I just ate an avocado that i bought at the grocery store and was wondering if anyone has grown a tree from the seed. Is there anything special i need to do? Im thinking it would be a fun project to see if it will make a nice tree in a pot. Any info would be great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucojum http://www.thegardenhelper.com/avocado.html Many people, myself included, have grown them half immersed in a glass of water. But then you only get the water roots and when transferred to a pot of soil the plant usually dies. These two sites tell how to plant them in soil and give them a better start.
In the tropics, growing avocado tree is never a problem. In fact, the seeds would grow where they are put.
Avocado from Seed I have done this and have about 20 growing some 9 years old. None have yet to produce fruit. You really need a grafted tree. I suggest the new variety Lamb Hass.
Growing Avocados from seed was one of my first indoor gardening endeavors waaay back in the day! I could never get them to stay alive very long, but that didn't stop me from trying again and again! I did enjoy a few of them for a year or so. Each time I eat an Avocado,(yum) I have a hard time tossing the seed away. Maybe next time I'll stick it into some water Good luck with yours!
When my husband and I first moved into our home almost 18 yrs ago, there was an avocado tree in the back yard - I thought we had struck gold! But our neighbor behind us told me that the former owner had planted it from a seed and not to expect any fruit as it had not been grafted. Sure enough, twice a year that tree would put out flowers, and I would find an occasional tiny dried up fruit on the ground, but never any that matured. Now the tree is approx. 23-25 years old and last summer I harvested about 30-40 mature avocados! (They are not 'store' quality, but they were eatable) The secret I think was to keep it's dropped leaves around the bottom of the trunk, their roots like it cool and the leaves are a natural mulch. Good luck.
Wow cuatro-gatos, luxury. I have managed to grow my own pineapples, and my own bananas, but I don't think I will ever have the room, or temperatures to harvest fresh avocados. However, I do have several growing in my conservatory, and they are nice shrubby trees at the moment, about 6 foot tall. I have to cut them down periodically because they reach the roof, or get sun or cold damaged, but they bounce back. I keep trying to do the same with mango stones, but I think they need it much more humid as they start to grow, then shrivel up and die.
As soon as I get my pics uploaded I am going to show you guys something that is truly remarkable I have some avacados that look about the size of honeydews.
great topic courtney! i have tried in a water glass, and had success moving it into a pot of soil, but they died after a couple years. i think it was due to temperature changes when i moved it. i would really like to try again. eileen, what variety of banana are you growing, or have grown?
