Unfortunately, the multiple shoots are not indicative of polyembriony. It’s just something that happens with a small percentage of avocado pits. It’s apparently more common with the Mexican cultivars than the Indian or Guatemalan types. You are better off just snapping off the weaker shoots and letting at the energy go to the most vigorous.
@@selw0nk yes! A+ for effort and wished his plants would live past 2 years. He should start a series without miracle grow and only compost and worm castings.
No, I haven't done any soil analysis. I use 100% coco coir these days, so I figured whatever I fertilize with is what's in it. If I water too much or it rains too much, that seems to flush all the nutrients out of the drainage holes, which leads to my plants faring poorly. Do you do soil analysis? What kind of growing medium do you use?
@@TheMelvinWei I used to do soil analysis occasionally. I'm wondering if you were able to go to a local nursery they would be willing to determine your soil nutrient makeup. As for using Coco I've never tried that particular medium. I always found it difficult using bagged soils and soil mixes. I could never get the right combo to work. That's why I find your research so interesting. The reason I mention that a nursery might consider doing a soil analysis for free, is because of their motivation to sell you some nutrient. I definitely dislike the gnats generated from moist soils. I couldn't ever seem to get the right combo of soil, nutrients and irrigation for larger plants. I've never tried this but a soil, that retains more water, irrigated less frequently to dry out and prevent gnat life cycle and possible use of a soil moisture meter might be the right combination. What I have neglected to do is study the gnat life cycle in order to stop promoting the gnat population. I've always been told the county cooperative extension service would be helpful but when I would call them they frequently acted so arrogant in my county. However, the cooperative extension info may be available on the internet. My mother used to take classes at the extension and attained Master Gardner status. You're a good teacher, I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
Coco coir is made purely of shredded coconut husks. Usually from India. "Coconut coir is inert, meaning it has no nutrients. It may look like soil, but it is not soil. This means you must add hydroponic nutrients and control the pH when using coco coir." One area where I am completely negligent on is pH testing and control. Coco coir technically can break down gradually but at a rate much, much slower than anything else. Also, I read that coco coir is insect neutral. I once had local ants nesting in one of my pots but that was just one pot containing coco coir. I haven't seen any other cases of insects burrowing into my coco coir, although I did try germinating some lychee pits in sealed plastic cups indoors and somehow there were fungus gnat larvae in them. That was because I hydrated the coco coir and had it sitting outside exposed to all the pests out there in a big plastic tub for weeks, so maybe fungus started growing on the wet coco coir and gnats laid eggs in my tub. I have seen some fungus gnats but they could be from the landscaping or other people's plants nearby too. When I used to use potting mix I had huge problems with spider mites, fungus gnats, and root rot. Coco coir holds a lot of water.
@@TheMelvinWei I recall your video about the various pests that attacked your plants. Indeed it's a challenge to combat insects. I decided to do a search on Coco coir and ran across a website by Advanced Nutrients that mentions the unique traits of 3 types Coco coir and the unique nutrient needs of Coco coir. The company happens to be a cannabis fertilizer company wet an office in West Hollywood that markets some unique combination of nutrients for growing in Coco coir. Might be worth a read they emphasize Ca, Mg and Fe as vital for plant growth in Coco coir.
@@TheMelvinWei you could experiment with it. By the way my first blood orange seed (out of 4 I found in an orange) just sprouted I`m exited about that (irrelevant lol)
Amazing. Another avocado grow. You never give up. My hero.
I love all your seires of all the trees
Thank you!
This video was very good, how do you deal with the problem of the avocado leaves curling back though?🤔
Are you going to make a live video of you watering all your plants?
No, but I did film the saturation watering/fertilization process I started using recently. I'll use that as stock footage in my next round of updates.
Unfortunately, the multiple shoots are not indicative of polyembriony. It’s just something that happens with a small percentage of avocado pits. It’s apparently more common with the Mexican cultivars than the Indian or Guatemalan types. You are better off just snapping off the weaker shoots and letting at the energy go to the most vigorous.
What I learn from his collection of grows is what not to do
Right? Like he fertilizes before it germinates. I planted an Avocado seed and only used water and now it's 3 feet tall.
@@selw0nk yes! A+ for effort and wished his plants would live past 2 years.
He should start a series without miracle grow and only compost and worm castings.
I'm waiting for the first fruit.
I was curious to know if you do any soil analysis of your potted plants.
No, I haven't done any soil analysis. I use 100% coco coir these days, so I figured whatever I fertilize with is what's in it. If I water too much or it rains too much, that seems to flush all the nutrients out of the drainage holes, which leads to my plants faring poorly. Do you do soil analysis? What kind of growing medium do you use?
@@TheMelvinWei I used to do soil analysis occasionally. I'm wondering if you were able to go to a local nursery they would be willing to determine your soil nutrient makeup. As for using Coco I've never tried that particular medium. I always found it difficult using bagged soils and soil mixes. I could never get the right combo to work. That's why I find your research so interesting. The reason I mention that a nursery might consider doing a soil analysis for free, is because of their motivation to sell you some nutrient. I definitely dislike the gnats generated from moist soils. I couldn't ever seem to get the right combo of soil, nutrients and irrigation for larger plants. I've never tried this but a soil, that retains more water, irrigated less frequently to dry out and prevent gnat life cycle and possible use of a soil moisture meter might be the right combination. What I have neglected to do is study the gnat life cycle in order to stop promoting the gnat population.
I've always been told the county cooperative extension service would be helpful but when I would call them they frequently acted so arrogant in my county.
However, the cooperative extension info may be available on the internet. My mother used to take classes at the extension and attained Master Gardner status.
You're a good teacher, I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
Coco coir is made purely of shredded coconut husks. Usually from India. "Coconut coir is inert, meaning it has no nutrients. It may look like soil, but it is not soil. This means you must add hydroponic nutrients and control the pH when using coco coir." One area where I am completely negligent on is pH testing and control. Coco coir technically can break down gradually but at a rate much, much slower than anything else. Also, I read that coco coir is insect neutral. I once had local ants nesting in one of my pots but that was just one pot containing coco coir. I haven't seen any other cases of insects burrowing into my coco coir, although I did try germinating some lychee pits in sealed plastic cups indoors and somehow there were fungus gnat larvae in them. That was because I hydrated the coco coir and had it sitting outside exposed to all the pests out there in a big plastic tub for weeks, so maybe fungus started growing on the wet coco coir and gnats laid eggs in my tub. I have seen some fungus gnats but they could be from the landscaping or other people's plants nearby too. When I used to use potting mix I had huge problems with spider mites, fungus gnats, and root rot. Coco coir holds a lot of water.
@@TheMelvinWei I recall your video about the various pests that attacked your plants. Indeed it's a challenge to combat insects.
I decided to do a search on Coco coir and ran across a website by Advanced Nutrients that mentions the unique traits of 3 types Coco coir and the unique nutrient needs of Coco coir. The company happens to be a cannabis fertilizer company wet an office in West Hollywood that markets some unique combination of nutrients for growing in Coco coir. Might be worth a read they emphasize Ca, Mg and Fe as vital for plant growth in Coco coir.
I have one that's about 4 to 5 year's old.
Do you have fruit yet?
could you inoculate with beneficial fungus like king stropharia or wine cup so that you would have the benefits with out something unwanted?
That's a very interesting idea. I'm reading that mushrooms can grow in coco coir.
@@TheMelvinWei you could experiment with it. By the way my first blood orange seed (out of 4 I found in an orange) just sprouted I`m exited about that (irrelevant lol)
Awesome video Melvin.
Thank you!