Yearly Archives: 2019

There’s a New Avocado in Hawaii, its a GEM!

There’s a New Avocado in Hawaii, its a GEM!
There’s a new avocado making its way into the marketplace that might give the venerable Hass variety some competition. Called GEM — from the initials of Gray E. Martin, a University of California technician who helped develop it — the new variety actually was patented and released more than 15 years ago but only recently…
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Hawaii Farmer’s 6-Pound Avocado May Break Word Record…

Hawaii Farmer’s 6-Pound Avocado May Break Word Record…
Holy guacamole! Now, that’s an avocado. One Hawaiian farmer is making headlines for growing a 6-pound, 11-ounce avocado that, in theory, is large enough to smash the current world record — but may be unlikely to win official recognition anytime soon. https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/hawaii-farmer-large-avocado-record-potential
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