Most of us have seen those 'How to grow an avocado tree' posts online and the seed cracking during the germination process always looks pretty cool.
At the end of May/beginning of June I've decided to have a go at it, so I took a seed, pricked it with some toothpicks and put it on top of a glass jar with some water.
In the morning of the 5th of June I woke up to see that the seed cracked. That was exciting!
A week later, on the 13th of June, there was a thick root extending into the water.
I gave it a few more weeks and the stem finally started growing. This was the 5th of July. By this time the root got too big for that little container, so I've moved it into a taller glass.
As soon as the first leaves formed I've planted it into a tall container. So by the 1st of August I had this little potted avocado tree.
Avocado trees are very delicate when it comes to low temps so today I've moved it from the greenhouse to the house to shield it from any frost. It will probably never produce any fruit as I'm in the wrong part of the world for that and because this was grown from a shop bought avocado seed, but it should still grow into a good looking indoor plant.
So here it is, on the 8th of November, about 6 months since I've germinated the seed.
It is about 40 cm tall, still has a thin stem, but as long as it is inside it should keep growing over the winter.
Cheers for checking it out!
Cos