Hi friends!
I had mentioned a few days ago about posting my gardening talents well here it is. 2 pictures of the plants I am growing on my kitchen window sill.
That was kind of a mistake the pineapple. I had cut one up and had the charming idea to keep the folliage and sit it in water. A few weeks later after getting all the rotten leaves one at a time to make sure the water is always clean also hubby noticed a small pineapple growing inside the bunch of leaves. I thought he was joking as he usually does that to pull my leg but this time it was real. Then my care for the plant immediately took place in my heart. I was then wanting to know how far this experience would go. Well now you see the picture of the final cut product and eaten by now.
As for the Avocado I just started, it is my second one. I managed to bring one to the height of 4 feet in our California appartment. I was told I had little chance to make it grow higher than 2 feet high. Well, LOL here comes the bragging part.........I have a green thumb inside the house. hee hee hee
So I will keep a close eye on this one since it took about 15 tries to get one started again (Avocado that is) so I guess now is the season to start one anyone.
HOW TO START AVOCADO AT HOME: Keep the pitt as intact as possible and run under cold water to clear the leftover avocado on it. Take 3 toothpicks, one small glass container, fill the glass container with water, in a triangle design but keeping the fatter end of the pitt sitting in the water after adding the toothpicks around the pitt in a way that it will hold itself on top of the glass container.
So once you see a root showing after the pitt has cracked open (normal) the root should come out first, wait until it reaches an inch long before pitting it in dirt. As you can see even in the dirt I left it sticking out a little less than half way out. At this point when you change the pot again when it is about 10 inches high. You can hide the pitt just barely showing the top. Trying to not get the pitt too wet so it could rotten is a good thing. Home EC 101 hee hee
Have a great day!
Nicole :)