Avocados have numerous beneficial properties, providing a good amount of nutrients to our meals. Not to mention their benefits for our skin and hair, they are a fruit with multiple virtues that should always be kept in the refrigerator.

Although it may seem impossible, growing it is easy. By discovering these simple tips, you can have your own plant and enjoy this fruit at home. Today we’re going to learn how to germinate it.

What you will need:

• From an avocado pit
• damp kitchen towel
• Plastic bag with airtight seal
• glass container
• Recycled expanded polystyrene
• Water

Step by step

1. Take your avocado pit and clean it thoroughly so that no trace of avocado pulp remains. This will prevent it from rotting in contact with moisture.

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2. Wrap the seed pod in the damp cloth, making sure it is completely covered. It is important that the soil is moist so that the seeds can germinate. Humidity and warmth create the most favorable environment for this process.

3. Place the core in the bag and seal tightly.

4. Place the bag containing your seeds under a stove or other warm, dark place to promote germination.

5. Leave it on for 2-3 weeks, remembering to moisten the wipe each time it dries out.

6. When you see that your avocado pit has sprouted and the roots are long, it’s a good time to take it out of the bag.

7. Cut the polystyrene foam to the size of the chosen glass diameter, also cutting a center circle smaller than the glass core. This will hold the core in place, preventing it from falling into the water.

8. Fill your glass with water

9. Place the polystyrene and insert the core with its roots inside and place it in a bright location (on the edge of a window, for example)

10. Change the water once a week.

11. Transplant to a pot with soil (or into the garden) in spring

12. All that’s left to do is wait until you can taste the delicious fruit!

Tips for growing in pots

– The size of the jar.

You should start with a 5-liter pot and gradually increase to 30 liters. Transplanting will strengthen your plant and allow its roots to grow freely. If you don’t want to transplant too much, you can go from 5 liters to 60 liters.

– The substrate

Avocado trees like acidic soils,  with a pH between 5 and 7. A suitable mix is ​​equal parts peat, worms, and coconut fiber; add a little perlite to promote good drainage

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– Irrigation

Keep the soil moist, being more careful during the summer when it will need more watering.   Drainage is essential; avocados don’t like waterlogged soil. Stick your finger into the soil to check the moisture level.

– The making of the size

When your plant reaches its first year, it’s time for its first pruning. Prune the plant to encourage horizontal growth; the ideal time is when it reaches 60cm.