A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Matthew 7:18 NIV
In this months blog we will be looking at how to properly propagate an avocado seed from the grocery store.
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| Three Year old sapling. |
First, you need to soak your seed over night in a glass of water.
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| Seed being soaked over night in water. |
Next, the seed need to be thoroughly cleaned. This prevents mold and disease.
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| Cleaned Seed |
Second, the skin of the seed needs to be slightly scored with a knife to help the tree shoot break through. Then poke several toothpicks into the prepared seed. Locate at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock & 9 o'clock.
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| Prepared Seed |
Next, place seed on top of a glass cup.
Next, fill the glass with clean water and make sure that the water is changed daily. This is the key to prevent seed rot.
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| Seed in Water |
Watch your seed grow. It can take several weeks for your seed to start sprouting. It resembles a bean sprout at first.
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| Cracked with first sprout. |
With some diligence your seed will begin to sprout leaves and roots. When your jar is pretty full of roots transplant to a small pot. Transplant as the tree grows.
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| Sapling with roots |
Here is the tree from the original seed three years later. The avocado tree makes a nice house plant.
They are a rather slow growing tree and sometimes take up to 15 years to produce a single avocado. These plants require a lot of patience.
