Hi everyone! Feel free to share this video with your avocado loving friends! 🥑🥑It helps a lot :) Thanks for watching and hope you have a great day -Kalem
My cat dies not too long ago, I got him cremated. I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. I've grown many avos from seed, I currently have one in a pot, I'm trying too start another one so I can graft it.
@@mwinter9378 The climate zone is important but if people are in cold places they can look for a protected area (South facing in the N hemisphere) with some walls to keep the heat during cold weather. Also, avocados and other trees can be grown in pots and if necessary they can me moved to a shelter. Where I live we get snow every 10 years average so I keep an eye on the weather and if the winter temperature is going to drop below like -3 ºC I will cover my tress; avocado, citrus, etc.. with some card board or burlap around their trunks and place a blanket over the trees. If temperatures are going to be colder I might place a plastic cover on them (after the cardboard and the blanket) but I have to take the plastic cover off next day or the tree would burn with the sunshine.
My brother as a kid, grew an avo tree from seed. It got planted in the backyard. (We lived above 6000ft). Everyone said that it wouldn't last the winter. It did. They said it would never have fruit. It did. They said the fruit would be terrible. They were delicious and we gave away kilos of arvoes every year. Thanks for the great channel.
This is the sad reality of others wanting to gatekeep a piece of mother nature. It's not only gardeners of Avacados. Cannabis community is riddled with seed breeders. Wanting you to stay dependent upon their selections. When you can easily make your own fantastic cultivars. Glad your brother went against the naysayers.
Where is that avocado planted? What was the coldest nights it endured? Since I have seen some avocados here go through the same and it surprised me (-5 C frosts at 2300masl)
My grandmother started an avocado tree from seed not long after buying her house in 1948. I grew up eating avocado. A lot of avocado. The tree was huge. By the time she passed way, the tree was taller than her house and was still producing fruit. We fertilized the tree with her ashes.
Burning someone 🥵 🔥 and then infusing their remains into organic matter you can eat.. an odd form of cannibalism? I could never do this to someone I cared about 😢 I see this as a barbarian act
@@BeardedGuy_Tawhid It's literally how any form of life ends though...every single dying organism fertilises the bottom row of the food chain, which mostly englobes micro-organisms and vegetals Although incineration can be considered a bit unnatural, wildfires are one of the causes certain forests and ecosystems could thrive in some places Also don't worry, it is nowhere close of cannibalism, leaving people in a box to rot with a little stone above is odder to me rather than giving the person back to nature
It's almost like someone realized how much of a cheap reliable food source they are that anyone could grow almost effortlessly and decided on a disinformation campaign... It's almost like that's happened to a few different crops. Money as a motivator leads to these kinds of things.
@@ziggybender9125 for commercial growing, it is too risky. Say, you are going to plant 1000 Avocados, and decided to grow them from seeds. Half of them perhaps can be good but half of them perhaps not. You have to wait for 6 years to see if the fruit is goods or not. Some of them will produce less fruits, some of them will be early fruit bearing and some late. Now, think you are the farmer, you have to replace the worst trees and lost 6 years to see if they are good or not. And you will get less money for your fruit because they will be mixed, and you will spend more because your harvest will be more random. Now, is it not a waste of time. For back garden perhaps one can plant a couple of them and cull the bed ones.
@@erenkur3832 There's a big difference between advice for commercial growing and home growing. Also I think your 50% good estimate is way off, try like 95% good.
I live in the mountains & get 100+ inches of snow a year, yet I have grown and harvested a pineapple grown from the top of a store bought pineapple. Nothing beats the satisfaction of growing your own from start to harvest and passing it on.
Sorry to hear about your cat. A tree is a lovely way to remember him. I had a ginger cat called King that we rescued as a kitten on the streets of Bangkok. He was with us 19 years and is now beneath a beautiful umiboshi plum tree here in Wales. We think of him every time it flowers. I hope your avacado tree brings you comfort.
All avocado trees in Fiji grew from seed. I've had the odd bad one (eg: stringy or bitter) but the vast majority are perfectly good, and the variety is wonderful. Have you ever seen an avocado the size of a toddlers head? We lose so much with modern commercial monoculture practices.
@@wainivanua Well if you got those giant Avocados, you're not missing much, imo. I'm jealous you have those to buy; I would prefer them over Hass. I used to get the giant ones back when I would visit my late grandmother in Miami.
Yeah, I've never been a fan of Hass avocadoes; they are a lot of effort for not much flesh and seem to often go bad without even ripening/softening correctly. The large green ones just function better as food lol.
@@Lemonz1989 I live in Switzerland the last time I saw one it was around 3.80 CHF each. Well I am pretty sure there must be cheaper out there in the wild I am just kinda landlocked in my town 😂
Switzerland is quite an expenseive country compared to the rest of Europe though. In France as well you can find avocados for ~1€ or less depending on the season.
As a child, I always planted mango seeds all around the garden, now two of them turned into huge trees which currently are neighbourhood favourite varieties. One variety is Rumani seedling other one we dont know but pretty large fruit...So, there is a real joy of growing fruits with seeds❤
I’m from Puerto Rico and every family member I have and ancestor who grew an avocado tree did it from seed and there are zero situations where anyone was disappointed with the fruit.
@@meatavoreNana look up videos on ways to shock it! Some people just drive a railroad stake through them but there are different ways where you can shock them into fruiting
big farms want us to buy their avocados and most likely push the narrative that only the fruit they have will be the best. I agree with you, be patient and enjoy the experience of a new tasting avocado. great vids mate
I planted a bunch of avocado seeds that I got from shop-bought fruit last summer. Everyone has been telling me that I'm wasting my time. I'm going to try anyway. Thanks for helping me trust my instincts 😊
I had a large avocado tree in my yard when I lived in California. It produced delicious fruits that the neighborhood enjoyed. I only wish I had also had a chips and salsa tree.
Have it had almonds already? Did it pollinate itself?. I bought a grafted almond tree (supposedly selfpollinated) and it did set fruit the 2o. year but I am not sure (at this stage) if it is going to be almond or peach, nurseries are not serious here in MX unfortunately, later I will find out.
Absolutely loved the patient rythm of your videos. I hate when people don't take their time to show something nice. Not only you waited 6 years for that tree to grow, but you also waited a week for your avocado taste test to be perfect, and I wasn't expecting much more as it was already a very interesting video, but you waited 6 more months ! To show us a lovely view of your avocado tree full of its children; a big thank you. I had an amazing time watching you. I'm only 22 years old, I won't have a garden to plant trees before several years at least, but I can still begin to sprout the seeds of my future home. I'll begin with an avocado :)
My tree is 6 years old and it has over 50 fruits on it at the moment. I grew it from seed also. My mom grew one from seed at my uncle's house 24 years ago and it took 20 years to bare fruits. I also seen a tree that is much older than 20 years and never fruited even once.
