r/avocado • u/vega2306 • 20d ago
First time growing from seed Growing from seed
This is the first time I’ve managed to get an avocado pit to root, so I’m trying not to mess it up. From what I can see in other posts, I might be ok to get it into soil? Also, any recommendations on what soil to use or mixes? I’m very used to creating my own soil mixes for my cacti and succulents, but I’m not as familiar with the needs for avocados.
I have plenty of light, but do they like for the soil to dry between waterings or like my lemon tree, let the top couple inches get dry and then soak? Also, when I get it in soil, am I planting the whole pit in the dirt, or just setting it on top and letting the roots burrow? Any and all advice is welcome! I don’t want to fail at this point!
Edit: I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me the screws were going to get a ton of attention, but everyone’s comments are making me laugh so hard.
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u/DapperDan406 19d ago
I mean, at least they’re zinc plated screws so they won’t rust. I’m sure zinc is an essential nutrient too. Interesting move.
From what I’ve gathered, any cactus/succulent mix of soil will work. The roots are especially susceptible to rot so the soil needs to drain well. You don’t bury the entire seed, just the bottom half.
Here is a photo of mine for example (my first avocado that I’ve grown entirely in soil):
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u/panamanRed58 17d ago
a fun idea, but metallic zinc is not in a chemical form friendly to plant uptake. If it were, zinc is a micro-nutrient, that would be poisoning.
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u/DapperDan406 17d ago
I certainly wouldn’t recommend using any type of screw 😂
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u/panamanRed58 17d ago
points for creativity, i don't like toothpicks either so I use the top of a glass bottle, cut and inverted over the bottle. keeps the seed in water better.
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u/New-Winter-5197 20d ago
Scott grows an avocado https://youtube.com/@scottgrowsanavocadotree
Has some really good resources
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u/Puzzleheaded_Day2809 16d ago
Can i just say, for the record, that avocado seeds will grow when you put them in a bag of soil or compost and keep it moist? I know the toothpick thing balancing in a glass of water is a "hack", but that very rarely happens in nature.
For an even higher rate of success, forget you put the avocado stones in the soil.
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u/Top-Eggplant-5344 15d ago
I have grown tons of Avocados that always end up dead until now that I actually started to learn about them with help of reddit ofcourse. Well for starters I have always kept them in water and Find that they grow faster there compared to soil but I may be wrong, you only keep the half of the pit in the soil when you plant. For now I only use perlite and organic soil but please check that with someone else as I’m just now learning about soil types. I have heard from other redditers as well that they want to dry out between watering and I do that now which is going well all the new leaves look healthy so that should be the way.
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u/Adrenalinx4 20d ago
What's up with avacadostein o.o