Please read :). If you’d like to grow an avocado tree and have it bear fruit in a shorter time, then there is another step to this process. You can use the seedling that you’ve grown as a rootstock and graft onto that. I plan to make a video about this topic at some stage as its something that anyone can have a go with and a great skill to learn more about. In the meantime, check out this video here about grafting loquats from start to finish, which also explains more about grafting th-cam.com/video/lOkFUHxO8ug/w-d-xo.html If you don’t graft your tree, they can take longer to fruit, and the fruit quality can vary from the original fruit. However that can also be cool to see how the fruit will turn out :). Otherwise if you just want to grow your avocado as a houseplant or for a fun experiment then that’s awesome too as they do make a beautiful plant or tree 😁 🌱 Good luck with your growing!
I've tried it in water but with composted soil dissolved into the water and settled at the bottom of the jar. it seems to work quite well. Aloe cuttings and avo peels didn't seem to have any positive effects.
AND the most important is that you are so patient with waiting and recording how these plants are growing. It really takes time and I appreciate your work soooo much!
@@axelbauron155 I wouldn't do Bonsai if you don't have your children's or grandkids interested in it. LOL! This stuff takes 2-3 generation just to even be consider a great masterpiece.
I grew an avocado tree from a seed and it bore fruits within 5 years. I did not expect it to fruit so early as avocado is not native to Bangalore (India). I was very happy and excited.
@@TheKiwiGrower Thank you! It tasted just fine. The fruit was quite big and buttery in texture just like the fruit from which I had got the seed! The tree also looks beautiful with lush green leaves!
@@TheKiwiGrower Absolutely! I was just admiring the big lush green tree and suddenly spotted one fruit camouflaged among the green leaves! I have the tree in the garden of my other house and couldn't visit for a few months due to covid situation!! So it was a big pleasant surprise! There were a few more fruits.
I learned a way to grow in the cup of water. In that way, you add mud into the cup of water about an inch high. Once it roots, you just keep adding a little dirt about and inch high weekly. Once the cup is full of dirt you plant it. That way it grows a very strong plant that didn't get the transplant shock and it was faster then the cup of water only way. The person who taught it said that it doesn't get enough nutrients with water alone. Happy planting and thank you for the way directly in the pot, I was wondering about that. Have a wonderful day.
as a avocado grower I really appreciate this video. Sprouting early is not always a good sign, it can be a sign that it's so stressed that it tries to sprout as fast as possible to get help from the sun to grow, or simply bad genetics. on our 30 hectar farm we grew all of our trees from seed, it takes up more work but the end result is always better, you don't need to worry about adapting to the new soil or any shock, you just leave it there and it blooms up. In between our trees we also just grow coffee, and it makes picking up the berries so much better when you can just enjoy a fresh avocado while picking.
@@rtsrts2317 I'm not sure that I understand what you're asking? You can't get an avocado if the flower never gets pollinated, the avocado fruit only comes after an avocado flower has been pollinated. "the best" fruits are the one that comes from two strong trees that aren't from the same crop/mother tree. If you're asking about if you should avoid self pollination to get the best tasting fruits... then I can't really answer that, we usually let them do what ever nature does. I'm pretty sure that if you had trees in a controlled environment and only selected the best pollen to be crossed with the best female flowers, then yeah you'd get the best fruits, but the cost to benefits are not worth it for us :D
@Douglas Gray self pollination is never the preferred option, when a plant/tree self pollinate it's often out of stress. You can still get a fruit out of them, but having other strain pollinate your crop will almost always result in better crop, even if the farmer next to you planted a bad crop... the only time you ever want to pollinate your crop with the same genetic is when you are aiming for consistency. a self pollinated crop will yield the same crop year after year, up to two or three crop. if you keep adding the same female/male seeds then you will get the same yield year after year, but you will lose genetic diversification.
I planted seven very ripe avocados straight into pots, they sprouted, I got seven trees, kept two, gave the rest away, the avocados are huge, much bigger than the actual fruit that was planted, now have two huge trees. Live in Zimbabwe.
OMG😱 first off… you deserve a medal 🥇 for taking the patience to film this over so long! Second… you have just cleared my entire kitchen window of little glasses of avos in toothpicks! They’re all going into soil today. I live in the uk and it’s about to be winter so I will mulch and hope for the best. THANK YOU 🙏
Avocados don't grow to seed. A Hass avocado does not grow a Hass avocado tree. Often, after 12 years of growing, the resulting fruit tastes disgusting. That's because the seed is a genetic mix of two different trees. It takes a lot of growing, experimenting, tree grafting, and luck to get a tree that will grow tasty avocados.
I never had success growing avocados in water held with toothpicks. I threw out my avocados seeds into the compost pile and weeks later found two avocados plants growing! I brought them in for the winter, and now have them out for the summer. I'd LOVE to get avocados from these plants!
Same with me. Tried countless times the toothpick method with zero success. So started burying them straight in the vege patch, & they often sprout....
I tried both methods 2 years ago and the seed planted in dirt did take off and grew a lot taller. But now, the seed started in water is so much taller and has more leaves on it than the one grown in soil. I am so surprised at this. Every time I look at my trees, I marveled at the difference in size and how the one started in water is so much taller.
We have got two avocado trees and today we plucked many 🥑. I will be definitely trying all these different methods. Thank you x PS: My grandparents had planted the trees 20 years ago
I grow mine in water but I wrap them in wet/damp paper-towel and let it sit in a plastic bag for 2 weeks before placing it in the water. Then it grows REALLY fast
I start straight from the plastic bag with a damp paper towel in it and then go straight to potting once there are roots and a small shoot. Works almost every time.
@@EuphoricOrigin Avocados don't grow true to seed, meaning you will not get the same avocado that you planted, just like apples. It's completely random what "kind" of avocado you will get. Chances are you will get a disgusting tasting new avocado type that's never been grown before.
I have (finally!) successfully grown a pit in water and transferred to soil. It is sitting in my kitchen window and loves it there! I worry about transferring outside to a bigger pot or into the ground. I’m so proud of this little tree!!!
Don't be afraid to transplant it into a pot. The roots need room to grow so the bigger the pot, the bigger the plant. Keep in mind that if the roots are restricted from growing, the plant in return will have its growth stunted. I usually transplant from pot to ground when the stalk is about a foot high from the root ball. They're hearty plants so don't be afraid to let them get acclimated to outside conditions. When the stalk grows high enough to bend in the wind, reinforce it by zip tying it to a piece of bamboo or metal rod poked into the soil next to the stalk for rigidity.
Another thing to note with starting the seed in water is that roots want darkness so having them in a clear jar will not be as efficient as a container that blocks out light, this goes for all plants grown / rooted in water for some reason a majority of people use clear jars (probably to see the roots grow) but your plant will likely grow slower because of it.
The water should be PH to what it optimal for avocados. Allowing light does cause the roots to react to the light. Algae was probably trying to grow in the direct sunlight which would be had an effect on them is anything at the least one being stress as it thinks its about to start to rot from the algae growth that is stripping the oxygen and nitrogen from the adacado. The best method is to soak the seed in water PH'd to about 6.6 - 6.8 PH. As the seed begins to split open and shoot a root out then plant it in soil. It is also helpful if it were coveted like with a plastic bag acting like a humidity dome until the roots really take hold. Remove the bag and keep it watered well but don't over soak it but keep it moist and you will have the seedling to a future healthy well structured seedling. The water breaks down the shell and activates the growth hormones then the dirt allows the roots to send out the proper support it needs to hold the plant it perceives it window. This is the best germination technique there is no matter what the see d is you are using. And do not fertilize until the plant is growing from photosynthesis or another worlds when it has sets of healthy leaves growing tight short nodes.peaches will sprout the same way except peaches are planted in the fall and will come to life the next spring and have fruit the following year so be patient it will pay off by keeping it warn through to the second winter. And always grow a few plants to aid in the propagation through an efficient cross pollination. You will have success
I tried the tooth pick method a few times with some success, but the best way I found was just throwing the pits into my compost, Usually by the fall, I'll find 6 or 7 have sprouted up and then I throw them into pots.
I planted avocado back when I was in college just in our backyard. I just dumped an avocado seed in a dug hole, covered it, water it and 5 years later, it’s still alive 😂 I never thought it would be alive since I never knew how to plant an avocado seed
Ina few years it will probably fruit some nasty fruit. ORRR you’ll get the 1:10000 tree that tastes good....then you can patent it and start producing and selling grafts for a literal fortune. But odds are they will taste horrible.
