Grandma used to put three toothpick in the top of the seed (the somewhat flatter part) to hold it in a glass or cup with water in to almost the top fo the seed. Any other suggestions? And I hope that's the top and not the bottom of the seed?
2007-11-25 17:35:14 · 5 answers · asked by waltersuphap 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I did the toothpick thing and let the water come up to about the half way point of the seed. Fat end down. It took at least three weeks for the seed to crack and a root to form. I planted it in a light soil mix and now I have an avocado plant that desperately needs more sunlight.
But that is how they(?) say to do it.
This site tells about growing avocados
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/teach/2002113646014844.html
2007-11-25 17:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by Willy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to do it right, cut off about one fourth of the seed from the pointed end. Use a sharp knife to make the cut, so that the seed does not break in half. Plant the cut seed in potting soil, with the cut surface up and just below the surface of the soil. With warm temperatures you should have a new shoot emerging from the soil in two to four weeks.
2007-11-26 12:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's exactly the method I've heard, too. The flatter part is the bottom. They'll sprout very well.
2007-11-26 07:38:29 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Grandma was right. I have an avocado tree and that's how I did it.
2007-11-25 17:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by Einsteinetta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grandma knows best
2007-11-25 17:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by timo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