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But keep in mind"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1271.96,"endTime":1275.29,"body":"this that, you know, anytime"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1275.29,"endTime":1277.6,"body":"during the season that you need"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1275.29,"endTime":1277.6,"body":"to print your avocado is going"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1277.6,"endTime":1278.23,"body":"to be fine."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1278.41,"endTime":1281.14,"body":"What are some good"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1278.41,"endTime":1281.14,"body":"training wheel varieties of"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1281.17,"endTime":1283.51,"body":"avocados for the home gardener"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1281.17,"endTime":1283.51,"body":"to try?"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1283.93,"endTime":1285.55,"body":"Well, you know, of"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1283.93,"endTime":1285.55,"body":"course, you're going to you're"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1285.55,"endTime":1288.43,"body":"going to start out with you"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1285.55,"endTime":1288.43,"body":"know, Mexicola, Mexicola grande."},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1288.46,"endTime":1292.45,"body":"Those are, those are probably"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1288.46,"endTime":1292.45,"body":"two of the most popular"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1292.45,"endTime":1298.57,"body":"varieties for the, let's say,"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1292.45,"endTime":1298.57,"body":"the more marginal areas for"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1298.57,"endTime":1304.42,"body":"avocados. But the I think after"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1298.57,"endTime":1304.42,"body":"that everybody wants to do a"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1304.42,"endTime":1308.17,"body":"Hass, you know, and you should"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1304.42,"endTime":1308.17,"body":"try hass I mean that I don't"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1308.17,"endTime":1310.6,"body":"think that there's anything"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1308.17,"endTime":1310.6,"body":"wrong with that at all. 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So it's real"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1332.41,"endTime":1335.65,"body":"popular for that."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1335.95,"endTime":1339.13,"body":"According to UC"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1335.95,"endTime":1339.13,"body":"Riverside, of these varieties."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1339.13,"endTime":1344.95,"body":"The mexicola ripens from August"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1339.13,"endTime":1344.95,"body":"through October; the Pinkerton"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1344.98,"endTime":1348.34,"body":"the commercial harvest begins in"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1344.98,"endTime":1348.34,"body":"January in some of those"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1348.34,"endTime":1352.87,"body":"commercial areas. 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Reed is July,"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1369.53,"endTime":1373.13,"body":"October, July and October. So"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1369.53,"endTime":1373.13,"body":"I'm right about that. I know. I"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1373.13,"endTime":1378.02,"body":"know Reed. Zutano is October"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1373.13,"endTime":1378.02,"body":"through March. So it's a winter"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1378.02,"endTime":1381.38,"body":"ripener.  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I mean, you know, we"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1392.85,"endTime":1396.78,"body":"have about all the varieties of"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1392.85,"endTime":1396.78,"body":"avocados that are popular for"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1396.78,"endTime":1399.18,"body":"Northern California. And I would"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1396.78,"endTime":1399.18,"body":"definitely recommend that you"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1399.18,"endTime":1403.8,"body":"come check out the tomorrow's"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1399.18,"endTime":1403.8,"body":"harvest site and find what is an"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1403.83,"endTime":1408.72,"body":"offering I think, as far as the"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1403.83,"endTime":1408.72,"body":"great varieties that we have"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1408.96,"endTime":1412.47,"body":"right now. We have a great"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1408.96,"endTime":1412.47,"body":"selection of Reeds and we have a"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1412.47,"endTime":1417.0,"body":"great selection of the Carmen"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1412.47,"endTime":1417.0,"body":"Hass. We have Haas Of course,"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1417.27,"endTime":1420.18,"body":"and then you know, to pollinate"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1417.27,"endTime":1420.18,"body":"the whole bunch. We have a"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1420.18,"endTime":1423.66,"body":"Bacon's. So those are those all"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1420.18,"endTime":1423.66,"body":"work well together."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1424.11,"endTime":1427.38,"body":"Find it at"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1424.11,"endTime":1427.38,"body":"tomorrow's harvest.com: avocado"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1427.38,"endTime":1430.68,"body":"trees, berry bushes, citrus"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1427.38,"endTime":1430.68,"body":"trees, fruit trees, and a lot"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1430.68,"endTime":1435.6,"body":"more. Tomorrow's harvest.com,"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1430.68,"endTime":1435.6,"body":"from that location, Ed Laivo."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1435.75,"endTime":1439.38,"body":"it's fabulous fruit Friday, and"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1435.75,"endTime":1439.38,"body":"it can't be fabulous unless you"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1439.38,"endTime":1440.37,"body":"have avocados."},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1440.52,"endTime":1441.78,"body":"I couldn't agree more"},{"speaker":"Ed Laivo","startTime":1440.52,"endTime":1441.78,"body":"Fred."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1446.52,"endTime":1448.8,"body":"We like to answer"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1446.52,"endTime":1448.8,"body":"your garden questions here on"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1448.8,"endTime":1452.16,"body":"the Garden Basics with Farmer"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1448.8,"endTime":1452.16,"body":"Fred and we like to bring in"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1452.16,"endTime":1454.65,"body":"somebody who knows something"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1452.16,"endTime":1454.65,"body":"about how to answer questions"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1454.65,"endTime":1458.55,"body":"and who better than a college"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1454.65,"endTime":1458.55,"body":"horticulture Professor retired,"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1458.76,"endTime":1462.84,"body":"such as Debbie Flower. and"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1458.76,"endTime":1462.84,"body":"Debbie, Mike sent us a picture"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1462.96,"endTime":1466.26,"body":"of his tomato plants. 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Should I break out the"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1474.72,"endTime":1478.35,"body":"napalm?