This is an interesting bit. He mentioned that they do well with some warmth, and I know composts tend to be warmer because of all the microbe lifecycle activity. I wonder if that's the connection? Obviously plenty of nutrients too.
Thank you for experimenting. Wanted to grow avocado for mom and every avocado growing Video were telling to peel the skin off. I wanted a natural way because the skin is basically protection and the avocado might die later. Now i know the reason. Thank u again
I’m gonna try the soul method. My father has an incredible green thumb and this method worked for him. His avocado plant is getting big now. He is a musician and I think the music really helps the growth of the plants. For anyone who cares to, try playing music that brings you joy for 1-2 hrs a day. And talk to tour plants! Tell them how beautiful they are and that you love them. I SWEAR! It works!!
I believe you...even God used Words in Genesis 1 to create things...Jesus said with faith as small as a mustard seed you can tell the mountain to move and it will move, Matthew 17...Words are powerful especially the Word of God...in John 1 they show that the Word also gives life
Interesting. Once my avocado didn't want to grow, I told it every day it's an ugly looking piece of crap and threatened it won't get any water if it's not growing faster. And you know what? It was growing faster and faster the more I was insulting it. I guess words don't matter. At least you're talking to your plant. A comparison would be nice to see if it matters what excactly you're telling your avocado
True. My citrus plant wasn't giving fruits for years but my wife started talking to the plant and guess what happened next. It started bearing fruits. Amazing.
I appreciate the video, absolutely adore avocadoes. The hubby and I started a Hess avocado from seed with toothpicks in a shot glass and two and a half years later (and one close call!) It is such a happy, healthy sapling! Over 3 feet tall with enormous leaves! My favorite houseplant. :) Hopefully soon we'll have a greenhouse and the tree can grow in there full time!
@@huare7946 i hope you don't mind me jumping in! i also planted lemon seeds almost a year ago (may 2021) out of quarantine boredom. i put them straight into soil (skipping the wet paper towel/ziploc bag technique a lot of people use). only 1 of the 5 seeds germinated. that one seed grew into a tree that is now about 16 inches tall and very healthy. my recommendation for if you plant directly into soil is to keep the soil damp but not overly wet, with a lid to trap humidity. keep it somewhere warm. once it's an actual sprouted plant, give it lots of sunlight, warmth, and eventually, fertilizer (as lemons are heavy feeders). that's about it! i've found it really fun and rewarding, and as a houseplant, it's rather low-maintenance as long as you have adequate light. good luck!
@@thedustwhispered hi I'm also jumping in here to ask about trapping in humidity. I covered my seeds but they started to mold. I can't seem to get the hang of this, do you have any tips? Thanks
@@ghx198 i think if mold begins to grow, it means that the soil is too wet! try to keep the soil only damp. i did this by using a spray bottle for my water. you may also want to remove the cover occasionally to allow airflow (or just leave it propped open, so it increases humidity but isn't fully sealed). i hope this helps. :)
@@thedustwhispered Ah thank you for the response! I made a new batch free of mold after I wrote that comment and put some holes on the plastic cover and it's going great! So like you said keeping it fully sealed might've been the issue. And I heard that the mold won't affect the seed so I'm keeping those as well.
I had already grown a Hass avocado using the toothpick method and am ready to transfer to a pot. It was useful to know that it may suffer transplant shock, so I will bear that in mind.
I had a tree die when I transplanted it into the ground.since then I put the seeds straight into a pot.avocados definitely don't like moving house & they also don't like windy positions either.put then near a fence or sheltered by other trees .
I wondered about the fruit. This is the first video I've come across, after years of searching, where people say they've had success. I'm going to save my avocado pits and add them to my seed library. Thank you for your videos. 🥰
When I grew mine I lightly scored the bottom and kept it inside a ziploc bag with a small amount of water making sure the seed wasn’t in the water. I then placed it near the back of the top of our refrigerator. Once it’s roots were large enough and the transplanting would be less stressful I then transplanted it to a large pot. I’ve had it a couple of years. Note to those considering doing these: A plant doesn’t always mean it will bear fruit. Some also take more than 10 years to bear fruit so patience is an absolute must.
My landlord has an avocado tree in his place. I watered it all winter while he was away. It was set to 17C in the house, and the avocado tree literally lost its leaves. My landlord said it always grows back it's leaves in the summer every year. Cool plant. To add: I am a Newfoundlander living in Central Newfoundland.
My husband tried the toothpick method...1 out of 3 actually sprouted. He transplanted it into a pot... Let it grow to almost 1m and then transferred it into the garden bed where it gets North & East sun. The two months or so it looked so sad but we just let it be, no fertiliser, just water. Now it looks happy. Leaves are big and healthy. It's only been 3yrs but can't wait for it to produce fruits.
I've grown a handfull of avocado trees. I've never bothered with the toothpick method, I just put them in the ground and let them do their thing (which is my usual type of gardening, I don't like a lot of fuss). They all grew really well, so I've never understood why people insist that the toothpick method is the correct way to do it. Glad to know I was on the right track! 😄
@@dynellah13 Sadly no. The first one got chewed up by my mom's dog, and the next two were lost to frost. 4 and 5 are doing okay for now, but they're only a couple of years old. (In other words, I can totally grow plants but keeping them alive is a skill I'm still working on lol.)
@@mariafitts Depends? It's probably better to use them right away if you can. If you stored them in a way that they're not completely dried out or rotted then they might still be salvagable... I've never saved seeds for that long so I can't be sure. You can always make some fresh guacamole and plant a new seed!
Love your video! Growing all sorts of trees and fruits from seed has become a huge hobby of mine. For avocados, I've always soaked my seeds for 24 to 48 hours, then peel the brown skin off. Comes off very easy, plus the water helps to draw out growth inhibitors (so I've read, but not sure how much truth that holds?). So far, I've successfully grown 31 avocado trees all with the wet paper towel/plastic bag method. Placing in a dark cool place for a couple weeks, then transferring the germinated seeds to a pot. Every one of them was successful and QUICK!!! I haven't tried placing directly in soil; however, it's now on my list!! Thank you!!
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I raised it, too. I look inside the house and it has a great view . everyone should try.
For mine, I took a combined approach, and so far, it seems really healthy and happy. I put my seed into a ziploc bag with a slightly moistened paper towel, and let it germinate on its own. After I got the root popping out, I moved mine into the common water-toothpick method. Once I got a 6" or so stem coming out of it (it took a few weeks), I planted it into cactus and succulent soil. It's been just shy of three months now since I started and I have a 13 to 14" seedling with four large leaves that grow a little every day. What's curious about mine is it didn't seem to suffer transplant shock when I moved it to the cactus mix; growth actually sped up and I had my first leaves two days later. Mine rarely needs watering. It's in an 8" pot, and I water roughly once a week.
From my experience, when you take the avocado from water to soil, you need to absolutely bombard it with water the first time. Pretty much keep the water level on the outside of the pot where roots start. After a week you can tone it down.
I was actually just thinking that you could instead add soil to the jar for a few days or week before you want to transplant then just take it out altogether and that might disturb the roots less. That would only work if the mouth of the jar or glass was wide enough of course; a mason type jar might be problematic.
My sample size was 6 seeds (all Hass) and I had similar results here in Heyfield, VIC. Australia. In-soil method works best. I covered mine early too but was more for protection against the occasional frost.
I tried it last year, I got impatient. But, this year gave it another crack, followed all the steps. It was slow at first, I moved them into the sun, in our garage, then they started to sprout. Once they were 6-7 inches in height, I moved them upstairs on the balcony outside and they just doubled in height. I move them indoors at night, then have them outside in the sun. I'm pretty chuffed at the moment, they're looking Great.
I always sprout avocados in soil, large end up. I leave the top slightly uncovered. They sprout in 6-8 weeks, and grow vigorously. Every avocado pit I've ever planted this way has sprouted.
I put my avocado seed in a clay pot for better air flow and plastic wrap on the top. I watered it weekly and kept it in direct sunlight. It started sprouting in about 45 days, I believe.
Just watched this video, and noticed it was from a year ago. Any chance you will make a follow up video on your Avocado trees? I would be so interested in seeing there growth a year later!
