In this video, I'll provide an update on my Avocado Saplings that I've grown from seed that are now just about 28 months old as I started them on 1/13/20. A lot has happened since the last update - overwintering them indoors, bringing them outside in spring, and then repotting them once again a few months ago. I have 6 plants growing in this series - 2 from the toothpick and water method, and 4 started from the direct sowing into soil method. I'll keep you updated on their progress until they perish or produce (fingers crossed). If you'd like to help support the channel, please check out the membership link: kzread.info/dron/NA5isHAqEIalpI7ZeGL_7Q.htmljoin Tips for growing avocado trees: Avocado trees really don't prefer full sun all day and especially not 100 degree temperatures so It's been tough planning where he should stay during the days - preferably a partial sun/shady area. Avocado trees do enjoy slightly acidic soil that is well draining. A PH of 6.0 - 6.5 is ideal and having sandy soil conditions also helps. They also are heavy nitrogen feeders so a monthly feeding should be used after they reach a few feet tall. Your soil should consist of a mixture of Limestone, crushed granite and sandy loam. Make sure it is well-draining to prevent root rot. I hope you will enjoy this new video and the series. Here's the link to the new series: kzread.info/head/PLKJSapt21HvVW4ypUBaphTPkDC-Q7oV_6 Here's the link to the playlist which shows the journey of the original series: kzread.info/head/PLKJSapt21HvVutNhlz6mkFoFB8EbrIful Thanks for watching! PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL (if you wish) - when you shop through the following links, it helps me continue to put out more gardening content and allows me to pursue my passion! Rain Water 2-Barrell System amzn.to/3d0xiJK Single Barrell System: amzn.to/3e7mJVo Rain Water Barrell Stand: amzn.to/2zuepQT Gutter Downspout Converter (Flexible): amzn.to/2LTMV9I Abba 8'X10" Walk-in Greenhouse: amzn.to/2K4ZJIU Organic All Purpose Fertilizer: amzn.to/2rCnvUp Grow Room Rack: amzn.to/2re2cZ2 Grow Room Lights: amzn.to/2rbLzg3 Sensei Pruners/Shears: amzn.to/2HK4o0T Gardening Gloves: amzn.to/2HJZBfV ❤ Subscribe for more Free Gardening Tips and Videos: goo.gl/f3D2tj If interested in connecting with me on other social media networks, here's my links below: instagram.com/robbackyardgardenerr/ facebook.com/robbackyardgardenerr/ kzread.info www.patreon.com/robbackyardgardenerr

@henrykarrowkamara9958

Жыл бұрын

How can I share some photos with you?

This video perfectly reflects my experience with growing avocado trees. I've kept mine indoors (have an apartment) its whole life, and it is also leggy, hasn't branched, and is always shedding its lower leaves. Idk if that's just the nature of the avocado tree in a pot, but at least I know it isn't just me!

Great update Rob! Little did you know, I have loved gardening for over 50 years! You are the new version of the Ole Victory Garden that I watched on PBS in the day!!! Great job!👍👍👍

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother!

Much love from Oregon brother have a wonderful day

A beautiful lesson in patience. I love seeing the progress of your experiences.

I love how this guy is so honest about his video in what to expect and what not to

Wow 100,000 subscribers, amazing achievement ! Can't buy grafted avocados in the UK so people only grow them from seed here for fun as house plants 😁

Just discovered your channel. What a refreshing approach, love your style. I think I'll go back to your first video, download, and watch them all. Greetings from Germany.

Amazing birthday present to me to see u upload today Rob. Keep up the good work!

congrats on 100k!

A much larger pot would allow for greater control of moisture. I add charcoal briquets in bottom of large pots in lieu of drainage rocks. It will be more difficult to move trees in larger pots, and therefore they should be placed adjacent to winter storage. I excavate growing areas and prepare below grade in Florida's sandy soil. The moisture is down there during drought and some wind protection is provided. Currently growing miracle plants outside which have survived multiple light frosts. This was not without trouble; started 150 seeds, 70% germinated, and too much sun or cold ensured survival of the fittest. I suspect every plant could eventually be selected to grow outside suggested zones given time and effort. I am one of few people I've heard planting seed for new varieties have two now; leaves are very different, one crinkled and the other smooth. In any event, I wish you luck. Perhaps you will discover the next heirloom variety!

