gives you a head start.
Keep in mind that all parts of the avocado plant are toxic to horses.
Can You Grow an Avocado Tree Inside?
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Avocado trees can thrive inside if given a bright, sunny spot to enjoy full sun.
Similar to other citrus plants, they’ll do well in the year-round warmth indoors with steady humidity.
The seed of an avocado is a large brown pit.
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Established plants will do best in sunny windows.
Fertilize them regularly during the spring and summer growing seasons with a balanced granular fertilizer.
Avocados grown indoors are mostly novelty plants.
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Artificial Light
Avocado trees require direct sunlight to grow properly and eventually produce fruit.
They prefer a consistent 50 percent humidity.
Watering
Give the plant water when the soil is dry to the touch.
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Avocado plants should be kept continuously moist, but never soggy, and adequate drainage is essential.
Watch for leaf yellowing, which is a sign of too much water.
This will mimic the cool nights that the avocado tree prefers.
Fertilizer
Indoor avocado houseplants have vastly different fertilizer needs than outdoor avocado trees.
Pruning and Maintenance
The first serious trimming should occur when the plant is only 12 inches tall.
At that time, cut it back to 6 inches and allow for new leaves and stems to form.
Keeping the new growth pinched off will also keep the plant bushy while controlling its size.
Trade up in size yearly to accommodate the growing avocado tree.
Potting Soil and Drainage
A rich, fast-draining potting soil mix is ideal.
Look for a mix of sand, loam, peat moss, limestone, perlite, and crushed granite.
Potting and Repotting Avocado Plants
Repot your avocado every spring when the plant begins to grow again.
For the first few years, trimming your avocado is necessary to encourage a bushy plant.
you might place the avocado outside during summer, and bring it inside before the first frost.
These are small, pebbly avocados with high-fat content and delicious flesh.
Larger, lighter green Florida avocados are also found in season.
Professionalsgraftdesirable avocado varieties onto disease-resistant rootstock to produce a healthy tree with the desired fruit or preferred size.
Once a online grid of roots is developed, the branch is snipped off and planted in the soil.
It could be that the tree is not getting enough water.
In that case, double-check to water the tree every time the soil dries.
You want to keep it consistently moist.
Avocado trees do not do well in temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
They may developroot rot in overly wet potting soil.
Infected trees usually succumb within four to eight weeks.
Flush the pot regularly.
Avocado plants are fast growers, sprouting up to 30 inches a year.
An avocado tree planted outdoors can live for hundreds of years.
It’s likely your houseplant can live just as long.
It can take a potted avocado tree up to 10 years to bear fruit.
Growing Avocado Plant Indoors.University of Washington.