I was told to peel the brown skin off,wrap the seed in a wet paper towel and place it in a zip lock bag. Then place in a dark dry place. I put mine in a cabinet that doesn’t get opened daily. Within 3 weeks it grew roots! I was blown away. I then potted in soil and placed in my kitchen window. It is now about a foot and a half tall! I was so happy how fast this happened. ❤ From start til now it’s been about 7-8 weeks❤
Thank you so much! I’ve been trying forever and finally got a single sprout down in the water. I just planted it in the soil based on your comparisons and I’m so hopeful in a month or so of diligence I will see a top sprout!
Really awesome 👌 I had my first success after trying with hundreds of Advocado seeds .. So excited to transfer into soil. Im going to try directly into the pot with the potting soil. 🎉I'm so excited 😊
This was super helpful. Praying my 5 month old water grown Hass plant survives being transplanted to soil soon, because my last one didn’t survive. Thanks for the video!
I don't have any room on my small plot for an Avocado tree, although I would love to have one, as I love Avocados. I find the avocado seeds are incredibly easy to germinate. The pits to me are like weeds. I do lasagna gardening in my raised beds and I often throw rotted avocados in the beds, as the worms love them and often use the shells to leave their cocoons. It never fails that I get around 1-2 seedlings growing in there, which I have to weed out, as they are taking nutrients from the plants I do want.
I do lasagna gardening, too! I love this method. Just moved into a new house about 9 months ago- started my lasagna garden back in November- and already have green onions sprouting from kitchen waste I threw in there around Christmas.
@@gabrielpline7490 Lasagna gardening is hands down the best way (along with actually putting plants in the ground), to quickly get rich, amazing soil that will support any sort of plant life. Green onions are great. I just take the ends of mine and put them in soil and voila, I have an endless supply of green onions. I can't even imagine the work of sowing green onion seeds when all you have to do is stick a rooted end in the soil. It works with leeks too.
@@Michilar So true. “Work smarter, not harder.” I currently have a bunch of Roma tomato seedlings in a couple of small pots after burying thin slices of a tomato I bought at Kroger haha! My lasagna garden is very young - I don’t have humus yet- so I’m hoping to just dig out holes in the leaves/clippings, dump some potting soil in, and put in some small plants to see if I get anything.
Spot on, thank you for this video. Always wanted to do a soil-first method and am now more confident about doing so. Taking on that many months is less daunting now. Always hated the water-toothpick method.
From what I found about pealing the avocado seed depends on how ripe your avocado is. If the paper shell is hard to peal I just throw it in water till it peals easy, this may be the determining factor on germination, not 100% though.
Most helpful tuition of anything I've seen so far. Thank you. Patience is the key, I had a lovely tree given to me grown from seed and it died because of frost shock. One winter survival in greenhouse condition and subsequent winter under the pergola but more exposed and I blew it. Won't make that mistake again.
I cut a 2L bottle at the neck, flipped it upside down and placed the seed inside the neck, filled the water halfway up the seed and its been growing like crazy.
So I just stumbled across this video, but I did want to provide my results to those who may want advice for growing avocados from seed. For some credibility I am a plant and soil science major at Texas Tech University and have spent years working in my own yard. Anyways, the best results I’ve always had with avocado seeds is to wrap them in a damp paper towel and store them in a ziplock bag in a dark, cool cabinet. I changed the paper towel weekly to combat any diseases or mold that may form, however if you do have mold that forms, it is really easy to wash it off and the plant should still grow. Hope this helps some of y’all if you’re struggling with the other methods!
I put 8 Hass avocado seeds in a Ziploc bag with a moistened paper towel wrapped around them. I also sprinkled on some cinnamon to help prevent the growth of mold and bacteria. I put them on top of the refrigerator where it was a little warmer. I noticed the other day after approximately 10 weeks that they have sprouted. So far it is approximately a 70% growth with the number of seeds that I placed. I will wait for them to grow a little more and then transplant them.
I put multiple seeds in one closed container wrapped in paper towel and all molded but one..i washed it off.. is it safe for me to still try to grow it? It's sprouted and I have it in water
Its awesome how these seeds/plants evolved to be digested in giant sloths stomachs before being pooped out and growning. Humans cultivating the avocado is its only reason for survival with huge seeds now
Just so happens that I have recently started two avocado seeds both Hass type. The avocados I've gotten recently at the store already had roots started. I put both in water. One took off quickly, less than 14 weeks - more like seven weeks. I put it in soil after 2 weeks of leaves and there was no sign of transplant shock. Only overwatered for maybe 2-3 days. The other seed is just now putting out top growth, leaves are not yet separated. Just to point out there is great variability in seeds whatever method you use. It is currently fall in Arizona. Been throwing the pits in the trees behind the house in hopes they would start naturally but it's not looking good.
You are my HERO dude. I have been collecting tons of seeds from the fruits I eat thanks to your channel. You can tell you really care and put the work in and are not just throwing together a 1-day video for clicks without aolid proof of results. As a serious gardener I really trust your advice.
The seed of an avocado won’t grow a genetic clone of an that avocado. If you’re growing it for rootstock 100%, but you need to graft a “Haas” or whatever varietal on the rootstock you grew.
Thank you for making this video, it was so helpful since I’ve heard of the toothpick method before and was curious how a natural avocado would grow. I’m going to plant my left over avocado seeds right now!
Super informative, thank you! I didn't know you can grow straight from soil. I always thought you had to grow from water first. Thank you for the comparison! I'm going to try to grow my avocado seed from soil first too. =)
New subscriber here! Thank you for taking time to share this with all of us. We love Avocados and growing them. I just wish our climate here in North Texas would allow for them to be grown outside but my daughter is experimenting with growing them now too so it's about time for a greenhouse for sure. Thank you again.
Handsome AND an awesome gardener n chef! Who could ask for anything better! You’ve inspired me to start growing things for myself especially today where food is mass produced with all sorts of nasty things. Tryin to eat healthy but, man, it’s tough! Thanks!
@@GanglandNewsAu please consider that not everybody grows an avocado tree for the fruit. Some people just want to have a nice houseplant that they can be proud to say has been grown from seed
Thanks for this great video. I only have the one avo seed for now and just wanted to have a go at growing it. I wasn't sure which was the best way, or even if there were various methods for growing them, so this was very helpful. Based on the results in this video, I'm going to plant it straight into a pot and see how it goes. :D
Great videos ! Loving this stuff. My brother has started growing a few trees etc from store brought. I want to start doing it also. Great learning from the vids!
I've been planting avocado pits directly into the soil for years now. For even better results, instead of burying the pit completely, gently push the back side of the pit into the ground until it's about half-submerged. In my experience, this speeds up the development of the plant even more. I've noticed that the pit tends to turn green if left above the soil like this, suggesting photosynthesis in the pit, which may explain why the plant grows even faster if you leave the top of the pit open to sunlight.
Thanks for sharing your experience, did you manage to get fruit from your avocado plants? And does it taste nice because some people say it doesn’t come out like tasty as shop bought ones ! Is it true ?
@@annietariq20 The dirty secret is that it takes years for an avocado plant to mature to the stage where it produces flowers. I've seen different numbers, 6, 8 10 years; a long time either way. My eldest is about 7 years old, but still no signs of flowers or fruit. AFAIK all commercially sold Avocados are from grafted plants. While I have no doubt that a wild strain would have lower yields and perhaps a less refined taste, I suspect the supposed awfulness of wild avocadoes is vastly overstated. People wouldn't have started cultivating them if they were inedibly bad. I suspect the long maturation period is a major factor; you can skip it by grafting part of an adult plant onto your young plant.
@@liamhain2155 I water my pots fairly arbitrarily. Not a very helpful answer, I know. Just make sure the soil doesn't dry out completely. The layer of soil directly under the surface should remain damp.
Like your experiment, I've rescued avocado seeds that have germinated in my compost heap! I now have two 6ft plus young trees in the garden. I'm not ever going to expect fruit, but you never know!
Natalie Don't give up on your trees. My mom sprouted an avocado seed in water and eventually transplanted the young tree to our yard. Took 7 years but that tree grew as tall as our house and produced LOTS of fruit. We lived in Long Beach, Calif....no frost - very temperate climate. Note: Also sprouted and grew pussy a large willow tree from small cutting.
Hi from the UK🇬🇧. When placing the avocado seed in soil do I peel off the outer skin like you did with seed placed in water? It was very good to see the differences between the 2 seeds, from different varieties grown in different medium. Thank you for sharing. I live in cold damp, Eng so my plant is only ever going to be a houseplant👍🏿.