I've done the tooth pick method a few times, but I found that they grow best in the compost pile from thrown away avocado pits. Every year I get 4 or 5 that just randomly grow by themselves.
Until recently there was a wild avocado growing in an alleyway in Lower Hutt, from a crack in the concrete, obviously where the restaurant were putting their rubbish out, and a stone must have escaped. It got to about 8 feet high. Somebody removed it, but it was doing great until then with no care whatsoever.
I like to grow them for fun (can't plant them outside because it gets below freezing and I don't have enough garden space to accomodate insulation) I just wrap them in damp paper towels and put them in a plastic bag to sprout.
We live in a colder climate & my MiL found 3 in my compost pile, so I potted them. The strongest is still growing strong & I probably need to upsize it's pot so I can bring it in over the winter... will also use my grow light. The tree started when my daughter was an infant I believe so it is probably 4 years old. I'm curious for the day it produces fresh eats. Hubs has been so patient with me & this tree, even though he's allergic to avocados and won't be able to eat any. As a toddler, my curious daughter also pulled off a few leaves so I think it would be slightly bigger, but our tree is still growing strong and I plan to carry it to fruition! Glad I found your video. Thanks!!! ❤
My avocado tree is almost two years old now in a pot in my house. It's lovely. I'm so happy it's growing. I really don't care if it fruits or not as I just like watching it grow, those big ole flappy dumbo leaves! Just brilliant.
Well I think this video is exceptional so far as UA-cam content creators go. Particularly, how you took things from a moot point to how your gorgeous cat friend passed (and without sadness you showed the depth of what your friend brought in the end, I adore cats and I adored this dedication) and, weaving facts and life experience into a wide breadth of tapestry still offering everything to do and even not to do with an avocado. It was gorgeous. I have liked your videos for a long while now, always impressed, but I can see it is you, without you none of this would have mattered to me, so I find now I am in love with these things you bring that most of us would never hear from elsewhere. Arohanui, all the best mate
This is beautiful. I started growing an avocado from seed last year and my 10 year old dog died. I’ve dedicated it to her and I pray so much that it grows to maturity. It’s almost a year old and has 11 leaves (lost aroind 4 over winter) and is doing okay. I do need to repot it. But it’s surviving. Even at my latitude in Scotland which is equivalent to the northern territories of Canada.
Hello I've grown one for myself, but after a year, I forgot to water it properly, and it died. Now I have grown another one, and to this day, it grows pretty nice at a height of around 70 cm in one year. (The big problem at my place [Bavaria in Germany] is that it gets really cold in the winter. That's why I will never be able to plant it outside. That's also the reason why it only grows new leaves and everything in the short time of around 4-5 warm months [wehn the weather is good], so the plant has a really slow growing.) I wish you a beautiful day. Greetings MDG
Was waiting on best "from seed" growing advice on avocados... will this be another video? Had one grow from seed to 1m and it just died. I blame the moles, they disturbed the roots.
@@mc_dragon_gamerwait? How cold? I live near Toowoomba in qld Australia. There are avocado farms all around. Yes, days, especially in summer are hot. However, often the temperature at night will be at or below 0°C.. Maybe it will do better than you think? Make a little individual, greenhouse like shroud?
Grew mine from seed 7 years ago and this year I harvested almost 50 fruits and left another half on the tree. I'm from Hamilton. The fruits taste super creamy and nutty taste. It started fruiting at 6 years old. It started flowering at 5 but didn't produced any fruits due to frost and hail storm. This year I had over a hundred fruits ready to harvest. The fruits are delicious.
Love this! Here in tropical Sumatra, the trees can be fruiting as fast as 3-4 years from seed, which is amazing. And because it's so humid, it takes about 48 hours for them to get perfectly ripe after picking. Avocados RULE.
I was told it takes 13 years AFTER I've planted all of mine already. Was a bit sad, but at least now 6 (- 10) years not only not sound so long, but also now I am actually happy over waiting ONLY 6 (- 10) years. Thank you so much for this video ❤
11:57 I can’t buy avocado trees where I live. So I went with the Seedling method. After 4.5 years, I’m looking forward to the first fruits in 1-2 years
Hass is a seedling first discovered in southern California. Pollock is a seedling (with really large fruit) discovered in south Florida. They all started from seed.
Hi, I really enjoyed you talking about this. It's bothered me as well and is so good to hear someone else talk about that there are no such hard rules and contrasts concerning many fruit. People say the very same things about apple, pear and plum trees, and so many others as well. Always with this argument, that the fruit would be outright inedible. I really liked the way you showed that it's really up to your preference and demands as to what kind of way to grow much of your fruit you choose. There surely are some exceptions where cloning the plants makes way more sense, but that's definitely not absolutely necessary for all of them. Cheers
Thanks for sharing your positive experience with growing avocado tree from seed. I also decided to grow a couple of avocado trees from seed about 4.5 years ago despite knowing that they may not bear fruit. The 4.5 years old tree is about 9 feet tall now (trimmed the top off when it was around 6-7 feet tall). Still no fruits yet, but I still have hope that it will bear fruits some day. We planted another tree in the ground about 1.5 years ago after our family cat passed away (he was around 20yo). Like you, we buried him and planted that tree on top. If that avocado tree bears fruit, we'll name it after our family cat.
Gave away an avocado tree that I started from seed and had in a pot. It was getting too big for the patio. I was worried that the new owners will be disappointed because I've heard things about the fruit of seed grown avocado trees but figured I gave it as a free gift if that happens. This gives me hope that the tree will produce tasty fruit for the new owners.
Too many people have said "this doesn't work from seed(from the store)" yet it always works. Maybe because that's how nature works. The avocado looks delicious
I am one of those who planted a tree from seed (it's about 22 years old now) and got nothing but inedible little tiny fruits from it. But i don't regret it - they are beautiful trees regardless.
Wow - the 6 month update is awesome! Ours just fruited for the first time and they are the BEST fruit I've ever tasted. Thought I'd have to wait a whole year for the next lot, but is it possible they fruit again sooner? Love the idea of naming your own variety too.
I've always been curious about avocado trees and what not since I live in the Central Valley of California. You've given me more info in just minutes than I've received from anyone else. Definitely a new subscriber now
Fantastic results from growing Avocado from seed 🤩 Here in London uk we have several large seedling trees, and one of them produces probably the best avocados I’ve ever tasted 🤩 I love the name you gave your tree, after your beloved cat Sparky 😀
Avocados come from cloud forests so they actually like cool summers and mild winters, similarly to coffee and vanilla. They can handle a couple of freezes but not for long periods.
I live in Wellington and have a 8+ meter tree grown from stone in my backyard - it's 12 years old. It's flowered 3 times in the past 5 years. Only once have I seen fruit "set" - and this fruit dropped off shortly after it got to the size of about half a grape. This video gives me hope...
I have had a similar experience. In Wellington as well. I think the main issue here is the windy spring and early summer. Hard for the fruit to get pollinated and then set. I have one avocado on one of my trees after about eight years. There's always hope though.
