Should complement the GEM season. I am going to try to graft new ones and see if the results are the same as well as see if it fruits every year or every two. The skin is green when ripe, is bumpy and of medium thickness, and peels easily. In Europe, I can buy: I am jealous you are growing all those Hawaiian varieties and am interested in what you have to say about taste once that time comes and how the trees are doing. If ever back this way soon would compensate you gladly to do a quick evaluation of right and wrong approach here. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. I would think that arctic blasts during winter will be your main limiting factor. Where to find Sir Prize Avocados? Thanks again! This way, if one performs significantly better than the other, then you could replace the poor performer with a tree on the rootstock that you know does well in your soil. I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. Elizabeth. Seemed very mature, almost overmature, as the seed had germinated and the root was touching the peel on the bottom, and the seedcoat did not adhere to the seed. Sharwil, Stewart, Sir Prize, Hass and Holiday dont seem to do as well here in comparison. Are they light producing or is that they are slow growing therefore they are light producing because they are small? I live in San Diego, about 7 miles away from the coast. I also started hearing about a lunchbox avocado that is being developed for high density planting. But I will say that it is definitely precocious in my yard. But there are a lot of B types whose fruit I love so Im starting to keep my B types smaller or graft them into A types and eliminate their whole trees. So I need to know the characteristics of other types of Avocado trees. Theyre for my parents and theyre concerned about consuming yield from two trees, but maybe after a few years, theyll be up for another! Im still fairly new to farming and have a ~280 Hass grove (Fuerte rootstock) in inland San Diego (Ramona), so I am always fascinated with learning about these trees. Isnt Sharwil a vigorous variety! Avocado - GEM - 3 - 4 feet tall Exotic Fruit Trees Limit 5 per customer. Until then, let me say that every one of the varieties you mentioned has great tasting fruit (except that Ive never eaten Green Gold so cant comment with experience on that one). I love my Hass. I dont know anything about salt in soil, never heard of it on the French Riviera. In the wild this means a range of flying and crawling insects, but in Western Australia this is . I am curious what your recommendation and thoughts are for year around great tasting avocados from my backyard in Tustin. Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . Forgive my rambling. Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. You are going to be in avocado heaven soon. Ill do it again this summer to figure out where not to plant less heat tolerant plants. Great article Greg! In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. From your experience what avocado tree should I plant? On June 10 and 11 last year (2019), my yard reached 100 both days. If there is excess moisture, your Hass avocado tree might suffer from root rot. Variety: Flower Type: Taste (subjective) Fruit Size: Fruit Color: Fruit Shape: Skin: Oil % Fruit Season (Irvine) Tree Size: Remarks: Anaheim: A: good: 18-32 oz: green . For my Fuerte, for instance, Ive grafted in a couple of branches of A types. Very happy with my Zutano. I have a friend down here in Southern California who also is very happy with his Zutano tree. My guess is that you can grow just about any variety that does well in Southern California since your greenhouse probably stays warm enough in spring to make B-type varieties set fruit well. These are varieties that take a long time to get big enough to be useful as shade trees compared to other varieties. Wish me luck! but Im not sure. As for the snow, we have had quite a bit of ice the last few weeks, and today it snowed in parts of the mountains, even in the valley (Pasadena/Rancho Cucamonga)! Ive never had a tree-matured Reed. So, right now, at the churchs garden we already have a beautiful avocado collection Hass, Lamb, Bacon and Reed. I wish I had time to make more videos. I hope your trees grow lightning fast! These trees had a bit more shade and sprinklers watering. Mateo. I use foam or bubble insulation to wrap the trunks of my baby trees their first winter. Do you need two avocado trees to get fruit? Im very close to cutting mine down. Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. I plan on keeping the trees no taller than about 12, so I dont have to get on a ladder. might be possible to buy a Lamb Hass (but I read about the Lamb Hasss strong habit of alternate bearing). Lamb Hass Avocado. Fuerte and Nabal are both well known for alternating in this way. Sharwil avocados have a dense, nutty flavor and a high oil content. Avocado oils are considered heart-healthy and good for your skin. This is one of the reasons that Hass went from obscurity in 1945 to over 95 percent of the commercial avocado production in California today. At best, carrying a super heavy crop load usually means that the following years crop will be very light. First propagated in 1911 in a California nursery, it got its name - Spanish for "strong" - after a particularly hard frost hit the area in 1913. I saw his GEMs on Toro Canyon and they looked perfect and vigorous. Ill try some beneficial predator mites next. Im guessing it was the chlorine that did the damage. They seem to be especially common on trees in your neighborhood. I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. We have a central coast house with three citrus trees and was looking for one Avocado tree, I was leaning towards the Sir Prize, with your discussion should I lean towards the Haas as a single tree, or is either a good choice. Im going for it! Thank you!! Its just hard to start growing a tree that you: They must look at my yard and think its disgusting! We also now have rain tanks and are going to try and save our rain water for the avo, as the other fruit trees do well with our water. One of the challenging things is actually figuring out the season for each time and what that season is for those varieties in the location it is planted. I already have lamb, fuerte, Mexicola, Pinkerton, Reed, wurtz, Sir prize. Let me get things together on my side before I share too much about the Lamorinda tree. But Mexicola is about as small as avocados come, so in that way youve already got your lunchbox avocado. 