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Avocados
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 5:46 pm
by vladimir
When I was a kid, we used to stick matchsticks into avocado pips and put them in water, then they would grow quite well and we would transplant them.
It doesn't seem to work so well here (the matchstick/pip stage).
Why?
Re: Avocados
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:47 pm
by StroppyChops
Do avocados need to be grafted onto stronger root stock, like mangos?
Re: Avocados
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:00 pm
by vladimir
I mean, they don't take in the glass.
Small steps
Re: Avocados
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:19 pm
by Biltong
It is just too hot here, avo's need a cold period to become viable. Chuck them in the fridge for a while before putting them in the water. But don't expect a vigorous tree...
Re: Avocados
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:46 am
by vladimir
Biltong wrote:It is just too hot here, avo's need a cold period to become viable. Chuck them in the fridge for a while before putting them in the water. But don't expect a vigorous tree...
Thanks!
Re: Avocados
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:49 am
by Username Taken
^^ Can't you see where you're going wrong, vlad? That's not an Avocado tree.
Re: Avocados
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:51 am
by vladimir
Ah, that would explain the lack of fruit.
And perhaps a larger fridge may help...
Re: Avocados
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 2:49 pm
by Anchor Moy
vladimir wrote:When I was a kid, we used to stick matchsticks into avocado pips and put them in water, then they would grow quite well and we would transplant them.
It doesn't seem to work so well here (the matchstick/pip stage).
Why?
Sometimes the avocados have been sprayed with fungicides or pesticides. I imagine that doesn't help them to be more fertile.
How many avocado trees can you fit in a fridge ? Try A/C ?
They grow better in the highlands.
Re: Avocados
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:08 pm
by Jaap N.
Been to Scotland several times. Not an avocado tree in sight....
Re: Avocados
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:17 pm
by StroppyChops
Jaap N. wrote:Been to Scotland several times. Not an avocado tree in sight....
They were all kilt?