Try and recreate what is seen in nature, but in miniature.

All of my trees were germinated from seeds, pips or a fruit stone, some of which were contributed from family and friends.

Some of my trees are from nursery stock purchased from a local garden centre.

The Journey begins !!!.

May 2014

Saved the pips (only 2 !!! ) from the Grapefruit, removed the white outer protective layer, soaked

them in warm water and left for 48 Hours.

Wrapped them in a moist paper towel and placed in a resealable plastic bag, left them in a warm

place to germinate.

After 10 days the 2 x pips had started to germinate, transplanted into a small plant pot, one of

the seedlings did not survive and the only remaining one is pictured on the right as of Sept 2020.

How it all started in 2013……….!!!

I have always wanted to try and grow something different, so early in 2013 …..I asked myself

would it be possible to grow an Avacado?

So after eating my wifes wonderful salad, I saved the stone then buried it in a plant pot

outside, it wasnt long before the local Squirrel found it and took off with it !!!!.

Then I tried again and the easiest and simplest way that I found, was by using the “toothpick”

method.

Placed 3 x toothpicks in the Avacado pit, suspended it over a cup of water and left in a warm

position, and replaced with clean water every few days.

After 5 weeks, the pit started to crack at the bottom and a tiny little white root appeared,

after another few weeks had passed the root steadily grew longer, then the Avacado started

to split from the top and a small green shoot appeared.

After the young shoot had grown its first natural two leaves and was approx 150mm (6”) tall,

re-potted up it into a small plant pot and let it develop and grow.

After one year of growth, it had outgrown its first small pot and of course the window sill,

repotted the Avacado, re located it outside into my poly greenhouse.

2 years later during the winter of 2015 the severe cold had got to my Avacado, some of the

main branches had turned black and it had lost most of its leaves, but……. it survived….. 5

years later and this is what it looks like on the left as of May 2020.

2014

There was no stopping me now, my next challenge was to see if i could grow a Grapefruit tree from a pip.

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Try and recreate what is seen in nature, but in miniature.

All of my trees were germinated from seeds, pips or a fruit

stone, some of which were contributed from family and

friends.

Some of my trees are from nursery stock purchased from a

local garden centre.

The Journey begins !!!.

May 2014

Saved the pips (only 2 !!! ) from the Grapefruit, removed

the white outer protective layer, soaked them in warm

water and left for 48 Hours.

Wrapped them in a moist paper towel and placed in a

resealable plastic bag, left them in a warm place to

germinate.

After 10 days the 2 x pips had started to germinate,

transplanted into a small plant pot, one of the seedlings

did not survive and the only remaining one is pictured

on the right as of Sept 2020.

How it all started in

2013……….!!!

I have always wanted to try and grow

something different, so early in 2013 …..I

asked myself would it be possible to grow an

Avacado?

So after eating my wifes wonderful salad, I

saved the stone then buried it in a plant pot

outside, it wasnt long before the local

Squirrel found it and took off with it !!!!.

Then I tried again and the easiest and

simplest way that I found, was by using the

“toothpick” method.

Placed 3 x toothpicks in the Avacado pit,

suspended it over a cup of water and left in a

warm position, and replaced with clean

water every few days.

After 5 weeks, the pit started to crack at the

bottom and a tiny little white root appeared,

after another few weeks had passed the root

steadily grew longer, then the Avacado

started to split from the top and a small

green shoot appeared.

After the young shoot had grown its first

natural two leaves and was approx 150mm

(6”) tall, re-potted up it into a small plant pot

and let it develop and grow.

After one year of growth, it had outgrown its

first small pot and of course the window sill,

repotted the Avacado, re located it outside

into my poly greenhouse.

2 years later during the winter of 2015 the

severe cold had got to my Avacado, some of

the main branches had turned black and it

had lost most of its leaves, but……. it

survived….. 5 years later and this is what it

looks like on the left as of May 2020.

2014

There was no stopping me now, my next challenge was to see if i could grow a Grapefruit tree from a pip.

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