I've been patiently waiting for my avocado trees grown from seed to fruit. One is planted in the ground and one in a pot. This gives me hope that someday they might produce. I've lost track of how long it's been, but around 6 years. Thanks for the great video!
I've been telling people this for years on forums and stuff. People are so hard to convince though. I posted pics of my tree I grew from a tangelo tree fruiting after only 1 year of growth and while I did get some supporters there was a vocal crowd of people calling me a grifter, faker, ect... I'm over here like ok whatever... I'll keep growing.
When I was a kid, we had an avocado tree that was grown from seed up against our carport. They had bigger pits and less flesh, but were great. I have so many memories of climbing up onto the roof of the carport so I could pick them (so they wouldn't fall and bruise.) I would fold up the bottom of my shirt and load it up with avocados and tie it off, and then climb back down off the roof. So many great memories.
The reason "people" say not to grow avocados from seed, is because of the industry wants to keep the money making for themselves. Any pant can be grown as long as the living conditions for that specific plant is there. Don't listen to the gaslighting.
I have been watching your content for a few years now and you have inspired me to grow an Avocado and Peach tree. They are both doing great. This is just the video I needed to continue to understand my avocado trees journey. Keep up the good work. 😊
My farm is at Flinders in Victoria We grow delicious avocados in cool climate Smaller than tropical varieties but the flavour is much more intense A great tree to nurture
The fruit looks like it's a cross of Hass & Zutano, based on the seed size and the shape of the fruit. I say growing grafted avocados if you are serious about fruit & growing from seed is for fun as you just don't know exactly what you are going to get. That term 1 in 10000 is an incorrect term used by people. Most avocados from seed taste good. The original 1 in 10000 comes from avocado breeding programs where 1 in 10000 seedlings will be good enough for it to be used as a commercial variety. Great video can't wait to see more. I've got a seedling, 8 years old, which has 3 fruit on it for the first time and will pick at the end of the year to see what it's like.
Thank you for the information. My brother Luis used an avocado seed and waiting for fruits. It has been 3 years and I was wondering when! Can't wait!! Beautiful Cat, nice honoring him with a beautiful tree 🐱
I grew a mango tree from seed from a fruit I bought at the market. It was potted for two years, but I had it outside and the temperature dropped to 40ºF (4.5ºC) and it died. Too cold sensitive here in San Francisco, CA. I’ve also grown dragonfruit from seed. That one’s easy, and I got hundreds of seedlings from just half a fruit, and may have fruit after three years. You should try them.
We have a ton of folklore in the states with similar statistics about apple tree seedlings. I think a lot of it is coming from growers wanting to protect their investment; once you figure out how to grow your own you wont be back. Additionally in order to increase pollination rates growers will use ornamental varieties with a longer blooming season interplanted with the productive trees. In the case of apples, Crabapples are planted which produce an almost inedible fruit. The resulting offspring will carry on at least some of those genetics and show smaller woody and bitter apples. However, like you mention in the video, most of the varieties we have today are chance or intentional crosses that were grown from seed. If everyone is grafting everything then we are losing out on opportunities to try new unique varieties. Here is where I hear another stat that I'm inclined to believe: 1/20,000 will be a marketable fruit IE the next Honeycrisp, Bartlett or Hass. And those are odds I'm happy to take.
I have several small apple trees grown from seeds that were sprouting inside apples I bought from supermarket. I'm happy if they are crab apple cross....I love crab apple jelly 😋
You can tell people haven't actually grown fruit from seeds when they say you can't grow good fruit from seed. Sure, there are some potential caveats, but often things will turn out pretty well. Anyway, love these kinds of videos!
I appreciate your input. I grew two in water, transferred to pot a year later transferred them from inside the house to outside. They both died..I guess due to the Houston heat. I placed them in a spot with morning sun and evening shade but did not expect them to die. I keep the temp in the house at 70F and the Houston summer was in the 99F range.
My neighbor grew an avocado tree from a random seed. Grew into a beautiful tree, made many fruits, but, the seeds were 90% of the volume of the fruit so that you needed to harvest 10 avocados to get the same flesh as one normal avocado. They didn't regret growing it, but the fruit was a flop. My perspective has always been that you grow an avocado tree from a seed to have a beautiful tree, and the fruit is a bonus you hope to get. The reason people tell you not to do it if you WANT the fruit is that it takes 6-10 years to figure out if you are going to get nice fruit, and even a 10% chance of a flop is too much for most people who are hoping for an avocado tree. If you have room to grow like, 3 trees, then no worries. If you have room for one, and care about fruit quality, start from a grafted tree.
Loved this video and your thoughtful insights! In 2008, my dad planted an avocado tree in my backyard which he grew from seed. It started flowering in 2015 every year til it developed its first fruit in 2018. The tree is now about 30-35ft tall and the fruit is elongated, green and delicious!
@@dgill441 I’m in N. Cali zone 9b now, last year it was 10a. I didn’t know anything about growing fruit trees or any plants back then. I wish I did. It was super scary in 25mph winds.
It's always good to give a try This year, i will graft about 70 trees already growing in their place. Because I would like to make sure of the quality i will get.
I grew an avocado from seed when I was a kid for part of a school project. Left it inside for years until it was trying to brush the ceiling, then carted it outside and planted it. It's taken about 20 years to start fruiting, but it's been flowering for years and years. I just have the one, and I do not believe any of the neighbours have any trees of the opposite type, whatever type it is, so I suspect it is self-pollinating, which is causing the slow start at fruiting and low yield of fruit. That's fine. It's a big, pretty tree that's providing privacy for the second floor of the house. What fruit it does have are apparently quite palatable, though I don't like avocados, and won't eat them.
This is super cool to see!! I’ve been wanting to do this - tried twice and the seeds rotted and never sprouted. This inspired me to try again 😊 Thank you
Sparky Avocado! Love it! What a beautiful cat ( I have a Willow who is like Sparky! ) And what a a beautiful memorial tree and name! I’m so glad I fell over your video as a friend has just given me a a four foot avocado tree grown from seeds! 😊I’m now more excited it will grow beautifully! Thank you ❤
I've got three different types of seed just now sprouting. They are going to be the anchor for my beehive garden. The fruits you grow yourself from seed are the most direct connection between you and the lovely world.
You've inspired me, not just with this video but with all the videos where you grow things from seed. I bought some fruit from an asian grocer (durian, longan, jackfruit, mangosteen) and I will sow them and see what happens!
This is such an awesome video. My father in law used to love growing avocado seeds in water. He gave us two little trees a year before he died in 2016. We planted them in our new property in 2018 and I was getting worried it would never fruit (we are located in the Andes mountains). Last year one of my favorite hens passed away and we buried her under the tree and told the tree very seriously that if it didn't fruit, we'd chop it and graft it. Lo and behold, it is now covered in flowers and starting to fruit. We are ecstatic.
