Avocados are picked by hand using ladders, picking poles and, where slopes permit, hydraulic picking platforms or cherry pickers. It is important to make sure pickers have sufficient knowledge of what is required.Avocado Pears require a specific scissor to be used when harvesting, to ensure fruit is handled correctly.

The tree requires cool to warm temperatures, with the minimum not falling below 70C and a maximum of 200C (the optimum range is 150C to 250C). Avocado trees are specially those adapted to humid tropics. The sensitivity of trees to low temperature is influenced by a wide range of factors.

Frost protection is an expensive and disagreeable job which requires careful consideration by all growers.No one can predict accurately the frost hazard for a given location. Information can be obtained by installing the proper thermometers on the property. Observing adjoining orchards and talking with neighbors will give good background information.

1. Work coarse sand into the topsoil with a bow rake, but scratch carefully to avoid disturbing the roots. 2. Water the avocado at the base of the plant and avoid getting the leaves or trunk wet. 3 Prune off dead and diseased branches whenever you see them. 4 Fertilize immature trees every two months i n the first year, using 1/4 pound of fertilizer to start, and increasing up to 1 pound of fertilizer per application by the end of the year. fv