[molawn2mo]

Try growing an avocado plant instead of throwing out the pit by inserting 3 toothpicks equi-distant around the midpoint of the circumference of the pit (after washing pit). Put water in a vessel, a glass or small vase will do, so that the toothpicks cause the pit, root side down, to be suspended in the chosen vessel.

Make sure that the water level in the vessel covers the root end (you can pretty much try and leep the water level just below that of the toothpicks) so that the root end does not dry out. The pit will develop water roots and eventually split apart allowing a stalk to grow up. You can maintain the plant in water only for a very long period and/or you can eventually plant same in a pot for growth.

Maintain in a sunny window in winter. In summer you can move it outside understanding that this plant needs to have moisture.

The foliage is not at all spectacular, you will not grow any avacados (unless you live in the tropics) but it is a pretty cool looking thing to see especially when you maintain it in water and not transplant it into soil.

Chicks dig guys who grow plants!