How to Plant an Avocado Tree

Now, you have known some information about avocado. But, do you know? You can grow your own avocado tree even at your home. Let’s take a look at the steps of planting an avocado tree.

First of all, you will have to prepare an avocado, toothpicks and a glass/jar of water. You must beforehand sliced the avocado into two parts. The planting procedure begins by removing the seed or pit off the flesh.

After cleaning the pit, toothpicks will be used to be stick into the pit. However, you must find out the upper and bottom part of the seed before deciding to stick the toothpicks.

The next step is to place the pit half submerge in a glass of water. Make sure that you place the glass at sunlight reachable spot. This will ensure the growing process of the pit. Other than that, you will also have to change the water after 2-3 days in repeat. The reason is to prevent any mold, fungus and bacteria growth.

After few months, the pit is expected to have grown its roots. The estimate time for the pit to sprout its roots is about three months. When the roots begin to fill the glass, you have to transplant it carefully into a pot or directly into soil.

Lastly, continuous care of the plant is needed to make sure the good growth of it. At this stage you have to water and fertilize the plant repeatedly.

For further understanding, you may refer to this infographic image.