Congrats on 100K!

Congrats on 100k!

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

These series are casually fun to follow. You also renewed my interest in plants. I dont know if thats a good thing since its quite an introvert interest but weel see. Thanks Rob.

So I grew my avocado pit in water with tooth picks almost a year ago last year. When it developed a few roots I transferred it to a small plastic pot with a lot of holes drilled into it. I surrounded the roots in the pot with river rock and then put that pot into a bucket with vegetative hydroponic solution in it but with only a couple of inches of the roots touching the solution using the kratky method. Avocado trees like loose well draining soil so I’ve learned so if you drench the whole root bunch it will probably not succeed. It grew but was slow but we had a hot summer here in Chicago. During this past winter I brought it in with the same bucket…only changed out the water 2-3 times throughout the summer. The plant is about a foot and a half now and today I just changed the water out to a fruiting hydroponic solution to see what happens. It would lose a leaf here and there but it would grow new younger leaves around the same time as well as new branches. This is a whole experience and it has lasted a year so far. I hate bringing plants in for the winter after being outside all summer because there are so many bugs that come into the house from the soil but with this hydroponic method we had no bugs.

Growing avocados in Texas is tough. I have never been able to grow one. Thanks for sharing your update on your trees.

Congrats on the 100K!

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Congratulations on 100,000 Subscribers. You offer valuable information. Your success is well earned!!!!!

Awesome plants

I planted 2 avocado Hass seed, just to try back in July 2021. So far nice growth for the first one is over 2ft tall that been tipped early spring with two shoots bout 8 inches, now its at a pause phase, the other is a little behind at 16" tall its growing now might tip it soon. BTW i do keep these in part shade, I'm here in South Ga zone 8b during winter it could get mid to low 20's during the winter had these in greenhouse but too cold they go in the house. And Congrats on 100k just sub your channel.

the reason why the leaves are falling off is that, in the Winter, Avocado trees go dormant, meaning they lose all their leaves during winter

Nice...me too I have taken up o myself to grow some fruits frm seed. I have two avocados, two carambola, fourteen coconut trees, one breadfruit tree, two guava trees, one Bell apple tree, two sour sop trees, one sugar ape tree, lots of bananas,

Good avocados

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Danijel! Thanks for watching!

Mine (from seed, 13 months old) seems to love ground egg shell. I collect egg shells and feed them to it every month or so and tends to cause a growth spurt. It's already taller than me and has 10 branches so far. I did prune a few times. It also seems to like the soil going completely dry once a week, not watering for a day, sometimes two, takes care of this. Hope you have good drainage. Maybe poke the soil with a stick and push it to allow more oxygen into the soil.

What a nice property you have! Congratulations on your career success! 👍🏻😊

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I've got 6 Avocado saplings grown from seed. My first sapling that sprouted is now almost 1.5 meters tall and its only been about 6 months. No leaves fell off. Also the stem is thick and already starting to get woody stripes on it. It's autumn here in Cape Town, South Africa and the leaves are still growing. I haven't pruned my saplings. Just let them grow and they grew so tall and now new branches are growing out by the nodes. I planted my saplings in sand soil then I covered the sand with a thin layer of home made compost which has rich humus, just to feed the plant. The roots are white because the roots are in sand so there is no organic matter than can Cling to the roots which can cause it to rot. I notice lots of people use potting mix. I would not recommend using potting mix or compost to fill the pot. It should just be used as mulch on top of the soil to feed the plant. In nature plants don't grow in organic matter. It grows in sand and then leaves fall on the ground and the organic matter feeds the soil from the top. So I have never seen anyone on youtube use sand, so I thought I'd give that tip. My roots are white of the plants and it's growing super fast. I do the same for every other trees I grow in pots. Even my veggies garden grows very fast and produces veggies unlike anything from store..I use only sand and then a light layer of compost above the ground to feed the soil and roots. This way worms and soil life makes these way up to the surface of the ground creating oxygen as they move up. It's a perfect system. I now have frogs and so many insects in my garden making for a perfect ecosystem. I also have good drainage in my pots. Lots of holes but the sand is able to keep lots of moisture. The sand was more clay like before, however over time the thin layer of compost above the soil makes the lightly clay sand soil more black sandy and the roots loves it. No organic matter in the sand, just above the sand there is compost and its slow released when watering