2. We are really hoping we can make it work and would be grateful for any suggestions. The main difference is that GEM is a smaller tree, if that matters to you. What do you think about avocado rootstocks? Spacing with the Hass is important as well. I could do that! Thank you for sharing this. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. Warm regards, I saw a fruiting avocado tree for the first time in my life. Ps. Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? Have you received your trees? Ive watched some young trees in your area get zapped by cold every couple years recently. Im glad youre happy with your Zutano. I just dont understand it. The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. This is so fun! And thats what a five- compared to fifteen-gallon tree is: younger. (Actually, Lamb drops more fruit in spring compared to Reed. We live in Carlsbad, CA, which I believe is sunset zone 24. What a find. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? The Kona Sharwil Avocado is a pear-shaped fruit that is green when ripe. Home Depot in Whittier has mainly had Zutanos, Bacons and Hass while Lowes hadnt had anything. My goal is to help others grow food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California. Im in a hot area of Bay Area northern Ca. That tree eventually did die. You might try leaching the chlorine out of the soil by giving it a long watering with regular water. Queen Avocado. Sharwil is the best tasting avocado in the world according to some - better even than Hass. If you have a very productive Fuerte, then you wont start eating much of your Hass fruit until probably mid to late spring. Sixty percent shade cloth over the trees can work as long as its only over the top (not wrapping the entire tree) and more than a few inches higher than the tree (not almost touching the top leaves). If I couldnt find a Reed, Id substitute with a Lamb. Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. [About our soil: it is not acid at all, for sure. Note that Im really tentative about saying this. Will do. Im planning on planting a Reed. But sometimes I dont get lucky with that method, in which case I go to the Miramar Landfill in San Diego where they process such wood chips along with other yardwaste by composting it for a couple weeks and screening it. Contemplated stopping by Fallbrook and talking to a grower, but returning on Sunday meant I was a bit eager to get home. Whats Reed like? This is when I began looking for my trees abroad, within the EU. This is a very informative blog. By the way, all of these varieties Reed, Lamb, GEM, Sir Prize taste really good so I wouldnt choose one over the other because of taste. My Reed, as well as those I know nearby, does relatively well. Im glad you found your Reed there! Greg, I dont have a lot of firsthand experience with avocados in your area so I try to be keep quiet about what will grow well there and how to do it. I noticed that usually the soil in big box stores are not the best for avocados but that seems to be changing as the last tree I bought (Ettinger) came in black sand. Thanks really enjoy your posts! Avocado trees produce thousands of flowers and only about one in 5000 sets fruit. Kindest regards, Several of the Type A avocados are quite Hass-like, or descendants from Hass itself. I will send you some wood. I have learned so much from your website, Thank You. Im more relaxed about it now. To my delight, they confirmed that they shipped to France. Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? for avocados. Those varieties would also probably not be extremely vigorous compared to the GEM such that pruning wouldnt be such a challenge. And if I couldnt find a Fuerte, Id substitute a Pinkerton. Could you make a suggestion and where I may obtain that tree. The Hass Avocado is large and symmetrical in shape with black skin when ripe: Fruit Ripens: February to October. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. Now, less fat might sound good, but the fats found in Hass avocados are very healthy. Variety makes a difference. I live in Sunland, CA, in a very sunny area where the sun is strong all day. For our San Joaquin Valley home we can get hard freezes so I have a Mexicola Grande since it is off in October before the freeze. Would you have other variety suggestions as well? We just planted our fifth haas (never say die) but when we popped it out of the pot it had white minerals all on the roots and already has a black ominous patch on the trunk- just from being watered on our deck from the hose for several months. A hybrid cross of the Mexican and Guatemalan subspecies, 'Fuerte' was the industry-standard avocado in California before the Hass came on the scene. But the intention is to have overlapping seasons for both A and B type so there is always cross pollination available (I know that doesnt guarantee it will work, but I like the idea of having that potential). Thank you so much for the great articles, and for your personal attention and replies. Peterson.) Kona Sharwil avocado was introduced in Australia and is now a major commercial variety in Hawaii. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. Anyway, Id focus on A types, and with the 14-foot ceiling you could prune any variety to keep its size in check or go with a naturally smaller variety such as Gwen, GEM, Pinkerton, Lamb, or even Reed (these will all ultimately get taller than 14 feet, but not as soon). See: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/how-to-plant-and-stake-an-avocado-tree/. Tamp the soil down around the tree's . They're all from the same Mexican or Guatemalan stock, but they've been bred for the local climate. My 15-foot Hass averages roughly 100 avocados per year, and Ive found that we need more than that during the Hass season. Florida's avocado trees grow to be between 30 and 65 feet tall. I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday. I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. Id probably have to give the edge to Sir Prize because Id rather have the most complementary harvest seasons in order to have fruit to eat more of the year. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. Kona Sharwil Avocado. So Im only guessing here. But I have seen Holiday and Pinkerton. I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? It sounds like an ideal type B. You just have to do a little pruning to make sure they share sunlight and space. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. Highlights. All the wood from the Gwen is going to the beach soon as possible for a bonfire. Incidentally, I have found Reed to be excellent in the heat. But, most of those carbs come from fiber. The other two are not doing well. But its good to remember that any trees shape can be affected somewhat by whats growing around it and where its getting sun. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. This is important information indeed. I could swear that I read somewhere that Reed trees will get very tall if left unpruned. Wonder what that was all about. The fruit is set in huge numbers uniformly throughout the tree. Great article, Im planting a reed, hass and fuerte. Gwen isnt the toughest of my avocado trees, for sure. I havent seen you comment on Sirprize. Do you think I should remove the one tree which has a few new green shoots? And compared to Reed, Fuertes production isnt as consistently high. Where do you guys find Reeds in San Diego? Watering. Take out the two dead and the one just barely hanging on and plant three new trees or find an entirely new place to plant away from the pool? So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. Together you will get year round fruit, theyre small for avocado trees and better tasting than what you find in stores. (I have to confess this is a real problem of our nation.. No information whatsoever about rootstocks in the nurseries And then people are surprised that their cherry or apricot trees dont fruit). The heat was overwhelming (60 consecutive tropical nights, hosepipe ban, more than 100 towns in France had no drinking water). The challenge is that many of them have similar harvest seasons, which are spring into summer: Hass, Sharwil, GEM, Gwen. It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. I like that place, he even recommended going down to Maddocks a bit further if he didnt have what I wanted. We do have a small green house, but its not really large enough for an avocado tree of any size unless we leave it in a pot, which would limit its productivity. I certainly appreciate it when others make clear and quality videos to help me. 2. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). (Compare that to many peaches, which cant hold their mature fruit for more than a couple weeks!). They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. After some pool renovations which sent torrents of pool water into the avo area two of the trees are completely dead. Once you have tried a GreyStar avocado, you will quickly conclude that GreyStar is several rungs up the ladder from Hass in flavour, quality and value. 1) which two varieties would you recommend as being good pairing for quite heavy clay-y soil?! Avocado varieties are of two flower types A or B and it has been observed in California since almost the beginning that A-type varieties fruit more reliably overall. The three more Guatemalan types get afternoon shade which I think helps since in recent years our summers are very intense much like inland Riverside and or Redlands as I recall with temperatures reaching well over a 100 more often than a decade ago. A homegrown Hass, picked at prime time around May or June in, Whats Reed like? (See page 28 in Gary Benders book, Avocado Production in California. As for why Gwen hasnt become a more popular backyard avocado tree in Southern California, I dont know. Nevertheless, even compared to other trees the same size, Holiday is usually later and lighter in production. Hass does really well in cool climates. The Sharwil is a Guatemalan avocado of Australian origin, very similar to the Fuerte (although the Sharwil avocado is more ovular). I think this one can make a come back. All I can say is wow! Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. This avocado is the only Hawaiian avocado authorized for . I would still choose Hass as my single tree in Van Nuys, and Reed should do well there too. Thank you so much for your recommendation. Or is Dusa just the best variety to this day (as these articles say), and in any case it will be better than Duke 7? I live in the Hilltop area of Chula Vista, the temps rarely get above 85 or below 40.We had a Gwen avocado tree that was very productive for many years. Its been a great summer in OB/Pt Loma. Or, just to be on the safe side (in case Dusa doesnt function well in our soil) have one Dusa and one Duke 7? I was trying to think of any varieties that cant be kept to 10-12 feet tall, but Im at a loss. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. I have seen, in person, happy Hass and/or Reed trees in other parts of Southern California considered Sunset Zone 18, such as Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, and Redlands. So from Armstrong and Evergreen and Walter Andersen, etc. Thanks again. Hey Greg, Avocados dont ripen while hanging on the tree. This way youre likely to rarely get bad damage. My experience with Sharwil in my own yard and my observations of other Sharwils confirm that its not the most predictable bearer, unfortunately. Which town or area are you in? Those three trees would be my choice too, another benefit of the fuerte in the mix is that its a b type and you will get good pollination and more fruit set. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? Any new varieties being developed by Mary Lu Arpaias breeding program at UC Riverside take decades before theyre released to be propagated and sold to the public. The worst infestations Ive seen have been on highly fertilized trees. But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! Also, there is nothing written about growing avocados in France. One thing I didnt consider was the price of avocados during the months where I would likely have to buy. Ill be visiting a mature high-density planting in a couple weeks and Ill pass along anything new that I observe, but the main long-term challenge for most growers with this style is keeping on top of the pruning. Do remember how heavy the fruit is, and that it will cause branches to bend down significantly. This is great news that you found and planted so many trees in Portugal! I watered it every day, but the young tree literally burnt alive and became all black in just one month. Only Fuerte tastes good then, of those youve mentioned. For commercial purposes the fruits are picked while unripe and ripened after harvesting. Usually the soil we get up here for avocados is more suited for stone fruit. Sir-Prize is a very good avocado but I dont think its quite as good as those three, especially for your situation since its harvest season is only a little before Hass and overlapping with Hass. GEM with a friend is a great idea. (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. Hi Greg, Hi Martins, Please keep it up. The avocados have smaller seeds inside and therefore produces a significantly larger amount of flesh to eat than other avocado types. Sometimes the selection and quality is terrible, but sometimes its excellent. Atkins has a bunch of other varieties that you never see around. Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. For example, they had Hass planted at 10 feet by 10 feet in 2004, but just topworked that block this spring, 15 years later, because it had become too costly to manage. Its very disrespectful when people put such videos on YouTube or otherwise share such information online. Daily 11 Avocado. Craig. I would like to let you know how my adventure in avocado growing proceeds. Lamb, Reed, Pinkerton (and Grande) seem to be the happiest and healthiest. I like the taste of all of them, so would ideally want to pick one for cross-pollination and longest season of Avocados from both! https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-trees-get-sunburned-what-to-do/ So you dont want to prevent the drop of fruitlets if the set is heavy. BACK IN STOCK APRIL 2023. Thats a fun project. Hi Elizabeth, So if possible, I would also add a third tree of a B-type flower and keep it small and use it just for the flowers (strip all or most of its fruit each year). I actually removed my small Fuerte to grow thie Lamorinda because my backyard is tiny and with 5 other avos in the ground I already have more than enough on my plate. Thank you for your response and info. Kona Sharwil Avocado 2.0 - The Re-DO - Avocado Talk 1,184 views Feb 6, 2022 50 Dislike Share ReEngineeredMemories 582 subscribers Finally got the Kona in the ground as of today 2/6/22.. Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. We anticipate that Sharwil avocado consignments from Hawaii to the mainland will total about 180 metric tons per year, equivalent to about one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. supply of non-Hass avocados and to less than one-twentieth of 1 percent of the U.S. supply of all avocado varieties. Hi Peter, What comes to mind is that Fuerte has a more distinctive flavor. My Gwen is only a couple years old now so I hesitate to say a lot about it since my firsthand knowledge is limited at this point. Thank you! Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. It means a lot to me! Ive found that 30% shade cloth over the top of young trees is enough unless its over about 105 degrees. In Northern California Hass doesnt do as well for some reason (unless you live on the coast) compared with other varieties. In some parts of our garden, good rich garden soil was added in big quantities.]