I live in Melbourne, Australia and we have a large Avocado tree grown from seed. The tree is producing fruit that tastes great. Only issue is pollination, which, when I remember I do by hand.
If you own a home in the appropriate climate and love avocados you should plant a tree. My family in Mexico has a few in their garden. Nothing like having fresh vegetables and fruits everyday
I found the exact same response on another persons video who was claiming the whole 1-10,000 thing... the comments were full of people saying "I grew from seed and it was awesome". I find the same thing when you mention an interest in growing apples from seed... I am aware the same thing holds "they won't grow true to type" (or is that are unlikely to as they still could?). What they tend to not mention is there seems to be a notion they have a high chance of becoming a crab apple... which if my memory is correct is basically a sour apple. Funny thing is I've longed for a sour apple since having some when I was a child... so I'm growing a couple of apple trees from seed and will be happy if they become some new weird and wonderful flavour... or if they simply become sour apples... I win either way :D
I worked on an avo orchard last year and all the little seedlings grew best closest to the trunk sheltered so that is where I have kept some, sheltered and now plan to re pot and give away to my family now I’ve seen this video thanks!
My mom grew an avocado tree from seed and it got very large. It took about 9 years before it finally produced something but it was satisfying to see it. Unfortunately, in 2021 my city in Texas we had a rare freeze with snow. The tree did not make it sadly through the freeze that was 6F/-14.4C. The last time this happened was around 1985. Now we have started a mango free from seed and it is about 2 feet tall now. I started a nectarine tree myself. It has been growing for 5 years and I am hoping for it to start producing with this the next year.
Thank you for renewing my passion for growing Avacados from seed. Now that I have some property of my own, and live in a humid and hot place in the summer, I am excited to start trying again.
i grew mine to 15ft tall then my parents cut it down as they were worried the roots would go damage the foundation of the house. so now i am planting one in their garden, as they have a bigger house in the country. not sure it will be right for the uk cold wet winters, but i will enjoy watching it grow
Hello, fab information. I've grown Avacados, Mangos, Kumquat's, Lychee's and Cheramoya all from fruit seed purchased from my local supermarket here in the South East of England! Currently having a go at Papaya.😊
It's so good seeing you again after so long of an absence. I know you've been back awhile now, man... I remember all of the community so worried and curious about where you could be.
I live in southwest coastal Florida and I have compost piles where I dump avocado seeds. I have lots of avocado seedlings growing all over the yard from critters moving the seeds around. I'm in my third year of this experiment so thanks for giving me an estimated time of possible fruiting and if it's worth it to go forward wondering if the fruits are even going to taste good.
Hi everyone! Feel free to share this video with your avocado loving friends! 🥑🥑It helps a lot :)
Thanks for watching and hope you have a great day
-Kalem
Fantastic Video
I've grown many Avocado's from seed here in NZ and Thailand
I think.your Video is spoton
My cat dies not too long ago, I got him cremated. I'm sorry to hear about your kitty.
I've grown many avos from seed, I currently have one in a pot, I'm trying too start another one so I can graft it.
What climate zone do you grow in?
@@mwinter9378 The climate zone is important but if people are in cold places they can look for a protected area (South facing in the N hemisphere) with some walls to keep the heat during cold weather. Also, avocados and other trees can be grown in pots and if necessary they can me moved to a shelter. Where I live we get snow every 10 years average so I keep an eye on the weather and if the winter temperature is going to drop below like -3 ºC I will cover my tress; avocado, citrus, etc.. with some card board or burlap around their trunks and place a blanket over the trees. If temperatures are going to be colder I might place a plastic cover on them (after the cardboard and the blanket) but I have to take the plastic cover off next day or the tree would burn with the sunshine.
So do you plan on naming this selection you planted in Sparkies memory a Sparky Avacado?
I'd love to get a bundle of scions if so.
My brother as a kid, grew an avo tree from seed. It got planted in the backyard. (We lived above 6000ft). Everyone said that it wouldn't last the winter. It did. They said it would never have fruit. It did. They said the fruit would be terrible. They were delicious and we gave away kilos of arvoes every year. Thanks for the great channel.
Lesson here is don’t take advice from your bro.
This is the sad reality of others wanting to gatekeep a piece of mother nature. It's not only gardeners of Avacados.
Cannabis community is riddled with seed breeders. Wanting you to stay dependent upon their selections. When you can easily make your own fantastic cultivars. Glad your brother went against the naysayers.
Where is that avocado planted? What was the coldest nights it endured? Since I have seen some avocados here go through the same and it surprised me (-5 C frosts at 2300masl)
avocados are kind of like cherimoya. they are pretty hardy for tropical fruits because they have highland origins.
Why do people have to lie in comments, no you didn’t, such a liar
My grandmother started an avocado tree from seed not long after buying her house in 1948. I grew up eating avocado. A lot of avocado. The tree was huge. By the time she passed way, the tree was taller than her house and was still producing fruit. We fertilized the tree with her ashes.
That was so sweet. She continue to give life even after her passing. 😢
Burning someone 🥵 🔥 and then infusing their remains into organic matter you can eat.. an odd form of cannibalism? I could never do this to someone I cared about 😢 I see this as a barbarian act
@@BeardedGuy_Tawhid It's literally how any form of life ends though...every single dying organism fertilises the bottom row of the food chain, which mostly englobes micro-organisms and vegetals
Although incineration can be considered a bit unnatural, wildfires are one of the causes certain forests and ecosystems could thrive in some places
Also don't worry, it is nowhere close of cannibalism, leaving people in a box to rot with a little stone above is odder to me rather than giving the person back to nature
@@polotag9714 I could not agree with you more! Cheers!
@@BeardedGuy_Tawhid your women have no rights. lol but you think cremation is weird?
I was told growing an avacado from seed was a waste of time but did it anyway. 5 years later it fruited and tasted delish!
It's almost like someone realized how much of a cheap reliable food source they are that anyone could grow almost effortlessly and decided on a disinformation campaign... It's almost like that's happened to a few different crops. Money as a motivator leads to these kinds of things.
That's awesome to hear!
@@ziggybender9125 for commercial growing, it is too risky. Say, you are going to plant 1000 Avocados, and decided to grow them from seeds. Half of them perhaps can be good but half of them perhaps not. You have to wait for 6 years to see if the fruit is goods or not. Some of them will produce less fruits, some of them will be early fruit bearing and some late. Now, think you are the farmer, you have to replace the worst trees and lost 6 years to see if they are good or not. And you will get less money for your fruit because they will be mixed, and you will spend more because your harvest will be more random. Now, is it not a waste of time. For back garden perhaps one can plant a couple of them and cull the bed ones.
@@erenkur3832 There's a big difference between advice for commercial growing and home growing. Also I think your 50% good estimate is way off, try like 95% good.
