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No harvest months for this crop at this latitude yet.

Planted

over 11 years ago 2015-04-15

Progress

unknown no finish predicted

Quantity

2 seeds

Grown in

shade

Rating

not rated

Grown from

Seed

Perennial

keeps growing year to year

Weather in Melbourne, Australia New

Daily high and low
Too cold for avocado so farFrom Nov 15 to Nov 10, 317 of 361 days had a high inside the best range of 14–40°C. The highs were below the best range on 41 days and above the best range on 3 days. The weather was too cold on 165 days (lows below 10°C).
Latest, Nov 10: 27.1°C / 9.6°C2 °C frost lineDies at -1 °CGrows at 10–45°Grows best 14–40°
Daily rainfall
Latest, Nov 10: 0.1 mm
Rain
861 mm
Hottest day
42.8°C
Coldest night
1.1°C
Soil temperature
15.9°C
Days in its best range
317 of 361
Days
361

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. The weather is modelled for the area around the garden, not measured in it, and runs a few days behind. The totals, charts and expected weather are our adaptation of that data.

Notes

Three toothpicks use to suspend each seed in a cup of water. The rounded end (where the roots grow from) is kept submerged.

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Frost danger has passed for this avocado planting

The latest a frost has come in past years is 14 Sep, 62 days ago. 5 nights so far were at or below 2 °C, the coldest 1.1 °C.

This avocado planting against the frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
  • Planting so far
Coldest night
1.1 °C
0.9 °C below the 2 °C frost danger line
Usual last frost
27 Aug
has come as late as 14 Sep
Next frost danger starts
17 Jun
as early as 18 May, 214 days from now
Frost-free season
293 days
in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

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Crop

Photo of avocado

Avocado

Persea americana

  • 5 plantings
  • A perennial
  • Usually grown in sun

World neighbours

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