Fruits and veggies?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by kvet

The avocado and cherimoya are short-term houseplants with no expectations for fruits, and once they get too big I'll have to give them away; my HOA has "rules" on tree heights and my yard doesn't get enough sun.

Avocados don't really need all that much sun. (Except for the very top, mine is really quite shaded and is very productive, the fruit is mostly in the shady parts) There are trees that are bred to stay container-size. If you can find one of those dwarf varieties that you can sneak past the HOA, a home-grown avocado is sooo much better than the store-bought ones that have had their ripening accelerated.

[kvet]

Originally Posted by Roberta

There are trees that are bred to stay container-size.

Cool, I'll keep that in mind and a look out for them. Half the avocados saplings grew from fruit gifted by a family acquaintance - you're right, home grown are so much better! All the seeds had sprouted in the fruit, so I couldn't just throw them out. Definitely no-ID