"Once you start, you cannot stop." I have fifteen avocado seeds and there's already five avocado plants in pots. 🥑🥑🥑 "You will never be able to throw another avocado pit ever again" THAT'S SO TRUE I LITERALLY WAIT EVERY TIME WE EAT AVOCADOES JUST TO SAVE THE PIT! The addiction is real. Be warned y'all!
If you want to get the tree to produce, you have to shock the tree. We in South Africa plant the pips and after 3-4 years in the ground, you nail 3-4 inch nails into the thickest part of the trunk and then the tree will go into shock and produce fruits. This is the nature way of survival of the trees to make more fruits for the pips/seeds so the trees don't die out. Tru and let me know.
My coworker found out she could sell them in her local area for about $100 per mature avocado plant. So she went to the nearest Qdoba and asked them for all their pits. They gave her a box of about 500 pits and she was successfully able to grow a bit over 450 in her greenhouse on her rented property. A few died but she sold the remaining avocado plants in 2 months. She made enough to buy a house. So here I am, trying to figure out how to grow an avocado successfully 😂 🥑
Yup plants are booming as more people are getting green thumb since pandemic. I started this journey other day trying save Orchid plant, then decide to grow green onions from store brought roots, and then now Avocado seeds. 😂
@: P not true you know what you doing with any plant tree or flower you can make tremendous things happen and grow and taste delicious weirdo why would someone sell a product that I'd going to grow shifty avacados it's all about how you feed nutrients for it.
@@Nonx47 lol thanks! I never really used them to begin with and then you have a bunch just sitting around, I have some now, just an update, but it's rude to assume anyone can go out and buy toothpicks or has access to get to a store, don't assume to know everyone's situation.
Thank you Brad! in my experiment I tried: - 1 seed with skin, above water glass (slightly deeped), north window positioned without drape, slight fresh air, aprox 23-24 C - 1 seed without skin above water glass (slightly deeped), north window positioned without drape, slight fresh air, aprox 23-24 C - 2 seeds without skin, in wet paper towel, in zip bag, on desk, near powered laptop (constant temperature, lower lighting). The seeds in zip bag (your method) show strong root after 1 week only, leaving them in bag for another week and check. no bad odor, no mold. the other seeds have very shy attempts to show roots after 2 weeks.
I'mma leave this here and it was the best realisation ever. The lids to the Mcdonalds sundaes and the Starbucks cups (cold ones) works perfectly as the above water vessel. Just flip it upside down and yo gooodddd! Stop that plastic ending up in the fill. Reuse reuse reuse!
Funny story - I did the first stage: I put it in a wet paper towel, in a tied bag in a cabinet and then... I forgot about it for many weeks. no idea how many... weeks and weeks... I finally remembered having putting it away, took it out today, and... there was a nice root and stem that had started growing. Plus- it wasn't moldy :) So now it's in a glass bottle, in the manner which you suggested, and I'm exited to see what happens with it! Thank you for this tutorial! This is the first time I succeeded growing a root out of an avocado pit!
Tried this during quarantine and it's been such a fun project for me and my kiddos ever since. We've become super obsessed and are growing 4 more at the moment. We got the same West Elm vase as well! Thanks for sharing this vid!
This channel is the only way I've ever been successful with growing an avocado pit into a tree! I'm so happy with my first one and now I'm on numbers 2-5... definitely an addiction like he says! Thanks from sunny California! ☀️🥑♥️
Can't thank you enough for posting this easy method for rooting pits. Wonderful to find this after so many failed toothpick attempts. The wet paper towel and zip lock bag also worked great for mango pits and lemon pits--they both sprouted roots within one week. Avocados have been slower for me-one has rooted so far (2 weeks). I've transferred 3 mangoes and one avocado to propagation cups set atop 4 different, interesting, tall crystal water glasses of different shapes. I'm fascinated by the day to day root growth. I planted the rooted lemon seeds in soil one morning and by nightfall I had sprouts peeking up---that kinda blew me away. My SO is from the Caribbean and eats a mango and an avocado every day so I have a bagful of wrapped pits perking away. I think that a rooted, sprouted pit in a beautiful tall faceted glass is a great gift idea.
This video was incredibly helpful! I've been trying for ages to grow an avocado by just plopping the pit in water and hoping for the best. I have been enlightened!!! Thank you so much. You are really fun to watch!
This is the best idea ever. I cave across this video by accident and now have 4 plants growing, totally addicted and have saved this video for reference. Thank you so much for creating this and sharing with us
I have a tiny improvement that worked very well for me: Instead of a paper towel use wrapped up cling film, it holds moisture too but since it's not organic it's less likely to develop mold. Worked better for me :)
I actually replaced the sandwich bag with cling wrap and kept the paper towel. Is it better for keeping mold at bay? Certainly not! What was interesting though is that it grew twice as fast as my other 2 seeds which were both using the paper towel and sandwich bag method. Could just be a coincidence that I got a "good seed". Further testing is required! 🥸
Growing my first Avocado tree with this method. After 6 weeks got a great root and just half submerged in water. Did two at the same time. One took, the other didn't. Brillz method. Can't wait to see wee leaves!
