Day 171 - How to grow an Avocado Plant

September 17th, 2012

How to grow an Avocado Plant

As most people know, avocados are exotic and delicious fruit. But what most people don't know is how beautiful a plant they are. Here is a how to plant one for yourself.

You will need:

An avocado pit - found in every avocado 

Four tooth picks

A plastic cup - opaque

Water

Sunlight

A knife

Step One:

Wash the avocado pit and using the knife scrap the brown outer covering off about halfway up the pit. 

Step Two:

Insert the tooth picks in a downward angle. One on each of the four "sides" of the pit. 

Step Three:

Fill plastic cup with water, suspend pit over lip of cup into water.

Step Four:

Put in sunny window. Wait for roots to grow. A shoot should sprout out the top. 3-5 weeks. Water regularly.

Step Five:

When you have a good amount of roots plant in soil. Cover halfway up pit with dirt. Water regularly.

Step Six:

Enjoy plant.