@bubududu2915

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of sand? I have an almost 2 year old Avocado tree. He grew super fast, i was holding him in a 6l water bottle at first in my room until summer came. I live in the city, continent area, and the weather is tricky :/. Couple of months ago i had to cut of all of his leaves and branch. The leaves started to turn black, and they were going droopy like he was giving up on life :/. But in spring he rejuvenated, he has two or three branches with a lot of leaves. Since the weather here got already hot, i moved him on my balcony. And I noticed the black leaf again 🥺🥺🥺.. He is in a 40l vase with a gardening potting mix.. Now another seed sprouted, and it sprouted with 3 heads at the same time. Currently he is in a 6l water bottle. I don't want to make mistakes with him too, so what do you think i should do? Should i give them both sand? Is the sun for them too harsh? (It can get, at summer over 40 degrees) Thank you 🙂

@musaadfelton3909

2 жыл бұрын

@@bubududu2915 Hi there. Lol before I give advice I would like to say I'm no pro. I'm also new at gardening, however I have many things growing at the moment and it's autumn where I'm at in Cape Town, Southern Africa. So I germinated my seeds in the paper bag method. Then I transferred it to sand. I put the little pot on my windowsill until it had like 4 leaves. I then put it outside in my garden with some shade cloth over it..so it would get full sun like maybe 2 hours of the day. The rest of the day it would get sun but through the shade cloth. Then it just started growing rapidly. I see everyone gives advice to prune there saplings. However I did not prune any of my seedlings. They are growing well. The stems are also growing thick. So I had kinda bad sand in my yard that had weeds growing in it. I used to run my laundry soapy water on it. The soapy water allowed water to soak down into that soil. So I just used that sand from my yard which was not great soil at all. So I took of that sand and put it in a pot. I then planted my seedling in there and then added some compost above that soil as a mulch and also as food for the plant. I always water down from the top so that nutrients from the compost can go down. But I did not mix my compost into the soil. The sand I used was just sand in my backyard. So wherever you place the plant. Make sure it gets a breeze so that the plant can get cool if it's hot weather. Also when it's hot. You must spray the top of your Avocado leaves. The leaves will be healthy like this. The leaves on my saplings are huge. It's bigger than my hands. And I use this same sand and method for all my other fruit trees and veggies I'm growing. When I transplant them into bigger pots. I promise the roots are bright white and thick roots. I'm growing so many different things. I even have peppers growing now in autumn and it's still giving me peppers. So I'm not sure what other advice to give. But make sure the water runs out the pot that your plant is in. After you water it. You should see after like maybe 2 to 5 minutes the water started seeping out the bottom. However the sand must retain that moisture. After 2 to 3 days you will need to water again. That's how you know the sand is correct. After a few months. You will notice that the sand will become a soil because of the compost which is above the soil. But the good thing is that those roots will not be in the compost. It will be in the sand. The compost will be above the sand and away from the roots. But when the roots takes up the water then the nutrients from the compost will be watered down into the sand and taken up by roots. The only reason why I don't suggest growing it in potting mix is because potting mix has organic matter in it which can hold too much moisture around the roots which can suffocate the roots. Sand is like tiny little rocks which water passes through very slowly. I don't know if I'm just talking in circles. But I think that's the only way I can explain. Thanks for asking and all the best with your plants.

