Growing Avocados in a Temperate Climate

What I’ve learnt so far.

Avocados are a subtropical fruit native to the Americas, originating in Mexico and Guatemala. However, they are easy enough to grow in warm-temperate climates like Melbourne’s (provided you can keep the possums off them).

I live in Kyneton, which has a cool-temperate climate. Most gardeners would say that trying to grow avocados here is ill-advised. But …