@@erenkur3832the issue there is a lack of properly breeding, if the parents are both good theres a really high chance the child will be good.
I live in the mountains & get 100+ inches of snow a year, yet I have grown and harvested a pineapple grown from the top of a store bought pineapple. Nothing beats the satisfaction of growing your own from start to harvest and passing it on.
Wow that's really cool, well done
What's your growing zone considered? How cold do you winters get?
True passion is when you wait 6 months for an extra minute of footage. Much love!
weird place to see a roachdoggjr LMFAO
@@Dylan-zp9ik I'm gonna start my own avocado plantation to rival Tomar's mango farm.
@@Dylan-zp9ik the roachdogg is a man of many subcultures
Is it passion or is it procrastination 😅
Sorry to hear about your cat. A tree is a lovely way to remember him. I had a ginger cat called King that we rescued as a kitten on the streets of Bangkok. He was with us 19 years and is now beneath a beautiful umiboshi plum tree here in Wales. We think of him every time it flowers. I hope your avacado tree brings you comfort.
All avocado trees in Fiji grew from seed. I've had the odd bad one (eg: stringy or bitter) but the vast majority are perfectly good, and the variety is wonderful. Have you ever seen an avocado the size of a toddlers head?
We lose so much with modern commercial monoculture practices.
Those are common in grocery stores in Florida. But in the rest of the US it is mostly the Hass variety.
So cool, thanks for sharing!
@@brianfox771 Hass won't fruit in Fiji. Attempts have been made. Either our cold isn't cold enough or our days not long enough to trigger flowering.
@@wainivanua Well if you got those giant Avocados, you're not missing much, imo. I'm jealous you have those to buy; I would prefer them over Hass. I used to get the giant ones back when I would visit my late grandmother in Miami.
Yeah, I've never been a fan of Hass avocadoes; they are a lot of effort for not much flesh and seem to often go bad without even ripening/softening correctly. The large green ones just function better as food lol.
Big Avocado doesn't want you to grow your own fruit because it hurts their bottom line when you aren't spending $2 per avocado.
lmfao
It would be nice to get an avocado for only 2$ here in Europe where I live you wont get a half for that kind of money 😢
@@markocraciun6888 You can get a ripe avocado in Denmark for around $1.20.
@@Lemonz1989 I live in Switzerland the last time I saw one it was around 3.80 CHF each. Well I am pretty sure there must be cheaper out there in the wild I am just kinda landlocked in my town 😂
Switzerland is quite an expenseive country compared to the rest of Europe though. In France as well you can find avocados for ~1€ or less depending on the season.
As a child, I always planted mango seeds all around the garden, now two of them turned into huge trees which currently are neighbourhood favourite varieties.
One variety is Rumani seedling
other one we dont know but pretty large fruit...So, there is a real joy of growing fruits with seeds❤
That's wonderful!
@@nbarbettini yeah..
I wish mangos were easier to grow in NZ
@@BuenavistaNZ 😓❤️
That's awesome! Well done
I’m from Puerto Rico and every family member I have and ancestor who grew an avocado tree did it from seed and there are zero situations where anyone was disappointed with the fruit.
Hate people telling you that you cannot do something. Give it a go and see what happens
Life is all about learning and experiencing it. Better to try and fail rather than than to waste time following oppinions of negative nay sayers.
Imagine if our ancestors of 100,000s of years ago didn't try or experiment with things... who knows where we would be now..
Yeah,,, they spread the disinformation only to make us to keep buying and buying fruit from seller.
At the moment ,I'm waiting to see if my " from seed" persimmon fruits....3yrs in .😊
@@meatavoreNana look up videos on ways to shock it! Some people just drive a railroad stake through them but there are different ways where you can shock them into fruiting
big farms want us to buy their avocados and most likely push the narrative that only the fruit they have will be the best. I agree with you, be patient and enjoy the experience of a new tasting avocado. great vids mate
All the ovacado trees in our orchard in Uganda were planted from seed, and they're amazing.
So cool! Thanks for sharing :)
I've had Ugandan avocados and I can verify they are indeed incredible!
Which iss worse, forced and child labor(uganda) or Cartels (Mexico)
Buy Peruvian
@@williecanuck5001 I picked them myself in Uganda...I can't even get anything but Peruvian in my local area 😂
I planted a bunch of avocado seeds that I got from shop-bought fruit last summer. Everyone has been telling me that I'm wasting my time. I'm going to try anyway. Thanks for helping me trust my instincts 😊
All you have to do is keep the tree from dying and wait a while, forget them haters.
I had a large avocado tree in my yard when I lived in California. It produced delicious fruits that the neighborhood enjoyed. I only wish I had also had a chips and salsa tree.
I live in Michigan but my long-term dream is to have a garden just of guacamole ingredients. 😆
@@agent57Is it possible to grow the Avocado tree in Michigan's cold winters?
So life just decided to jip me..... fml. Mine does not taste good.
I would love a chips and salsa tree! Maybe I could have a taco tree to go with it
There are chips and salsa plants you can grow but they're annuals, not perennial.
Love that you followed up and stuck with it for 6 years!! Congrats!!
I had an almond tree from seed that flowered! THE SECOND YEAR after planting from seed!
That's awesome! Well done!
I have peaches and nectarines that flowered and had fruit after 2 years, apricot and plum after 3.
Have it had almonds already? Did it pollinate itself?.
I bought a grafted almond tree (supposedly selfpollinated) and it did set fruit the 2o. year but I am not sure (at this stage) if it is going to be almond or peach, nurseries are not serious here in MX unfortunately, later I will find out.
@@jelena8357 that's awesome! I started a loquat the other year and am hoping it will be an early bloomer too.
Thank you for this update
Absolutely loved the patient rythm of your videos. I hate when people don't take their time to show something nice. Not only you waited 6 years for that tree to grow, but you also waited a week for your avocado taste test to be perfect, and I wasn't expecting much more as it was already a very interesting video, but you waited 6 more months ! To show us a lovely view of your avocado tree full of its children; a big thank you. I had an amazing time watching you. I'm only 22 years old, I won't have a garden to plant trees before several years at least, but I can still begin to sprout the seeds of my future home. I'll begin with an avocado :)
So glad you enjoyed it! All the best :)
My tree is 6 years old and it has over 50 fruits on it at the moment. I grew it from seed also.
My mom grew one from seed at my uncle's house 24 years ago and it took 20 years to bare fruits. I also seen a tree that is much older than 20 years and never fruited even once.
The fruitless tree is probably a male. Avacados actually have genders. LOL Isn't that weird. :D
@@skyrere Not if you're into weed.
“The time is going to pass anyway” love that perspective!
I've done the tooth pick method a few times, but I found that they grow best in the compost pile from thrown away avocado pits. Every year I get 4 or 5 that just randomly grow by themselves.
Until recently there was a wild avocado growing in an alleyway in Lower Hutt, from a crack in the concrete, obviously where the restaurant were putting their rubbish out, and a stone must have escaped. It got to about 8 feet high. Somebody removed it, but it was doing great until then with no care whatsoever.
