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I’ve been experimenting with avocado plant propagation. Right here’s what I’ve realized within the final yr from rising avocado pits into truly crops that may finally fruit.

Avocados are one of many few inexperienced issues my six yr previous will fortunately eat. And I might eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the event that they didn’t begin to go dangerous earlier than I might get to all of them. 

So, over a yr in the past, we tried to propagate our personal avocado tree from a pit. It labored so effectively, we’ve now began 4 totally different avocado bushes, in hopes that at the very least two will make it lengthy sufficient to start out truly fruiting. 

However even when that by no means occurs, the method is thrilling and the ready sport is a good lesson in endurance for teenagers (and adults to be sincere). Right here’s what you do…

     

Avocado Plant Propagation

I’m no stranger to propagating crops, however avocado plant propagation is just a little totally different than most. Because you’re beginning with a pit and never a chunk of an present plant.

To not fear although – the method could be very straightforward. And fairly satisfying! Right here’s tips on how to create an avocado tree from an avocado pit…

1) Take away the pit from an avocado, wash it off. You may take away the skinny pores and skin on the pit or go away it as is. It doesn’t appear to matter a lot both approach.

2) Poke three or 4 toothpicks into the higher middle of the pit (evenly spaced). And relaxation the toothpicks on the rim of a bowl (or cup) crammed with water*. Make certain the seed is backside aspect down and that the underside of the pit is totally submerged in water.

*Close to a window with pure daylight is finest, if doable.

  

3) Refresh the water each few days and examine water day by day to make sure it’s nonetheless utterly submerging the underside of the avocado pit. Aside from that it’s only a ready sport.

It takes 1-2 months to see progress. It should seem to be nothing goes to occur the primary few weeks. However finally, the pit will begin to cut up. When you see that, you realize the roots aren’t too far behind…after which the stem!

4) As soon as the avocado stem is round 6 inches tall, you may prune it again to advertise bushier development, if desired. Pot the pit / new plant in soil as soon as the roots are established. I waited till mine have been 1.5 – 2 inches lengthy. *Bonus factors for utilizing DIY planters.

Water like every other plant.

So what’s one of the best ways to propagate avocados?

The success story

Right here’s one (above) that I began from a pit a few yr in the past. It has turned out the most effective up to now imo – wholesome and repeatedly getting new development. I used what I did with this pit (to plant) as my define for the directions on this submit.

So, the directions on this submit are what has introduced me the most effective outcomes up to now.

First photograph is from April of this yr and the one under that’s from June of this yr. So, it’s seen a variety of new development inside the final two months.

The experiment

Above is an avocado plant when it was 5- 6(ish) months previous. As an experiment, I left it in its tiny container (with recent water close to a window) for for much longer than the others to see how lengthy it might proceed to develop with out potting it.

You may see the place I reduce it again months in the past, to encourage stronger development (and hopefully one other department in some unspecified time in the future).

After this photograph, I planted it in a pot and introduced it out to the porch, the place the others have executed effectively. Sadly, it hasn’t grown since, and is beginning to wilt. So I’m considering we received’t do it that approach once more. It’s nonetheless alive, however not flourishing just like the others.

The in-between

And lastly, above is an avocado tree that my mother gave me. She planted it two years in the past, as simply an avocado pit (utilizing this similar technique), and now it’s almost 5 toes tall! It misplaced virtually all of its leaves over the winter, however a variety of new development is coming in once more, now that it’s spring / virtually summer season.

The leaves aren’t as huge or bushy as ‘the success story’, but it surely’s nonetheless in fine condition and continues to get new leaves. *The primary photograph is from April of this yr and the second photograph is from June of this yr. So, first rate progress with the leaf development, but it surely’s lots leggier than the others.

The thought of getting an avocado tree in our yard that we might go and choose from at any time when we had a craving sounds wonderful. So I’m actually hoping we begin to see some fruit within the subsequent few years.

That’s it for now! Have you ever ever tried propagating crops earlier than?