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Avocado Cultivation Tales In A Humid Home Greenhouse
A columnist shares experiments and reader reports on growing avocados at home. Readers describe trees up to seven feet, multiple stems, and years of growth thriving in high humidity and bright light. The piece notes plants respond to noise and sun, with terrarium attempts and aphid battles. Mrs. Claire Des Pres Openheim’s two and a half year old plant is four to five feet wide, illustrating vigorous growth with pruning to avoid piano obstruction.
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Claire Des Pres Openheim
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