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Volunteer avocado

10 years ago

I know that there are very few varieties that will actually survive up here in 9a, but I have a volunteer coming up in the garden from scraps I tossed out. I think I may grow it as a potted plant. I'm pretty sure it would not be a FL variety anyway, probably a Hass, but it just looks so brave out there trying to grow up into a big tree.

I know, I'm silly, but imagine being an avocado pit tossed away and being strong enough to put out a shoot and actually grow, then being left to die in the cold. It just seems mean to me. LOL

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fawnridge (Ricky)
10 years ago
Leave it in the ground. It will either survive the winter or not. If it survives, it may actually harden off to your zone. It will have to live through a bunch of winters, but with global warming it's possible that your chances are better than you think. Either way, if it's not going to interfere with anything else in the landscape, give it a chance.
Glenn Jones(9b)
10 years ago
I would let it grow u might get lucky and it will survive
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10 years ago
O.K., I'll let it grow and protect it as much as I can this winter. It's in a pretty sheltered spot close to the apartment wall, next to the bananas, so it may be o.k.

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