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Growing Avacado from seed

flumpy1flumpy1 Posts: 3,117

I've successfully germinated my Avacado seed after three months of patiently waiting, I just need to know what's the best soil to put it in when it's ready ?, here it is............

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Last edited: 30 July 2017 21:40:52

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  • flumpy1flumpy1 Posts: 3,117

    Just pumping it up image

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    They're from hot countries where drainage is good so I would say John Innes 2 or 3 but do you really want to grow it on?  They're desperately dull with bare stems and very ordinary foliage and by the time it gets to a size that may fruit, you'll have had to remove the house roof.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    They're from hot countries where drainage is good so I would say John Innes 2 or 3 but do you really want to grow it on?  They're desperately dull with bare stems and very ordinary foliage and by the time it gets to a size that may fruit, you'll have had to remove the house roof to build it a frost free glass lid.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • flumpy1flumpy1 Posts: 3,117

    Ho wow what have I started image, and I don't think it would survive in the North West, thanks for your advice tho image

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    Compost corner?

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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