\" And we should point out"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1478.35,"endTime":1481.74,"body":"that it looks like his tomato"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1478.35,"endTime":1481.74,"body":"plants, besides being very"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1482.28,"endTime":1487.41,"body":"crinkled and curled, the leaves"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1482.28,"endTime":1487.41,"body":"are covered in webbing. And in"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1487.41,"endTime":1492.18,"body":"the very last picture is the"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1487.41,"endTime":1492.18,"body":"tell tale sign of tomato worm"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1492.18,"endTime":1495.06,"body":"poop. So there may be many"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1492.18,"endTime":1495.06,"body":"issues going on here. But I"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1495.06,"endTime":1498.39,"body":"think what he's most concerned"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1495.06,"endTime":1498.39,"body":"about is all that webbing that's"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1498.39,"endTime":1499.74,"body":"in the tomato plant."},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1500.35,"endTime":1502.72,"body":"Yeah, that's an"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1500.35,"endTime":1502.72,"body":"amazing amount of webbing I"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1502.72,"endTime":1506.77,"body":"don't think I've ever seen that"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1502.72,"endTime":1506.77,"body":"much webbing on a tomato plant."},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1507.25,"endTime":1513.19,"body":"The other telltale sign which is"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1507.25,"endTime":1513.19,"body":"not easy to see, because of all"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1513.19,"endTime":1518.02,"body":"the webbing is something called"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1513.19,"endTime":1518.02,"body":"stippling. 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Don't try to compost"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1656.29,"endTime":1658.72,"body":"them; just put them in the"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1658.72,"endTime":1660.04,"body":"trash, right?"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1660.28,"endTime":1662.86,"body":"spider mites"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1660.28,"endTime":1662.86,"body":"stick their mouthparts into the"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1662.86,"endTime":1666.58,"body":"cells and suck out the contents,"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1662.86,"endTime":1666.58,"body":"which is why you get that"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1666.58,"endTime":1669.55,"body":"stippling look those yellow"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1666.58,"endTime":1669.55,"body":"dots. So they're the plants have"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1669.55,"endTime":1673.45,"body":"been weakened. The season is"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1669.55,"endTime":1673.45,"body":"winding down for tomatoes. Yes,"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1673.45,"endTime":1676.45,"body":"I agree. Take them out and put"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1673.45,"endTime":1676.45,"body":"them in the Green wastebin."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1676.81,"endTime":1681.01,"body":"As they say on Star"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1676.81,"endTime":1681.01,"body":"Trek, \"He's dead, Jim\". So get"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1681.01,"endTime":1684.61,"body":"rid of those tomato plants and"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1681.01,"endTime":1684.61,"body":"start again next year with a"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1684.61,"endTime":1689.14,"body":"nice clean bed. And remember, to"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1684.61,"endTime":1689.14,"body":"kill spider mites, you need a"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1689.14,"endTime":1692.65,"body":"mitacide, but actually, as you"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1689.14,"endTime":1692.65,"body":"mentioned, a control of water"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1693.43,"endTime":1696.61,"body":"applied dutifully on a regular"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1693.43,"endTime":1696.61,"body":"basis can help control them."},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1696.7,"endTime":1698.71,"body":"Yeah, that just"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1696.7,"endTime":1698.71,"body":"changes the environment. And"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1698.71,"endTime":1701.62,"body":"that would be a first step. It"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1698.71,"endTime":1701.62,"body":"changes the environment away"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1701.62,"endTime":1704.29,"body":"from something the spider mites"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1701.62,"endTime":1704.29,"body":"like into something they"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1704.29,"endTime":1707.62,"body":"dislike. And so they'll move out"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1704.29,"endTime":1707.62,"body":"find another home, but you have"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1707.62,"endTime":1708.43,"body":"to be persistent."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1708.52,"endTime":1710.41,"body":"There you go."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1708.52,"endTime":1710.41,"body":"Debbie Flower, thanks for"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1710.41,"endTime":1712.15,"body":"answering some of our garden"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1710.41,"endTime":1712.15,"body":"questions."},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1712.399,"endTime":1713.779,"body":"Oh, it's a"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1712.399,"endTime":1713.779,"body":"pleasure, Fred. Thanks for"},{"speaker":"Debbie Flower","startTime":1713.779,"endTime":1714.289,"body":"having me."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1717.33,"endTime":1720.54,"body":"For a gardener fall"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1717.33,"endTime":1720.54,"body":"is for planting the air is"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1720.54,"endTime":1723.84,"body":"cooler than summer the soil"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1720.54,"endTime":1723.84,"body":"warmer than spring it's the"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1723.84,"endTime":1727.44,"body":"ideal conditions for getting"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1723.84,"endTime":1727.44,"body":"your home orchard started with"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1727.44,"endTime":1730.71,"body":"the outstanding fruit and nut"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1727.44,"endTime":1730.71,"body":"trees as well as berry plants"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1730.74,"endTime":1734.13,"body":"from tomorrow's harvest."},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1730.74,"endTime":1734.13,"body":"Tomorrow's harvest fine line of"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1734.13,"endTime":1738.33,"body":"fruit trees is the result of 75"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1734.13,"endTime":1738.33,"body":"years of development, testing"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1738.33,"endTime":1741.66,"body":"and growing three generations of"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1738.33,"endTime":1741.66,"body":"the virtual family have been at"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1741.66,"endTime":1744.3,"body":"the forefront of research and"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1741.66,"endTime":1744.3,"body":"development of plants of the"},{"speaker":"Farmer Fred","startTime":1744.3,"endTime":1747.84,"body":"highest quality. 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