No More Avoseedo For me

[casey28]

I've always used tooth picks for growing avocado plants, but I thought it would be fun to try the Avoseedo method. And it was fun, but I had some issues with it, so I'm back to using toothpicks.

When grown in a cup, the roots are more contained, and it's easier to plant it in soil afterwards. But with the Avoseedo, I needed a wider container, and the roots started growing to the side. This caused one of the pits to tilt to its side, no matter how many times I tried to make it stay centered. As you can see below, the shoot is growing from the side of the pit instead of the top. I decided to take it out of the Avoseedo, and use tooth picks again. The root has been trimmed so I can fit it in the cup.

Comments

[ex_mooseygirl256]

Oooooooooo! What a cutie! :)

[casey28]

Aww, it is very cute! :) I hope it'll do ok growing like that. I've put it by a nice, sunny window. :)

[primwood]

How odd! Hope it straightens itself up.

[casey28]

We'll see, but I don't think it can, because the top of the seed is still pretty closed up. All I can hope for is that the roots will develop well, and grow towards the bottom of the cup.

[milly_gal]

How many of these have you grown over the years?

[casey28]

I usually grow 2 or 3 a year, and I've been doing that for a long time.