How to Grow Avocados? A Detailed Guide to the "Forest Butter" Cultivation Method

The avocado is a fruit with very high nutritional value, known as “forest butter”, and has become very popular in our country in recent years. So, what growing methods are there for avocados? Let's find out together!

1. Seedling raising

To start growing from seedlings, you need to buy plump avocado seeds, then after processing, place the seeds evenly in the soil with the pointed end facing up, and gently cover the seeds with soil. The sowing site must be chosen in a place with sufficient light, and water about once every seven hours. Usually they will sprout in about two weeks and grow into seedlings. However, nowadays many people, in order to shorten the growing time and bear fruit as soon as possible, directly buy avocado saplings to start growing.

2. Transplanting

When the seedlings grow to about forty cm, they can be transplanted. Before planting, you need to dig holes at a spacing of four to five m between rows and about three to four m between plants, and spread a sufficient amount of base fertilizer. When transplanting, be sure to move the soil from the seedbed together with the avocado roots as much as possible, so that they can adapt more quickly to the environment after transplanting. After transplanting, water immediately, as this can increase the survival rate.

3. Light

The avocado is a tropical fruit, so it has relatively high requirements for light and temperature. The reason it cannot be grown in many places in our country is that the growing conditions are unsuitable, because the changes in seasons and temperatures in most parts of our country are relatively large. During its growth process, it must be ensured that it gets at least eight hours of sunlight a day, otherwise it will be very difficult for it to survive, let alone bear fruit. Only with sufficient light can the avocado be guaranteed to bear fruit normally.

4. Management

The avocado has a relatively long growing period and usually does not bear fruit until after the fifth year. The management work during its growing period is very important, including fertilization, watering, loosening the soil, pruning, and various other tasks. Avocado trees have relatively large nutrient needs. During the young tree stage, we usually focus on potassium fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer, with a moderate amount of nitrogen fertilizer, because avocado trees are particularly sensitive to nitrogen fertilizer, especially with great damage to their roots, so the amount of nitrogen fertilizer used is generally relatively small, and then the amount of fertilizer is gradually increased as the tree age grows. Avocado growth needs sufficient moisture, so watering should be done frequently. Whenever the soil looks dry, water should be added, keeping the soil moisture at around sixty percent as much as possible. Each watering, fertilization, and soil loosening is best done in combination, as this is beneficial to plant growth. Finally, prune the avocado tree appropriately when necessary; pruning can ensure the light it needs.

5. Pollination

Pollination of avocados is key to avocado yield. It requires two plants to pollinate each other. When planting, they are usually planted in a V shape, so that when the wind blows, the success rate of pollination is much higher. Secondly, artificial assisted pollination can also be used. Generally, pollen is collected on sunny days, and then after artificial processing, it is sprayed manually in the morning, so the pollination rate is also relatively high. If a grower's pollination rate is low, they can try artificial pollination.

The above are the growing methods for avocados. I hope they can help you!