Hey what’s up Rob! Nice to see you again with the gardening channel! It must be fun making good and healthy food :), I’ll let you know when I get the peace dollar in the mail

Mine is just for decoration and sitting on window sill. Top leaves are about width of my palm now. I keep cutting the top to keep the size.

Use vermicompost and plant them in ground

I have been growing avacado from seed for 2 years. But this winter my trees actually survived the 20 degree frost. But they are still trying, I lost 3 but the rest are good.

Rob! The 2 smaller ones at the end… the one that got sun burnt… are you going to take the leaves off of the one on the right? I THINK that’s what happened to mine… just one day out of nowhere. I THOUGHT it was too much water but the leaves got super dry and fanned out just like yours. I ended up plucking all those leaves off because they were so dried or burnt. I was so upset… now it looks so funny because it’s so long with no leaves on it except for the new ones on the very top. Man, that was depressing…

graft your trees ! they will be stronger ! i live in zone 9 in socal so i don’t have to worry about my tree its a hass variety and it enjoys full sun but it’s grafted picked it up at costco for $20 lol

I still have some of the avocados from 1-2 years ago. I've had 1 or 2 losses and every one of my trees has had some sort of root rot in different severity. I only grow them indoors in pots without much light. But because I live in the Balkans near the Danube river I don't plant them in the ground and I grow them indoors. But I plan to put them out on one of my balconies for the day later this summer. The problem with me growing avocados, or any kind of tree for that matter is that me and my mum don't have the space and money to grow them in pots, because we don't live in a house, we live in a flat, so it's a little complicated and inconvinient. I have about 6 (one of them is a gift for my aunt) avocadoes. The first successful is from 3/4rd/th August 2021. And the other ones are younger. The first (OG) one was growing a little better than my 2 other strong ones. Unfortortunately they've all struggled in some way, shape or form. The OG's stem is about 75 cm tall (2 1/3 feet), and with the pot/roots (~ 3 feet). I know they might be tiny but remember, I live in Bulgaria- far away from the tropical climates. The problem with them is fungus gnats, root rot, not enough light and lack of nitrogen. At some point I will fertilize them. REcently they have really been struggling, especially from fungus gnats. The tips of most of the foliages are brown. And the old leaves- yeah, they have fallen off. It's getting late, so I'll write another message of my avos sometime soon.

I think they look great. Mine aren’t as tall but they survive ing 👍👍

Mines are a hit n miss from seed. They either die or survive. I got four still alive.

100k. 🤟

Can you try growing some Tamarinda trees please. Get a 50gal trash can with wheels if its to cold wich it looks like it is.

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Let me look into them - might be a fun series!

Do you think pruning would solve the problem of the spindly trunks? I'm just starting a tree from seed, which will be kept mostly inside since I'm up in Canada, and the plan is to prune it regularly to thicken up the trunk. After some girth has been established, then I'll see about ramification.

Wes Watson back in the garden again, telling those seeds to grow Or ELSE!

Do you have any new updates on the avocado trees?

Hey Rob, contragts on the 100K, I thought that avocados don't grow true to seed and they only have an estimated 1 in 10,000 chance of producing good tasting fruit.

Looks like needs some iron based on the yellowish leaves with green veins.

Is that a loquat tree in the back?

Wow my friend from Penn State told me 13 years from seed. A nursery tree three to four years at best. Fertilizer six times per year, about every two months. And four year trees every four months. Rob were did get your Horticulture education, just curious?

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

Some take 13 years and some never produce of course. I have seen examples from seed produce in the 5-7 year range, but those were in the ground and in the right zone. Mine are neither. My horticulture education comes from high school and trial and error. I am not a master gardener by any stretch. It's a hobby for me. Thanks for watching William!

I like how everyone has videos on how to grow an avocado from seed, and not many say that only 1 out of 40,000 trees produce a fruit that is considered edible.

I hope they taste good! When you plant from seed they usually dont taste as good as what your growing them from. They aren't true to seed

Is it true that avocados grown from seed won't taste good?

@RobBackyardGardenerr

2 жыл бұрын

It is true that they do not grow true from seed but not necessarily guaranteed that they won’t taste good.