Hi,
This is the first of several avocado seeds, I tried to germinate, that rooted and sprouted. But, does anyone know why its purple instead of green. Everything I read or saw aboit this plant, I can't find any reference to any purple stems and leaves. Is it normal or diseased or something? I would appreciate any reply.
Sometimes it can be the variety of avocado you are growing- but that is simply the color of the new growth on the baby plant. It will change sevetal times before it becomes old enough to bear fruits. :)
It's perfectly normal, the seedlings are still immature, only just came from the seed and they need time to get used to the environment they have sprouted into.
Once they get light (NOT bright sunlight) and you place them in some compost or soil of choice, they will turn green and grow tall, Don't bury the whole seed, leave maybe half out from the soil until it has really matured or you can allow rot to set into the seeds just where the stem has broken out from the seed.
IF they are deprived of good light, they will grow way too tall and large spaces form between each set of new leaves, they then start to become weak and unhealthy, so just be patient, give them the right treatment and you could have those plants anything from a couple of years to many years, most people either kill them with too much water and bright sunlight through a glass window OR neglect them and they grow week, tall and sick looking.
Hope this helps and you get lots of satisfaction from your effort.
Best Regards.
WeeNel.
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.
Hi all you were right about the color change, as the leaves mature, they did develop a nice green color though a few young leaves are still a brownish purple shade. Theres another strange problem I have had now; All but a few very young leaves are drooping very badly. I tried to give it a good soak last night on someones suggestion and since the water did not drain out completely I assumed it was thirsty and would perk up by morning. Today morning, I just removed it from the pot and lessened the soil and drained it manually. It still doesnt seem to perk up. I have left it in part shade now. The daytime temperature is around 88° nowadays, thats like a good warm day here for us, do you think it can take full sun? I don't understand why its drooping, its gota perfect weather with warm days and cool nights... Cool as in 58-68°F would be cool here. Is that good enough, what do you think is causing the drooping?
Purpleinop your plant looks lovely. I wish mine would be green like that. The humidity here is around 17% today but it goes up to 70% also sometimes. I gues this season is fine for growing anything in dubai if at all it has to grow here.
How this seed germinated was also just by chance. I got a few avocados and one of them rotted because I forgot about it. I put all the seeds in water and so far only this one has sprouted. And the roots are pretty strong and good. Quite thick and white. I am waiting to find more rotted avocadoes if I can just find some. They are expensive so I don't feel like wasting the avocado just for the seed.
Thanks, but it's just mother nature at work. I'm just observing. I would put the sprout in some sun, morning at first to acclimate if possible. During the hottest part of the day, I might try to avoid direct exposure. Potted plants can get so hot (the pot/roots/soil) even if they are a plant that would naturally be growing in the ground in a warm place.
