to much water, or not enough? avocado tree

[vash]

here is a pic. the leaves are getting droopy. i am known for my ability to kill plants.

what do you think. this is a young hass tree i planted last year.

[LSA]

What's your climate? Haas don't like it cold and if I remind right Haas don't like a lot of water. It's been a while since I tended to the 2 giant haas trees at our yard. Fertilized them?

[scottmandue]

I have a VERY old tree... every year after it blooms (right about now) the leave die and fall off then it grows new ones.

[vash]

it has been Africa hot here lately. i fertilized about 2 months ago.

[mikester]

I have two trees in my back yard - I wish I knew how to take care of them...I haven't been getting fruit from them lately.

[craigster59]

There is a citrus/avacado fertilizer you can buy that might help. Usually with avacados you "deep water" maybe every 2 weeks. Once a gardener raked up all the leaves covering the roots. The leaves wilted and a tree that once bore 100+ avacados was now bearing maybe 20. I talked with an avacado farmer (Fillmore is citrus/avacado country) and he said NEVER expose the roots. Maybe the heat is drying it out, cover with some hay or mulch.

[rnln]

I planted my little avocado several months ago. Water it daily, since it's new. It's been happy up until maybe 2 or 3 days ago. Now, it's looks "sad" just like yours. And, it's been cooking outside for a while now.

[azasadny]

Water! Water! Water!

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Water! Water! Water!

What he said. A tree or basically any plant that is getting to much water will get yellow leaves, droppy like yours Vash is from a lack of water. Water tonight and by the morning it will have perked up.
Good luck.

[vash]

Thanks! I'll do just that.

[Buckterrier]

Post a pic of the happy tree! (A deep watering)

[nota]

6-6-6 or dried sheep poo
yes they drop the leaves
and like cover of their dead leaves on the ground over the roots

we had 4 huge trees from the original grove about a 100+ years old
nothing could kill those trees huge areas of rot limbs fall off
hurricanes and twisters and electric co trimers all tryed
they just regrow back bigger from stumps
fruit was huge too

and no you can't over water them but maybe wash out the goodies in poor soil

but I never messed with little ones

[rnln]

Today in the evening, I went out to water it as usual and found many leaves on the ground. I do water it daily until the ground has at least 2" on water or maybe more. Can't be lacking of water. Can't be too much water because the leaves are not yellow. What is it? Something abou avocado? Is it time for it to change leaves?
Vash, post if any thing you found.
Thanks.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Buckterrier

Post a pic of the happy tree! (A deep watering)

thanks everyone. my wife just texted me a pic. it is definately looking better.
i will fertilize it this weekend.

[vash]

i planted it last year..anyone want to harbor a guess as to when i see my first fruit?

[Buckterrier]

The fruit I can't tell you but I'd be careful about fertilizing it again, (you just did 2 months ago).

I love a happy ending

[BRPORSCHE]

I think we have absolutely covered every topic under the sun by now.

[rnln]

Vash,
what did you just do? Added a lot of water I guess? How much? 5 gallons, 10 gallons?

Originally Posted by vash

thanks everyone. my wife just texted me a pic. it is definately looking better.
i will fertilize it this weekend.

[vash]

i flooded it. hose on high, for about 15 mins. i did take the time with a shovel to dig a shallow pit around all my young trees. i also have a fuyu persimmon and a guava tree under my umbrella of brown death.

[rnln]

thanks. I did that already since beginning, several months now. will try even more, maybe tonight.