Beginner Gardening: Why are my avocado seedlings purple instead of green?, 0 by purpleinopp

purpleinopp wrote:
The ones that have sprouted in my flower beds start out green. Is this getting any light? I never had any luck sprouting pits that way, (so great job on that part!) but just throwing them on the ground hasn't failed yet. Humid Alabama can't be compared to Dubai desert though. If humidity is needed for germination, that would not work where you are. Anyway, the hard part is over, it's germinated. Looks like it's ready for some soil.

This plant was about 2 months old when I took this pic. You can see the pit at the bottom. Some fallen leaves and debris are around it, there was some flooding here this summer, but it sprouted without being buried at all. When I threw the pits outside, I thought squirrels would eat them, not trying to sprout them. I'm pretty sure they will be killed by cold winter weather here.