A photo on Day Zero Project on the goal: Plant a tree

PROGRESS UPDATE

A goal of Deborah on their Done list with a status of Done.

I feel like I accomplished this project. Once the stem was tall enough I planted it a small pot with organic soil. I will keep increasing the pot size as it grows until I eventually plant it outside in the ground. I have never planted a tree before beginning from the seed. I hope it survives.

Posted 4 years ago

Related Notes:

This bad boy is a Florida avocado seed. There avocados are extremely large as you can tell by the size of this seed. I googled how to grow an avocado tree from a seed. The seed is egg shaped . You submerge the broader part of the seed in water keeping the narrow top above water. The tap root comes out of the bottom of the seed. The tap root requires water. The stem eventually cracks out of the top of the seed. I placed about four toothpicks in the seed in a glass of water. The most important tip is to remain patient. The seed eventually begins to crack as shown.

4 years ago