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How to Grow an Avocado Tree from a Pit

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Step 1: Buy Your Avocado 

Go to your local Grocery Store and purchase a Nice size Avocado. Depending on how cold the season was could determine whether the Avocado is 50 cents or 3 dollars. That is ok though. You are investing in a tree.

My favorite Avocado is a Haas. You have to make your own choice though.

Avacado #1

Step 2: Eat Your Avocado 

Find a Sharp knife and cut the avocado in half along the longest circumference. You will feel the pit in the center of the Avocado with your knife. Just cut around it.

Twist the two halves of the Avocado and separate them. Pop out the pit with a spoon, set it aside, and then scoop out the flesh of the Avocado with that same spoon.

Cut the flesh of the avocado into bite size chunks. Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper. Enjoy. I love these thing all by themselves. mmmmmm.

Avacado #2

Step 3: Nail Your Pit 

A lot of directions say to use toothpicks to hold your pit above the water. I have found by trial and error that toothpicks are extremely difficult to get into the pit. They tend to break, hence driving me insane.

Take 3 long nails and stick them into the sides of the pit about 2/3rds of the way up the pit. The point should be on top. I like to angle the nails upward slightly. This will allow as much of the pit as possible to sit into the water. The more contact with the water, the better.

Avocado #3

Step 4: Place on the Rim of a Glass of Water 

Find a nice quiet spot for your Tree to begin to grow. I find that a window sil or your desk at work is a great place to keep them.

As for a container to put them in, I found that vienna sausage tin cans are the perfect size. You can keep it full of water rather easily and it is free after you eat it contents.

The picture shown is not very practical. The glass can be knocked over fairly easily.

Avocodo #4

Step 5: Wait Patiently 

You will need to keep the water level up. It will evaporate. If the waterline drops below the pit, the pit could die. So keep the glass filled to the top.

After three to four weeks the pit should split on one side and a root should shoot down into the water.

Avocodo #5

Step 6: Keep Waiting 

Another week or two after the root shoots down into the water a stem will start to grow from the top.

Get excited. Keep toping off that glass. It will use the water now as it continues to grow.

Avocodo #6

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Step 7: Pinch it Back 

When the Tree get about 6 inches tall, pinch it back to about 3 inches. Do this two or three times. It will promote more than one branch.

It is good to do this early while the tree is still young. If you do it later, the tree could die.

Step 8: Give it Soil 

After a while you will see a nice root ball starting. When you see this, it is time to move it to a pot.

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rgasperson wrote...

The pit is supposed to split. That is the natural way of things. If you are worried about it, plant it in some dirt. I personally would keep the water level up and wait and watch. If you have a root, the stalk and leave will be coming soon.

ReplyPosted October 09, 2008

Lensmaster

Hearts wrote

I have been trying to grow a avocado tree, and I'm at the point where it's got a root, but nothing is shooting out from the top. The last one I had, when I was changing the water, the pit split in half, and I didn't know what to do. I am afraid this will happen to my latest pit. Help!

Reply Posted September 04, 2008

Lensmaster

arthur wrote

i have tried growing just like you explain but to no avail . cant mak them grow have tried several times.

Reply Posted May 27, 2008

Lensmaster

Chris wrote

Thanks for the excellent info. I can't wait to get mine to grow. Take care.

Reply Posted May 17, 2008

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