Oxygen Not Included Joya Seed

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Ireceived the jumping joya seed from a blueprint and I can't seem to plant it... I have tried the planting pot and both farm plots... but it doesn't show up as an option. Glitch or undocumented requirement to plant this thing?

Sadly it is not showing up even when scrolling to the right... it doesn't show up under the farm block or the irrigated farm block either... do you need some special conditions to see this seed on your list? Or is this a glitch because I got it through the blueprint machine... you can see I have them and I put one on the item display to the left...

I would amend that statement slightly, since Wheezewarts, for example, aren't food: The planting pot (Planter Box, Farm Tile, Hydroponic Farm) let you grow plants that do something -- either food or work or medicine, etc. Plants that are exclusively for decoration go in flower pots.

In the mid 1980s, around the same time that Gwen was going from patent into commercial production testing, Bergh was continuing to plant seeds to discover new varieties, and some of those seeds had come from Gwen avocados. One such Gwen seed was planted in field 3, row 29, spot 5 on a ranch in Camarillo, Ventura County.

It was an assistant to Bergh who most often observed and collected data on this seedling tree and the others on the Camarillo ranch, and ultimately tree 3-29-5 would bear his name, via his initials: Gray Edward Martin.

On another part of this same ranch, Hass trees were planted 10 feet apart in 2004, but the required thrice yearly pruning and reduction of overall yields after year eight lead the ranch manager to topwork the trees to GEM in 2019.

The scarring is mostly caused by fruit rubbing against nearby stems, branches, leaves, and other fruit in a cluster. Farmers are trying to figure out how to minimize this because such superficial blemishes affect how much they get paid for their avocados. (See a discussion on GEM scarring here.)

I picked up a 15gal GEM at Maddock this last Saturday May 29th and they had about 6 15gal GEMs and maybe 5-7 of the 5gal size. So they did have some GEM in stock and you can alway email them and ask them before you go. They mostly had Hass, Bacon, Lamb Hass, Fuerte, and some Reed.

Can you tell me what is ailing my new little Reed from Maddock? Some of the soft new leaves have a rolled-under edge stuck with a webby like material. I have been tearing them off and throwing them in our trash can, but there must be something (maybe Bt?) I could use to kill whatever it is.

Remember that a small amount of mite damage is not worth spraying for, especially since every spray kills some wholly beneficial insects as well. The page linked to above can help you determine a threshold for when to try to kill the mites.

Hi Greg; I purchased 2 GEMS from Eli about 4 years ago. Great producers. Do you know MAYO/ZUTANO variety? Eli has them for sale now. If i decide to plant them what variety would be a good companion to plant with them? Tom in Fallbrook.

these avocado posts are fantastic. I have a GEM and a Lamb growing in Palos Verdes California and this was the best info I have seen on learning about these great avocados. Thanks for such great info.

The claim is that cross pollination by another type can increase production, but vertically any avo tree can pollinate itself, as around noon time when the female flowers are closing and the male opening, there can be an overlap when both are open at the same time.

October is my second favorite month in which to plant avocados. (March is my favorite.) I planted some a few days ago. The only caveat is that the small trees are more vulnerable to cold so if your location gets some frost most years then be prepared to protect the trees this winter.

Hey Jared,

I planted my gem tree on a slope inside a raised planter box about 1 yr and a half ago.

The bottom of the planter is open. I installed gopher wire on the bottom and have had no issues. The tree is doing awesome and growing with no issues.

If you have gopher issues like I do, I highly recommend.

Dear Greg, I heard about your GEM Avocado trees from Anderson Nursery in San Diego. Thank you for the information on how to locate a grower near me. Gem bringing the right size for my yard.

So glad I heard about you.

Greg! Great post and information on Gem and other avocados! My wife and I have been chasing GEMs for a while and finally landed on a 24 gallon GEM. It is about 6ft tall with some foliage but not vigorous. We are hesitant to leave any avocado buds 30+ so that we can give more energy back to leaf growth. What would you recommend? Should we keep the fruits or thin them out? Will they thin out themselves and only 50% or less will stay on the tree? Looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi Joseph,

Good question. I would be skeptical. Did the trees have tags on them that said they were under plant patent protection? Did the grower say where he got his GEM budwood used to make your trees?

I Planted my GEM Avocado plant that is about 5 ft. in the ground in its container but, with the bottom of the container removed when I planted it on the mound. Since the container bottom is cut off, the roots of the Avocado Tree will grow into the mound soil under the container. My purpose is to raise the level of the tree above the mound to help with the drainage because my soil drains very slow. Do you think that is a good idea? Based on what I read from an article written by UCCE Master Gardeners of Orange County, California the avocado is a shallow rooted tree (most of the feeder roots are in the top 6 inches of soil) which needs good aeration.Will the roots grow under the container or will it still grow near the top of the container and become rootbound? So is it a good idea for the roots to grow under the container since the top area is limited?

Hi Edwin,

If your drainage is slow, then the benefit of the mound is that the tree can root there where there is more oxygen compared to the slow-draining soil below. So I think that keeping the container on defeats that. It prevents the tree from rooting into the mound.

You can grow the seeds from those GEM avocados. Just to be sure you know, however: seeds from GEM avocados will not grow trees that make fruit exactly like GEM. If you want a tree that makes GEM avocados, you must buy a grafted tree. See here for places that sell GEM trees: -to-buy-an-avocado-tree/

Cacao (or cocoa) beans are technically not beans or legumes, but rather the seeds of the fruit (pods) of the Theobroma cacao tree. This superfood is commonly enjoyed in a number of forms, including as cacao nibs (cacao beans that have been removed from their husks and broken down into small pieces) and cacao powder (cacao nibs that have been ground into a powder after most of the fat (aka cacao butter) has been mechanically pressed out).

Every day your body comes into contact with external stressors. UV rays from the sun, chemicals in household cleaning products, pollution, and cigarette smoke are all aggressors that cause your body to produce molecules called free radicals (reactive chemicals containing oxygen).

Free radicals cause damage to healthy cells, and the damage can be repeated into new cells when they replicate. Antioxidants, which are found in particularly high concentrations in certain plants, are compounds that help the body combat cellular damage caused by free radicals.

When there is an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body, this is referred to as oxidative stress, and can contribute to various metabolic diseases, heart disease, brain disorders and age-related syndromes. It can even play a role in premature skin aging.

Cacao has been found to contain relatively high concentrations of certain compounds called flavanols, which can act as strong antioxidants. Cocoa flavanols have been associated with a number of health benefits, including anti-inflammatory actions, improving blood flow and the elasticity of arteries, and decreasing blood pressure.

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Many would argue that chocolate is the food with the greatest impact on mood! A number of studies have been conducted to evaluate whether chocolate (or its compounds) were capable of influencing mood, and in fact, improvement in mood or reduction of negative mood has been observed. Yet, it remains uncertain whether the effects of chocolate on mood are due to the sensory experience of taste or the pharmacological actions of its compounds.

Cacao has been found to contain compounds very closely similar to anandamide, a molecule whose name is taken from the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning "joy, bliss, delight", which binds to the same brain sites as cannabis. However, studies suggest that any association with pleasure from chocolate is likely to be indirect since these anandamide analogues have been found to inhibit the breakdown of anandamide in the body. To date, the anandamide-mood connection remains inconclusive.

Studies exploring the potential effects of Cacao on cognition are in relatively early days, yet showing some promise, suggesting possible neuro-modulatory and neuro-protective actions in humans. (1, 2) Cacao flavonoid compounds absorbed by the body appear to accumulate in brain regions involved in learning and memory.

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