Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a rather large avocado tree loaded with fruit. I have two questions.

Healthy and in-demand fruits such as the high-margin 'green gold' avocado, primarily grown in South and Central America, are among the least tenable and environmentally-friendly crops. According to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On occasion, I come across a planted avocado tree and curiously ask the owner if they have enjoyed any fruits from it. Most always ...

It is a sigh of relief for farmers after the Agriculture Food Authority (AFA) signalled the start of avocado harvesting season scheduled for March 1. In the directives, the regulator outlaws the use ...

John Githaiga commercial avocado's farmer at his farm in Mathira Nyeri County on November 3 2015,where he planted over 130 avocado trees. [PHOTO KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]. “There is strength in numbers” ...