Scrap Garden - Squirrels Stealing my Success!
Well the squirrels decided to dig the radishes up in order to plant their own seeds so those are out! But I’ve replaced them with more avocado pits instead!
This time I am conducting a little experiment - I’ve had little success sprouting avocado pits so I wanted to try a few different methods to see if any would prove more/less successful!
Two pits were planted in a dirt/compost mixture and placed in the sunlight. I’ve also watered them with a mixture of pond water rich in nutrients and compost tea.
One pit has been placed in a shallow bowl of water to try the traditional toothpick method.
I have additional avocados that will be eaten soon so there are more pits to come!
P.S. Check out how the three mulberry cuttings from @papa-pepper are doing! The two planted at Wild Rose Acres are also doing well!
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you cant be mad at squirrels can you ;)?
What seeds did the squirrels try to plant for you? 😁
I look forward to hearing which one works best for you. I've never had much success. Just two in compost, but couldn't get them past a year.
I think he just tried to plant an acorn, but he sure thought it needed to be buried very very deep! He dug half way to china!
Lol!
We did have one avocado stone growing in water with the toothpick method.
It put out a good root so I moved it to a pot with compost. But no further growth now after 3 weeks 😞
Oh no! That's too bad! I had almost the opposite experience... never got one to sprout in water but one took off in the compost! It didn't get much further than one little root either though... crossing fingers for better luck for both of us!
I have better luck growing them in compost in a burlap bag. Do you dry your pits before you plant or use the water method? An old farmer here told me to let them dry out for a week or two and then plant them. I seem to have better luck now using his method of drying the pits.
Really?! I never heard of that method... maybe I'll try letting one of the new pits dry before planting them! This is after all an experiment lol! Thanks!
You're welcome.
Wow nice one @kiaraantonoviche
Wish you success in your endeavors
Ring-around-the mulberry bush...:+)...
You are fortunate to live in a zone conducive for growing avocadoes.
I'm in zone 9; and thankfully, I heard recently on a gardening show that a harvest-hearty variety is new to this area. I look forward to buying one.
Avocado pits usually only produce a green plant, no fruit.
Happy gardening...and thanks for sharing!
Peace!
Love this experiment! I found the toothpick method to work well for me, waiting until the taproot grows large enough to safely transplant.
Of course, then you have to make sure that it adjusts well to its new growing environment. Most people tend to over water and then rot out the root that they just so diligently grew!
Keep us posted, @kiaraantonoviche 😊
This is such a bummer. I had a bunch of pumpkins that we started and as soon as they got flowers on them the deer came through and ate everything down to the ground. I know the pain. I'm sorry for the disappointment.
Look at you go. That is a great experiment. Thank you for sharing. I would love to try this.
Awesome that in the end the experiment was successful :D
We haven't actually seen if the experiment was successful or not yet but thank you for commenting
ohhh wait I have to go and read again... I swear I understood that it have worked... LOL well midnight in the UK... maybe my brain switched off already LOL!