The Hass is the most popular avocado in the United States due to its high production, amazing flavor, and thick, durable skin. These avos will turn black when ripe and should yield slightly to the touch.
Vince and Vicki Bernard grow avocados and citrus on 50 acres in Riverside County, CA. They've been farming since 1984. They fertilize with seaweed and urea, use drip irrigation in their groves, and, instead of using synthetic pesticides, they use beneficial insects and manual trapping of gophers. Their manual weeding is a time-intensive process, but allows them to avoid the use of chemical-intensive, synthetic herbicides.Read more