How to Grow & Care for Avocado

Avocado tree is very productive. Beautiful evergreen trees that will supply you with plenty of fresh avocados to smash, spread or simply scoop and enjoy. The fruit trees are best known for their delicious fruit, the avocado. Though this may be the main draw for the growers, avocado trees are also quite beautiful because of their thick, bright green foliage and add ornamental value to any outdoor space. Avocados plants are best grown outdoors as they can reach up to 60 feet in height. In the cooler regions, avocado trees will need to be sheltered and protected from the cold or frost, particularly as younger plants.

How to Grow Avocado

Avocado plant can be grown from the seed or pip inside the fruit. But it could take up to 10 years before you get fruit from the tree – it may not even fruit at all. The best way to guarantee a fruit harvest is to plant avocados from grafted trees. Avocados grown from the pip and can be fun to watch grow, and they make a great indoor water plant suspended over a glass with their roots in water.

Plant the avocado trees in a location with plenty of sunlight and well-draining soil. The plants are vulnerable to high winds, so immature trees may benefit from support. The avocado tree’s root system is sensitive, so try not to disturb the roots during planting period. Dig a hole that is wider than the root structure and the same height as the root ball.

Care

Avocados thrive with at least six hours of bright, indirect light in a day. Make sure to mimic the sunny locales they’d grow naturally by placing the plant adjacent to a bright, south-facing window or sunny patch. Water the plants consistently. Drain the soil well and ensure it moist but not soggy.

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