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you
have
enjoyed
the
delicious
taste
of
an
avocado
,
do
not
throw
out
the
seed
.
You
can
grow
a
beautiful
houseplant
or
even
your
own
tree
by
following
these
simple
steps
.
____________________
,
wash
and
dry
the
seed
,
and
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insert
three
toothpicks
into
its
thickest
part
.
Fill
a
glass
or
empty
jar
with
water
and
suspend
the
seed
in
the
water
with
the
pointed
end
up
and
the
broad
end
down
.
The
water
should
cover
about
an
inch
of
the
seed
.
____________________
,
put
the
glass
in
a
warm
place
,
but
not
in
direct
sunlight
.
Add
water
when
necessary
to
keep
the
bottom
of
the
seed
under
water
at
all
times
.
In
two
to
six
weeks
,
you
should
see
roots
begin
to
grow
.
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,
the
seed
will
crack
open
and
a
stem
will
emerge
from
the
top
.
Wait
until
the
stem
is
15
to
17
centimetres
long
and
then
cut
it
back
to
about
8
centimetres
.
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the
roots
are
thick
and
the
stem
has
leafed
out
again
,
fill
large
clay
pot
with
enriched
potting
soil
.
Plant
the
seed
,
leaving
the
top
half
exposed
,
and
water
it
well
.
The
plant
should
be
placed
where
it
can
get
plenty
of
sunlight
.
Be
sure
to
water
it
every
couple
of
days
,
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do
not
water
it
too
much
.
Yellow
leaves
are
a
sign
of
too
much
water
,
and
the
plant
could
die
.
When
the
stem
is
30
about
centimetres
high
,
cut
it
back
again
to
15
centimetres
.
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will
encourage
the
growth
of
branches
.
____________________
a
few
a
weeks
,
you
will
have
a
beautiful
indoor
plant
,
but
do
not
expect
it
to
bear
fruit
.
Avocado
trees
grown
from
seed
may
occasionally
flower
and
bear
fruit
;
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,
they
must
be
planted
in
soil
outside
and
even
so
,
it
may
take
from
five
to
thirteen
years
.
