My family and I really love avacados. I have tried on many occasions to grow one from the seed you get when you buy the avacado. Recently, I learned that most produce from other countries is irradiated to kill off any bacteria that may be present. Therefore, out of country avacados are almost all sterile. I have tried this at least 15 times and never had a success.... til now.

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It took six weeks to get to this stage. I thought it was another failure but then the sprout popped out and we were on our way to sustainable avacados!

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This is two weeks later. It really started to take off and I had to get it in a bigger pot. 

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This has been a very heartening experience so far , the kids are psyched and very interested in how things grow from something most people just toss. 

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We have had another surprise this week as well!
**Another successful sprout!**
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How I did it:
  The first one that sprouted is really the second one that I started. 
   The first thing I did was wash the avacado pit thoroughly.
   Then I scrubbed all of the skin off of the seed.
   For one avacado , I stuck the seed, tapered side up (this is the top) into a small pot of dirt.
    For the other avacado, I cleaned the seed and put three toothpicks in it and suspended it into a glass of water.

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   I kept the water level high in the glass and although the avacado took longer than the one I put in the dirt, patience payed off.

 This has been a great learning experience for both myself and my little ones and I encourage you to give it a try. It will take years to grow these trees and one day I will find a place to put their roots down permanantly. For now, they will get transplanted into big pots and pruned so they don't get too tall. They can grow very high being a tree and all. These new friends of mine may never bear fruit (although, I really hope they do) but they will be a beautiful part of my porch garden and I will love them all the same. 

P.S. I will try to do a transplant and pruning video when it is time.

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