Finally an easy tutorial that didn't put me to sleep, in fact you could show me how to grow air and I will still watch your fun presentation!! No toothpicks poking out of everywhere, which has stopped me trying even though I have been really excited to try this because I don't want my hand to look like the avocado seed
I just adopted a baby avocado tree and your video is a blessing to a newbie like me! 😊 What I meant by adopted is this cafe I dined in had a brilliant nature campaign that when you purchase their avocado smoothie, youll get to take one seedling. And suddenly today Im an avocado’s parent haha
It's a "rescue". Awwww. LOL I like that idea, though, of getting a seedling with the smoothie. Now when I eat at one of those Mexican restaurants that make guacamole at the table, I'll be thinking about where those pits go.
I just plant my seeds in a solo cup half sticking out of the soil, had some growing in cups for a full year, now transferred to tree pots I have 27 avocado trees from last years seeds. Youre right I cant throw one away!
Hi Brad. I had a ziplock bag down in my basement aquarium room. I had forgotten about them for months. I was afraid to open the bag as I thought they might be rotten. Amazingly, they were still damp in the paper towels and were sprouting. I also had two new seeds. I cut donuts from pool noodles and made the center hole bigger with a razor knife. The noodle hole was now big enough to allow me to push the seed into it and yet fit snuggly around the seed like a life jacket. They are all floating on top of my aquariums in the basement under bright lights. My only worry is that once they begin to grow they may become top-heavy and want to fall over in the water. I think I will use super glue gel to glue the noodles to each other to create a floating island-like platform that will be more stable. I'll let you know how things progress with it. As for now they are floating nicely on the surface of my aquariums.
my mother did this a lot and i had forgotten ,, i LOVE this video ! Thank you so much , just put my first seed in the baggie ! i can't wait ! Thank you again !
The buds are mycorrhizae which are symbiotic organisms that help the plant to grow! I’m so excited. I saved some avocado pits because I just knew I could repurpose it
I saw a Swedish TH-camr sprout an avocado and her method has always worked for me. I wash the stone and then dry it for a day or so. I then cut a cross in the fat end and peel off the skin from halfway down - or all of it. I then sit it over water and watch it sprout. This method seems just as quick as the paper towel method but with no effort. I'm in the UK and we don't have great light for half the year but every single one I've ever tried to grow has worked with this method.
I know you asked this 10 month ago but I can answer you anyway, in my case I always use faucet water and they are happy and grow like crazy and I live close to NYC so water is not perfect here lol.
I watched this video about a year and a half ago and I now have 6 avocado plants, i planted one I soil and the main shoot shot up right along the side of the pot 5 inches away from the pip. It just made me think of when you said “mother nature, doing it’s thing, being picky”
When I was a kid my older brother grew an avocado and it grew into a tree. So I figured if he could do it I should be able to. Well, I haven't been successful, but after seeing your video, I am going to try again and follow your instructions. Thank you for your video!
Sooo I’m just gonna leave this here: The avocado has what is called a ‘complete flower’ because of an unusual behavior known as ‘protogynous dichogamy’. The avocado flower has both functional female and male organs, however they open and close twice over a 2day period...the first day as functionally female and the next as functionally male. So it’s extremely hard to get fruit froze just one tree but it’s possible
Oh! Thanks Brad! I have about 50 seeds and don't know how to start them growing. This is helpful! Can't wait to try your tips. Cheers from Philippines! 😁
Just came back to say, I finally got 3 of my avocados to sprout thanks to your video. My old pops tried to always grow them but couldn’t so I did it for him. He was very happy and excited to see it grow🥹✨
wow you lucky my first avocado cracked after 3 months I had two of them planted the same day one was growing nice and another one grow like 2 inches and died idk why. I was devastated because it took 6 months for him to grow 2 inches tall and he didn't make it they were both in perfect same spot growing next to each other 😢
@@Voltomess don’t feel bad. Lol mine didn’t last either. I actually never gotten a stem , just roots. Maybe it’s our water? 🤷🏽♀️. I will try it again though because it’s fun to see things develop over time and seeing your completed work. I will try to use fish emulsion mixed with the water next time. Best of luck to you if you try it again! 🤝
This was supper helpful I’m starting my indoor plant family and I grew my first avocado root a few weeks ago but did not know what to do next thank you so much
Great presentation and I love your vases and yes let’s grow because it is fun and enjoyment that is the reward..not a 50 pence fruit. As a beginner I have 6 on the go and am just starting to see roots. Loved the ziplock idea and will try that with my next. The addiction begins…🤩👍
Omg. DEAD… well my 5 done well up until they should have been sprouting leaves… but hey… 7 out of 9 ficas cuttings are now beautiful tiny plants. Long live indoor house planting
I work in a cafe as a cook and we use a bunch of avocados everyday. I took 6 pits home today but all the pits have knife slices. I hope that doesn’t stunt the growth :(
