How Do You Plant Avocado Seeds In Water?
An avocado is a nice finishing touch on a salad, sandwich, hamburger, quesadilla or any number of other dishes. After you finish enjoying the avocado, you can grow your own avocado tree by planting the seed in water. This is a fun project that you can do by yourself or with your children, and it makes for a nice windowsill decoration. Follow these simple steps to get your avocado plant started. Take the seed from a recently opened avocado. Rinse the seed off in cold water. Use your hands to get any excess avocado off of the seed. Pat the seed dry with a towel. Push three toothpicks into the fattest part of the avocado so that they are about one-half inch into the seed. Space the toothpicks out evenly around the seed. The toothpicks will be used as an anchor to hold the seed up above the water. Fill a drinking glass or vase with water. Set the seed into the water with the fat end submerged in the water and the pointed end above the water line. There should only be about one inch of the