. The big difference: these avocados have significantly less fat. Hass avocado is perhaps one of the most famous avocado types and considered by many to be the best.The flavour is quite intense and the flesh is very creamy, perfect for guacamole.. Until the 1930s, Fuerte was the best-known variety in the USA, until Rudolf Hass, a green fingered postman, planted some avocado seeds for a small plantation.Hass then patented the tree he chose and it was later . Truly, you can prune almost any variety to almost any shape, but its easier if you go with the natural tendency of the variety. But I would add them only after planting this trio. They call it Standard or 4 mulch. Will the new leaves burn? I have tried a bunch of places with no luck, its even hard finding a Fuerte. I am a huge fan of Hawaiian varieties and I am highly considering grafting Kahaluu to one of the trees. You mentioned stopping to see friends in O B. Theyre similar to Reed in both taste and appearance (round and green skin), except that the Nabals I know have a thicker, shell-like skin. I love your articles!! A homegrown Hass, picked at prime time around May or June in southern Southern California, but some months later up near Point Conception and ripened at room temperature on a kitchen counter (not refrigerated and gassed with ethylene during its mishandling on the way to a retail outlet) is a knockout. I pre-irrigated and sprayed down the trees during the heat and prevented fruitlet drop too well. Its single disadvantage is its black color, which has been associated in the minds of the public with poor quality fruits, wrote, Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? Also, this winter had me buying avocado from Mexico, which is either small and cheaper, or XL and pricey. In your climate, dangerous heat in spring and early summer just doesnt happen. Greg, thanks for the article and all the comments. We are also planting 14 varieties of guaranteed dwarf coconut trees for seed to grow future dwarf coconut seed farms on all islands. Looks like my own graft will take. 1 year old Bacon on Zutano seedling The variety has been grown in Southern California for about a hundred years, having been brought up from Guatemala by Wilson Popenoe. Thanks for the articles; Im finding them to be a wonderful resource. Also, avocado flowers are primarily pollinated by bees, and bees readily fly between trees that are 50 feet apart. All of this is very complicated, but very inspiring!!!! Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. To mitigate the clay soil, the planting area is raised, and the adjacent rock wall is free standing to allow drainage. I planted a Hass and a Fuerte in a fairly small backyard in the Pt Loma/Sunset cliffs area. The Sir Prize avocado is defined primarily by a distinctive ridge along one side which becomes less noticeable when the fruit ripens. http://www.riversun.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Avocado-Rootstock-Characteristics.pdf We have tried to plant Hass avocados about four times and despite every best effort with location change in the yard and switching up irrigation they all eventually turned black on the trunk, browned leaf tips, and given up, to our dismay. Finally picking a bunch of softball-sized, very tasty fruits. Were getting a couple of avocado trees to plant in Pasadena. If you want it to grow both up and wide, Id plant a Hass. Sharwil avocados from . 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. Let me know how the grafting and new trees go, and share photos of the cut fruit if you get a chance. Which is the best? One, get only the hardier varieties, such as Fuerte, Bacon, Zutano, or Puebla. If you only eat half, that's 1.3 grams of net carbs. They have smooth, glossy skins and high water content. Id like to try out that variety. Ive got a small Reed already picked out, since I really love the flavor. I cant speak from personal experience about my own Sharwil trees because theyre too young, so this guess is based on what Ive seen in others Sharwil trees in Southern California. Ive never bought from Clausen but have heard good results from a friend who has bought avocado trees there. I would love to grow one or graft a branch onto a tree I have after researching about how great the fruit tastes. One I chose was Pinkerton, and I chose it because I knew very well that its bloom always overlapped with Fuerte since I have trees of both in my yard. Hi Greg, i live in north OC, and new to growing fruits in general. Mites like a dusty leaf surface. LOL! A whole avocado contains around 11.8 grams of carbs ( 1 ). Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. Its a sad fact. Recently I moved to the cusp of Zones 9a and 9b. So I decided to plant a Hass and a Sir Prize which sounded like a great variety. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? Thats because after choosing the variety I decided that time has come to choose the rootstock)))) It is an effective way to manage closely planted trees. But not until the end of summer. But thats actually not why Id choose it to grow as my only tree. This has happened before when a local avocado grower put a video of a seedling with huge avocados up on YouTube. This time around I have white washed all my young trees and have placed a shade cover around my Fuerte, which apparently doesnt do well Im the heat. PS Step 5. I will be planting your suggested trio this spring. I have records of the bloom seasons of all of my trees, and Id be happy to share about specific varieties. They have both Reed and Hass, both Duke 7 and Dusa. I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. (This is June 22, 2019.) Im leaning towards Bacon and Lamb Hass. ), (See more about Fuerte in my post, The Fuerte avocado tree: a profile.). Thanks for the response. Being in Montecito, its likely that your Hass will set very well without a pollenizer. Sorry to hear about the decline of such a wonderful tree. I live on the edge here in the San Fernando Valley when it comes to frost (and heat) so in addition to my Reed I have planted Sir Prize, Stewart, and Mexicola as cooler weather backups. Stay sharp! 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