Starting an avocado plant from seed

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) May 15, 2010

Specifically, how to do it..any and all tips appreciated!

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

It is very easy.
Take the seed and wash it well with water. Insert 3 toothpicks into the sides of the seed. Take a glass with water and sit the seed with the pointed end up, the rounded, broader part in the water , say about halfway. In a little time, 1 to 3 month the seed should sprout.
Make sure to maintain the water level.

The first thing to appear is roots, the stem appears soon after. Pot the seedling when the roots are strong and healthy, about 2 to 3 inches long, removing the toothpick and using a good potting mix. Take care to plant the seed in the center of the pot. The top of the seed should be level with the soil surface, water well, then place the plant in a brightly lit location, they need light. Water the pot regularly. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Fertilize once or twice a month during the spring and summer with a houseplant fertilizer.

The avocado is a very large tree. It grows rapidly. They often have to be discarded after 2 or 3 years because they've become too large for indoors. And avocado trees from seeds takes 10 to 20 years to froduce fruits.

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Dlmcgrw Colton, CA(Zone 8b) May 16, 2010

MarciaGeiger, Another thing you might like to know is the tree grown from seed will not neccesarily produce the same fruit as the tree it came from. It will be a hybrid and have a high probability of not being a very good fruit and maybe no fruit. That is why all avocado trees planted for fruit production are grafted trees. There was a fairly good/complete discussion of this on a previous thread that you could look backwards in the thread file for and read for a lot more information. Don

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) May 17, 2010

Thanks to you both. Will be experimenting in the house and move to outside-as summer has kind of decended on WI..should be interesting.

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