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Avocado has different names in Mandarin
Is a famous tropical fruit with a high nutritional content
In addition to a variety of vitamin and trace elements
Its protein content and calories are higher than those of ordinary fruits
But the cholesterol is low
It is a popular item for many healthy diet at present
After you eaten this fruit
The very big very round fruit core inside is also can be sown
Today I'm going to share how to use the pit
Grow beautiful avocado tree plants
I'm sure a lot of friends have already planted it
But they find it hard to sprout
It even has rotted away without even sprouting
So after today's sharing of the planting methods
I'm going to tell
Reasons for failure of avocado germination
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Now let's take a look at the planting process
Growing avocados with a pit. I used two methods
One is hydroponic germination
The other is direct soil cultivation
Today I will share both approaches with you
I would like to share with you the hydroponic germination method with more steps
First remove the fresh avocado pit
The core needs to be cleaned after removal
Wash out the pulp on it
The cleaned core can be used for germination
A few simple things need to be prepared
A cup full of water
Two toothpicks
Then take out the washed pit
Let's look up and down
There is a distinct circle at the bottom
The next step is a tip
Touch it with your fingers
Find a gap in the seed coat covering the core
This gap is the structure of the pit
When it sprouts, the pit splits through the gap
Buds and roots grow out of this gap
The trick I'm talking about is finding this crack
Peel off a small part of the seed coat around the gap
Because this skin has a lot of grease
Prevents the pit from absorbing water and aerating
Hinder that germination and rooting of seed
The seeds may rot if you don't pick them
The crack came out when the skin was peeled off
Sprouting is easier
And then take out the toothpicks
Break two toothpicks in the middle into four
Insert the pointed part of these toothpicks into the pit
One-third of the sides should be symmetrically inserted
And avoid that crevice and don't stick it in
And when it's done, so
Like a little UFO
Put it in a glass of water
This completes the first step
Then put the cup on the windowsill
Or even a table in the room
Be careful to avoid direct sunlight
Meanwhile, if the water begins to be turbid, change the water
Avocado seeds germinate more slowly
Usually about a month
You'll see the bottom of the seed begin to crack
There is a taproot that is about to be born
If some seeds haven't taken root in two months
And the water in the cup is changed every time
Will quickly become turbid
Such seeds are unlikely to germinate
If a seed that can germinate and take root
The water doesn't turn cloudy so fast
And there's no need change water frequently
Avocados germinate more slowly
But as long as it grows roots
The life force is very tenacious
When the roots grow like this, it means the germination is successful
You can transplant it into a flowerpot with soil
You can choose a nice flowerpot to make a bonsai
But the pot should have holes in the bottom to allow water to pass through
And breathable
Put some sandy soil with good drainage
Avocados most avoid water in the soil
Pull out the toothpick from the pit
To plant in the soil with the roots down
A small part can be exposed
Continue to observe its emergence
Or you can bury it all in the ground
It doesn't matter if you cover it with soil
Water should be poured in as soon as you get into the soil
After that you can water the soil according to its condition
Just keep the soil moist
Put it on the balcony or windowsill
From planting in the pot soil to producing such small buds
It took a month and a half
Avocados grow slowly
But the vitality is tenacious
So as soon as it starts to take root
You've already made it
All you need to give it is to be patient
This is different from the green leafy vegetables we usually grow
It won't get you anywhere fast
But this kind of watching life grow slowly
It is also a kind of self-cultivation
Avocados are large trees
If you plant it in a small pot
There needs to be enough fertilizer
At the seedling stage, you can give it some gentle organic fertilizer
I used this nitrogen and phosphorus rich bone blood powder
If you don't have boold bone powder, you can also apply a small amount
Thin compound fertilizer
It feels like there's a little less soil in the pot. I added more planting soil
I just used pottling mix
It is nearly three months since it was planted in the soil
The seedlings were already twenty centimeters high, and cotyledon unfurled
The avocado seedlings are very attractive
The trunk is particularly straight, and the leaves are beautifully shaped
So a lot of people use this seed
The avocado seedlings were potted
The other pot was planted almost at the same time
But the germination is much slower than the first one
It's almost three months and it's just beginning to sprout
This is what it looked like five and a half months after it was planted in a pot
It's pretty
Just now, the hydroponic germination method has been introduced in detail
You must be thinking
If it's not hydroponics or germinate
If you plant it directly in the soil
The answer, of course, is yes
It's just slower if you plant it directly
The germination rate will also be lower
If you want to go directly to soil culture instead of water culture
Remove the seed coat from the germinating part before sowing
This is the same as hydroponic budding tips
Peeling off this part of the seed coat can increase germination rate
This is better than planting seed directly into the soil without sowing seed
Sprouting can be faster
The emergence rate is also higher
This kind of direct method
It is very important to keep the soil moist without storing water
See here
Do you think except growing up slowly
Avocados are actually easy to grow
I think some of friends have already planted it
But it has been planted for a long time and has not sprouted
And ended up rotting
Why this happenied
Now let me analyze the cause of the failure of seed germination
The seeds of the avocado
That's the pit
It doesn't sprout, probably not the problem of your method
It's about the seeds' problem
The seed problem mainly appears on two points
The first is the ability of the avocado pit to germinate
can not last for long time
A ripe avocado is picked from the tree
The germinative ablity of its seed will weaken with time
If it need to be transported far away
Strage too long in the store
The seed germination rate will decrease
Secondly, if you bought the avocado
After eaten the pulp, you didn't just wash and sow it
It was left to air dry
Such a seed will soon lose its ability to germinate
Because the seeds of avocados are very afraid of drying
If you are using the above two seeds for sowing
It's almost impossible to germinate
So the key to seed selection is
Buy avocados in season
Instead of buying them out of season
Long-term preservation
Wash and sow immediately after taking out the seed when you are eating
Don't wait to dry before planting
These two points have been achieved, basically germination is not a problem
Finally, I'd like to make a brief introduction
The Planting Conditions of Avocado
Although avocados are tropical fruits
But it's cold-resistant in general
Tropical fruits are among the stronger
According to the experiment, when the temperature is one degree below zero
And it won't freeze
Do not grow avocado trees in a particularly cold or hot climate
It would be better if the humidity was higher
Is similar to the climate suitable for growing citrus
So normally
Where citrus trees can grow
Avocado trees can also grow
Today we're growing potted plants
Suitable for indoor decoration in a room with good sunshine
It is also suitable for outdoor courtyards or sunny rooms
Potted plants are perfect
But if the temperature is right
Put it outside in the courtyard
It is OK to let it grow into a fruit tree
When certain conditions are met
It can also fruiting avocados fruits
About how to get avocado fruit trees to fruiting
These years I have some experience, mainly is some lessons
Took a lot of detours
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