@@pedroclaro7822 no it doesn’t, the plant itself grows upward, it doesn’t reduce anything, I’m growing an avocado with knife slices and it’s literally growing 💜 You do know when an avocado grows the seed starts to crack open right?! Knife slices or not it’s still gonna grow, just make sure the seed itself Isn’t bad
@@ruthlessog9098 how do you know which is good which is not? I had two of them planted the same day one was growing very fast and cracked after 1 month and another one cracked after 3 months and grow very slow and when it had like 2 inches he just died idk why. I was devastated because it took 6 months for him to grow 2 inches tall and he didn't make it they were both in perfect same spot growing next to each other 😢
@@Voltomess you tell by the color! Was it brown? Did it have spots? Also I noticed it doesnt matter wheater they're the same🤔 same soil, same sunlight, same water (doesn't matter) not everything will survive in the same environment! Despite you doing Everything right and taking care of the avocados well, there's always that one or few avocado that needs different treatment.. perhaps the one that stunted on growth needed to be grown in the ground?! (Thats usually the case)
@@peterjackson2980 i planted it 5 years ago. i am not kidding :) doubt it will fruit unless we have crazy summers which could happen since spain is snowing
6:26... So true... I have like 4 pits right now, they're looking really good and at just this early stage, I'm already addicted to planting them. Everytime I see an avocado the first thing that comes to my mind is the immense urge to germinate it... Its irresistible. Its like avocados have this anomalous property of manipulating intelligent organisms into helping it reproduce. They grow in such a fun way and leave you with that proud sensation that you've accomplished greatness. Like you just created the perfect offspring for your life.
Your video from a few years ago was what got me into growing the seeds. Your method and tips have always been the most true and successful for me. Thanks for all the info!!
3 months(or so ago) I started this lovely journey and have her in a plastic jar and on my window sill and it just started sprouting a little stem. I feel so proud!
I've legit checked your tiktok twice for the last parts of info bcz its so different to other peoples explanations. Glad i found this video! Mine sprouted 3 legs after 1.5 weeks 😍😍
I already have an avocado plant going strong but I wanted to see if there was a better method than what I used and this is the best video I’ve found that actually got me excited to grow every single pit I get and now I have another method to try with my next one! 😅
how mad does someone have to be to dislike a TH-cam video? This is like the most helpful video ever, I have finally met someone who shares my addiction to plants. but seriously tho, why y'all upset
thank you for the video! you are right, i did 1 seed and it's my baby, its not super big but ive had it for a few months now. NOW I have 6 more xD!! 1 is in soil growing faster than the 1st that in water and the other 5 are in water still baby sprouts. I looooooooove them all!
But for those who want a tree and more avocados, just go have it graphed and they will tell you what to do from there, basically plant it in the ground!
I'm so glad I saw this video! I was wondering why my avocado pit didn't grow up since a month. I was wondering what kind of soil should I use to plant them, like a tropical one?
this is something i am giving a go to today...........i have 2 seeds, so lets get going!..thanks for all your help..............nature is so wonderful and amazing!
most plants have nodes. when placed in water, roots grow out of the nodes. the white clumps on the roots help absorb nutrients. avocados can live in water forever. you have the option to plant in soil but they can live in water.
I’m excited to give this a try! We may try to pot them later, I know some other people in the neighborhood have avocado trees, so we might just get what they need. Although I do remember someone saying you have to graft a male branch to the rooted tree. Still, very exciting to try! 🤗🌻🤓
I saw this video at the beginning of December 2020. I placed 6 seeds in a plastic container wrapped in a paper towel on a shelf.It’s the 3rd week of January. Today I opened up the container to find that 6/6 seeds are growing! The only thing I didn’t do is peel off the outer coating. Mine were fine with it on.
Avocados don't actually grow "true to seed" so if it does fruit it won't taste like a normal avocado. Just letting u know! I'm growing an avocado bc i think its just such a cute plant hehe
I recently put a avocado seed in a zip lock bag of water, only enough to submerge the little bottom. I checked it 2 days ago, it successfully split and was a little root.
Ever since I saw your first video on growing an avocado a few weeks ago, I have been saving all my avocado pits 😬 goodbye windowsill space 😅. Thanks again for the tutorial and in-depth information 🌱
Brad, you're so right, i've been growing avocado seeds 4 year and have many plants to attest to that! however, i learned about peeling skin which i've never done,, wrapping them in humid towel for awhile! i just stick a tooth pick in each side and put them in a small cup of water till the root and sometimes even sprout their 1st branch and try plant then in sole in a pot!! now i understand why so many take so long to do anything! so, shall go back, peel them. OR maybe chuck them and start from scratch?? i have about 10-15 now just sitting in my kitchen doing nothing!! appreciate your sharing all that knowledge:): thx, kelli
Obsessed ! I eat 1 to 2 Avo’s daily ! Needless to say i have way too many humidity bags of seeds in pantry!! But finally my first babe is growing!! Wanna send you a pic ... don;t know how 😆
They grow better in soil. They need soil and fertiliser etc to grow stronger and faster. Water alone won’t give them everything they need unless the water has nutrients in it.
