[Goanet] Avocados.

2021-10-26 Thread Gabe Menezes

Re: [Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-19 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
Glad to hear that Avocados grow in Goa.  I guess it depends on the soil and the location as well as how the saplings are planted, fertilization etc.. My own experience trying to grow a pair of Avocado saplings was dismal.  I purchased two saplings from a nursery in Porvorim and planted them on

[Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-17 Thread Mervyn Elsie Maciel
Hi Fred, My own experience while still at school in Aldona was that avocados didn't do well in our Goa climate. Let me explain - my maternal grandfather(ex Zanzibar) had an avocado plant(at our Moira house) which he had grown, presumably from seed/s he had brought back from Zanzibar. The plant

Re: [Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-17 Thread Jim Fernandes
نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote: From: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Avocados To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Friday, August 17, 2012, 5:27 AM Does someone know

Re: [Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-17 Thread Pandu Lampiao
In Salcette, there are avocado trees growing and no fruit, while some of them bear fruit sporadically. One hears they require shade and a slightly cooler climate. Mupca market has avocados on sale (southern side where the veggies/flower sellers are if I am not mistaken, the chap brings in exotic

Re: [Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-17 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 17 August 2012 14:17, Mervyn Elsie Maciel mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Fred, My own experience while still at school in Aldona was that avocados didn't do well in our Goa climate. Let me explain - my maternal grandfather(ex Zanzibar) had an avocado plant(at our Moira

Re: [Goanet] Avocados

2012-08-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mervyn Elsie Maciel wrote; My own experience while still at school in Aldona was that avocados didn't do well in our Goa climate. Let me explain - my maternal grandfather(ex Zanzibar) had an avocado plant(at our Moira house) which he had grown, presumably from seed/s he had brought back from