My family and I really love avacados. I have tried on many occasions to grow one from the seed you get when you buy the avacado. Recently, I learned that most produce from other countries is irradiated to kill off any bacteria that may be present. Therefore, out of country avacados are almost all sterile. I have tried this at least 15 times and never had a success.... til now.
It took six weeks to get to this stage. I thought it was another failure but then the sprout popped out and we were on our way to sustainable avacados!
This is two weeks later. It really started to take off and I had to get it in a bigger pot.
This has been a very heartening experience so far , the kids are psyched and very interested in how things grow from something most people just toss.
We have had another surprise this week as well!
Another successful sprout!
How I did it:
The first one that sprouted is really the second one that I started.
The first thing I did was wash the avacado pit thoroughly.
Then I scrubbed all of the skin off of the seed.
For one avacado , I stuck the seed, tapered side up (this is the top) into a small pot of dirt.
For the other avacado, I cleaned the seed and put three toothpicks in it and suspended it into a glass of water.
I kept the water level high in the glass and although the avacado took longer than the one I put in the dirt, patience payed off.
This has been a great learning experience for both myself and my little ones and I encourage you to give it a try. It will take years to grow these trees and one day I will find a place to put their roots down permanantly. For now, they will get transplanted into big pots and pruned so they don't get too tall. They can grow very high being a tree and all. These new friends of mine may never bear fruit (although, I really hope they do) but they will be a beautiful part of my porch garden and I will love them all the same.
P.S. I will try to do a transplant and pruning video when it is time.
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