I have never had success with the tooth pick water glass method, my seeds always get moldy, I believe its due to the Oregon coast climate . I have five young avocado trees now that iv planted directly in potting soil and they always grew. People always ask omg how did you get them to sprout, I be like.........dirt is a hell of a thing😏👍 You know .....seeds.....dirt....I mean I'm no botanist but it makes sense right?
I added seaweed solution to seed in water ....it sprouted in 4 weeks and transplanted when root was 2 inches....tree now 10 foot tall 5 years old no fruit yet
This is the best video I've ever seen. It helped me put the toothpicks in the correct place and then I made an avocado, cacao and agave syrup mash up "pudding" ❤
It took me months for avocado to sprout. Must be the hess variety, probably was 3-5 months in water before it started to sprout at the top. edit: When I did eventually put it in soil after it started to sprout it grew really good. Was comparable to your one with a lot of leaves.
Two questions: (1) - How frequently should you water the soil when starting directly in a pot? (2) - Is either method helped or hurt by also being or not being in sunlight during this 5 month process?
Hey, are you going to make a coconut growing video again soon? I really liked them, and I started growing my own. It has big splitted leaves, and doesn't fit in the house anymore😂 my profile picture is a photo of it if you'd like to see it.
Wow what an epic tree! Well done. I don’t have a tree at the moment though I’d like to grow another one. Tried to grow another one a little while ago but I don’t think the coconut was any good so it never sprouted.
So... this is good for growing an avocado tree but it seems like a pretty big oversight to not even mention the tree is not going to bear fruit that tastes the same as the avocado the seed came from.
Thanks so much! I grew up with a Hass avocado tree hanging over the fence from our neighbor's yard in Southern CA USA growing most of the fruit on our side of the fence! Yay! When it had been growing at least 20 years it was bearing SO MUCH fruit. Our German Shepard ate an avocado from the ground daily and had a lovely, shiny coat! Now that I have been living in WA state where it is NOT avocado weather outdoors most of the year I tried to grow some small Hass avos from toothpicks. They did prolifically well with Southwestern exposure on my kitchen table and formed both leaves and roots easily. The sad part is both of the ones I grew suddenly got infected with something and started looking worse and worse, so they ended up being food for my worm bin! This was a while ago so I can't remember if was bugs or disease..I think it was both...I'm trying again just now and going to do the 'toothpick' method. I had a SUPER great experience growing a Coop yam that started to sprout. I felt 'guilty' eating it so instead I put it in dirt and put it outside last summer. It grew terrifically with beautiful philodendron like leaves and I brought it in in the fall but it got sickly as Fall turned into Winter. I just stuck it outside again and it isn't looking too great so I might dig it up and see if there are any more yams than the original one or if the original one is disintegrated. It is so fun to experiment. I am going to try growing a Meyer lemon as well...I'm also trying to grow a mulberry bush. I have deer, squirrels, and lots of slugs and snails and I can't bear to kill anything so I use deterrent method of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, a quart of water, a dash of dish soap and about 1/2 teaspoon sunflower oil. It works until the rain comes but needs to be refreshed weekly or sometimes more frequently...I tried beer but it was too sad seeing the dead floating slugs and snails...diatomaceous earth kept clumping with the rain, some of my slugs and snails drove right over the copper tape, and broken egg shells and sea shells didn't deter them either. Critters especially eat my dahlias so I stopped growing them. I've found that white netting works well as well... It IS possible to garden with deterrence not death of other life forms but this takes concerted effort! What is your experience with garden 'pests?'
Please read :). If you’d like to grow an avocado tree and have it bear fruit in a shorter time, then there is another step to this process. You can use the seedling that you’ve grown as a rootstock and graft onto that. I plan to make a video about this topic at some stage as its something that anyone can have a go with and a great skill to learn more about.
In the meantime, check out this video here about grafting loquats from start to finish, which also explains more about grafting th-cam.com/video/lOkFUHxO8ug/w-d-xo.html
If you don’t graft your tree, they can take longer to fruit, and the fruit quality can vary from the original fruit.
However that can also be cool to see how the fruit will turn out :).
Otherwise if you just want to grow your avocado as a houseplant or for a fun experiment then that’s awesome too as they do make a beautiful plant or tree 😁 🌱
Good luck with your growing!
Hi.Thank you. I have a seedling avocado.I am so interested in to know about grafting .
how long it will take to bear fruits without grafting as i already done this method 4 years ago and i have two big trees, still no sign of fruit
@@ejas_rak It might bear fruit after 7 years, maybe longer. Grafting is the way to go
Would want to know when and how best to do grafting
I've tried it in water but with composted soil dissolved into the water and settled at the bottom of the jar. it seems to work quite well. Aloe cuttings and avo peels didn't seem to have any positive effects.
It looks so much easier than growing a relationship.
And a lot cheaper than a relationship
This is the comment we actually do need, lol!
Amen to that!!
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I think so
AND the most important is that you are so patient with waiting and recording how these plants are growing. It really takes time and I appreciate your work soooo much!
yaps ,, very patient
You should watch bonsai channels if you want hardcore patience ;)
@@axelbauron155 I wouldn't do Bonsai if you don't have your children's or grandkids interested in it. LOL! This stuff takes 2-3 generation just to even be consider a great masterpiece.
@@Moe7133 true
That's why gardening is one of the best ways to learn to be patient.
I grew an avocado tree from a seed and it bore fruits within 5 years. I did not expect it to fruit so early as avocado is not native to Bangalore (India). I was very happy and excited.
Very cool! How does the fruit taste?
@@TheKiwiGrower Thank you! It tasted just fine. The fruit was quite big and buttery in texture just like the fruit from which I had got the seed! The tree also looks beautiful with lush green leaves!
@@savitham.s.471 that’s awesome! Would’ve been a proud moment picking the first fruit from it 😊
@@TheKiwiGrower Absolutely! I was just admiring the big lush green tree and suddenly spotted one fruit camouflaged among the green leaves! I have the tree in the garden of my other house and couldn't visit for a few months due to covid situation!! So it was a big pleasant surprise! There were a few more fruits.
How did they taste? I thought you have to graph them for it to taste good
I learned a way to grow in the cup of water. In that way, you add mud into the cup of water about an inch high. Once it roots, you just keep adding a little dirt about and inch high weekly. Once the cup is full of dirt you plant it. That way it grows a very strong plant that didn't get the transplant shock and it was faster then the cup of water only way. The person who taught it said that it doesn't get enough nutrients with water alone. Happy planting and thank you for the way directly in the pot, I was wondering about that. Have a wonderful day.
as a avocado grower I really appreciate this video.
Sprouting early is not always a good sign, it can be a sign that it's so stressed that it tries to sprout as fast as possible to get help from the sun to grow, or simply bad genetics.
on our 30 hectar farm we grew all of our trees from seed, it takes up more work but the end result is always better, you don't need to worry about adapting to the new soil or any shock, you just leave it there and it blooms up.
In between our trees we also just grow coffee, and it makes picking up the berries so much better when you can just enjoy a fresh avocado while picking.
I heard you have pollinate avocado seeds to produce good tasting fruit. Is that true?
@@rtsrts2317 I'm not sure that I understand what you're asking?
You can't get an avocado if the flower never gets pollinated, the avocado fruit only comes after an avocado flower has been pollinated.
"the best" fruits are the one that comes from two strong trees that aren't from the same crop/mother tree.
If you're asking about if you should avoid self pollination to get the best tasting fruits... then I can't really answer that, we usually let them do what ever nature does.
I'm pretty sure that if you had trees in a controlled environment and only selected the best pollen to be crossed with the best female flowers, then yeah you'd get the best fruits, but the cost to benefits are not worth it for us :D
@Douglas Gray self pollination is never the preferred option, when a plant/tree self pollinate it's often out of stress.
You can still get a fruit out of them, but having other strain pollinate your crop will almost always result in better crop, even if the farmer next to you planted a bad crop...
the only time you ever want to pollinate your crop with the same genetic is when you are aiming for consistency.
a self pollinated crop will yield the same crop year after year, up to two or three crop.
if you keep adding the same female/male seeds then you will get the same yield year after year, but you will lose genetic diversification.
I have a seed with water is there anything I need to do before putting in the toothpicks
@@svampebob007 what single variety is best produced thick nuts, small seeds, glutinous and taste goood mam?
I planted seven very ripe avocados straight into pots, they sprouted, I got seven trees, kept two, gave the rest away, the avocados are huge, much bigger than the actual fruit that was planted, now have two huge trees. Live in Zimbabwe.
Thats fabulous. I live in Sénégal and ready to start. How long it took to bear fruits?
