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Growing Avocados in a Kitchen in Dublin.
Frogleg wrote:
When the shoot emerges (it can take several weeks), it will be a straight stick with a few leaves at the top. Recommended treatment is to prune this stick to about 5" (and no leaves!) to force it to branch. I never prune them severely enough. Be aware that however much fun it is to grow your own avocado plant, these are actually sub-tropical trees, not houseplants. I have managed to keep some alive for a year or 2, but they're not particularly attractive, nor is there much hope of fruit without outdoor planting in a suitable climate. Perhaps a miniature citrus might be more rewarding? I beg to disagree! If you sprout enough stones eventually, you will get on that sends out multiple shoots rather than one. Guard it with your life as it will have a multistem shrubby growth form instead of wanting to reach for the sky ever tree like. Mine is around 10years old now. Lives inside from October to may in a sunny kitchen/ day room and outside on the pation for the summer. Its about 1m30 tall and wide in a 18" bell pot and is a georgeous triple stemmed shrub. Its been hacked back a few times but happily comes back ever stronger. No chance of fruit but as a feature plant in and out side it is fine indeed. pk |
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