The Mexican cartel is telling me to follow the bused in illegal Hispanic voters and to vote how they vote. They are everywhere.
1) Granny Smith Apple 2) Kiwi 3) Raspberry 4) Peach 5) Cantaloupe 6) Strawberry 7) Apricot 8) Tomato 9) Honeydew 10) Pineapple
I think some fruit here in the PNW does not represent....lot of tropical fruits have lost all their flavor by the time they hit the markets here....guavas and papayas suck in Oregon.....in Taiwan and Hawaii they are full of flavor and the best...same with avocados...Hawaiian avocados are like butter. Pears, apples, plums and grapes and all the berries are great in Oregon...I have an Oregon fig tree that has fruit that never ripens like they do in California...always too green in the fall. The best fruit here is fruit that thrives here....bananas fresh harvested are so much better than the frozen green shipped ones we get here.
Ate my first strawberry of the year from the garden yesterday. The second one should be ready tomorrow! Strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple are my favorites.
There is no better avocado in the world than a Southern Cal. avocado. Hawaiian papayas are out of this world.
I find Rainiers sweeter but lacking the flavor. I've only known of Hood River strawberries which are excellent.
I am going to say that the ones from the middle-east are better, and I live next to an Avocado grove (which is good, as we have a couple of Avocado trees in our yard - so no need for artificial pollination (required for fruit). "The flowers of avocado trees are perfect, because they have both male and female parts, but both of these parts are not accessible at all times for pollination. The flowers only open for two days. On the first day, the female part opens for two to four hours and during this time, it can receive pollen. On the second day, the male parts of the flower open for a short time to release pollen. Since both parts are not open at the same time, it is very difficult for an avocado flower to pollinate itself." In addition, you need 2 different kinds of Avocados to pollinate - and we have 2 Fuerte trees. "Generally, your avocado tree is more likely to produce a viable crop if you have a second avocado tree. The other tree should be the type to complement your existing tree. For instance, if you are growing a type A avocado, choose a type B tree to help pollination. Type A avocados include 'Hass,' 'Pinkerton' and 'Gwen.' Avocados that produce type B flowers include 'Fuerte,' 'Bacon' and 'Zutano.' Guatemalan avocados (Persea nubigena var. guatamalensis) like 'Hass,' 'Gwen' and 'Pinkerton' are hardy down to 26 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit, which corresponds to the border of USDA zone 9b and 10a. Avocados like 'Fuerte,' 'Bacon' and 'Zutano' are avocado hybrids and are hardy down to 25 or 26 F, which is USDA zone 9b. During pollination the air temperature does matter. The trees should be pollinated when temperatures range from 65 to 75 F for the best fruit set." https://homeguides.sfgate.com/need-two-avocado-trees-reproduce-64818.html Anyway, Avocados are a pain in the rear. It's like show-dogs. But, it is well worth the hassle when you get the fruit. Who knew this thread would turn into a lecture on the sex life of Avocado trees?
You're making me hungry just talking about it. I love avocados but sadly, I'm medically restricted from eating them. Could cause me heart failure. Once in a blue moon I have an overwhelming desire that makes me eat one and take a chance so I cheat. Hey, I don't feel any different so they couldn't be all bad, could they?
When I first moved here from CA and saw the dinky hood strawberries, especially compared to gigantic California ones, I thought they were cute. Now I know that I never tasted a real strawberry till I moved here.