I'm also interested to know if they bore fruit
How long did it take from planting the seed to the tree becoming 10+ feet? A few years?
@@aissataba7386 mine took about t years.
I'm in Jamaica.
They are large, dry and almost sweet. I sold some this year. People are crazy about them.
@@lanaranger9770 thank you so much for your reply. I image t years is either 8 or 10 years. I can't wait :))) Love Jamaica, visited in 2014.
3 years later, do you still have these plants? Can you give an update of the difference in the avocado size and insides?
I second that
@thekiwigrower
I'd love an update on the plants too please!!! :)
There is an update now. Check it out
@@margieM thankyou
OMG😱 first off… you deserve a medal 🥇 for taking the patience to film this over so long! Second… you have just cleared my entire kitchen window of little glasses of avos in toothpicks! They’re all going into soil today. I live in the uk and it’s about to be winter so I will mulch and hope for the best. THANK YOU 🙏
I would love to see an update showing how the fruit looks from each tree and how it compares to the original one from the store
Come back in 8 years bro lmfao
Avocados don't grow to seed. A Hass avocado does not grow a Hass avocado tree. Often, after 12 years of growing, the resulting fruit tastes disgusting. That's because the seed is a genetic mix of two different trees. It takes a lot of growing, experimenting, tree grafting, and luck to get a tree that will grow tasty avocados.
Ikr. He has final results. But doesn’t actually have any avocados growing 🤷♂️.
@@newagain9964 dude, you have to wait a decade to make them fruit, plus, the fruit the avocado tree makes will most likely taste disgusting 😐
@@thefishisraw117 …….
I’m so glad I saved at least 30 of them. It just felt wrong to throw something so big when I paid for the whole thing....😂
😂😂
No lie I got over 100 seeds growing I toss them in certain spots n the garden n round my house
I have saved 100-200+ now from my work they throw these poor pits away like nothing
@@tjguidry7753 Just a quick question......Do you have a huge spot of land? Because these trees can grow up to or around 80 feet tall. 😳
@@barbaraspridgeon2660 ... No it's n around my house..... I'll move them as they grow bigger ..... The highest one is like 6-8 feet so I got time
I found placing the pit in a damp paper towel, in a baggy and kept in the house in the dark they sprout really easy. : )
How can I identify the kind of avocado I have ? My dogs planted it trying to hide it 😂 and Suddenly i have an avocado plant 🌱
that's a signal you have to be an avocado farmer haahaha
Lol
@@dianarosero9488 lol but unfortunately the trees won't grow edible fruits
Yes they will
😂
I never had success growing avocados in water held with toothpicks. I threw out my avocados seeds into the compost pile and weeks later found two avocados plants growing! I brought them in for the winter, and now have them out for the summer. I'd LOVE to get avocados from these plants!
I found 3 in my compost bin just planted them
I found one in my compost bin today !🥑
Landi
هل نمت وأصبحت شجرة معك ؟!!
I love this❤
Same with me. Tried countless times the toothpick method with zero success. So started burying them straight in the vege patch, & they often sprout....
I tried both methods 2 years ago and the seed planted in dirt did take off and grew a lot taller. But now, the seed started in water is so much taller and has more leaves on it than the one grown in soil. I am so surprised at this. Every time I look at my trees, I marveled at the difference in size and how the one started in water is so much taller.
Could be because of genetic variation and soil conditions, if its the same soil then more likely its genetic.
wow, very good to know, thanks
At this point it has nothing to do with whether you started growing them in soil or water lol
Many factors could be the reason for it... but good to know
I would say it had a lot to do with increased root stock in the 1 started in water
We have got two avocado trees and today we plucked many 🥑. I will be definitely trying all these different methods. Thank you x
PS: My grandparents had planted the trees 20 years ago
I grow mine in water but I wrap them in wet/damp paper-towel and let it sit in a plastic bag for 2 weeks before placing it in the water. Then it grows REALLY fast
I start straight from the plastic bag with a damp paper towel in it and then go straight to potting once there are roots and a small shoot. Works almost every time.
@@zarynt1089 did the same but as I lived in northern Sweden it had to go after a few years
I have 5 avocado trees, mom does not want be to grow anymore... :( But I grow them in secret!! It’s so therapeutic!
Haha, if your mum finds out I guess she might be happy that they are your deep dark secret:)
So is growing mj
How often do you water them? Method did you use soil or water? Last question, I’m sorry lol but which avocado?
@@EuphoricOrigin Avocados don't grow true to seed, meaning you will not get the same avocado that you planted, just like apples. It's completely random what "kind" of avocado you will get. Chances are you will get a disgusting tasting new avocado type that's never been grown before.
"You are fulfilling your destiny...." -Sheeve Palpatine
I have (finally!) successfully grown a pit in water and transferred to soil. It is sitting in my kitchen window and loves it there! I worry about transferring outside to a bigger pot or into the ground. I’m so proud of this little tree!!!
Don't be afraid to transplant it into a pot. The roots need room to grow so the bigger the pot, the bigger the plant. Keep in mind that if the roots are restricted from growing, the plant in return will have its growth stunted. I usually transplant from pot to ground when the stalk is about a foot high from the root ball. They're hearty plants so don't be afraid to let them get acclimated to outside conditions. When the stalk grows high enough to bend in the wind, reinforce it by zip tying it to a piece of bamboo or metal rod poked into the soil next to the stalk for rigidity.
I've had my avocado tree for two years now, and it's doing amazing. Avocado trees are awesome.
Another thing to note with starting the seed in water is that roots want darkness so having them in a clear jar will not be as efficient as a container that blocks out light, this goes for all plants grown / rooted in water for some reason a majority of people use clear jars (probably to see the roots grow) but your plant will likely grow slower because of it.
thanks for the tip😊
Thank you for that tip. I did not know that.
The water should be PH to what it optimal for avocados. Allowing light does cause the roots to react to the light. Algae was probably trying to grow in the direct sunlight which would be had an effect on them is anything at the least one being stress as it thinks its about to start to rot from the algae growth that is stripping the oxygen and nitrogen from the adacado. The best method is to soak the seed in water PH'd to about 6.6 - 6.8 PH. As the seed begins to split open and shoot a root out then plant it in soil. It is also helpful if it were coveted like with a plastic bag acting like a humidity dome until the roots really take hold. Remove the bag and keep it watered well but don't over soak it but keep it moist and you will have the seedling to a future healthy well structured seedling. The water breaks down the shell and activates the growth hormones then the dirt allows the roots to send out the proper support it needs to hold the plant it perceives it window. This is the best germination technique there is no matter what the see d is you are using. And do not fertilize until the plant is growing from photosynthesis or another worlds when it has sets of healthy leaves growing tight short nodes.peaches will sprout the same way except peaches are planted in the fall and will come to life the next spring and have fruit the following year so be patient it will pay off by keeping it warn through to the second winter. And always grow a few plants to aid in the propagation through an efficient cross pollination. You will have success
Really? I've propagated many plants in water and the ones left in a clear jar on a warm window ledge always root so quickly for me 🤔
Ohhhhhh. Thank you
In Puerto Rico my grandmother she just throw the seed over the window and few weeks later you have a small tree no need to take care of it..lol
Haha very green fingers by the sounds! :)
Lol, my grandmother does the same in Kenya. I’m taking some of her seeds to try and grow my own trees.
Thought I was hallucinating the octopus 😂
Indeed
Dude saaame 😂😂😂
omg me too LOL
Haha
Yeah😂😂😂
I tried the tooth pick method a few times with some success, but the best way I found was just throwing the pits into my compost, Usually by the fall, I'll find 6 or 7 have sprouted up and then I throw them into pots.
I planted avocado back when I was in college just in our backyard. I just dumped an avocado seed in a dug hole, covered it, water it and 5 years later, it’s still alive 😂 I never thought it would be alive since I never knew how to plant an avocado seed
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is it producing fruit? 🙂🙂🙂
Ina few years it will probably fruit some nasty fruit. ORRR you’ll get the 1:10000 tree that tastes good....then you can patent it and start producing and selling grafts for a literal fortune. But odds are they will taste horrible.
@@bertellijustin6376 so who grafts avocado in the nature.
My two avocados grew in outdoor compost bin. I didn mean it.
HAH-
going to check my compost bin tomorrow!
So did mine and fruit laden in three years.