Thats true, my dad dug up 3 saplings from compost pile year ago
I like to grow them for fun (can't plant them outside because it gets below freezing and I don't have enough garden space to accomodate insulation) I just wrap them in damp paper towels and put them in a plastic bag to sprout.
We live in a colder climate & my MiL found 3 in my compost pile, so I potted them. The strongest is still growing strong & I probably need to upsize it's pot so I can bring it in over the winter... will also use my grow light. The tree started when my daughter was an infant I believe so it is probably 4 years old. I'm curious for the day it produces fresh eats. Hubs has been so patient with me & this tree, even though he's allergic to avocados and won't be able to eat any. As a toddler, my curious daughter also pulled off a few leaves so I think it would be slightly bigger, but our tree is still growing strong and I plan to carry it to fruition! Glad I found your video. Thanks!!! ❤
@@feuerlingyes, I have done that and I have one growing now about 2 years old now
My avocado tree is almost two years old now in a pot in my house. It's lovely. I'm so happy it's growing. I really don't care if it fruits or not as I just like watching it grow, those big ole flappy dumbo leaves! Just brilliant.
Well I think this video is exceptional so far as UA-cam content creators go. Particularly, how you took things from a moot point to how your gorgeous cat friend passed (and without sadness you showed the depth of what your friend brought in the end, I adore cats and I adored this dedication) and, weaving facts and life experience into a wide breadth of tapestry still offering everything to do and even not to do with an avocado. It was gorgeous. I have liked your videos for a long while now, always impressed, but I can see it is you, without you none of this would have mattered to me, so I find now I am in love with these things you bring that most of us would never hear from elsewhere. Arohanui, all the best mate
Thanks so much for the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! All the best :)
This is beautiful. I started growing an avocado from seed last year and my 10 year old dog died. I’ve dedicated it to her and I pray so much that it grows to maturity. It’s almost a year old and has 11 leaves (lost aroind 4 over winter) and is doing okay.
I do need to repot it. But it’s surviving. Even at my latitude in Scotland which is equivalent to the northern territories of Canada.
Let me know your avocado experiences and why you like to grow them! :)
Hello
I've grown one for myself, but after a year, I forgot to water it properly, and it died. Now I have grown another one, and to this day, it grows pretty nice at a height of around 70 cm in one year. (The big problem at my place [Bavaria in Germany] is that it gets really cold in the winter. That's why I will never be able to plant it outside. That's also the reason why it only grows new leaves and everything in the short time of around 4-5 warm months [wehn the weather is good], so the plant has a really slow growing.)
I wish you a beautiful day.
Greetings
MDG
Was waiting on best "from seed" growing advice on avocados... will this be another video?
Had one grow from seed to 1m and it just died. I blame the moles, they disturbed the roots.
@@mc_dragon_gamerwait? How cold?
I live near Toowoomba in qld Australia. There are avocado farms all around. Yes, days, especially in summer are hot. However, often the temperature at night will be at or below 0°C..
Maybe it will do better than you think?
Make a little individual, greenhouse like shroud?
@markgado8782 well wehn it's "normal cold" then we talk about -10 degrees but it can easily get to -15/-20
@@mc_dragon_gamer if it gets above freezing during the day, maybe it'll survive?
You're right to be sceptical and keep it inside though, I think.. 🤠👍
Grew mine from seed 7 years ago and this year I harvested almost 50 fruits and left another half on the tree.
I'm from Hamilton.
The fruits taste super creamy and nutty taste.
It started fruiting at 6 years old. It started flowering at 5 but didn't produced any fruits due to frost and hail storm.
This year I had over a hundred fruits ready to harvest. The fruits are delicious.
That’s awesome to hear!! Well done!
Love this! Here in tropical Sumatra, the trees can be fruiting as fast as 3-4 years from seed, which is amazing. And because it's so humid, it takes about 48 hours for them to get perfectly ripe after picking. Avocados RULE.
That is amazing, they must grow fast in that nice heat!!
I was told it takes 13 years AFTER I've planted all of mine already. Was a bit sad, but at least now 6 (- 10) years not only not sound so long, but also now I am actually happy over waiting ONLY 6 (- 10) years. Thank you so much for this video ❤
Should be 8-10 yrs only! I'm excited for youu
I'm in Vancouver BC, wish we had the weather to grow them here!!! 😢
I have a giant seed from the grocery store, waiting for it to sprout
Never skipping ads on these videos. Absolutely deserving of the revenue.
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the video :)
Ads?? That must suck😂😂
@@williecanuck5001 Congrats for paying to stare at a glowing rectangle?
11:57 I can’t buy avocado trees where I live. So I went with the Seedling method. After 4.5 years, I’m looking forward to the first fruits in 1-2 years
Hass is a seedling first discovered in southern California. Pollock is a seedling (with really large fruit) discovered in south Florida. They all started from seed.
5:40 Are there any tips on how to keep the trunk diameter small for people with a small garden?
I really enjoyed learning all about Sparky and the rest of the story of the 100 avocado fruits that continue to carry on Sparky's story.
I just posted a growing avocado on UA-cam, and after watching this video, I was hopeful that I could raise it so successfully😀
Hi, I really enjoyed you talking about this. It's bothered me as well and is so good to hear someone else talk about that there are no such hard rules and contrasts concerning many fruit. People say the very same things about apple, pear and plum trees, and so many others as well. Always with this argument, that the fruit would be outright inedible. I really liked the way you showed that it's really up to your preference and demands as to what kind of way to grow much of your fruit you choose. There surely are some exceptions where cloning the plants makes way more sense, but that's definitely not absolutely necessary for all of them. Cheers
Thanks for sharing your positive experience with growing avocado tree from seed. I also decided to grow a couple of avocado trees from seed about 4.5 years ago despite knowing that they may not bear fruit. The 4.5 years old tree is about 9 feet tall now (trimmed the top off when it was around 6-7 feet tall). Still no fruits yet, but I still have hope that it will bear fruits some day. We planted another tree in the ground about 1.5 years ago after our family cat passed away (he was around 20yo). Like you, we buried him and planted that tree on top. If that avocado tree bears fruit, we'll name it after our family cat.
Faith goes a long way. Thank you for this video, man
Gave away an avocado tree that I started from seed and had in a pot. It was getting too big for the patio. I was worried that the new owners will be disappointed because I've heard things about the fruit of seed grown avocado trees but figured I gave it as a free gift if that happens. This gives me hope that the tree will produce tasty fruit for the new owners.
Too many people have said "this doesn't work from seed(from the store)" yet it always works. Maybe because that's how nature works. The avocado looks delicious
I am one of those who planted a tree from seed (it's about 22 years old now) and got nothing but inedible little tiny fruits from it. But i don't regret it - they are beautiful trees regardless.
