Growing Avocado Trees from Seeds, Days 46-61
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I've had some recent success feeding aspirin to my Joshua tree and century plant seedlings, which were stuck in stasis for months and resumed growth within days of being medicated! Thus I am trying to do the same with all my other concurrent plant growing series. My avocado seedling hasn't hit any speed bumps yet, but based on what I've seen and read there is no downside to feeding plants the right concentration of aspirin, which is either one full dose 325 mg pill per gallon of water or one low dose 81 mg pill per Liter of water. Aspirin is metabolized by plants into salicylic acid, a plant hormone that induces systemic acquired resistance (SAR). It exists in high concentrations in the bark of the willow tree and was used by various cultures worldwide as an anti-fever, anti-pain medication since ancient times. In plants, salicylic acid has been observed to promote robust growth, induce foliage resistance to insect pests, prevent plant diseases, prevent root rot, and so on. In some cases it does not do all of that, but it does not appear to harm the plant either. The use of fertilizer following application of aspirin water to the foliage and soil was done to ensure that my plants in these 2016 growing series would have the necessary nutrients to grow properly. I heeded the warnings online about fertilizing sickly plants (they might die) and gave my succulents a week to see how they responded to the aspirin water first before applying very limited quantities of fertilizer on top of the potting mix above the root systems and watering to dissolve the blue crystals. Fertilizer should not be applied to the foliage as it causes burns.
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17 likes and 0 dislikes! YEAAA
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I wish I could run and show your work to my 90 year old dad who's in a nursing home far from me. My dad is from Utila Bay Island where avocados grow in abundance. When I was 5 He taught me to germinate an avocado seed using the stick method in our NYC kitchen. But when I was 6, I saw avocado trees on the island. So reading about your work reinvigorates my memories and mkes me smile. Thank you! I will try to use your method and grow one....
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Nice avocado tree seedling. It will be interesting to see how it grows....
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WOW it's so cute!! I was so excited when I saw this video pop up on my news feed. Thank you for sharing.
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i always wanted to grow an avacado tree from seed. maybe longer in water instead?
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