larger? The leaves,(which are 4-5 inches long) start about 12 inches from the soil and splay at the top. Do these plants need pruning? Many thanks!
Something is eating the leaves on my tree in (So. Cal). Even newer baby leaves are eating it. What could this be and what is the best remedy? There are about 10 tiny avocados on the tree that I hope to eat one day.
Transplant shock
I just planted my Avacodo tree. It was in a 24 inch wood container. The tree is anout 6 feet tall. I loosened the rootball before planting. Within a couple hours all of the leaves are drooping. I thing it has transplant shock. Will it survive? And if so, how long will it take. Thanks Jeff
I’m worried. My avocado plant is one year old, and at least 2.4 ft tall. One week, I noticed that it had several little leaves sprouting at the top, and then, after a week and a half, I noticed that the top of the plant turned brown. It was underwatered. I’ve since cut off the brown part– but without the top of the plant, will it continue to sprout and grow? Does this make sense? Is there any way to fix it?
My avocado pit finally started growing roots after several weeks. It just grew a stem a few days ago. Now it seems to have white crusty lumps (like sugar) all over the stems!
It seems to have happened overnight! What could that be? Is it worth keeping?
Thanks, Pat
I have the same problem right now. I grew my avocado from the pit and it was doing perfectly fine. Not too long ago it started growing white crust on the upper level of the stem and it appears to be eating the skin around the stem. Your post was written in 2010, so hopefully you figured out what is going on. If so… Could you let me know what I should do because I can’t find anything on this. Thank you.
I have an avocado tree that is about 10 years old and it started bearing fruit 2 years ago. 8 the first year, 10 last year and this year there are dozens of fruit being set but don’t know how many will stay on. Is there anything I can do to help the fruit to stay on?
Also there is a large branch thet has grown out from below the ground. I hadn’t paid much attention and now the thing is 1″ diameter and 10 feet tall. It looks different from the rest of the tree and has no flowers at all. Can I safely remove it or should I leave it alone? What is the best way to remove it if It needs to be removed?
Live in So Cal. Planted a young Hass avacado tree about 4 years ago and it has only produced 4 pieces of fruit (which critters stole before ripened :C ). Every year the leaves turn brown and fall off just before summer begins. However, this year I noticed an additional problem, most of the branches are split on top and have a blackened look inside them. The tree is about 20 feet tall now but still no fruit. Should I give up on this tree?
Tree suckers
My daughter has an avocado tree that was there when she purchased the house. The tree has 2 large thick branches growing out on it’s side about 6-8 inches from ground. If I remove a branch close to trunk and transplant it in another area of the yard, would the tree keep growing or just simply die?
Avocado plant care
I have two avacado plants that I started from pits – they did pretty well, but now they look like they are dying – there are definitely gnats – so I suspect this is the problem – I have been letting them dry out pretty well and try not to over water – they get morning sun. I have read to use sticky bug traps to try to get rid of the gnats, as for the plants, the leaves appear dry and all droppped from one plant, but the other has kept it’s leaves – the one that dropped it’s leaves is sprouting new ones on top – should I prune these back? I clipped the stems when they got about 6 inches tall and they leafed out – now they are aobut 10 inches tall. I’m kind of excited about actually getting these to go, so would like to learn about the plants care – any suggested reading or sites would be appreciated.
I have read that trees grown from a avo pip will never bear fruit. Is that correct? I am growing the pips from 2 old established trees from my garden and not from a grocers. They are growing very well thus far.
I have also read that you need 2 or more trees next to each other- one male and one female. Is that correct?
There is so much conficting information on the net.
Winter over
I have grown several avocado trees from fruit seed. They usually die due to neglect. The latest one is three years or more old. Last year we planted it outside–our apartment is too small for big house plants. It dropped all of its leaves, then in the spring, it put out new leaves and a second “tree”. Now that it is turning cold, we banked the roots with pine needles, and covered it with a trash can. Question? is there a proper way to keep it warm through NC winter?
Fungus gnats
Hi, i am growing an avocado from seed, it is almost a year old and looks healthy. however, there are many insects, similar to fruit flies, hopping in and out of the soil. How do i get rid of all these quick, winged insects?
Hi Jessica
It sound like fungus gnats in the soil. Let the soil dry out between waterings.
Hi
I live in northern Alabama. I started from a avocado seed and now it is about 5 months old. Do you think it will live if I bring it inside each night and take it out in the morning.
HI Neeccee
It should be fine outside in a warm protected area, provided you bring it in when night temperatures get down to the 40’s. You can also grow your avocado plant inside as a houseplant by keeping it in a bright, sunny window. Although indoors, it won’t get as much light compared to outdoors.
I have a Lola Acacado tree and I noticed black markings on the stems resembling mold. When I touch the stems the black stuff some of it comes off. Plus the leaves look wilted and looks sick. What should I do and please let me know what it is and what action I should take. I live in Orlando, Florida, where it has been raining so heavily recently. I also have another avacado tree a brogan and I am scared it will also get contaminated too. Please help! Thanks,
could be a fungus from all the water…try a fungicide spray with copper…too much water will kill avocados…does it have good drainage
I have an approx 8mo. old avocado plant that I planted from the seed (its fruit was delicious!). The upper leaves as well as the lower leaves are drooping down. I watered it a lot and the upper leaves started to raise a little. But the lower leaves are still quite droopy. The leaves are a very nice rich green. I live in Sacramento, Ca. The temp is pretty hot but he (Mr. Avo) lives inside and is in temp of around 78. Although when its in the hundreds he is in about 86 degrees. I have never fertilized him.