I cannot get an avocado to grow in the water method. Empty the compost bin out and there's tons of them in there growing away
This is an interesting bit. He mentioned that they do well with some warmth, and I know composts tend to be warmer because of all the microbe lifecycle activity. I wonder if that's the connection? Obviously plenty of nutrients too.
Thank you for experimenting. Wanted to grow avocado for mom and every avocado growing Video were telling to peel the skin off. I wanted a natural way because the skin is basically protection and the avocado might die later. Now i know the reason. Thank u again
I’m gonna try the soul method. My father has an incredible green thumb and this method worked for him. His avocado plant is getting big now. He is a musician and I think the music really helps the growth of the plants. For anyone who cares to, try playing music that brings you joy for 1-2 hrs a day. And talk to tour plants! Tell them how beautiful they are and that you love them. I SWEAR! It works!!
I ignored my plants for a week (just basic watering and not the usual touching and talking to it) and they're wilting so I believe in you.
I believe you...even God used Words in Genesis 1 to create things...Jesus said with faith as small as a mustard seed you can tell the mountain to move and it will move, Matthew 17...Words are powerful especially the Word of God...in John 1 they show that the Word also gives life
Yes... Its true. Talk to them, sing, hug them and watch them respond...
Interesting. Once my avocado didn't want to grow, I told it every day it's an ugly looking piece of crap and threatened it won't get any water if it's not growing faster. And you know what? It was growing faster and faster the more I was insulting it. I guess words don't matter. At least you're talking to your plant. A comparison would be nice to see if it matters what excactly you're telling your avocado
True. My citrus plant wasn't giving fruits for years but my wife started talking to the plant and guess what happened next. It started bearing fruits. Amazing.
I appreciate the video, absolutely adore avocadoes. The hubby and I started a Hess avocado from seed with toothpicks in a shot glass and two and a half years later (and one close call!) It is such a happy, healthy sapling! Over 3 feet tall with enormous leaves! My favorite houseplant. :) Hopefully soon we'll have a greenhouse and the tree can grow in there full time!
i started growing lemon trees, from seed, about 6 months ago. i have them in a bonsai planter, they look amazing. loving your videos!
How are the lemons going?🤔I'm gonna start one of my own, any advice?
@@huare7946 i hope you don't mind me jumping in! i also planted lemon seeds almost a year ago (may 2021) out of quarantine boredom. i put them straight into soil (skipping the wet paper towel/ziploc bag technique a lot of people use). only 1 of the 5 seeds germinated. that one seed grew into a tree that is now about 16 inches tall and very healthy.
my recommendation for if you plant directly into soil is to keep the soil damp but not overly wet, with a lid to trap humidity. keep it somewhere warm. once it's an actual sprouted plant, give it lots of sunlight, warmth, and eventually, fertilizer (as lemons are heavy feeders). that's about it! i've found it really fun and rewarding, and as a houseplant, it's rather low-maintenance as long as you have adequate light. good luck!
@@thedustwhispered hi I'm also jumping in here to ask about trapping in humidity. I covered my seeds but they started to mold. I can't seem to get the hang of this, do you have any tips? Thanks
@@ghx198 i think if mold begins to grow, it means that the soil is too wet! try to keep the soil only damp. i did this by using a spray bottle for my water. you may also want to remove the cover occasionally to allow airflow (or just leave it propped open, so it increases humidity but isn't fully sealed). i hope this helps. :)
@@thedustwhispered Ah thank you for the response! I made a new batch free of mold after I wrote that comment and put some holes on the plastic cover and it's going great! So like you said keeping it fully sealed might've been the issue. And I heard that the mold won't affect the seed so I'm keeping those as well.
I had already grown a Hass avocado using the toothpick method and am ready to transfer to a pot. It was useful to know that it may suffer transplant shock, so I will bear that in mind.
hi
I had a tree die when I transplanted it into the ground.since then I put the seeds straight into a pot.avocados definitely don't like moving house & they also don't like windy positions either.put then near a fence or sheltered by other trees .
I wondered about the fruit. This is the first video I've come across, after years of searching, where people say they've had success. I'm going to save my avocado pits and add them to my seed library. Thank you for your videos. 🥰
When I grew mine I lightly scored the bottom and kept it inside a ziploc bag with a small amount of water making sure the seed wasn’t in the water. I then placed it near the back of the top of our refrigerator. Once it’s roots were large enough and the transplanting would be less stressful I then transplanted it to a large pot. I’ve had it a couple of years.
Note to those considering doing these: A plant doesn’t always mean it will bear fruit. Some also take more than 10 years to bear fruit so patience is an absolute must.
My landlord has an avocado tree in his place. I watered it all winter while he was away. It was set to 17C in the house, and the avocado tree literally lost its leaves. My landlord said it always grows back it's leaves in the summer every year. Cool plant.
To add: I am a Newfoundlander living in Central Newfoundland.
does the tree grow any fruits and are they tasty?
@@rayjack yes it's good when it becomes good
My husband tried the toothpick method...1 out of 3 actually sprouted.
He transplanted it into a pot... Let it grow to almost 1m and then transferred it into the garden bed where it gets North & East sun. The two months or so it looked so sad but we just let it be, no fertiliser, just water. Now it looks happy. Leaves are big and healthy.
It's only been 3yrs but can't wait for it to produce fruits.
I've grown a handfull of avocado trees. I've never bothered with the toothpick method, I just put them in the ground and let them do their thing (which is my usual type of gardening, I don't like a lot of fuss). They all grew really well, so I've never understood why people insist that the toothpick method is the correct way to do it. Glad to know I was on the right track! 😄
Have any of your trees fruited? If so how did they taste?
Can I grow old seeds. 3 week old seeds
@@dynellah13 Sadly no. The first one got chewed up by my mom's dog, and the next two were lost to frost. 4 and 5 are doing okay for now, but they're only a couple of years old. (In other words, I can totally grow plants but keeping them alive is a skill I'm still working on lol.)
@@mariafitts Depends? It's probably better to use them right away if you can. If you stored them in a way that they're not completely dried out or rotted then they might still be salvagable... I've never saved seeds for that long so I can't be sure. You can always make some fresh guacamole and plant a new seed!
The reason why the toothpick method is so popular is because the results are easy to see quickly, the roots are exposed which is good for views
Who see the octopus 🐙
Love your video! Growing all sorts of trees and fruits from seed has become a huge hobby of mine.
For avocados, I've always soaked my seeds for 24 to 48 hours, then peel the brown skin off. Comes off very easy, plus the water helps to draw out growth inhibitors (so I've read, but not sure how much truth that holds?).
So far, I've successfully grown 31 avocado trees all with the wet paper towel/plastic bag method. Placing in a dark cool place for a couple weeks, then transferring the germinated seeds to a pot.
Every one of them was successful and QUICK!!! I haven't tried placing directly in soil; however, it's now on my list!! Thank you!!
I raised it, too. I look inside the house and it has a great view . everyone should try.
Benim Hobi Dünyam I never have luck growing them but I will try again when opportunity arises.
My parents both left me 👍🏼 I’m 20 and have crippling depression
For mine, I took a combined approach, and so far, it seems really healthy and happy.
I put my seed into a ziploc bag with a slightly moistened paper towel, and let it germinate on its own. After I got the root popping out, I moved mine into the common water-toothpick method. Once I got a 6" or so stem coming out of it (it took a few weeks), I planted it into cactus and succulent soil. It's been just shy of three months now since I started and I have a 13 to 14" seedling with four large leaves that grow a little every day.
What's curious about mine is it didn't seem to suffer transplant shock when I moved it to the cactus mix; growth actually sped up and I had my first leaves two days later.
Mine rarely needs watering. It's in an 8" pot, and I water roughly once a week.
From my experience, when you take the avocado from water to soil, you need to absolutely bombard it with water the first time. Pretty much keep the water level on the outside of the pot where roots start. After a week you can tone it down.
I was actually just thinking that you could instead add soil to the jar for a few days or week before you want to transplant then just take it out altogether and that might disturb the roots less. That would only work if the mouth of the jar or glass was wide enough of course; a mason type jar might be problematic.
@@charlie81dbz Good point 👍
Very interesting. makes sense. thank you
My sample size was 6 seeds (all Hass) and I had similar results here in Heyfield, VIC. Australia. In-soil method works best. I covered mine early too but was more for protection against the occasional frost.
Peeling the avocado seed under running water makes it much easier to remove. Great comparison video.
This was so helpful, I've never had success in the water and I didn't know to take off the outer shell. Definitely going to try this now! Thank you!