Can I just so thank you big time, like really so simple and love the video. You have been so helpful with advice and tips with the seed and growth to tree.
Thanks for the advice, worked a treat! My avocado is still in water, just wondering, have you ever added plant feed or other nutrients directly to the water?
"Once you start, you cannot stop." I have fifteen avocado seeds and there's already five avocado plants in pots. 🥑🥑🥑 "You will never be able to throw another avocado pit ever again" THAT'S SO TRUE I LITERALLY WAIT EVERY TIME WE EAT AVOCADOES JUST TO SAVE THE PIT! The addiction is real. Be warned y'all!
yes it is. you bet your butt it is
I agree I have 7 avocados and 6 mangoes
@@radad12 yea i have 8 avocados 3 mangos, 4 oranges, and 6 lemon
I aspire to be you XD
@@radad12 do you do mangos the same way?!
If you want to get the tree to produce, you have to shock the tree. We in South Africa plant the pips and after 3-4 years in the ground, you nail 3-4 inch nails into the thickest part of the trunk and then the tree will go into shock and produce fruits. This is the nature way of survival of the trees to make more fruits for the pips/seeds so the trees don't die out. Tru and let me know.
Thank you for this information 🙂
@@friedchickenridebarton1567 That's really smart!
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Thank you so much !
Is this true? I dont want to kill my plant.
My coworker found out she could sell them in her local area for about $100 per mature avocado plant. So she went to the nearest Qdoba and asked them for all their pits. They gave her a box of about 500 pits and she was successfully able to grow a bit over 450 in her greenhouse on her rented property. A few died but she sold the remaining avocado plants in 2 months. She made enough to buy a house. So here I am, trying to figure out how to grow an avocado successfully 😂 🥑
Wowwww that's amazing.
Yup plants are booming as more people are getting green thumb since pandemic. I started this journey other day trying save Orchid plant, then decide to grow green onions from store brought roots, and then now Avocado seeds. 😂
To bad they will all most likely taste like shit, unless they are being used for their roots.
You need to ask your co-worker. She's the professional. I'm wondering how much pruning you should do. Keep cutting back the tips so it's not spindly.
@: P not true you know what you doing with any plant tree or flower you can make tremendous things happen and grow and taste delicious weirdo why would someone sell a product that I'd going to grow shifty avacados it's all about how you feed nutrients for it.
So glad to see a tutorial without toothpicks. I don't have any lol
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@@Rainersherwood thanks!!!
Same lol
You can literally buy tooth picks from almost any grocery store for dirt cheap... or amazon... lol what kind of excuse is this?
@@Nonx47 lol thanks! I never really used them to begin with and then you have a bunch just sitting around, I have some now, just an update, but it's rude to assume anyone can go out and buy toothpicks or has access to get to a store, don't assume to know everyone's situation.
Thank you Brad!
in my experiment I tried:
- 1 seed with skin, above water glass (slightly deeped), north window positioned without drape, slight fresh air, aprox 23-24 C
- 1 seed without skin above water glass (slightly deeped), north window positioned without drape, slight fresh air, aprox 23-24 C
- 2 seeds without skin, in wet paper towel, in zip bag, on desk, near powered laptop (constant temperature, lower lighting).
The seeds in zip bag (your method) show strong root after 1 week only, leaving them in bag for another week and check.
no bad odor, no mold.
the other seeds have very shy attempts to show roots after 2 weeks.
thank you for the data! im gonna go with his way
I'mma leave this here and it was the best realisation ever. The lids to the Mcdonalds sundaes and the Starbucks cups (cold ones) works perfectly as the above water vessel. Just flip it upside down and yo gooodddd! Stop that plastic ending up in the fill. Reuse reuse reuse!
So it’s like a boat?
@@maxstechnology6363 imgur.com/a/ZuKZPst
like a boat with a hole in the bottom that the avo seed is plugging..
wow! no need for toothpicks then?
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Or just use a reusable Starbucks cup to eliminate all plastic consumption :)
I really need to attend avocados anonymous... every single room on my house has about 5... it’s bad
better join quick, it’s filling up
Bahaha same here
There is no such thing as too many avocados! :)
@@MMOlsen haha true but I can’t throw away the seeds now lol I have to sprout them 😂 I will run out of room for them soon
Hahahahahahaha.... me, too :-)
Funny story - I did the first stage: I put it in a wet paper towel, in a tied bag in a cabinet and then... I forgot about it for many weeks. no idea how many... weeks and weeks... I finally remembered having putting it away, took it out today, and... there was a nice root and stem that had started growing. Plus- it wasn't moldy :)
So now it's in a glass bottle, in the manner which you suggested, and I'm exited to see what happens with it!
Thank you for this tutorial! This is the first time I succeeded growing a root out of an avocado pit!
