Living the gardening life on a suburban block in Sydney, Australia.
As I head toward my dotage I prefer to let the garden have it's head, that way it continually surprises me.
Plants pop up where least expected and I sit in the sun with a cup of coffee and watch it all happen.
When there is not enough gardening to write about I've added our Sunday drives under Travels Around Sydney
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
my avocado fixation
I have a problem... (well, probably more than one) I can't bring myself to throw away an avocado seed.... they are just so big and fecund and full of promise
yes, they do grow into plants, I've some in pots, and I know people who have eventually had fruit from them but it takes many years to get to that stage, it's hard to tell from this photo but I stick toothpicks little way into the seed so it will balance in a glass with the bottom half in water, sit it on the windowsill and then wait....and wait
the ones I started in water (as above) were just for the novelty of watching the seed split open and the root descend while the top sprouted, I keep one in a glass on the kitchen windowsill so I can watch it - I've started others straight into pots of soil, just keep the soil damp until they sprout - it takes a few weeks - mine I keep as pot plants but I've given some away to people who've planted them in the garden and they are all growing madly, but it will be a few years until they fruit. I don't have any information on the fruiting side of things.
4 comments:
Do you actually grow avocadoes from the seeds you keep? I think I've heard that they make good indoor plants. Do you know if that's right?
yes, they do grow into plants, I've some in pots, and I know people who have eventually had fruit from them but it takes many years to get to that stage, it's hard to tell from this photo but I stick toothpicks little way into the seed so it will balance in a glass with the bottom half in water, sit it on the windowsill and then wait....and wait
I would Like to grow Avocadoes, what are the steps in doing so?
the ones I started in water (as above) were just for the novelty of watching the seed split open and the root descend while the top sprouted, I keep one in a glass on the kitchen windowsill so I can watch it - I've started others straight into pots of soil, just keep the soil damp until they sprout - it takes a few weeks - mine I keep as pot plants but I've given some away to people who've planted them in the garden and they are all growing madly, but it will be a few years until they fruit. I don't have any information on the fruiting side of things.
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