I bought a few organic avocados at the market the other day, and I planted 3 of them, 2 using the toothpick technique and 1 directly in a BIG pot.
However, all have cracked, but its been about 5 weeks and I haven't seen any roots or growth occurring!
Could I have gotten bad avocados?
Clarification -
People say the pointy end goes up, but both ends have a point, one is a tapering of the avocado seed, while the other end has a small little toothpick type point coming out... which end goes up? If you were to look at the whole avocado, the end which I put up would be the smaller end where the avocado attaches to the branch.
I hope that made sense :)
2007-04-03 20:55:57 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen B 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes the two being toothpicked are 1/2 in water, and the 1 in the pot I water at least 3 times a week to keep soil moist.
2007-04-03 21:08:15 · update #1
yes the two being toothpicked are 1/2 in water, and the 1 in the pot I water at least 3 times a week to keep soil moist.
2007-04-03 21:08:16 · update #2
I think you did it right. Avocados are tricky for me, but other people have said they are easy-peasy. (-: I think everyone has a black thumb for some plants and a green thumb for others.
But don't give up! Iowa State says give it two to three months.
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1999/7-16-1999/sproutav.html
This site has a great pic of the sprouted avocado seed.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DAvocado%2Bseed%2B%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dks-ans%26x%3Dwrt&w=288&h=383&imgurl=cricket.biol.sc.edu%2Facmoore%2Fmysteryplants%2F136%2520avocado%2520seed1.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcricket.biol.sc.edu%2Facmoore%2Fmysteryplants%2F136.html&size=21.4kB&name=136+avocado+seed1.JPG&p=Avocado+seed&type=jpeg&no=16&tt=330&oid=0a07dbea5eaa125c&ei=UTF-8
2007-04-03 22:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting An Avocado Seed
2016-11-13 05:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by schmieder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have roots by now, you're not going to get any. I've grown a couple plants this way, but I will only try if the seed already shows a little root development when I take it out of the fruit. I've never had one sprout that didn't have that.
The cleaner looking pointed end goes up. There's a sort of button on the bottom. That's where the roots come from.
2007-04-04 02:03:18 · answer #3 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Growing avacado from seed takes patience. If the seed cracked it's a good indicator that it is germanating and will grow.
Down side of avacado growing = you must have both male and female plants in order to produce edible fruit on mature plants, 5 to 7 years. Still beautiful plants to look at though.
good luck.
2007-04-03 22:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by reynwater 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you keeping it wet? smooth end up takes a loooonnnngggg time
2007-04-03 21:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by mctruck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