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Re: Avocados...

Nan,

I, too, did the toothpick thing when I was little.  A few years ago, I
decided to grow a tree from a pit.  I just put it in a pot of soil, left
the upper - more pointed part-- sticking out of the soil, and kept the soil
moist.   I didn't see any growth for a long time (my husband thought I was
crazy) and then it sprouted.  As long as you keep the soil moist, it'll grow.

Also, if you forget to water it for a period of time (I was very sick -no
not in the head ;}, and then we went out of state), all of the leaves will
dry up.  They didn't turn brown, they just dried up and fell off.  Anyway,
I started watering/feeding it again when I got home, and it's leaves have
grown back nicely.

Rebekah
reaves@qualcomm.com
San Diego CA

At 02:27 PM 10/15/97 -0700, Nan Sterman wrote:
>This may sound silly (certainly feels silly) but  I need to know -- as a
>kid we often started avocados from split pits by putting toothpicks in them
>and suspending them in water.  Now I ahve a pit I want to start and I want
>to know if I can just bury it in potting soil rather than putting it in
>water until it has roots and shoots.  If so, what are the recommended
>conditions?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Nan
>
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>Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
>Olivenhain, California
>Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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>So goes an old chinese proverb:
>         If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
>         If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
>         If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
>         If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener 
>
>
>
>
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