Assalamualaikum & hi to all,
just finished my arabic homework and i am really in mood to post something about avocado. its about to grow avocado from its seed.
i read many avocado lovers grumbled about which technique is better than which in getting the root to come out from the seed. so, i intend to do the experiment myself. i named them as METHOD A and METHOD B.
so, you are going to need these items...
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few avocados from the supermarket. they are Hass type, from South Africa.
(i bought this from our local supermarket , i didnt go to S.Africa haha...)
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| eat 2 avo, and keep their seeds. |
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| a plastic and used news paper |
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a plastic cup/glass and toothpick
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METHOD A |
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try to differentiate the head and the bottom of the seed. the one that is shown in the pic above is the bottom.
the root will come out from there |
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| poke the 3 toothpick to the position shown above |
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| place nicely so that the bottom of the seed will sip in the water |
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put near the window where it is exposed to sunlight. leave it there for 2-3 weeks.
dont forget to change the water if it gets murky.
most importantly make sure there is no mosquitoes egg hatches! haha.. |
METHOD B
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| put the seed on the used news paper |
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| wrap / crumble it with the seed inside |
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| put in the plastic bag/container |
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| fill in some water (tap water is fine) |
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| throw the excess water. we just need the paper to be wet |
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| fold loosely and leave it for 2-3 weeks |
THE RESULT
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FROM METHOD A
after 2 weeks plus, notice the crack, but no root |
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FROM METHOD B
same duration, it cracked and a healthy root jotting out from it |
CONCLUSION
method B is better. you can place the seed on the soil now, placing the root in the soil. dont forget to water it :)
(sorry no pic of planting it the soil as i havent got the suitable pot for it)
good luck!
Hi. I'm curious to know. i bought an avocado tree (small size in plastic bag) from jabatan pertanian serdang last month. i plan to plant it behind of my kitchen as i'm living in semi-D house which have about 20x30 (ft) extra land. until today, i still do not transfer it to the ground as someone told me if the tree grow bigger, the root will damage the house. What do u think? is it true? Thanks in advance
ReplyDeleteHi & salam Huda. its hard to distinguish whether d roots would damage ur house, in what sense? If u plant d young avo and cover d area with cement/concrete/tiles, then i can imagine d root might 'rebel'. I have seen a 15 year old avo tree grown on d ground about 10 metres from d hous n d tree n house seemed co_oprated fine,haha. Main point if it gets enough sunlight and water n nutrition, d root would moves towards d gravity n where water lies, not moves against d gravity n wreck ur house base structure. Oh ya, pls Dont expose d young avo tree to direct sunlight especially msia's tipical strong heaty sunlight coz d leaves can easily 'burnt' due to heat from d sunlight. I am not an expert but my opinion is based on my observation on few avo trees in perak n kl. Just my 2 cents but i hope it helps :)
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