Avocados...

[lazybloke]

Here's my attempts. The one on the left has been going for about 3 weeks and is beginning to spilt, so hopefully a good sign. I think the book said to use cocktail sticks, but as I don't drink cocktails, have used nails instead .... View attachment 408905

Acupuncture helps them grow

 

[swee'pea99]

A fruit which in Papua New Guinea is genrally given to pigs but in London sustains people.

I see what you did there. The noo.

 

[Salty seadog]

A fruit which in Papua New Guinea is genrally given to pigs but in London sustains people.

I see what you did there. The noo.

Hoots mon I saw it too....

 

[User169]

Another good reason not to eat the hideous things...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-appetite-for-avocados-is-draining-region-dry

 

[night cycler]

I read the full report. I feel that it is quite a bad situation that the large growers are diverting the natural flow of rivers away from the people in the villages, who are now struggling a great deal. I hope intervention will help these people quite soon.

Here is my attempt at geminating an Avacado stone, started around March this year. It has took about 2 months.

The root appeared while in water. I then potted in compost.
The Green shoot only appeared under 10 days ago and is taking off-5cm in that time.

 

[Electric_Andy]

How long until you expect to reap a harvest? Does this grow a tree, or just one more avacado? Gardening is not my strong point

 

[PK99]

How long until you expect to reap a harvest? Does this grow a tree, or just one more avacado? Gardening is not my strong point

They are a 20m tropical tree, in the UK they will never grow large enough to flower and fruit and are a fun, short term foliage house plant. One caveat to that is that the Mexican form of Avocado is more frost tolerant (to minus 5, according to some sources) and may be possible is the right micro climate and soil in the far south of the UK - but Avo's on sale in uk shops are not Mexican type.

When growing from a seed, it is best to sprout several at a time - most send out a single shoot that need managing to produce bush growth, but some send out 2/3 shoots from the stone, they make much better shrubby house plants.

 

[Reynard]

Mine got rather frost-bitten this winter just gone, but it's sprouting rather impressively from the bottom. Have cut off the damaged stem and now have several shoots going like the clappers.

 

[night cycler]

How long until you expect to reap a harvest? Does this grow a tree, or just one more avacado? Gardening is not my strong point

If it eventually gets too large to keep indoors it will have to live out in the garden. (Bit like some partners)

If the global warming continues you never know-it may survive & produce fruit one day in the future.

I will periodically update a photo of the progress to this thread

 

[luckyfox]

If it hasn’t already been said...sorry skimmed through...the nib at the slim end is usually loose/removable when it’s good to go.

 

[night cycler]

It is just overy a month from when I posted a photo of the avacado plant on 23rd May. It is now ready for putting in the next size plant pot.