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Here's a fun summer activity for the kids to enjoy and a rewarding way to recycle the left-over avocado seeds.
- Wash the seed and suspend it (broad end down) over a water-filled glass using 3 toothpicks. The water should cover about an inch of the seed.
- Place the glass in a warm location, out of direct sunlight. A mature seed will crack as roots and stem sprout in about 2 to 6 weeks.
- When a stem grows to six or seven inches, cut it back to about three inches.
- When the roots are thick and the stem has leafed out again, plant it in a rich humus soil, leaving the seed half exposed. Use a terra cotta pot with a 10-1/2 diameter.
- Water the avocado plant generously, but let it dry out somewhat between watering.
By Connie from Oden, Arkansas
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RE: Grow Your Own Avocado Houseplant
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Post By Debi (Guest Post)
(02/22/2008)
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Can you actually grow the avocado fruit? I love to eat them but they are so expensive! Thanks, Debi
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RE: Grow Your Own Avocado Houseplant
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Post By NHolmes (Guest Post)
(01/30/2008)
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i like your simple list for care and germination. Other sites are more descriptive but lengthy. I plan to keep an indoor avocado for decor purposes, its my first try. I hope that they can be kept pruned very short. Winters are just cold enough in my location to kill or stunt.
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