Lol, I did too! Forgot about the pit in the cupboard! Exactly the same story as yours! Waiting now to see what happens in water!💧
Good to know. Went straight to a bottle and have good roots
Also just started peeling did it wrong but making progress
Tried this during quarantine and it's been such a fun project for me and my kiddos ever since. We've become super obsessed and are growing 4 more at the moment. We got the same West Elm vase as well! Thanks for sharing this vid!
This channel is the only way I've ever been successful with growing an avocado pit into a tree! I'm so happy with my first one and now I'm on numbers 2-5... definitely an addiction like he says! Thanks from sunny California! ☀️🥑♥️
yay that’s awesome!! thanks for the kind words! I miss sunny cali 🥺 it’s very cold here now 😅
@@bradcanning 🤗😁Do you like triple digits? It's supposed to be 106°F today. Yikes!
woah!!!! that’s so hot! I actually love the cold 😅😅
@@bradcanning smart guy! 😥 It's way too hot. Haha
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Can't thank you enough for posting this easy method for rooting pits. Wonderful to find this after so many failed toothpick attempts. The wet paper towel and zip lock bag also worked great for mango pits and lemon pits--they both sprouted roots within one week. Avocados have been slower for me-one has rooted so far (2 weeks). I've transferred 3 mangoes and one avocado to propagation cups set atop 4 different, interesting, tall crystal water glasses of different shapes. I'm fascinated by the day to day root growth. I planted the rooted lemon seeds in soil one morning and by nightfall I had sprouts peeking up---that kinda blew me away. My SO is from the Caribbean and eats a mango and an avocado every day so I have a bagful of wrapped pits perking away. I think that a rooted, sprouted pit in a beautiful tall faceted glass is a great gift idea.
This video was incredibly helpful! I've been trying for ages to grow an avocado by just plopping the pit in water and hoping for the best. I have been enlightened!!! Thank you so much. You are really fun to watch!
aw thank you!
This is the best idea ever. I cave across this video by accident and now have 4 plants growing, totally addicted and have saved this video for reference. Thank you so much for creating this and sharing with us
I have a tiny improvement that worked very well for me: Instead of a paper towel use wrapped up cling film, it holds moisture too but since it's not organic it's less likely to develop mold. Worked better for me :)
I actually replaced the sandwich bag with cling wrap and kept the paper towel. Is it better for keeping mold at bay? Certainly not! What was interesting though is that it grew twice as fast as my other 2 seeds which were both using the paper towel and sandwich bag method. Could just be a coincidence that I got a "good seed". Further testing is required! 🥸
I followed your instructions and I actually did it!
I now have an avocado in a bottle 😆
Thank you so much 🙇🏽♀️
Growing my first Avocado tree with this method. After 6 weeks got a great root and just half submerged in water. Did two at the same time. One took, the other didn't. Brillz method. Can't wait to see wee leaves!
Finally an easy tutorial that didn't put me to sleep, in fact you could show me how to grow air and I will still watch your fun presentation!! No toothpicks poking out of everywhere, which has stopped me trying even though I have been really excited to try this because I don't want my hand to look like the avocado seed
Ikr how tiresome is the toothpick method? Speaking of air, have you heard of air plants? They are super easy to look after.
I just adopted a baby avocado tree and your video is a blessing to a newbie like me! 😊 What I meant by adopted is this cafe I dined in had a brilliant nature campaign that when you purchase their avocado smoothie, youll get to take one seedling. And suddenly today Im an avocado’s parent haha
Aww.. this is the cutest thing I've read in a while! Best of luck on your avocado journey!
It's a "rescue". Awwww. LOL I like that idea, though, of getting a seedling with the smoothie. Now when I eat at one of those Mexican restaurants that make guacamole at the table, I'll be thinking about where those pits go.
I just plant my seeds in a solo cup half sticking out of the soil, had some growing in cups for a full year, now transferred to tree pots I have 27 avocado trees from last years seeds. Youre right I cant throw one away!
Hi Brad. I had a ziplock bag down in my basement aquarium room. I had forgotten about them for months. I was afraid to open the bag as I thought they might be rotten. Amazingly, they were still damp in the paper towels and were sprouting. I also had two new seeds. I cut donuts from pool noodles and made the center hole bigger with a razor knife. The noodle hole was now big enough to allow me to push the seed into it and yet fit snuggly around the seed like a life jacket. They are all floating on top of my aquariums in the basement under bright lights. My only worry is that once they begin to grow they may become top-heavy and want to fall over in the water. I think I will use super glue gel to glue the noodles to each other to create a floating island-like platform that will be more stable. I'll let you know how things progress with it. As for now they are floating nicely on the surface of my aquariums.
I came just for a quick avocado-propagation tutorial and left absolutely *LOVING* the tutor (and his dog).
I've NEVER been able to get an avacado pit to grow. I'm so excited that I'm going to try this method this weekend!!!
Organic I've found will work
Works like a dream. I got multiple roots from the pit. So much easier than toothpicks & jar.
my mother did this a lot and i had forgotten ,, i LOVE this video ! Thank you so much , just put my first seed in the baggie ! i can't wait ! Thank you again !
