Hello Steemians!!
I thought that growing an avocado tree from a seed at home is difficult, or to be honest even impossible. But it occurred to be easier than I thought. Anyone can grow this beautiful tree without much effort, and enjoy its fruits in the future. It's true, you need to know some secrets that I am going to share with you.
First of all, you need to purchase a ripe avocado. Please check it for ripeness, all you need is to press the fruit with your fingers on both sides, and then release it. The ripe fruit will restore its structure, so you can safely buy it. But even if the avocado is not yet fully ripen, then you can also buy it . Just keep it in dark cool place and over time it will ripen.
If you want your avocado ripen faster, then place it next to apples or bananas, as these fruits emit ethylene gas, which promotes early ripening of avocado.
The avocado fruit must be peeled and then put it in wet kitchen towel. After that I just put it inside zipper bag and keep it on my table. I tried many methods in the past including toothpicks but they never worked out for me. I can guarantee the zip bag method works 100 percent.
As soon as the sprout grows 3 cm, it can be planted in the soil. The soil must be loose, well-drained so that the seed can breathe. Avocados don't like stagnant water in their roots, so drainage is a must have. You can take a small pot for planting, later, after a year, the plant can be transplanted.
The drainage should be 2 cm high. It is necessary to make a small depression in the soil, plant it so that a third 9f seed comes out of the ground, and then pour it with ordinary water, preferably with a small amount of salts, preferably filtered.
Next, the pot must be placed in the brightest place in the room, you can fertilize once a month or once every two weeks, any mineral fertilizers are suitable for this. In this case, the plant will grow and develop rapidly.
If the tree is stretched out due to lack of sunlight, then it needs to be pinched. To determine if watering is required for a plant, it is necessary to deepen your finger into the soil by two phalanges. If it is wet, then no need to water.
Starting from the third year of life, yellow-green flowers may appear on the tree. For a tree to begin bearing fruit, it is desirable to have two or more avocado plants. This is necessary for cross-pollination of trees.