Remember our quiet little avocado pit from Gardening Month? Almost 2 months later and it's ready to plant! Really, we probably could have jumped on that planting train a wee-bit earlier, but look at it! It's gorgeous!
posted originally from: AT:San Francisco
Heeding the sad news that most trees won't produce fruits, we quickly gobbled up a few more avocados and got the pits going....It may take a while for the fruit to appear but, by golly, our retirement years are sure to be filled with fresh guacamole!
Check out this post for more info on how to grow your own tree!
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I used to do this all the time with my mom when I was a kid! Thanks for reminding me I'm totally going to do this with my daughter.
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Another fun thing for kids: if you put the tops of trimmed carrots into a bit of water, the tops will sprout greens again. Unfortunately the carrot won't root, but for a few weeks it makes a very pretty little fern-like plant.
I've also entertained young relatives with sprouting seeds on a bit of wet towel. All ideas out of an old book -- I think it was 'Gardening for the Purple Thumb.'
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Mine is just about to loosen its leaves, Can't wait, they are so pretty in your photo
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My childhood avocado tree lasted for years- until I went away to college and my mom stopped watering it.
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I can't never get them to last longer than 2 months. Once I pot them, they die
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We had one that lived around 10 years (it was "retired" when we did a big remodel project and it took up too much room in the entry stairs). It survived several repottings and grew to be about 5 feet tall. The leaves were big- like tobacco, and caterpillars & aphids LOVED it. We were always having to pluck invaders off of it. It was a burden- we felt responsible for it, but it was terribly unattractive.
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