Ripening time: avocado in late summer and early fall in August and September when ripe, high nutritional value, if eaten in moderation is good for the body.

Planting time: the seeds of avocado should be planted in the spring, when sowing, the seed coat on the sand bed will be peeled off to sprout, to choose the soil is deep, well-drained, sheltered from the wind.

Flowering time: in the south avocado generally in March flowering, in August-September time avocado will ripen. It is best to consume avocado in summer and fall.

Results time: avocado generally 3-4 years after the breeding will be fruit, but in the tropical region the results of the time will be relatively earlier, usually in the second year after planting can be fruit. If the avocado is grown in the wild, the fruiting time will take more than 6 years.

Harvest: China's avocado in August, but the avocado is mostly imported fruit, in the tropics its ripening period will be prolonged, you can generally eat avocado all year round.

Avocado origin and price

Origin: avocado is camphoraceae avocado genus of a plant, its fruit is not big, the appearance of a relatively smooth, more in the tropics to grow in China, produced in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan and other places.

Price: the yield of avocado is not high, which leads to the price is also relatively high, the general market price of avocado in the 20 to 30 yuan or so a catty.

Avocado efficacy and role

Avocado is rich in nutrients, contains unsaturated fatty acids, can be eaten raw or made of butter, has the effect of promoting brain development, cardiovascular protection, beauty, improve constipation and so on.