Love your video! My seed has grown roots for the first time in my life, thanks to your instructions, and I'm excited for what's coming next ^^
He is funny. Really enjoyed the video. Thank you for the information.
The buds are mycorrhizae which are symbiotic organisms that help the plant to grow! I’m so excited. I saved some avocado pits because I just knew I could repurpose it
They help absorving the nitrogen
Love this! you are right! Once you start with avocado seeds you can never go back! Thanks for this video I enjoyed it a lot!
I started growing my own plants and trees 2 years ago and what you said is so true. I cannot stop! Lol great video thanks for the tips :)
I saw a Swedish TH-camr sprout an avocado and her method has always worked for me. I wash the stone and then dry it for a day or so. I then cut a cross in the fat end and peel off the skin from halfway down - or all of it. I then sit it over water and watch it sprout.
This method seems just as quick as the paper towel method but with no effort. I'm in the UK and we don't have great light for half the year but every single one I've ever tried to grow has worked with this method.
why did my avocado pit take 4 months to grow a root ..... oh because i put the whole pit in a glass of water during the coldest months of the year
oops
I watched this video about 2-3 months ago. I followed every step and for the first time ever have 3 avocado plants! Thanks for the great information😊
QUESTION: When roots have developed, Do you use faucet, purified, spring or distilled water for next process?
I know you asked this 10 month ago but I can answer you anyway, in my case I always use faucet water and they are happy and grow like crazy and I live close to NYC so water is not perfect here lol.
I watched this video about a year and a half ago and I now have 6 avocado plants, i planted one I soil and the main shoot shot up right along the side of the pot 5 inches away from the pip. It just made me think of when you said “mother nature, doing it’s thing, being picky”
Something I wanna mentioned is be careful not to break the roots when moving to soil. The tap root will not grow back if broken.
What happens if it is broken?
When I was a kid my older brother grew an avocado and it grew into a tree. So I figured if he could do it I should be able to. Well, I haven't been successful, but after seeing your video, I am going to try again and follow your instructions. Thank you for your video!
My parents almost tossed out my dude and I saved him, now she’s thriving
the plant vibes in your house are strong. Love it!!
My Pit had roots and a little plant stump when I cut the Avocado 🥰
I'm a plant type of dude and I think this indoor avocado plants are awesome!! Thanx a lot for the video. U just got a new subscriber
thank you so much!
Sooo I’m just gonna leave this here: The avocado has what is called a ‘complete flower’ because of an unusual behavior known as ‘protogynous dichogamy’.
The avocado flower has both functional female and male organs, however they open and close twice over a 2day period...the first day as functionally female and the next as functionally male. So it’s extremely hard to get fruit froze just one tree but it’s possible
Dude, best method ever to grow avocados. I have 4 plants out of 7 seeds now, thank you so much and greetings from Germany :)
yay!
Oh! Thanks Brad! I have about 50 seeds and don't know how to start them growing. This is helpful! Can't wait to try your tips. Cheers from Philippines! 😁
How are they doing?!
@@verom8657 I think he ate em
@@fatbastard1216 the seeds or the saplings?
That was a awesome video. You answered a bunch of questions I didn't know I had about growing my own Avocado plant.
Just came back to say, I finally got 3 of my avocados to sprout thanks to your video. My old pops tried to always grow them but couldn’t so I did it for him. He was very happy and excited to see it grow🥹✨
Actually just tried this myself! It took about a month (like you said) and it actually started cracking and rooting! I’m so excited
yay!
wow you lucky my first avocado cracked after 3 months I had two of them planted the same day one was growing nice and another one grow like 2 inches and died idk why. I was devastated because it took 6 months for him to grow 2 inches tall and he didn't make it they were both in perfect same spot growing next to each other 😢
@@Voltomess don’t feel bad. Lol mine didn’t last either. I actually never gotten a stem , just roots. Maybe it’s our water? 🤷🏽♀️. I will try it again though because it’s fun to see things develop over time and seeing your completed work. I will try to use fish emulsion mixed with the water next time. Best of luck to you if you try it again! 🤝
@@karmenmcmillan4175 I still have first one he grows without problems next month is his first birthday 😂😍❤️👍
@@Voltomess 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 already ages ahead of me as I just bought avocados this morning 😅
This was probably the most informative video I’ve seen on this. Thanks for the tips!
thanks so much!
Everyone: im gonna plant 1 avocado seed
Me: you got to step those numbers up, those are some rookie numbers
Oooh! Good to know! ;)
This was supper helpful I’m starting my indoor plant family and I grew my first avocado root a few weeks ago but did not know what to do next thank you so much
no avocado pits ever thrown away! 😤💖🥑
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Your presentation is ... contagious! Love it!
Great presentation and I love your vases and yes let’s grow because it is fun and enjoyment that is the reward..not a 50 pence fruit. As a beginner I have 6 on the go and am just starting to see roots. Loved the ziplock idea and will try that with my next. The addiction begins…🤩👍
Omg. DEAD… well my 5 done well up until they should have been sprouting leaves… but hey… 7 out of 9 ficas cuttings are now beautiful tiny plants. Long live indoor house planting
I could listen to you talk about plants all day!!!! You’re delightful!
