Volume 32, No. 3 - May/June 2000

An Editor’s Life and Legacy

Robert Chambers shares with us his life experiences with his spouse, the creator and longtime editor of the FRUIT GARDENER

Choosing an Avocado for the Backyard

Some welcome coaching from Riley Holly on the basics of selecting an avocado that will meet your needs and then how to obtain it

Start ’Em Right

If your perceptual paradigm includes notions about people clamoring to taste your newly discovered rare fruit, David McLean says think again

Pummelos: Elusive Golden Treat

Pummelos the size of basketballs? Some of them are. David Karp treats us to an insider’s look at many little-known facts about this fine fruit

A Southern Luther Burbank

That’s what they called Dr. Robert Dunstan. Aurelia Dunstan Wallace weaves an interesting history about her father, the famed horticulturist

How Much Water Does a Tree Need?

Following up on a promise in the March/April issue, here is official data from the state of California on evapotranspiration zones and daily rates

CRFG News

2000 Festival of Fruit^TM Announced
2000 Fruit Shoot Photo Contest

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Organic Gardening (An Organic Farewell)
President's Message
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Seed Bank
Vegetable Patch (Tomatoes)