I tried it last year, I got impatient. But, this year gave it another crack, followed all the steps. It was slow at first, I moved them into the sun, in our garage, then they started to sprout. Once they were 6-7 inches in height, I moved them upstairs on the balcony outside and they just doubled in height. I move them indoors at night, then have them outside in the sun. I'm pretty chuffed at the moment, they're looking Great.
Let them sit on the windowsill in the hot sun for a couple days , skin just flakes off
I always sprout avocados in soil, large end up. I leave the top slightly uncovered. They sprout in 6-8 weeks, and grow vigorously. Every avocado pit I've ever planted this way has sprouted.
So they eventually get edible fruit? Someone posted above that they don’t
@@chairezster No. I just grew them as ornamental plants.
I put my avocado seed in a clay pot for better air flow and plastic wrap on the top. I watered it weekly and kept it in direct sunlight. It started sprouting in about 45 days, I believe.
Keep it up...alot of respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Just watched this video, and noticed it was from a year ago. Any chance you will make a follow up video on your Avocado trees? I would be so interested in seeing there growth a year later!
True!
Thank you for sharing 👍 Am gonna try one of each method today. I'll let you know the results after 5 months. Till then...🌱😊
I was told to peel the brown skin off,wrap the seed in a wet paper towel and place it in a zip lock bag. Then place in a dark dry place. I put mine in a cabinet that doesn’t get opened daily. Within 3 weeks it grew roots! I was blown away. I then potted in soil and placed in my kitchen window. It is now about a foot and a half tall! I was so happy how fast this happened. ❤ From start til now it’s been about 7-8 weeks❤
This is exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you for investing your time and sharing the result.
Thank you so much! I’ve been trying forever and finally got a single sprout down in the water. I just planted it in the soil based on your comparisons and I’m so hopeful in a month or so of diligence I will see a top sprout!
How is it going so far?
I'm about to plant mine as well.
I love the view behind you men ..on 6:16. i live in the city and a place like that is refreshing for me.
Really awesome 👌
I had my first success after trying with hundreds of Advocado seeds ..
So excited to transfer into soil.
Im going to try directly into the pot with the potting soil.
🎉I'm so excited 😊
This was super helpful. Praying my 5 month old water grown Hass plant survives being transplanted to soil soon, because my last one didn’t survive. Thanks for the video!
Ain’t a hass any more actually
I don't have any room on my small plot for an Avocado tree, although I would love to have one, as I love Avocados. I find the avocado seeds are incredibly easy to germinate. The pits to me are like weeds. I do lasagna gardening in my raised beds and I often throw rotted avocados in the beds, as the worms love them and often use the shells to leave their cocoons. It never fails that I get around 1-2 seedlings growing in there, which I have to weed out, as they are taking nutrients from the plants I do want.
I do lasagna gardening, too! I love this method. Just moved into a new house about 9 months ago- started my lasagna garden back in November- and already have green onions sprouting from kitchen waste I threw in there around Christmas.
@@gabrielpline7490 Lasagna gardening is hands down the best way (along with actually putting plants in the ground), to quickly get rich, amazing soil that will support any sort of plant life.
Green onions are great. I just take the ends of mine and put them in soil and voila, I have an endless supply of green onions. I can't even imagine the work of sowing green onion seeds when all you have to do is stick a rooted end in the soil. It works with leeks too.
@@Michilar So true. “Work smarter, not harder.” I currently have a bunch of Roma tomato seedlings in a couple of small pots after burying thin slices of a tomato I bought at Kroger haha! My lasagna garden is very young - I don’t have humus yet- so I’m hoping to just dig out holes in the leaves/clippings, dump some potting soil in, and put in some small plants to see if I get anything.
He grew 4 avocado plants with ease. I can't even grow up.
LMAO. I'm 67 and I still don't even know what I want to be when I grow up. It might be too late for me. Lol lol. I'm a Toys R Us kid.
@Sam Done That is the best comment I have read in a long, long time!! 😂
Thank you for your advice!
I planted avocado in soil and they are gorgeus!!!
Spot on, thank you for this video. Always wanted to do a soil-first method and am now more confident about doing so. Taking on that many months is less daunting now. Always hated the water-toothpick method.
Glad to help, hope it goes well for you :)
From what I found about pealing the avocado seed depends on how ripe your avocado is. If the paper shell is hard to peal I just throw it in water till it peals easy, this may be the determining factor on germination, not 100% though.
Will be great to know in the long run how they go.
Most helpful tuition of anything I've seen so far. Thank you. Patience is the key, I had a lovely tree given to me grown from seed and it died because of frost shock. One winter survival in greenhouse condition and subsequent winter under the pergola but more exposed and I blew it. Won't make that mistake again.
I cut a 2L bottle at the neck, flipped it upside down and placed the seed inside the neck, filled the water halfway up the seed and its been growing like crazy.
who saw the octopus
Me
where?😮
Me
@@krizrozz610It was in the water when he was showing the roots
@@deliafrye1344 oh!
So I just stumbled across this video, but I did want to provide my results to those who may want advice for growing avocados from seed. For some credibility I am a plant and soil science major at Texas Tech University and have spent years working in my own yard. Anyways, the best results I’ve always had with avocado seeds is to wrap them in a damp paper towel and store them in a ziplock bag in a dark, cool cabinet. I changed the paper towel weekly to combat any diseases or mold that may form, however if you do have mold that forms, it is really easy to wash it off and the plant should still grow. Hope this helps some of y’all if you’re struggling with the other methods!
I put 8 Hass avocado seeds in a Ziploc bag with a moistened paper towel wrapped around them. I also sprinkled on some cinnamon to help prevent the growth of mold and bacteria. I put them on top of the refrigerator where it was a little warmer. I noticed the other day after approximately 10 weeks that they have sprouted. So far it is approximately a 70% growth with the number of seeds that I placed. I will wait for them to grow a little more and then transplant them.
I put multiple seeds in one closed container wrapped in paper towel and all molded but one..i washed it off.. is it safe for me to still try to grow it? It's sprouted and I have it in water
cool idea ty
Its awesome how these seeds/plants evolved to be digested in giant sloths stomachs before being pooped out and growning. Humans cultivating the avocado is its only reason for survival with huge seeds now
Just so happens that I have recently started two avocado seeds both Hass type. The avocados I've gotten recently at the store already had roots started. I put both in water. One took off quickly, less than 14 weeks - more like seven weeks. I put it in soil after 2 weeks of leaves and there was no sign of transplant shock. Only overwatered for maybe 2-3 days. The other seed is just now putting out top growth, leaves are not yet separated. Just to point out there is great variability in seeds whatever method you use.
It is currently fall in Arizona. Been throwing the pits in the trees behind the house in hopes they would start naturally but it's not looking good.
It's beautiful to see that each grows in it's own time ❤
Love the comparison of methods and way you explained each.
You are my HERO dude. I have been collecting tons of seeds from the fruits I eat thanks to your channel. You can tell you really care and put the work in and are not just throwing together a 1-day video for clicks without aolid proof of results. As a serious gardener I really trust your advice.
Thanks so much, and good luck with the growing :)
The seed of an avocado won’t grow a genetic clone of an that avocado. If you’re growing it for rootstock 100%, but you need to graft a “Haas” or whatever varietal on the rootstock you grew.
Yup very true, thanks for that. I’ve pinned a comment about this above also. Thanks for the input :)
it will grow an avocado from the seed though right?
@@delucastudios3097 it will grow an avocado plant....but as I said the fruit will most likely not taste great.
@@TM-ro7lh oh I don’t eat them. only used for hair 🤦🏽♀️😖
@@TM-ro7lh will it taste ok at least? lol
Love the little octopus! That was pretty cute. 3:32
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man i thought i was tripping
@@amyespinas2817 LOL!
I came here to say I hope I’m not the only one who saw the little creature at 3:33 🤣
I rewinded this damn thing so many times then had to check the comments to make sure I wasn't trippin
Thank you for making this video, it was so helpful since I’ve heard of the toothpick method before and was curious how a natural avocado would grow. I’m going to plant my left over avocado seeds right now!
Glad it was helpful!
I started to grow with your instructions in water & in dirt, it’s growing really nice, thank you so much!
Super informative, thank you! I didn't know you can grow straight from soil. I always thought you had to grow from water first. Thank you for the comparison! I'm going to try to grow my avocado seed from soil first too. =)
No worries Joan. All the best with the growing :)
New subscriber here! Thank you for taking time to share this with all of us. We love Avocados and growing them. I just wish our climate here in North Texas would allow for them to be grown outside but my daughter is experimenting with growing them now too so it's about time for a greenhouse for sure. Thank you again.