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I seriously just watched this video and now I LOVE him 😂
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I have an addiction of collecting avocado seeds and I need to do something with them so this video is super useful . Thanks
I work in a cafe as a cook and we use a bunch of avocados everyday. I took 6 pits home today but all the pits have knife slices. I hope that doesn’t stunt the growth :(
Nah it doesn’t stunt the growth, it’s still a seed
That reduces the seed's energy storage but the amount is insignificant
@@pedroclaro7822 no it doesn’t, the plant itself grows upward, it doesn’t reduce anything, I’m growing an avocado with knife slices and it’s literally growing 💜
You do know when an avocado grows the seed starts to crack open right?! Knife slices or not it’s still gonna grow, just make sure the seed itself Isn’t bad
@@ruthlessog9098 how do you know which is good which is not? I had two of them planted the same day one was growing very fast and cracked after 1 month and another one cracked after 3 months and grow very slow and when it had like 2 inches he just died idk why. I was devastated because it took 6 months for him to grow 2 inches tall and he didn't make it they were both in perfect same spot growing next to each other 😢
@@Voltomess you tell by the color! Was it brown? Did it have spots? Also I noticed it doesnt matter wheater they're the same🤔 same soil, same sunlight, same water (doesn't matter) not everything will survive in the same environment! Despite you doing Everything right and taking care of the avocados well, there's always that one or few avocado that needs different treatment.. perhaps the one that stunted on growth needed to be grown in the ground?! (Thats usually the case)
After almost 4 weeks IT WORKS! Yesterday I put the tip in the water and roots are growing massively Thank you thank you✨💕🌳
i planted mine out in the garden in the UK. it is over 12 ft tall now and is still growing
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huh 12 ft tall your kidding ,,,,,,,,when did you start growing your plant .?????
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@@peterjackson2980 i planted it 5 years ago. i am not kidding :) doubt it will fruit unless we have crazy summers which could happen since spain is snowing
Do you have snow in Spain. ????? ,,,,,,,is that normal, I was told it's ALWAYS HOT over there,,,,
6:26... So true... I have like 4 pits right now, they're looking really good and at just this early stage, I'm already addicted to planting them. Everytime I see an avocado the first thing that comes to my mind is the immense urge to germinate it... Its irresistible. Its like avocados have this anomalous property of manipulating intelligent organisms into helping it reproduce. They grow in such a fun way and leave you with that proud sensation that you've accomplished greatness. Like you just created the perfect offspring for your life.
I’m 11 and trying to grow a bunch of plants, after I got my first plant I couldn’t stop and still can’t I need help. 💀
Planted a few today
that’s awesome! 🥰
Your video from a few years ago was what got me into growing the seeds. Your method and tips have always been the most true and successful for me. Thanks for all the info!!
how many house plants do you have? I love your background! so many plants but very modern. I followed this video and my avocado plant is growing!!!!
thank you! I have about 50 I think
3 months(or so ago) I started this lovely journey and have her in a plastic jar and on my window sill and it just started sprouting a little stem. I feel so proud!
You have literally answered all my questions! Thank you
Omg thanks to this vid, i’m obsessed with this hobby💕 my very first is absolutely gorgeous & it’s been almost a year? Just gorgeous💗
Lmao why did I think I had to put mine in the fridge 😂💕 thanks for the tips Brad!
hahah you’re not alone 😅
Not the cutest😏
Katerina William
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This is the first tutorial that suggest pealing the seed. Maybe now I can finally get a plant 😀
How adorable. You know you can also crush it to pieces and put it in your foods. Its packed with lots of vitamins
$3 for an avocado? That's so expensive! They're $.75 here. I am trying to grow one for the first time, I'm hoping it works out 💚
organic avocados are more expensive
It depends on where one lives as the country they're imported from may be quite far away.
Australian dollars, so they meant to make them $0.3 but everything being upside down there and all
I've legit checked your tiktok twice for the last parts of info bcz its so different to other peoples explanations. Glad i found this video! Mine sprouted 3 legs after 1.5 weeks 😍😍
I already have an avocado plant going strong but I wanted to see if there was a better method than what I used and this is the best video I’ve found that actually got me excited to grow every single pit I get and now I have another method to try with my next one! 😅
how mad does someone have to be to dislike a TH-cam video? This is like the most helpful video ever, I have finally met someone who shares my addiction to plants. but seriously tho, why y'all upset
Can I ask where you got those clear vases?? I love how they look!
I think he said West Elm... try going on their website and see if you can find them. ;)
Lots of recyclables will work too! Jars, plastic bottles, wine bottles 🤷🏾♂️
mostly west elm yes but they’re a collection. I’ll be selling a version though my online store launching soon.
