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- So you pull yourself an avocado from the seed
- Make the seed kernel germinate
- You need it for germination:
- Plant the avocado plant
- Utensils for planting the tree
- Maintain the avocado properly
- Will my avocado also flower and bear fruit?
- Tips & Tricks
So you pull yourself an avocado from the seed
Avocados are not only a real delicacy with their deliciously buttery flesh and the mild, slightly nutty aroma, but also very healthy. The big seed kernel - after all, the avocado is not a vegetable but a fruit - but does not have to end up in the garbage, but can be used as a nice houseplant.
Make the seed kernel germinate
To sprout an avocado core, so that a pretty plant can grow out of it, is actually not that complicated. You only need a lot of patience, because until such a seed germinates and the first tender shoots can be seen, quite a few months can pass. There are two proven ways to germinate an avocado core. The water glass method is perhaps very often used, but is not recommended for practical and breeding reasons. Instead, the avocado core can also be used in fresh potting soil and will also grow reliably there - in contrast to the water method, which often leads to mold growth. It is only important to keep the soil always moist (not wet!) And to put the pot in a warm and bright location.
You need it for germination:
Plant the avocado plant
After a few weeks to months, a small tree has grown from the core, which now shoots up very quickly. Avocados have the habit of growing for a few years, mainly in the height and hardly form side shoots. A bushier growth can usually only be achieved by the annual pruning or refining. But before that happens, first dip your little plant into a pot that's not too small. The core should also be potted with it and stand out about two-thirds of the soil - your young plant will get its nutrients from the seed until the age of four to six months. Only the first repotting in the following winter, you can remove the seed. After potting, spray the avocado with room-warm water.
Utensils for planting the tree
Maintain the avocado properly
Your self-grown avocado will grow magnificently, provided you take proper care of it. As a tropical plant, the avocado is used to a lot of sun and warmth as well as high humidity. Therefore, you should not water the plant, but rather spray it. Older plants can spend the summer in a sheltered and sunny spot in the garden or on the balcony, but should not get frosty. Fertilize about every two to three weeks with a good liquid fertilizer z. For citrus plants.
Will my avocado also flower and bear fruit?
From about the age of six to ten years, it is possible that your avocado develops flowers. The small, green-white flowers can be very numerous, but will probably not lead to fruit in our latitudes. There are several reasons for this: avocados grown in this country are usually not big enough to produce fruit, and the Central European summer is simply too short and too warm for development. However, the most important reason is the complicated pollination of the flowers, because the avocado is a hybrid that needs other trees for fertilization.
Tips & Tricks
In order to achieve bushier growth and increase the chance of possible fruits, you can refine your avocado. Then you have almost two trees that grow together on a trunk - and maybe form the races of opposite-sex flowers.