Handsome AND an awesome gardener n chef! Who could ask for anything better! You’ve inspired me to start growing things for myself especially today where food is mass produced with all sorts of nasty things. Tryin to eat healthy but, man, it’s tough! Thanks!
Great video!! I really enjoyed it! Can you do a 5 - 15 months of growth video? :) I'd really like to see how they turn out! :)
Thanks for the idea! Will look at doing something like this :)
I second this request. If you're able to give an update at some point, that'd be super.
I'd also like to get the update please do consider.
Woww, your experience helped me to consider how to start growing my avocado, thank you 😍
Hope it grows well for you! :)
Avocados aren't TTS (true to seed). You'll end up with inedible fruit once it finally produces. Please, do your research and don't waste your time.
@@GanglandNewsAu this needs to be pinned.
@@TheIsemgrim 🙏🌱 Needs to be, but won't. As long as some people see it, before they try to grow avos from seed... 😭 So much misinformation around.
@@GanglandNewsAu please consider that not everybody grows an avocado tree for the fruit. Some people just want to have a nice houseplant that they can be proud to say has been grown from seed
I heard "hydroponic roots" don't really like being put in soil. Maybe that's also why there is a difference between these 2 methods
I really appreciate your time and effort here
Have you ever tried putting the whole avocado in the ground meet and skin and pit unopened
Itll grow but takes way way longer as the fruit has to rott away.
Throw it in the compost and when you come
Back you will have a plant. Replant accordingly
Thanks for this great video. I only have the one avo seed for now and just wanted to have a go at growing it. I wasn't sure which was the best way, or even if there were various methods for growing them, so this was very helpful.
Based on the results in this video, I'm going to plant it straight into a pot and see how it goes. :D
The hass avacado, you need to submerge the whole seed in water for a few days and the brown will peel off and then poke thev picks in!
Great videos ! Loving this stuff. My brother has started growing a few trees etc from store brought. I want to start doing it also. Great learning from the vids!
I've been planting avocado pits directly into the soil for years now. For even better results, instead of burying the pit completely, gently push the back side of the pit into the ground until it's about half-submerged. In my experience, this speeds up the development of the plant even more. I've noticed that the pit tends to turn green if left above the soil like this, suggesting photosynthesis in the pit, which may explain why the plant grows even faster if you leave the top of the pit open to sunlight.
That's great to know about the seed turning green. Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing your experience, did you manage to get fruit from your avocado plants? And does it taste nice because some people say it doesn’t come out like tasty as shop bought ones ! Is it true ?
@@annietariq20 The dirty secret is that it takes years for an avocado plant to mature to the stage where it produces flowers. I've seen different numbers, 6, 8 10 years; a long time either way. My eldest is about 7 years old, but still no signs of flowers or fruit.
AFAIK all commercially sold Avocados are from grafted plants. While I have no doubt that a wild strain would have lower yields and perhaps a less refined taste, I suspect the supposed awfulness of wild avocadoes is vastly overstated. People wouldn't have started cultivating them if they were inedibly bad. I suspect the long maturation period is a major factor; you can skip it by grafting part of an adult plant onto your young plant.
I must try this, seems promising. So far, we've tried the water method only. How often do you water the soil?
@@liamhain2155 I water my pots fairly arbitrarily. Not a very helpful answer, I know. Just make sure the soil doesn't dry out completely. The layer of soil directly under the surface should remain damp.
Like your experiment, I've rescued avocado seeds that have germinated in my compost heap! I now have two 6ft plus young trees in the garden. I'm not ever going to expect fruit, but you never know!
Natalie Don't give up on your trees. My mom sprouted an avocado seed in water and eventually transplanted the young tree to our yard. Took 7 years but that tree grew as tall as our house and produced LOTS of fruit. We lived in Long Beach, Calif....no frost - very temperate climate. Note: Also sprouted and grew pussy a large willow tree from small cutting.
Hi from the UK🇬🇧. When placing the avocado seed in soil do I peel off the outer skin like you did with seed placed in water? It was very good to see the differences between the 2 seeds, from different varieties grown in different medium. Thank you for sharing. I live in cold damp, Eng so my plant is only ever going to be a houseplant👍🏿.
Peeling off the skin in both options promote quicker germination
I have never had success with the tooth pick water glass method, my seeds always get moldy, I believe its due to the Oregon coast climate . I have five young avocado trees now that iv planted directly in potting soil and they always grew.
People always ask omg how did you get them to sprout, I be like.........dirt is a hell of a thing😏👍
You know .....seeds.....dirt....I mean I'm no botanist but it makes sense right?
😂😂 sometimes simple is the best way for sure! Well done 😁
I added seaweed solution to seed in water ....it sprouted in 4 weeks and transplanted when root was 2 inches....tree now 10 foot tall 5 years old no fruit yet
Reminds me of a relationship.... am I "growing", in my relationship with Jesus....or like the one with no roots sprouting? A very biblical example!
Lovely Tim. That was beautiful and truly made me think. God bless you brother in Christ
This is the best video I've ever seen. It helped me put the toothpicks in the correct place and then I made an avocado, cacao and agave syrup mash up "pudding" ❤
It took me months for avocado to sprout. Must be the hess variety, probably was 3-5 months in water before it started to sprout at the top.
edit: When I did eventually put it in soil after it started to sprout it grew really good. Was comparable to your one with a lot of leaves.
My avocado finally sprouted and it also took probably 3 or 4 months if not longer
Two questions:
(1) - How frequently should you water the soil when starting directly in a pot?
(2) - Is either method helped or hurt by also being or not being in sunlight during this 5 month process?
So when you reach the 5 month mark, when is a good time to plant in the ground?
If you don't have at least a subtropical climate where you live, it doesn't make sense to plant them outdoors permanently
this is an amazing discovery. sounds like the water way germinates faster but they end up growing faster in the soil!
Hey, are you going to make a coconut growing video again soon? I really liked them, and I started growing my own. It has big splitted leaves, and doesn't fit in the house anymore😂 my profile picture is a photo of it if you'd like to see it.
Wow what an epic tree! Well done. I don’t have a tree at the moment though I’d like to grow another one. Tried to grow another one a little while ago but I don’t think the coconut was any good so it never sprouted.
So... this is good for growing an avocado tree but it seems like a pretty big oversight to not even mention the tree is not going to bear fruit that tastes the same as the avocado the seed came from.
Thanks so much! I grew up with a Hass avocado tree hanging over the fence from our neighbor's yard in Southern CA USA growing most of the fruit on our side of the fence! Yay! When it had been growing at least 20 years it was bearing SO MUCH fruit. Our German Shepard ate an avocado from the ground daily and had a lovely, shiny coat! Now that I have been living in WA state where it is NOT avocado weather outdoors most of the year I tried to grow some small Hass avos from toothpicks. They did prolifically well with Southwestern exposure on my kitchen table and formed both leaves and roots easily. The sad part is both of the ones I grew suddenly got infected with something and started looking worse and worse, so they ended up being food for my worm bin! This was a while ago so I can't remember if was bugs or disease..I think it was both...I'm trying again just now and going to do the 'toothpick' method. I had a SUPER great experience growing a Coop yam that started to sprout. I felt 'guilty' eating it so instead I put it in dirt and put it outside last summer. It grew terrifically with beautiful philodendron like leaves and I brought it in in the fall but it got sickly as Fall turned into Winter. I just stuck it outside again and it isn't looking too great so I might dig it up and see if there are any more yams than the original one or if the original one is disintegrated. It is so fun to experiment. I am going to try growing a Meyer lemon as well...I'm also trying to grow a mulberry bush. I have deer, squirrels, and lots of slugs and snails and I can't bear to kill anything so I use deterrent method of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, a quart of water, a dash of dish soap and about 1/2 teaspoon sunflower oil. It works until the rain comes but needs to be refreshed weekly or sometimes more frequently...I tried beer but it was too sad seeing the dead floating slugs and snails...diatomaceous earth kept clumping with the rain, some of my slugs and snails drove right over the copper tape, and broken egg shells and sea shells didn't deter them either. Critters especially eat my dahlias so I stopped growing them. I've found that white netting works well as well... It IS possible to garden with deterrence not death of other life forms but this takes concerted effort! What is your experience with garden 'pests?'
Hey I'm just watching cuz this guy is so freakin cute. I did learn from it though. Thanks for the video!