@@bradcanning oh! I can’t wait!!
thank you for the video! you are right, i did 1 seed and it's my baby, its not super big but ive had it for a few months now. NOW I have 6 more xD!! 1 is in soil growing faster than the 1st that in water and the other 5 are in water still baby sprouts. I looooooooove them all!
Hey Brad! Quick question: how often do you have to cut the tops of the plant?
Nice to see you back on the tube Brad.
thanks greeny!
But for those who want a tree and more avocados, just go have it graphed and they will tell you what to do from there, basically plant it in the ground!
Thank you, Brad, for uncovering the 'Avacado Mystery'! Greetings from N. Kentucky.
I'm so glad I saw this video! I was wondering why my avocado pit didn't grow up since a month. I was wondering what kind of soil should I use to plant them, like a tropical one?
Once you start,you cannot stop😂really made my day,best teacher ever with sense of humour 😜
Love it! I have so many going at the moment, can't wait to see them grow big & strong! Thanks Brad IYSM
yay! they’re so fun to watch grow!
I really enjoyed this tutorial. You are hilarious😂 thanks for the laughs and the great tips😊
thank you!!
Love this! You answered so many of those Avocado FAQs. And thank you for including our Prop Cones!!
of course! so obsessed with them!
this is something i am giving a go to today...........i have 2 seeds, so lets get going!..thanks for all your help..............nature is so wonderful and amazing!
When you see those nodes (clumps on roots) that means the avocado needs to be potted in soil.
Can I throw it away if it does cause idk where to get soil
Tzé T you can probably keep it in the water for as long as you want. It might die on it own then you can throw it out lol
most plants have nodes. when placed in water, roots grow out of the nodes. the white clumps on the roots help absorb nutrients. avocados can live in water forever. you have the option to plant in soil but they can live in water.
So good hahaha so much joy watching your video
I’m excited to give this a try! We may try to pot them later, I know some other people in the neighborhood have avocado trees, so we might just get what they need. Although I do remember someone saying you have to graft a male branch to the rooted tree. Still, very exciting to try! 🤗🌻🤓
I saw this video at the beginning of December 2020. I placed 6 seeds in a plastic container wrapped in a paper towel on a shelf.It’s the 3rd week of January. Today I opened up the container to find that 6/6 seeds are growing! The only thing I didn’t do is peel off the outer coating. Mine were fine with it on.
I’m not going to wait 7 years to have an avocado!!! That really made me laugh 😂
I mean, it’s a cute plant! No need for more reasons to do it.
Avocados don't actually grow "true to seed" so if it does fruit it won't taste like a normal avocado. Just letting u know! I'm growing an avocado bc i think its just such a cute plant hehe
I recently put a avocado seed in a zip lock bag of water, only enough to submerge the little bottom. I checked it 2 days ago, it successfully split and was a little root.
Ever since I saw your first video on growing an avocado a few weeks ago, I have been saving all my avocado pits 😬 goodbye windowsill space 😅. Thanks again for the tutorial and in-depth information 🌱
haha you’re house will be taken over 😂 thanks for watching!
I’m not sure if you can store the seeds for very long. I think a month should be ok but I wouldn’t store them for too long.
Brad, you're so right, i've been growing avocado seeds 4 year and have many plants to attest to that! however, i learned about peeling skin which i've never done,, wrapping them in humid towel for awhile! i just stick a tooth pick in each side and put them in a small cup of water till the root and sometimes even sprout their 1st branch and try plant then in sole in a pot!! now i understand why so many take so long to do anything! so, shall go back, peel them. OR maybe chuck them and start from scratch?? i have about 10-15 now just sitting in my kitchen doing nothing!! appreciate your sharing all that knowledge:): thx, kelli
Obsessed ! I eat 1 to 2 Avo’s daily ! Needless to say i have way too many humidity bags of seeds in pantry!! But finally my first babe is growing!! Wanna send you a pic ... don;t know how 😆
I had just given up on trying to grow an avocado pit in water. Thank you for this. I'll try again!!!
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Thank you!! The ziplock method works! Did you add anything in the water to boost the grow? Mine is growing really slow 🐌😅
They grow better in soil. They need soil and fertiliser etc to grow stronger and faster. Water alone won’t give them everything they need unless the water has nutrients in it.
@@NMW80 but how do you get nutrients in it
@@NMW80 I’m doing the same and having the same troubles is there a magic way or thing I can put in the water for it grow faster
I have had two growing in water since july on my kitchen window, the roots are growing from the bottom nicely and they are well cracked open
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The quick toss into the coffer table 😊..Classy
It really is an addiction! Mine has not started to sprout but I have like 5 going 🤣
Can I just so thank you big time, like really so simple and love the video. You have been so helpful with advice and tips with the seed and growth to tree.
Thanks for the advice, worked a treat! My avocado is still in water, just wondering, have you ever added plant feed or other nutrients directly to the water?
I might experiment with it one day but never have
It was the "yeet" for me! You made me hit that subscribe button on that note! And now changed to receiving all off your notifications lol
This video made me go back into my trash can to pick up the seeds from my avocados that turned bad 😅