What areas of California are most hospitable for growing avocados?
San Diego County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, Western San Bernadino County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz Counties are home to numerous successful avocado groves because they offer the ideal climate and soil for growing avocados. Outside of Southern California, few avocado groves prosper because of the cold weather.