tomatoes
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Post by tomatoes on Jan 14, 2022 10:36:36 GMT 10
I’d like to hear anyone’s experiences of growing avocado trees from seed please.
I have about 8 Hass that have started in pots (from about 1/2 to 1 foot at this stage - so early days). I don’t want to give them time and space only to find out in 5 years that growing them from seed won’t produce fruit though.
So has anyone grown avo from seeds and had the trees start fruiting?
If I’m likely to get good results from seeds, I’ll start off some more. But if it is unlikely to work I’d rather just buy two from a nursery. We have space for fruit trees, but not enough to waste it with trees that are doomed from the start.
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peter1942
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Post by peter1942 on Jan 14, 2022 10:55:58 GMT 10
Trees grown from seed do not normally grow true to type and to be honest you would be better off buying the varieties you want.
Make sure you have good soil depth as if the roots hit clay they will not survive.
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Post by Stealth on Jan 16, 2022 8:45:11 GMT 10
If it were me, I'd just buy nursery trees if you have limited space. You can start out avos in large pots, so you could start a few seeds and then pot them and if you get more space in a couple of years (removing old trees or beds) you'll have plants ready to go for that space while still having pre-established trees already from the nursery.
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drjenner
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Post by drjenner on Jan 16, 2022 9:02:38 GMT 10
I'm going to get some from the nursery and grow them in containers in my greenhouse. I'm hoping it works, as I love avocados and its cold in the winter here.
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tomatoes
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Post by tomatoes on Jan 16, 2022 12:52:08 GMT 10
Thanks for the replies.
I think I’ll buy at least two avo trees from the nursery, then put in a couple of home grown ones assuming that they may be just decorative and an fruit from them will be bonus.
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Post by bushdoc2 on Jan 16, 2022 20:36:49 GMT 10
Need to ensure the alternate types: morning vs afternoon flowering.
Kind of like hermaphrodites that change their minds twice a day.
Ask a reputable gardening supplier to give you the combination you need.
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iceage
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Post by iceage on Jan 16, 2022 20:57:27 GMT 10
from my experience avacodo trees like tropical climates with good soil and good water drainage. We have a rather large tree that produces an abundance but it is an old tree, been around for probably 10 years since we moved into property.
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Tim Horton
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Post by Tim Horton on Jan 18, 2022 10:29:07 GMT 10
Looking up growing zones for advacato trees it saying they do best in zone 8-11...
Likely not looking good in our zone 2 of the far north.. Sweetie has sprouted a number of seeds in a small jar of water on the window sill that grown a match stick stem with a tea spoon size leaf that ultimately turn into brown sludge in the jar...
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