While my avocado trees cling to life in the garage, I decided to start another experiment inside. Last year, we decided to try planting a pomegranate tree in our yard. Unfortunately, it didn’t survive. Being a family of pomegranate lovers, we seem to always have some store-bought ones in the house throughout the fall. I…
It’s early September and just as I had hoped, the two avocado trees have thrived. The taller tree is somewhere between 3′ and 4′ tall and is beginning to trade its green stem for a barkier one — I can’t think of any other way to describe it. It’s been growing quickly, so I have…
Spring has returned and it is time to re-plant my avocado trees. I picked out a couple of thick, plastic pots at Lowe’s. The new digs are significantly bigger than the old ones to give them room to grow. I put some drainage rock at the bottom of the pot and filled in the rest with…
While I have been neglecting the posting of updates on my two avocado plants, I have not been neglecting the plants themselves. They have grown quite a bit; the larger tree is about 12″ tall and the other is about 9″ in height. Since posting Part 2 of my experiment, I have planted the two growing trees…
It’s been over a month since I started to root my avocado seeds. As you can see in the photo above, the roots for my more mature seed are about 4 to 5 inches long. The stem has also begun to sprout and is just past the surface of the seed. I’ve been noticing them drinking a lot…
On my relatively short list of interests, you are unlikely to find anything relating to a green thumb. In my life as a bachelor consultant nurturing greenery was just not on my radar. Meeting my wife has introduced me to the world of gardening. Even with my new found respect for this hobby, I am…