Me too, tiny fruits, nothing edible after ten years from a seed. Tree looks great, just doesn't bear good fruit...
Wow - the 6 month update is awesome! Ours just fruited for the first time and they are the BEST fruit I've ever tasted. Thought I'd have to wait a whole year for the next lot, but is it possible they fruit again sooner? Love the idea of naming your own variety too.
That's so cool! Enjoy the fruits :). I think these fruit will take another 6 months to get to full mature size and be ready to pick :)
I've always been curious about avocado trees and what not since I live in the Central Valley of California. You've given me more info in just minutes than I've received from anyone else. Definitely a new subscriber now
Welcome to the channel! Hope you enjoy it over here :)
Fantastic results from growing Avocado from seed 🤩
Here in London uk we have several large seedling trees, and one of them produces probably the best avocados I’ve ever tasted 🤩
I love the name you gave your tree, after your beloved cat Sparky 😀
I had no idea you could grow avos in London!
@@gaymooshroom371, in London yes. We have a unique micro climate. We can also grow pineapple guava, persimmons etc 😀☀️🌱
Avocados come from cloud forests so they actually like cool summers and mild winters, similarly to coffee and vanilla.
They can handle a couple of freezes but not for long periods.
London does get hot, that's for sure! I am surprised you have the space for them though, London is so expensive!
I live in Wellington and have a 8+ meter tree grown from stone in my backyard - it's 12 years old.
It's flowered 3 times in the past 5 years.
Only once have I seen fruit "set" - and this fruit dropped off shortly after it got to the size of about half a grape.
This video gives me hope...
I have had a similar experience. In Wellington as well. I think the main issue here is the windy spring and early summer. Hard for the fruit to get pollinated and then set. I have one avocado on one of my trees after about eight years. There's always hope though.
I've been patiently waiting for my avocado trees grown from seed to fruit. One is planted in the ground and one in a pot. This gives me hope that someday they might produce. I've lost track of how long it's been, but around 6 years. Thanks for the great video!
Hope it fruits next year for you.
I've been telling people this for years on forums and stuff. People are so hard to convince though. I posted pics of my tree I grew from a tangelo tree fruiting after only 1 year of growth and while I did get some supporters there was a vocal crowd of people calling me a grifter, faker, ect... I'm over here like ok whatever... I'll keep growing.
When I was a kid, we had an avocado tree that was grown from seed up against our carport. They had bigger pits and less flesh, but were great. I have so many memories of climbing up onto the roof of the carport so I could pick them (so they wouldn't fall and bruise.) I would fold up the bottom of my shirt and load it up with avocados and tie it off, and then climb back down off the roof. So many great memories.
The reason "people" say not to grow avocados from seed, is because of the industry wants to keep the money making for themselves. Any pant can be grown as long as the living conditions for that specific plant is there. Don't listen to the gaslighting.
Best video yet I have found on this subject! Growing 1 from seed now from a Winter Mexican Avacado. Wish me luck!
I have been watching your content for a few years now and you have inspired me to grow an Avocado and Peach tree. They are both doing great. This is just the video I needed to continue to understand my avocado trees journey. Keep up the good work. 😊
My farm is at Flinders in Victoria
We grow delicious avocados in cool climate
Smaller than tropical varieties but the flavour is much more intense
A great tree to nurture
The fruit looks like it's a cross of Hass & Zutano, based on the seed size and the shape of the fruit. I say growing grafted avocados if you are serious about fruit & growing from seed is for fun as you just don't know exactly what you are going to get. That term 1 in 10000 is an incorrect term used by people. Most avocados from seed taste good. The original 1 in 10000 comes from avocado breeding programs where 1 in 10000 seedlings will be good enough for it to be used as a commercial variety. Great video can't wait to see more. I've got a seedling, 8 years old, which has 3 fruit on it for the first time and will pick at the end of the year to see what it's like.
Thanks for the insight! Hope the avos turn out well :)
thank you for the video plus i love eating avocado plain no salt and pepper LOL you are a rock star in growing things in harmony with mother earth
Thank you for the information. My brother Luis used an avocado seed and waiting for fruits. It has been 3 years and I was wondering when! Can't wait!! Beautiful Cat, nice honoring him with a beautiful tree 🐱
I grew a mango tree from seed from a fruit I bought at the market. It was potted for two years, but I had it outside and the temperature dropped to 40ºF (4.5ºC) and it died. Too cold sensitive here in San Francisco, CA. I’ve also grown dragonfruit from seed. That one’s easy, and I got hundreds of seedlings from just half a fruit, and may have fruit after three years. You should try them.
We have a ton of folklore in the states with similar statistics about apple tree seedlings. I think a lot of it is coming from growers wanting to protect their investment; once you figure out how to grow your own you wont be back.
Additionally in order to increase pollination rates growers will use ornamental varieties with a longer blooming season interplanted with the productive trees. In the case of apples, Crabapples are planted which produce an almost inedible fruit. The resulting offspring will carry on at least some of those genetics and show smaller woody and bitter apples.
However, like you mention in the video, most of the varieties we have today are chance or intentional crosses that were grown from seed. If everyone is grafting everything then we are losing out on opportunities to try new unique varieties. Here is where I hear another stat that I'm inclined to believe: 1/20,000 will be a marketable fruit IE the next Honeycrisp, Bartlett or Hass. And those are odds I'm happy to take.
I have several small apple trees grown from seeds that were sprouting inside apples I bought from supermarket. I'm happy if they are crab apple cross....I love crab apple jelly 😋
A ripe avocado with salt fewdrops oliveoil alittle lemon and italian balsamico vinegar ..melts in the mouth..try it .
You can tell people haven't actually grown fruit from seeds when they say you can't grow good fruit from seed. Sure, there are some potential caveats, but often things will turn out pretty well. Anyway, love these kinds of videos!
I appreciate your input. I grew two in water, transferred to pot a year later transferred them from inside the house to outside. They both died..I guess due to the Houston heat. I placed them in a spot with morning sun and evening shade but did not expect them to die. I keep the temp in the house at 70F and the Houston summer was in the 99F range.
Sounds like the big corporate avocado growers came up with those "facts" about why you shouldn't grow your own.
I mean you could still grow it. You would just graft it. Once you have a successful graft you can use your own scions to make more.
No, as their technically is truth in not growing from seed
My neighbor grew an avocado tree from a random seed. Grew into a beautiful tree, made many fruits, but, the seeds were 90% of the volume of the fruit so that you needed to harvest 10 avocados to get the same flesh as one normal avocado.
They didn't regret growing it, but the fruit was a flop. My perspective has always been that you grow an avocado tree from a seed to have a beautiful tree, and the fruit is a bonus you hope to get. The reason people tell you not to do it if you WANT the fruit is that it takes 6-10 years to figure out if you are going to get nice fruit, and even a 10% chance of a flop is too much for most people who are hoping for an avocado tree. If you have room to grow like, 3 trees, then no worries. If you have room for one, and care about fruit quality, start from a grafted tree.
