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Avocado pit – which way up?
I’ve done this successfully twice before – I have also gotten it wrong.
I can never remember which way up to suspend the pit! So, this is a reminder to myself and anyone else who ends up drowning the pit headfirst in a jar for weeks, while waiting for a shoot from it’s backside:
it goes pointy-end up and the flatter end (with the round mark) faces downwards.
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- Use toothpicks pressed into the middle of the seed to suspend it above the neck of the jar, so only it’s bottom is dangling in the water
- Keep the water fresh – change it at least once a week
- Don’t let it dry out
If the seed doesn’t germinate at all within a few weeks, try again with another one. Don’t lose heart – some seeds just don’t germinate.
When it works, it works well and it’s worth persevering.