I recently planted a 3-4 year old avocado tree, it is about 8 ft tall, but lots of the tips of the leaves have gone brown and many feel dry, despite watering it morning and evening… anyone got any suggestions?
too much water…they have to dry out all the way
stop watering, avocadoes need water but dont like wett feet. make sure your soil has great drainage and water less.
Avocado roots
I just want to help make a note about Avocado trees, if you decide to have them in the ground of your place, careful not to have it way to close to your house for the plant itself will develop a very large and powerful root system that does spread. Here in Hawai’i, Avocado trees are very common and many foundations are cracked cause of the roots.
i have two avocado trees that i got from my friend she grew them in her backyard when she moved we took them out of the ground and put them in our yard but it has been two days and they look like they are dying what should i do thank you
I planted avocado seeds approsimately 12 years ago. The plants have always been healthy. this year, for the first time I have lots of blooms. I think this means I may have avocados. there are plenty of bees around the blooms. is there anything else I can do to help with polination?
I am staying in Malaysia, Borneo island. I had an avocado tree which is 4 yr old. She has started to bloom quite often since last year but never bear any fruit. Should I do anything to help her? ?Is it true that I have to wait 10 years?
My avocado tree produced good fruit last year (fall season of 2007 into 2008). This year I have gotten no fruit. What can I do to get fruit this coming fall/winter. I live in St Petersburg,
I HAVE A SMALL AVOCADO PLANT I AM GROWING INSIDE MY UPSTATE, NY APARTMENT…NOT REALLY AVOCADO TERRITORY, I KNOW. IT HAS BEEN DOING FINE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN DRY BROWN SPOTS STARTED SHOWING UP ON THE LEAVES. THE BROWN SPOTS STARTED ON THE LEAVES TOWARD THE BASE OF THE TRUNK AND HAVE MOVED UP. NOW THE BOTTOM LEAVES ARE STARTING TO FALL OFF. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
Hi – I’ve looked everywhere but can’t find anything about my Avocado tree. I have 4 in my garden, but on only one of them the fruit reaches 3-4 inches and then turns completely black and falls off. It is a very mature tree, but gets no more or less watering than the others.
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1. how can i tell when the avocado is mature enough to pick and ripen?
2. I have a decent crop this year. This the first year I have abunch of small ones about the size of my thumb? Can I eat them? I opened one up there is no pit.
I have just moved into a house in Sydney, which has an Avocado tree. It’s pretty big -must be about 20-30 years old – and at this time of year has plenty of avocado on it. However, they look healthy but with a black ‘mould’ at the bottom. When we pick them early, the fruits don’t have the mould, but don’t seem to be ripening after a week or so. Does anyone have any advice for me please?
Hi Andy
Maybe you’re picking the avocado either too early and then too late. Check out this site. there is some good info on When to pick avocado http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu./AvocadoWebSite%20folder/AvocadoWebSite/General/Answers.html#anchor728187
I just transplanted a 6 ft avocado young tree. A lot of the root system got damaged. Now all the leaves are wilted, some completely dry, and I’m just scared to death the tree is going to die. I’ve been watering the tree often adding some root starter. The tree is also in direct light and it’s not helping we are having a heat wave this week. Any help on what to do? can the tree survive even if all the leaves are wilted? should I create some sort of shade for it? Please help!!
I HAVE 3 AVOCADO TREES RANGING FROM 3 TO 10 YEARS OLD. THIS YEAR THEY BORE NO FRUIT, HAVE NO NEW GROWTH. THE LEAVES ARE SMALL SPARSE BUT GOOD GREEN COLOR.I WATER THEM DEEP WHEN THE WOOD STAKE THAT I HAVE NEAR EACH ONE IS DRY. I HAVE FED THEM WITH AVOCADO FERTILIZER THREE TIMES THIS YEAR.THE SOIL PH SHOWS A 6.5 AVERAGE. THEY ARE IN FULL SUN.IN SANTA BARBARA CA. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU.
ART
Hi Art
Here’s a link that hopefully will help you. http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/
I have an Avocado tree with small green, what seem to resemble sm peach’s. I’ve never seen sm Avocado’s before. Could these be the fruit? If so how long before it matures? Thanks
Transplant shock
I transplanted a three foot avocado tree about a week ago. Now the leaves are wilted and seems very dry and crisp. Should I cut off these leaves for new growth? There seems to be little spurts that are on the branch. I thought that maybe if I prune off the wilted leaves that this would help the new spurts. What should I do about this, and is there anything I should feed the plant with at this time. Its been very warm I live in Florida.
I planted an avocado pit about last summer. It is about three feet high and has a nice round shape. I want to move this tree to a diffrent location, Right now it gets sun most of the day. I need to move it back a little that would put it to have more shade. Can I replant this small tree to its new location now in the middle of summer or should I wait ? Would transplanting this tree cause harm? Would the new location be a good choice. I live in Florida. Thanks for your tip?
Need advice!
Name: CINDY BROUSSARD |
I HAVE AVOCADO TREES PLANTED AND THEY ARE DOING FINE. I HAVE HEARD IT WILL BE ALL MOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET FRUIT.IS THIS SO? IF SO HOW CAN I GET THEM TO PRODUCE? I LIVE IN LOUISIANA AND THE STONES THAT I USED WERE FROM FL