I think the reason some people discourage trying to grow from seed to fruit is because they want you to buy them from the commercial grower.
It is 100% the reason.
This is encouraging and the skin is so beautiful. Has a purple hue.
It’s silly but I’m just as excited that you leveled up your avocado seed like a real life Stardew Valley!! 🙌🏾😂
Greetings from Olancho, Honduras. How and when did you first prune the tree? Thanks
Loved this video and your thoughtful insights! In 2008, my dad planted an avocado tree in my backyard which he grew from seed. It started flowering in 2015 every year til it developed its first fruit in 2018. The tree is now about 30-35ft tall and the fruit is elongated, green and delicious!
That's so cool, glad they turned out well!
Cool! What growing zone are you? Also - how come you didn’t prune it?
@@dgill441 I’m in N. Cali zone 9b now, last year it was 10a. I didn’t know anything about growing fruit trees or any plants back then. I wish I did. It was super scary in 25mph winds.
Wow did he fertilize it?
It's always good to give a try
This year, i will graft about 70 trees already growing in their place.
Because I would like to make sure of the quality i will get.
I grew an avocado from seed when I was a kid for part of a school project. Left it inside for years until it was trying to brush the ceiling, then carted it outside and planted it. It's taken about 20 years to start fruiting, but it's been flowering for years and years. I just have the one, and I do not believe any of the neighbours have any trees of the opposite type, whatever type it is, so I suspect it is self-pollinating, which is causing the slow start at fruiting and low yield of fruit. That's fine. It's a big, pretty tree that's providing privacy for the second floor of the house. What fruit it does have are apparently quite palatable, though I don't like avocados, and won't eat them.
This is super cool to see!! I’ve been wanting to do this - tried twice and the seeds rotted and never sprouted. This inspired me to try again 😊 Thank you
Awesome video mate I wish I had the space out back to grow one myself.
Love that you named a tree for your precious sparky boy!💕
Sparky Avocado! Love it! What a beautiful cat ( I have a Willow who is like Sparky! ) And what a a beautiful memorial tree and name! I’m so glad I fell over your video as a friend has just given me a a four foot avocado tree grown from seeds! 😊I’m now more excited it will grow beautifully! Thank you ❤
I've got three different types of seed just now sprouting. They are going to be the anchor for my beehive garden. The fruits you grow yourself from seed are the most direct connection between you and the lovely world.
Great homage to your sweet cat!
You've inspired me, not just with this video but with all the videos where you grow things from seed. I bought some fruit from an asian grocer (durian, longan, jackfruit, mangosteen) and I will sow them and see what happens!
You truly inspire me mate!❤
This is such an awesome video.
My father in law used to love growing avocado seeds in water. He gave us two little trees a year before he died in 2016. We planted them in our new property in 2018 and I was getting worried it would never fruit (we are located in the Andes mountains). Last year one of my favorite hens passed away and we buried her under the tree and told the tree very seriously that if it didn't fruit, we'd chop it and graft it. Lo and behold, it is now covered in flowers and starting to fruit. We are ecstatic.
That’s so awesome! Hope they turn out well :)
Sparky avocado 🐱😍🥰🐱
Thanks for doing this and dispelling the 1 in 10,000 myth! More people need to be encouraged to grow from seed!
looking forward to see your pawpaw from seed!
Me2!
What Australians call pawpaw is really papaya. The pawpaw tree grows in temperate regions of the US. Papaya hails from Mesoamerica.
8:03 Very true, this also applies to grafted fruit trees.
🤤🤤🤤 looks delicious! I envy you have the place, time and freedom to grow from seed plants. You live a dream life 🤩🥰😍 Like your videos! 🤗🤗
I have a nearly 4 year old avocado tree that I grew from seed in September 2020 and now it’s around 5 feet tall growing in a pot!
Awesome video! finally a good video about avocados grown from seed
The reason they dont want you growing avocado from seed is because it means they can't charge you $3 a piece for them.
I live in Melbourne, Australia and we have a large Avocado tree grown from seed. The tree is producing fruit that tastes great. Only issue is pollination, which, when I remember I do by hand.
I imagine Avacado growers dont want you to grow from a seed and then spread misinformation about it.
If you own a home in the appropriate climate and love avocados you should plant a tree. My family in Mexico has a few in their garden. Nothing like having fresh vegetables and fruits everyday
Our seed grown tree took 30 years 😅
I found the exact same response on another persons video who was claiming the whole 1-10,000 thing... the comments were full of people saying "I grew from seed and it was awesome".
I find the same thing when you mention an interest in growing apples from seed... I am aware the same thing holds "they won't grow true to type" (or is that are unlikely to as they still could?). What they tend to not mention is there seems to be a notion they have a high chance of becoming a crab apple... which if my memory is correct is basically a sour apple. Funny thing is I've longed for a sour apple since having some when I was a child... so I'm growing a couple of apple trees from seed and will be happy if they become some new weird and wonderful flavour... or if they simply become sour apples... I win either way :D
Not sure I'm willing to sacrifice a cat to get a tasty avocado.
But Sparky was already dead?
I worked on an avo orchard last year and all the little seedlings grew best closest to the trunk sheltered so that is where I have kept some, sheltered and now plan to re pot and give away to my family now I’ve seen this video thanks!
My mom grew an avocado tree from seed and it got very large. It took about 9 years before it finally produced something but it was satisfying to see it. Unfortunately, in 2021 my city in Texas we had a rare freeze with snow. The tree did not make it sadly through the freeze that was 6F/-14.4C. The last time this happened was around 1985. Now we have started a mango free from seed and it is about 2 feet tall now. I started a nectarine tree myself. It has been growing for 5 years and I am hoping for it to start producing with this the next year.
Thank you for renewing my passion for growing Avacados from seed. Now that I have some property of my own, and live in a humid and hot place in the summer, I am excited to start trying again.
i grew mine to 15ft tall then my parents cut it down as they were worried the roots would go damage the foundation of the house. so now i am planting one in their garden, as they have a bigger house in the country. not sure it will be right for the uk cold wet winters, but i will enjoy watching it grow
Your patience is inspiring. The opposite of how my mind works. I wish I could have that.
Hello, fab information. I've grown Avacados, Mangos, Kumquat's, Lychee's and Cheramoya all from fruit seed purchased from my local supermarket here in the South East of England! Currently having a go at Papaya.😊
Nice! All the best with it :)
It's so good seeing you again after so long of an absence. I know you've been back awhile now, man... I remember all of the community so worried and curious about where you could be.
I live in southwest coastal Florida and I have compost piles where I dump avocado seeds. I have lots of avocado seedlings growing all over the yard from critters moving the seeds around. I'm in my third year of this experiment so thanks for giving me an estimated time of possible fruiting and if it's worth it to go forward wondering if the fruits are even going to taste good.