When Is California Hass Season? The Best Months to Buy Hass Avocados
California Hass avocado season runs from March through October. The peak is June and July, which is when California Hass is at…
Day Eight Results: Counter, Paper Bag or Fridge for Ripening Avocados
This is the final day of our avocado ripening experiment: day eight since the fruit came off the tree. The results in…
The Banana in a Paper Bag Trick: Our Fuerte Test Came Out Backwards
Does putting a banana in a paper bag with your avocados make them ripen faster? It is one of the most repeated…
Why Fuerte Is Our Family’s Favorite Avocado
Every family has a favorite tree. Ours is a Fuerte. It is Becca’s favorite — Kirk calls her the boss, so that…
Day Five of Our Fuerte Ripening Test: The Paper Bag Pulls Ahead
Five days into our ripening test, there is a clear leader. The Fuerte in the paper bag is noticeably softer than the…
Fridge, Counter or Paper Bag? Setting Up Our Fuerte Ripening Test
Which ripens an avocado fastest — the fridge, the counter or a paper bag? The usual answer is that the fridge slows…
How to Choose, Ripen and Use Avocados
Picking avocados at the store, speeding up or slowing down ripening, and what to do with the fruit once it is ready.
Hass vs Fuerte: Why Your Grocery Store Only Sells One
Hass owns the grocery shelf because it travels well, not because it is the best avocado. What Fuerte is actually like, and…
How to Tell If an Avocado Is Bad (and When It Only Looks Bad)
Wrinkled, blackened skin does not mean an avocado has gone off. A California grower on the stem test, what spoilage really looks…
California vs Imported Avocados: What’s the Difference?
Most avocados in US stores are imported. How California and imported avocados differ in season, freshness and taste, and how to tell…
How Long Do Shipped Avocados Last? A Grower’s Honest Answer
Shipped avocados last longer than store-bought, not shorter, because they arrive unripe. What a week in transit actually does to the fruit,…
Avocado Varieties: Types of Avocados and How They Taste
Hundreds of avocado varieties, and they really do taste different. How Hass, Fuerte, Reed, Bacon and more taste, what to use each…
